DOES ETIOLOGY OF GASTROPARESIS DETERMINE CLINCIAL OUTCOMES IN GASTRIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TREATMENT OF GASTROPARESIS?
Doris Kim, MD, Shelby Allen, MD, Ryan Gedney, BS, Haley Zlombke, MD, Elizabeth Winter, BS, John Craver, BS, William Lancaster, MD, David Adams, MD. Medical University of South CarolinaINTRODUCTION: Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) in the management of gastroparesis has had mixed clinical response, which may in part be due to the variety in underlying etiology. The most… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Does Preoperative Splenic Embolization Facilitate Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Massive Splenomegaly?
Hamda Al Zarooni, MD, Ajda Altinoz, MD, Shadi Al Bahri, Guido Mannaerts, MD, PhD. Tawam Hospital Johns Hopkins InternationalIntroduction: Massive splenomegaly is defined as a palpable spleen more than 8 cm below the costal margin, > 20 cm in diameter , or weighs > 1000 gm. We present a case of massive splenomegaly who underwent splenic artery… Continue Reading
Does Underlying Anxiety or Depression Modulate Subjective Outcomes After Nissen Fundoplication?
Carla N Holcomb, MD, MSPH, Anahita Jalilvand, MD, Patricia Belle, Monet Mcnally, Kyle Perry, MD. Ohio State University Medical CenterIntroduction: Anxiety and depression have been associated with increased perception of gastroesophageal reflux, but there is a paucity of data regarding the outcomes of laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery in this patient population. We hypothesized that the presence… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Dynamic evaluation of luminal esophageal pressures during anti-reflux procedures: a pilot study.
Dessislava I Stefanova, MD, Timothy M Ullmann, MD, Adham Elmously, MD, Katherine D Gray, MD, Jessica N Limberg, MD, Thomas J Fahey III, MD, Felice H Schnoll-Sussman, MD, Philip O Katz, MD, Rasa Zarnegar, MD. NYP-Weill Cornell Medical CenterIntroduction: Anti-reflux surgery involves augmentation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), however to date little is known about… Continue Reading
Efficacy of Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients with BMI 35 or Greater
Jocelyn F Burke, MD1, Evan T Alicuben, MD1, Reginald C Bell, MD2, John C Lipham, MD1. 1Department of Surgery, Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California, 2Institute of Esophageal and Reflux SurgeryBackground: Magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA) was FDA approved as a surgical option for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in 2012. However,… Continue Reading
Elective versus Non-elective Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repairs: Comparison Using the NSQIP Database
William Sherrill, MD, Brent D Matthews, MD, Caroline E Reinke, MD, MSHP. Carolinas Medical CenterBackground: Utilization of minimal invasive surgery (MIS) is on the rise, and laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia (lapPEH) repairs are an increasingly common procedure. Most lapPEH repairs are performed electively, but a subset are performed during an unplanned admission. We aimed to investigate… Continue Reading
Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe as a Tool to Standardize Anti-Reflux Surgery
Aaron N Sachs, MD, Howard M Mccollister, MD, Timothy P Lemieur, MD, Shawn A Roberts, MD, Lea M Carlson, RNC, Paul A Severson, MD. Minnesota Institute for Minimally Invasive SurgeryINTRODUCTION: Objective, intraoperative measurement of anti-reflux surgery is not standardized and the Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFLIP) has the potential to serve this purpose. There… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Endoluminal Functional Luminal-Imaging Probe (ENDOFLIP®) can help prevent significant dysphagia after magnetic sphincter augmentation device (LINX®) Placement
Rodrigo Pedraza, MD, Edward Y Chan, Ray K Chihara, MD, PhD, Leonora M Meisenbach, MSN, APRN, ACNPBC, Min P Kim. Houston Methodist HospitalBackground: Magnetic sphincter augmentation device (LINX) placement has been demonstrated to provide optimal mid-term outcomes for the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, dysphagia following LINX placement has been reported as frequently… Continue Reading
Endoscopic and Fluoroscopy Guided EndoVive® Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placement for Patients with Esophageal Perforations
Jaideep Das Gupta, MD, James Verlanic, MD, Nida Bham, MD, Adam Delu, MD, Neelakantan Prakash, MD, Jess Schwartz, MD. University of New MexicoBackground: Esophageal perforation carries a high morbidity and mortality rate if not treated appropriately and aggressively. The treatment for esophageal perforation includes medical management, endotherapy or surgery. Yet, for all options, feeding access… Continue Reading
Enhanced recovery protocol for patients receiving 3D laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy: high compliance rate correlated with a shortened postoperative stay
Kecheng Zhang, Canrong Lu, Jianxin Cui, Xiaohui Huang, Lin Chen. Chinese PLA General HospitalBackground: Chinese Society of Surgery and Chinese Society of Anesthesiology has jointly released the Chinese Expert Consensus and Clinical Practice Pathway for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) (2018 edition) in January 2018. We investigated the impact of enhanced recovery protocol on patients… Continue Reading
Experience with U-Shaped and Keyhole-Shaped Configuration of Urinary Bladder Extracellular Surgical Device in Repair of Paraesophageal and Recurrent Hiatal Hernia
Lauren Rabach, MD, Sarah Keville, BS, Adham Saad, MD, Vic Velanovich, MD. University of South FloridaBackground: Paraesophageal hernia (PEH) and recurrent hiatal hernia (RHH) with mesh utilization is performed for patients with large symptomatic hiatal hernias and/or reflux. The urinary bladder matrix surgical device (UBMSD) for PEH/RHH repair has shown promising results. U-shaped and keyhole are… Continue Reading
GASTRECTOMY FOR GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS: DOES ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE AFFECT PERIOPRATIVE AND ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES?
Patrick J Sweigert, MD1, Emanuel Eguia, MD, MHA1, Marc H Nelson, MD1, Haroon Janjua, MS2, Gerard J Abood, MD, FACS1, Bipan Chand, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FASGE1, Paul C Kuo, MD, MS, MBA, FACS2, Marshall S Baker, MD, MS, MBA1. 1Loyola University Medical Center, 2University of South FloridaIntroduction: Laparoscopic (LG) approaches to gastrectomy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors… Continue Reading
Gastric plexiform fibromyxoma arising in the cardia in an adolescent male. A rare tumor with unusual presentation
Awrad Nasralla, MD, Mufeed Alwabari, MD, Osama Alsaif, MD, Samir S Amr, MD. King Fahad Specialist Hospital -DammamIntroduction: The objective is to report the sixth case of gastric plexiform fibromyxoma in the pediatric population with unusual location in the cardia. It is an exceedingly rare mesenchymal tumor, that usually affects adults. It has non-specific clinical manifestations. Treatment… Continue Reading
Gastric volvulus in an elderly patient with recurrent hiatal hernia treated with laparoscopic surgery
Maria K Bejar, MD, Adolfo Leyva, MD, Eduardo Gonzalez, MD, Mario Rodarte, MD. Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud -- SSNL. Monterrey, N.L.Introduction: Gastric volvulus is an abnormal rotation of the stomach along its longitudinal or transverse axis. 80-90% occur in adults after the 5th decade of life and have… Continue Reading
Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index Scoring does not predict Delayed Gastric Emptying in patients with GERD
Sarah Marowski, Yiwei Xu, Luke M Funk, Jacob A Greenberg, Anne O Lidor, Amber L Shada. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthGastroparesis (GP) causes nausea, vomiting, and reflux. These symptoms are also associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and it is often difficult to distinguish between the two. Currently, gastric emptying scans… Continue Reading