High-resolution Manometry Findings in Healthy Volunteers With Bioview® Software
Masato Hoshino, Ananth Srinivasan, Tommy H Lee, Sumeet K Mittal. Creighton University Medical Center INTRODUCTION: High-resolution manometry (HRM) is the current gold standard for evaluation of esophageal motility. There are three commercially available HRM systems, namely Sierra: Manoview®, MMS and Sandhill: Bioview®. A Chicago Classification has been proposed and widely accepted based on Manoview®.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
How Do Community Hospitals Compare to University Hospitals in the Surgical Management of Perforated Appendicitis?
Anna L Goldenberg, DO, Robert A Ramirez, DO, Marc Rosen, DO FACOS, James Weese, MD FACS, Roy L Sandau, DO. Kennedy University Hospital, NJ Introduction: Appendicitis is the most commonly encountered surgical cause of an acute abdomen. Immediate appendectomy has long been the standard treatment for acute appendicitis because of the known progression to perforation.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
How to Overcome the Learning Curve of Single-incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Stephen Ky Chang, FRCS, Chee Wei Tay, MRCSEd, Iyer Shridhar Ganpathi, FRCS, Victor Tswen Wen Lee, FRCS, Krishnakumar Madhavan, FRCS. National University Health System, Singapore INTRODUCTIONSingle-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has been increasingly performed for benign gallbladder disease over the last few years with comparable operative results with conventional 4 ports laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC). As… Continue Reading
Hybrid Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Gist Resection
Hoylan Fernandez, MD MPH, Ross Bremner, MD, Elbert Kuo, MD MPH. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center OBJECTIVE:Several novel approaches have been described for resection of gastric masses through minimally invasive surgical intervention. However, lesions in the cardia near the gastroesophageal junction still pose a surgical challenge. These lesions historically have been resected with… Continue Reading
Hybrid Resection for Gastric Submucosal Tumor in Combination With Single Port Laparoscopy and Peroral Endoscopy
Noriyuki Inaki, MD PhD, Hisashi Doyama, MD PhD, Yasuhiro Ishiyama, MD, Michihiro Yamamoto, MD, Hiroyuki Bando, MD PhD, Tetsuji Yamada, MD PhD. Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital Background: We developed a hybrid technique for the partial resection of stomach for gastric submucosal tumor (SMT) in combination with the Single Port Surgery (SPS) and peroral endoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Hybrid Robotic Right Hemicolectomy for Cancer of the Ascending Colon: A Case Control Study
Emilio Morpurgo, MD, Tania Contardo, MD, Antonio Zerbinati, MD, Camillo Orsini, MD, Roberta Molaro, MD. Department of Surgery; Center for robotic and laparoscopic surgery; Hospital of Camposampiero INTRODUCTION: The role of the robotic da Vinci ® system in right hemicolectomy is not fully understood. Aim of the study is the evaluate the operative and postoperative… Continue Reading
Hybrid Transvaginal Cholecystectomy: Initial Clinical Experience at a Military Institution
Gordon Wisbach, MD, Kyle Gadbois, MD, Kristin Stevens, MD, Amanda Simsiman, MD. Naval Medical Center San Diego INTRODUCTION: We present our initial clinical experience applying Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgical (NOTES) technique to perform cholecystectomy in a military institution. METHODS: IRB-appoval was obtained to perform this prospective study. Six women with an indication for… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Immediate Postoperative Pain Medication Use After Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Maureen M Tedesco, MD, Dan Eisenberg, MD MS. Stanford University Medical Center and Palo Alto VA HCS IntroductionImmediate postoperative pain control is an important, and at times, difficult aspect in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. In this study we examined whether placement of larger mesh, with a greater number of tacks, is associated with a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Impact of an Enhanced Recovery Program On Short-term Outcomes After Scheduled Laparoscopic Colon Resection
Nicoleta O Kolozsvari, MD, Giovanni Capretti, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Amy Neville, MD, Franco Carli, MD, A. Sender Liberman, MD, Patrick Charlebois, MD, Barry Stein, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD. Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montreal, Qc, Canada Introduction: Enhanced recovery… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Impact of Fellowship-trained Laparoscopic Surgeons On Rates
Garth H Ballantyne, MD MBA, Eric A Sommer, MD, Heidi Elliott, MD. Lawrence & Memorial Hospital INTRODUCTION: Many of the early pioneers of Laparoscopic General Surgery practiced in Community Hospitals. Although Evidence-Based Medicine demands the use of minimally invasive techniques, penetration of laparoscopic approaches to General Surgery procedures has remained poor at many community… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Impact of Introduction of Laparoscopic Surgery On Management of Unresolved Intraabdominal Malignancies in a Semi-urban Nigerian Hospital
Adewale O Adisa, MBChB FWACS FMCSNig DMAS, Oladejo O Lawal, MBBS FMCSNig FWACS. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Introduction: With limited access to modern imaging techniques, intra-abdominal malignancies often pose diagnostic challenges to surgeons in poor resource settings. This article describes initial experience with laparoscopic surgery for advanced intra-abdominal malignancies in a Nigerian hospital.Methods… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Impact of Surgical Technique and Splenic Size On Post-operative Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis
Ivanesa Pardo, MD, Rahul Reddy, MD, Eric Wiebke, MD, Don Selzer, MD. Indiana University School of Medicine Introduction: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a well documented complication after splenectomy. The incidence of PVT in symptomatic patients has been reported to be up to 15 % and up to 50% in asymptomatic patients through postoperative… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Impact of Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication On Subjective and Objective GERD Indices: A Meta-Analysis of the Published Literature
Mark R Wendling, MD, W. Scott Melvin, MD, Kyle A Perry, MD. Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH INTRODUCTION: Since 2007, transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) has been employed for endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Full thickness polypropylene H-fasteners create a serosa to serosa gastroesophageal plication to create… Continue Reading
Implementation of a Standardized Bariatric Quality of Care Program in Ontario, Canada
R Nenshi, BA MD MSc FRCSC, S A Glazer, MD FRCPC FCCP, J Patel, RN MScN CNN, Q Huynh, MD FRCS, L Klein, MD MSc FRCS, J Hagen, MD FRCS. Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ontario Introduction: The first comprehensive bariatric program in Ontario was established in Feb 2007 at Humber River Regional Hospital.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Improvement in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate After Bariatric Surgery: A New Application for Bariatric Surgery On the Horizon?
Michael L Hibbard, MD, Andrea R Giovanelli, Megan Palsa, PAC, Teresa Kim, MD, Gregory Broderick-villa, MD, Ajay Upadhyay, MD. First Surgical Consultants, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, California, U.S.A. Introduction: Bariatric surgery has been shown to improve multiple conditions that are known risk factors for renal disease. Despite this, there remains a paucity… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity