ICG fluorescence imaging of biliary anatomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
N Tagaya, PhD, T Tatsuoka, Y Kubota, M Takagami, A Suzuki, K Saito, Y Yamagata, T Okuyama, S Koketsu, Y Sugamata, S Sameshima, M Oya. Department of Surgey, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya HospitalIntroduction: Bile duct injury (BDI) is a common problem during cholecystectomy with an estimated occurrence rate of 0.1-1.5 %. To prevent or minimize… Continue Reading
Identifying Risk Factors for Postoperative Sepsis in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
L J Blair, MD, T C Cox, MD, C R Huntington, MD, T Prasad, MA, A E Lincourt, PhD, MBA, K S Gersin, MD, FACS, FASMBS, B T Heniford, MD, FACS, V A Augenstein, MD, FACS. Carolinas Medical CenterIntroduction: Surgeons should consider optimizing a patient’s modifiable risk factors before elective surgery to reduce morbidity and… Continue Reading
IIJ Laparoscopic Trainer: A portable & affordable laparoscopic training system
Ibrahim I Jabbour, MD, MPH. UT Southwestern Medical CenterObjective of the technology or device: The IIJ LAPAROSCOPIC TRAINER is a low-fidelity, inanimate laparoscopic training simulator which is both portable and affordable. This device may be used by laparoscopic trainees and practicing laparoscopists in preparation for the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) manual skills exam. Description… Continue Reading
Impact of previous abdominal surgery on laparoscopic colon cancer surgery
Takeshi Naitoh, MD, FACS, Shinobu Ohnuma, MD, PhD, Tomoya Abe, MD, PhD, Munenori Nagao, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Sasaki, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Watanabe, MD, PhD, Hideaki Karasawa, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Musha, MD, PhD, Naoki Tanaka, MD, PhD, Katsuyoshi Kudo, MD, PhD, Fumie Ikezawa, MD, PhD, Kei Nakagawa, MD, PhD, Takanori Morikawa, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Yoshida, MD,… Continue Reading
Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy On Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in a Morbidly Obese Population Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
LeShon Hendricks, MD, Emanuela Alvarenga, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS. Cleveland Clinic Florida Objectives To analyze the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and to compare the results in patients with preexisting and de novo GERD. Methods We performed a… Continue Reading
Impact of Surgical Approach On Short Term Outcomes After Colectomy in Elderly Patients: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Analysis (2005-2012)
Umashankkar Kannan, MD, Vemuru Sunil K Reddy, MD, Amarnath Mukerji, MD, Brian Gilchrist, Ajay Shah, Vellore S Parithivel, Daniel Farkas. Bronx Lebanon hospital center, Bronx, NYBackground: Laparoscopic colectomy has shown comparable outcomes with open colectomy. Its role in the elderly is not well studied. The objective of this retrospective study is to compare the 30… Continue Reading
Impact of the Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SILC) Versus 4-port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy On Surgeon Stress and Workload: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Amro M Abdelrahman, MBBS1, Denny Yu, PhD1, Bethany Lowndes2, Susan Hallbeck, PhD3, Bingener Juliane, MD4. 1Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic., 2Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic., 3Department of surgery, 4Division of subspecialty general surgery, Department of… Continue Reading
Importance of Pouch Size in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass -a prospective cohort study
David Edholm, MD, PhD1, Johan Ottosson, MD, PhD2, Magnus Sundbom, MD, PhD1. 1Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 2Orebro Unviersity, Orebro, SwedenBackground: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB) is the most common bariatric procedure worldwide. The size of the gastric pouch and its implications on formation of marginal ulcers and weight loss is still under debate. Methods: In… Continue Reading
Improved Platform for Robotic Notes
Carl Nelson, PhD1, Tao Shen, BS1, Tammy Kindel, MD, PhD2, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD2. 1University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)INTRODUCTION: The clinical integration of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been delayed due to the lack of technologic development of novel instruments and endoscopes as well as multi-tasking platforms. Robotic NOTES (R-NOTES)… Continue Reading
Improvement of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease After Bariatric Surgery
Patrick E LeMasters, MD, Lindsay Cumella, BS, J Choi, MD, P Vemulapalli, MD, S Melvin, MD, D Camacho, MD. Montefiore Medical CenterIntroduction: The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of gastric bypass (GB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) on patients with preoperative gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of… Continue Reading
Improving Post-operative Pain in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Issa Mirmehdi, MD1, Bruce Ramshaw, MD2. 1Halifax Health, 2Surgical MomentumIntroduction: Various attempts have been made to improve post-operative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. Despite these attempts, this operation can be very painful and require several days in the hospital. Methods: Clinical Quality Improvement (CQI) was implemented for a hernia program and included… Continue Reading
In Vivo Small Bowel Bioengeneering Using Allogenic Aprtoc Grafts in Pigs
Elie K Chouillard, MD, PhD1, Elias Chahine, MD1, Emmanuel Martinod, MD, PhD2. 1PARIS POISSY MEDICAL CENTER, 2Hopital AVICENNE (Bobigny, France)INTRODUCTION: The ideal treatment of short bowel syndrome remains to be determined. Indicated in severe forms, intestinal transplantation is associated with a 5-years survival rate of only 50%. Parenteral nutrition for life, the most utilized alternative… Continue Reading
Incidence of GastroIntestinal Stromal Tumors Is Drastically Increased In Morbidly Obese Patients
Jennifer E Baker, BA, Amy Rosenbluth, MD, James Buwen, DO, Michael R Kammerer, MD, Alec C Beekley, MD, David S Tichansky, MD. Thomas Jefferson University HospitalINTRODUCTION: Obesity is a risk factor for a multitude of cancers. The underlying cause of this association is, at least partly, related to the chronic inflammatory state of obesity. GastroIntestinal… Continue Reading
Incidence of Port Site Hernia Following Single Site Laparoscopic and Robotic Cholecystectomy
Robert L Autin, MD, Tejinder P Singh, MD, Brian Binetti, MD. Albany Medical centerIntroduction: The incidence of Port Site Hernia(PSH) after Single Site Laparoscopic cholecystectomy(SSLC) and Single Site Robotic Cholecystectomy(SSRC) is known to be higher than for standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy. There is limited data regarding both the incidence of PSH following SSLC versus SSRC and… Continue Reading
Incidental Finding of Gallbladder Carcinoma.
Asem Ghasoup, MD, FACS, MRCPS1, Turki Al Qurashi, MD1, Omar Sadieh, MD, FACS, MRCPS2, Mohammed Widenly, MD1, Marwan Abu Farah, MD1. 1Security Forces Hospital-Makkah, 2Saad Specialty HospitalKey words: Gall Bladder, Incidental gallbladder cancer; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy . Background: Carcinoma of the gallbladder is the fifth most common gastrointestinal malignancy (and the most common of the biliary… Continue Reading