Incidence of Incisional Hernias Increase With Single Port Laparoscopic Technique
Cici Zhang, Bruce Robb, MD, Joshua Waters, MD, Don Selzer, MD, Eric Wiebke, MD, Virgilio George, MD. Indiana University School of Medicine INTRODUCTION—Single port laparoscopic surgery (SPLS) has gained popularity albeit remaining a controversial topic. SPLS allows the surgeon to complete entire surgical procedure, like partial colectomy, through a peri-umbilical incision. Modifications of operative… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Incidence of Unsuspected Stones in the Common Bile Duct During Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Word of Caution
Gintaras Antanavicius, MD FACS, Rodolfo H Scaravonati, MD, Carlos A Cutini Cingozoglu, MD, Patricio E Donnelly, MD, Mariano Irigoyen, MD, Rodrigo Moran Azzi, MD, Victor H Serafini, MD FACS. Sanatorio Guemes; Abington Health Introduction: the incidence of unsuspected stones in the common bile duct (CBD) is about 5%. When a stone in the CBD… Continue Reading
Incidentally Diagnosed Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma After Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroid (mivat) Surgery: What to Do?
Istvan Gal, MD PhD, Zoltan Szabo, PhD, Gyorgy Weber, MD PhD, Miklos Czobel, MD. Telki Private Hospital, Budapest-Telki, Hungary,M.O.E.T Institute San Francisco, CA, USA, Department of Surgical Research and Technique Semmelweis University Medical School of Budapest,,Hungary The diagnosis of incidental papillary thyroid microcarcinoma(PTMC) submitted to thyroidectomy for benign disease quits frequent ranging from 1.3-22%,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Incisional Hernia After Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Patricia L Eichhorn, MD, T. Paul Singh, MD, Brian Binetti, MD. Department of Surgery, Albany Medical Center IntroductionIncisional hernia (IH) after laparoscopic surgery has always been a significant issue. As laparoscopic surgery has migrated to single incision/port (SIS), these concerns have become more prominent. Limited data regarding the outcomes from SIS have limited its… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Technology Assessment
Incisionless Gastric Cancer Resection Using Endoscopic Suturing With Pulley Retraction
Neil H Bhayani, MD MHS, Ashwin A Kurian, MBBS, Kevin M Reavis, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. The Oregon Clinic This video demonstrates the resection of an early, T1a, gastric adenocarcinoma using endoscopic submucosal dissection. To facilitate dissection, we used endoscopic suturing to create a pulley system for retraction. Session… Continue Reading
Indications for Prophylactic Antibiotics Based On Cultures Taken During Elective Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Katherine E Hansen, DO, Marc Neff, MD. UMDNJ-SOM ABSTRACT: The evidence to support prophylactic antibiotics in a clean-contaminated case are limited especially in regards to sleeve gastrectomy patients. To evaluate the necessity of prophylactic antibiotics, peritoneal fluid cultures were taken in ten laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy cases after the transaction of the greater curvature of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Inflammation and Coagulation Interaction After Open and Laparoscopic Left Partial Hepatectomy in a Porcine Experimental Model
Constantinos S. Mammas, MD MSc PhD, Maria Kostoglou, Assistant Professor, George Kottis, Associate Professor, Chryssa Nikolaou, Associate Professor, Nicolaos Arkadopoulos, Assistant Professor, Nicolaos Kavantzas, Assistant Professor, Ismene Dontas, Professor, Antonios Analytis, MathematicianStatistician, George Arsenis, Associate Professor, Spyros Dourakis, Professor, Vasileios Smyrniotis, Professor. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Surgical Laboratory C.TOUNTAS Objectives: The project… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Influence of Anastomotic Leakage in the Long-term Results of Laparoscopic Treatment of Curative Rectal Cancer.
Cedric Adelsdorfer, MD, Salvadora Delgado, MD, Waldemar Adelsdorfer, MD, Raúl Almenara, MD, David Saavedra, MD, Mihai Pavel, MD, Nils Hidalgo, MD, Antonio M Lacy, MD PhD. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic of Barcelona ObjectiveAssess the impact of AL in local and distance recurrence, and overall and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Informing Informed Consent in Bariatric Surgery: Development of an Online Risk/benefit Calculator From the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network (acs-bscn)
Timothy D Jackson, MD MPH, Matthew M Hutter, MD MPH. Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA & Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada INTRODUCTION:Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic adjustable banding (LAGB) each have unique risk/benefit profiles… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Inguinal Hernia Repair With Biologic Mesh: Early Series Outcomes
Alla Zemlyak, MD, Paul Colavita, MD, Victor B Tsirline, MD, Brant T Heniford. Carolinas Medical Center IntroductionBiologic meshes have been used for repair of complex abdominal wall defects. However, there is little evidence for using them in the repair of inguinal hernias. This study describes a single center experience with biologic prostheses in the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Initial Experience of Prosthetic Mesh in Laparoscopic Repair of Giant Paraesophageal Hiatus Hernia
H Poon, MD MRCS, A Patel, MD MRCS, A S Perry, MD FRCS, M S Wadley, MD FRCS. Department of Upper GI Surgery, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK INTRODUCTIONParaesophageal hiatus hernias (PHH) can present with disabling symptoms and may result in life-threatening complications. Laparoscopic repair is now considered routine in many centres although a… Continue Reading
Initial Experience With a Modified Mini Laparoscopic Technique for Cholecystectomy
Introduction: The use of smaller instruments in laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been well described in a number of trials, but the range of patients in which this minimalist technique can be used in is narrow. Here, we report on the use of a modified mini laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a range of patients with variable BMI’s. … Continue Reading
Initial Experience With a New Flexible Laparo-endoscopic Anastomotic Device
Parambir S Dulai, MD, Neil Ghushe, MD, Thadeus Trus, MD, Charles Alexander Mosse, PhD, Per Ola Park, MD, Maria Bergstrom, MD, Margherita Cadeddu, MD, Richard I Rothstein, MD, Paul Swain, MD. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA, Imperial College, London, UK, University College, London, UK, Boras General Hospital, Boras, Sweden, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Technology Assessment
Initial Outcomes for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair With Partially Absorbable Polypropylene/polyglecaprone-25 Mesh.
Edward Samourjian, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD. University of Nevada School of Medicine Department of Surgery. IntroductionThis study reports the short-term outcomes for the use of a partially absorbable polypropylene/polyglecarpone-25 mesh (PhysiomeshTM, Ethicon, Cincinatti, OH) in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair. Physiomesh is a composite mesh composed of nonabsorbable polypropylene mesh laminated between… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Initial Result and Feasibility of Laparoscopic Hepatectomy
Fumiki Kushihata, title, Hitoshi Inoue, title, Yoshikuni Yonenaga, title, Jota Watanabe, Akifumi Miyoshi, Taiji Toyama, Yasutsugu Takada. Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine Purpose:We examined initial results and the effectiveness of the laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH).Object, Method: 19 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 6 metastatic liver cancer, others 4 cases. 3 Re-hepatectomy cases are 2 HCC recurrence and… Continue Reading