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Feasibility of Robotically Assisted Cholecystectomy by the Versius® system

E Wilson1, A Jah2, J Morton2. 1Memorial Hermann / UT Health, 2Cambridge University HospitalsObjective: To discuss the feasibility of the Versius® robotic surgical system for use in the minimal access approach to cholecystectomy Description of the technology: The Versius® robotic surgical system is a newly developed system designed to carry out a range of minimal… Continue Reading

Type:
Emerging Technology Podium Presentations
Topic:
Instrumentation / Devices / Technologies

Feasibility of single incision laparoscopic TEP hernia repair under local anesthesia for elderly patients with inguinal hernia

Norihito Wada, MD, PhD, FACS, Toshiharu Furukawa, MBA, MD, PhD, Yuko Kitagawa, MD, PhD, FACS. Department of Surgery, keio University School of MedicineIntroduction: Inguinal hernia is a benign disease. The indication for surgical treatment is relative. For the elderly patients with inguinal hernia, the lifestyle is not so active and the life expectancy is limited.… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

First Experience Using Senhance® Ultrasonic System in General Surgery

Dietmar Stephan, MD, Ibrahim Darwich, MD, Badrig Melekian, MD, Frank Willeke, MD. St. Marien-Krankenhaus SiegenThe robot-assisted surgery was previously associated with the name DaVinci® (Intuitive) worldwide. Since 2016, a second robotic system has been available with the Senhance® (Transenterix). The system is based on laparoscopy and is characterized in particular by haptic feedback, scope control… Continue Reading

Type:
Emerging Technology Poster Presentations
Topic:
Instrumentation / Devices / Technologies

FIRST ROBOTIC SPLEEN PRESERVING DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY FOR TRAUMA

Elijah Kim, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP, Patrick Collier, MD, Corydon Siffring, MD, FACS, Erin Hagerman, MSN, AGACNP, Tina Molohon, TPC, RN, TNS, Douglas C Maibenco, MD, PhD, FACS. HSHS Medical Group Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IllinoisIntroduction: Robotic distal pancreatectomy for trauma has never been reported. We present a case of blunt abdominal… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Robotics

FITWAY ALABAMA COLORECTAL CANCER PREVENTION PROGRAM: ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

Greg S Thompson, MD, Lee West, MD, Mark A Parker, MD. Brookwood Baptist HealthColorectal cancer is the 4th most common cancer and 2 most common COD. In Alabama, it is among the top 6 in regards to mortality. There are several methods of screening for CRC but the most widely used are stool tests and… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Colorectal

FIVE YEAR RESULTS OF ENDOSCOPIC GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY REVISION (TRANSORAL OUTLET REDUCTION) FOR WEIGHT GAIN AFTER GASTRIC BYPASS

Zachary M Callahan, MD, Bailey S Su, MD, Kristine M Kuchta, MS, John G Linn, MD, Joann A Carbray, BS, Woody Denham, MD, Stephen P Haggerty, MD, Michael B Ujiki, MD. Northshore University HealthsystemINTRODUCTION: The study aim is to determine if patients who have undergone Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy Revision (EGJR) maintain sufficient weight loss up to five… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Flank Incisional Hernia After Lateral Approach Spine Operations: Presentation and Outcomes After Repair

Negin Fadaee1, Erfan Zarrinkhoo, BS2, Khadij Assani, BS, BA3, Shirin Towfigh, MD4. 1University of California, Los Angeles, 2Wake Forest School of Medicine, 3AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, 4Beverly Hills Hernia CenterIntroduction: The lateral flank approach to lumbar spine surgery is considered a new minimally invasive alternative to the anterior abdominal approach. Flank incisional… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Fluorescent Cholangiography as a Tool to identify a Hypoplastic Gallbladder and Critical Structures

Joel S Frieder, MD, Abraham Betancourt, MD, Fernando Dip, MD, Maria Fonseca Mora, MD, Cristian Milla Matute, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaIndocyanine Green (ICG) has proven to aid in the intraoperative identification of biliary structures. The main advantages of… Continue Reading

Type:
Video Loop Presentations
Topic:
Biliary

Gallbladder Perforation with Hemoperitoneum Secondary to Ulceration from Densely Packed Gallstones in a Minimally Symptomatic Patient

Elizabeth A Verrico, DO1, Lindsay Tse, DO2, Justin Sargent, DO1, Fred Wolodiger, MD3, Steven Shikiar, MD1. 1Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, 2Houston Methodist Hospital, 3Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterAcute cholecystitis is one of the most common general surgery pathologies. Perforated cholecystitis is a rare potentially life threatening complication of acute cholecystitis.  It is often… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Biliary

GANGRENOUS CHOLECYSTITIS: DELAYS IN SURGICAL EVALUATION AND OUTCOMES IN THE ERA OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY

Rebecca C Gologorsky, MD1, Justin Tse, MD2, Dylan Wolman, MD2, Aya Kamaya, MD2. 1University of California San Francisco-East Bay, 2Stanford UniversityIntroduction: Gangrenous cholecystitis (GC) is a highly morbid complication of acute cholecystitis (AC). Risk factors for gangrenous progression are poorly described, as are pre-operative clinical features and post-operative outcomes in the era of minimally invasive surgery.… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Biliary

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

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Foregut

Gastric Band Erosion Over Bypass

S. Julie-Ann Lloyd, MD, PhD, Alph J Emmanuel, MD, Bestoun H Ahmed, MD, FACS, FASMBS. University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterIntroduction: The estimated two-year failure rate of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass of up to 15% is primarily due to diet non-compliance versus impaired gastric restriction. The latter may result from fistula formation between the remnant and pouch… Continue Reading

Type:
Video Loop Presentations
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

‘GASTRIC BYPASS WITH OR WITHOUT CHOLECYSTECTOMY?’ A 10 YEAR PERSPECTIVE’

Robert M Cunningham, MD, Jason E Kuhn, DO, Marcus Fluck, James T Dove, Katherine T Jones, Ryan D Horsley, MD, Jon D Gabrielsen, MD, Anthony T Petrick, MD, David M Parker, MD. GeisingerIntroduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate outcomes of selective concurrent cholecystectomy and long term biliary outcomes after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Gastric Per Oral Pyloromyotomy for Post-Vagotomy Induced Gastroparesis Following Esophagectomy

Megan Sippey, MD, Mark Anderson, MD, Jeffrey Marks, MD, FASC, FASGE. Case Western Reserve UniversityIntroduction: Delayed gastric emptying occurs in approximately 15-30% of patients following thoracoabdominal esophagectomy.  This is predominantly due to inherent vagotomy. Patients have a decreased quality of life secondary to persistent nausea and intolerance of oral intake. Management options include dietary modifications,… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Flexible / Therapeutic Endoscopy and NOTES

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

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Foregut
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