Body Mass Index Does Not Affect the Surgical Outcome of Laparoscopic Heller-Dor Surgery for Achalasia Patients
Kazuto Tsuboi, MD, Nobuo Omura, MD, Fumiaki Yano, MD, Masato Hoshino, MD, Se Ryung Yamamoto, MD, Shunsuke Akimoto, MD, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, MD, Katsuhiko Yanaga, MD. Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JAPAN Back ground: Laparoscopic Heller-Dor surgery (LHD) is widely performed as the gold standard treatment for patients with achalasia. The most… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Colectomy in an Emergency Setting: A Case-controlled Study Comparing Laparoscopic and Open Techniques.
Ker-kan Tan, MBBS FRCSEdin, Frederick H Koh, MBBS, Charles B Tsang, FRCS Edin FRCS Glasg, Dean C Koh, FRCS Edin FRCS Glasg. National University Health System, Singapore BackgroundLaparoscopy is being increasingly adopted for elective colorectal resections. Its role in an emergency setting remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Eye Tracking As a Tool for Evaluating Colonoscopic Polypectomy Skill: A Feasibility Study
Kazuhiko Shinohara, MD PhD, Yasushi Yamauchi, PhD. School of Health Sciences, Tokyo University of Technology Background and Objective:Analysis of eye movement has the potential to improve educational efficiency because tracking gaze can be used to determined the areas on which operators concentrate their attention. Since few studies have focused on eye movement during endoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Education / Simulation
Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy After Multiple Previous Abdominal Surgeries and Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy: A Case Report
Yves Collin, MD, Robert Sabbagh, MD FRCSC, Anne Meziat-burdin, MD FRCSC. University of Sherbrooke Introduction:Laparoscopic nephrectomy is the gold standard for a localized renal cancer. Laparoscopic indications are still growing but some relative contraindications are becoming indicated with the acquisition and development of new skills and expertise in the laparoscopic field. Some authors claim… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Laparoscopic Technique for the Treatment of Hematocolpos Due to an Obstructed Uterine Horn.
Alexey Markelov, MD, Holy Hedrick, MD FAAP FACS. Easton Hospital, Drexel University School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A uterine malformation is a type of female genital malformation resulting from an abnormal development of the Mullerian ducts during embryogenesis. The prevalence of uterine malformation is estimated to be 0.4% in the general… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Transversus Abdominus Plane Block + Single Port Operation = Almost Scarless and Almost Painless Surgery: A Pilot Study On Single-port Sleeve Gastrectomy
David Y Lee, MD, Ronald Ross, MBBS, Michael Wassef, MD, Jun Levine, MD, Julio Teixeira, MD. St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital IntroductionSingle-port laparoscopy is a relatively new modality in abdominal surgery which offers improved cosmesis. Although studies to date have not been able to demonstrate that single-port laparoscopy achieves superior outcomes for postoperative pain compared to the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy With Staple Line Buttress Reinforcement in 116 Consecutive Morbidly Obese Patients: A Canadian Experience
Richdeep S Gill, MD, Noah Switzer, Mike Driedger, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Arya M Sharma, MD, Daniel W Birch, MD MSc, Shahzeer Karmali, MD. University of Alberta; Royal Alexandria Hospital IntroductionObesity rates have reached epidemic levels with over 300 million obese individuals worldwide. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a primarily restrictive bariatric surgical procedure has… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Analysis of Hospital Costs and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Conventional, Single Port, and Micro-laparoscopic Surgery
Edward Chekan, MD FACS, Mathew Moore, MHA, Tina Hunter, PhD, Candace Gunnarsson, EdD. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc Cincinnati, Ohio; S2 Statistical Solutions, Inc Cincinnati, Ohio Introduction: This study compares hospital costs and clinical outcomes for traditional laparoscopic (LC), single port surgery (SPS) and micro-laparoscopic (MLC) cholecystectomy procedures from Premier hospitals across the United States. Methods:… Continue Reading
Economic Impact of Anastomotic Leaks in Colectomy Procedures in the USA: 2005-2009
Lobat Hashemi, MS, Nilay Mukherjee, PhD, Michael Morseon, MS, Rhea Sirkar. Covidien INTRODUCTION: Colectomy procedures to remove a portion of the large intestine are performed in patients with cancer, diverticulitis, trauma and inflammatory bowel disease. The anastamosis between the joined portions of the large intestine can leak, often with serious consequences for the patient… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
The Quality of Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification in Japan in the Section of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Sumio Matsumoto, PhD, Hiromi Tokumura, Dr, Yuichi Yamashita, Professor, Taizo Kimura, DMsc, Toshiyuki Mori, Professor, Fumio Konishi, Professor, Seigo Kitano, Professor, Masaki Kitajima, Professor. ESSQS Committee of the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery Purpose: The Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) started Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification (ESSQS) in 2004, and carried out seven… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Single-incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at Community Hospitals in Honolulu, Hawaii: a Case Series
Cori-ann M Hirai, BS, Daniel Murariu, MD MPH, Andrew Oishi, MD, Steven Nishida, MD, Cedric S Lorenzo, MD, Racquel S Bueno, MD FACS. University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Department of Surgery, Kuakini Medical Center, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America INTRODUCTIONWe aim to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Technology Assessment
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
Surmounting the Learning Curve of Three-field Mie: One Institution’s Experience
Jeffrey S Fronza, MD, Brett C Sheppard, MD, Paul H Schipper, MD, Brian Diggs, PhD, Miriam A Douthit, MA, John G Hunter, MD. Oregon Health and Sciences University Introduction: Minimally-invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is a technically demanding operation and expertise is concentrated in a small number of high volume centers. Our institution has performed MIE… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair and Re-ostomy,a Totally New Lap-re-do Technique
Yao Qiyuan. Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical Collage, Fudan University, Background: Paracolostomal hernia is a common postoperative complication of colostomies. Laparoscopic paracolostomal hernia repairs have been reported for at least five techniques so far with variable and unsatisfactory follow-up results, especially for the high incident rate of postoperative recurrence. Herein we developed and applied a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Surgery After Preoperative Chemoradiation for Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer
Shinya Morimoto, MD, Mitsuo Shimada, MD PhD, Nobuhiro Kurita, MD PhD, Hirohiko Sato, MD, Takashi Iwata, MD, Masanori Nishioka, MD, Tomohiko Miyatani, MD, Kozo Yoshikawa, MD, Masakazu Goto, Dr, Hideya Kashihara, Dr, Chie Mikami, Dr. University of Tokushima [INTRODUCTION] Laparoscopic surgery for advanced colon cancer has been widely accepted. A few studies have shown… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal