Basic Laparoscopic Skills Training Using Fresh Frozen Human Cadaver; A Randomised Controlled Trial
Mitesh Sharma, MBBS MS MRCS, David Macafee, MADM FRCS, Alan Horgan, MD FRCS. Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, Freeman Hospital NHS Trust INTRODUCTIONThe study was aimed to determine if training on Fresh Frozen Human Cadavers (FFC) improves the laparoscopic skills performance of novices and whether the acquired skills are transferable to another valid training modality… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Laparoscopic Colectomy in the Elderly (>70 Yrs): Perioperative Outcomes Similar to Those for Younger Patients Can Be Achieved
Keith M Baldwin, DO, Luis Suarez, MD, Steven C Katz, MD, Ponnandai Somasundar, MD MPH. Roger Williams Medical Center Introduction: Laparoscopic colon resection offers the possibility of decreased length of stay, less pain and faster recovery when compared to open surgery. These benefits may be particularly beneficial in at-risk patient populations such as the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Pancreatectomy for Benign/low-malignant Lesions
T Misawa, MD PhD, K Furukawa, MD PhD, H Kitamura, MD, F Suzuki, MD, R Ito, MD, T Gocho, MD, H Shiba, MD PhD, Y Futagawa, MD, S Wakiyama, MD, Y Ishida, MD PhD, K Yanaga, MD. Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Objective: We present the technical refinements… Continue Reading
Single-incision Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Colectomy : A Case Matched Series of 90 Cases
Goutaro Katsuno, MD PhD, Masaki Fukunaga, MD PhD, Yoshifumi Lee, MD PhD, Masahiko Sugano, MD PhD, Kunihiko Nagakari, MD PhD, Shuichi Sakamoto, MD PhD, Yoshito Iida, MD PhD, Seiichiro Yoshikawa, MD PhD, Yoshitomo Ito, MD PhD, Masakazu Ouchi, MD PhD, Yoshinori Hirasaki, MD PhD, Ayumu Sugai, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Juntendo Urayasu Hospital, Juntendo… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Persistent Gerd: Different Approach
Alaa Eldin Badawy, consultant of surgery, Ahmed Talha, Lecturer of surgery, Amani El-bana, Lecturer of Medicine, Ahmed Hemimi, Assistant professor of radiology. Alexandria university hospitals, Alexandria Medical research institute and faculty of medicine Objective: To evaluate the intra-abdominal esophageal length (IAEL) in GERD by MRI or multi-slice CT after upper GIT endoscopy in relation… Continue Reading
Reduced Port Cholecystectomy vs Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Comparison Study
Andreas Kiriakopoulos, MD, Dimitrios Tsakayannis, MD, Dimitrios Linos, MD. Department of Surgery, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece Background: Reduced port cholecystectomy either as needlescopic or hybrid-SILS cholecystectomy challenges the classic laparoscopic approach since it holds the promise of a smaller footprint and perhaps improved patient outcome. We present our comparative results, retrospectively, between these different… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Early Experience of Bariatric Surgery at Dayanand Medical College&hospital,ludhiana(punjab)india.
Ashish Ahuja, MS, Prabhdeep Nain, MS, Satpal Singh Virk, Mch. Dayanand Medical College&hospital,Ludhiana,(Punjab)INDIA Introduction: Obesity is a rapidly progressing worldwide epidemic which rates among the top 10 causes of illhealth worldwide.In India ,Punjab is the no.1 state as far as obesity is concerned & is rapidly growing .We present our early experience of 80… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Correlation Between Intraoperative Dexamethasone Administration and Leukocyte Count On Post-operative Day Number One in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Patients
David R Donahue, DO, Kevan E Mann, MD. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Background: We hypothesize that a single dose of perioperative steroids cause a leukocytosis on post-operative day one in laparoscopic gastric bypass patients. One of the most recognized uses of perioperative dexamethasone is for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting. One of the most… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Single Incision Laparoscopic Ostomy Surgery-our Initial Experience
Jonathan D Svahn, MD FACS, Dixon R Matthew, MD. Kaiser Permanente East Bay-Oakland Campus Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is becoming more and more popular as surgeons gain experience with this new technique. Single incision laparoscopy provides better cosmetic results and may lead to less post operative pain and a lower incidence of incisional… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Liver Resection With Selective Prior Vascular Control
Hadrien Tranchart, MD, Giuseppe Di Giuro, MD, Panagiotis Lainas, MD, Guillaume Pourcher, MD, Gabriel Perlemuter, MD PhD, Dominique Franco, MD, Ibrahim Dagher. Department of General Surgery, Antoine Béclère Hospital, AP-HP, Clamart Introduction: Vascular inflow control in laparoscopic liver resections can reduce blood loss and transfusion rates. Selective clamping, in contrast to hepatic pedicle clamping,… Continue Reading
Comparing Laparoscopic Mesh Fixation Strength Between Two Different Tack Devices
Ram Elazary, Mahmoud Abu-gazala, Abed Khalaileh, Yoav Mintz. Department of Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Campus Objective of the study: Laparoscopic mesh repair has become an increasingly common method for repairing incisional hernias. The current method for performing this repair includes tacking a mesh to the inner surface of the abdominal wall. The iMESH… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Technology Assessment
A Retrospective Analysis of the Safety of Outpatient Percutaneous Liver Biopsy in Patients With Von Willebrand Disease
P Patrick Basu, MD MRCP MACG AGAF, Krishna Rayapudi, MD, Niraj James Shah, MD, Nithya Krishnaswamy, MD, Thankam Nair, MD, Sakina Farhat, MD, Robert Brown, MD MPH. Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, North Shore University Hospital at Forest Hills, NY INTRODUCTION: Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of chronic… Continue Reading
Stapler Misfire During Sleeve Gastrectomy: Caution With Buttress Use
David Nguyen, MD, Bahar Moheban, Amir Mehran, MD. UCLA Department of Surgery Introduction: The use of staple line buttressing during vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG)has been advocated by some authors as a method to reduce the incidence of bleeding, leak, or strictures. The surgical literature, however, does contain reports of complications attributed to their use.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Assessment of Outcomes After Gastrectomy of Gastric Cancer in the United States
Mingwei Ni, MD PhD, Omar Bellorin-marin, MD, Alexander Kraev, MD, Kadar Oak, James Turner, MD, Litong Du, MD PhD. New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens Introduction Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancer globally, particular in Asia such as China, Japan and Korea. Although the prevalence of gastric cancer is… Continue Reading
Long-term Outcome of Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Japanese Patients
Fumiaki Yano, MD, Nobuo Omura, MD, Kazuto Tsuboi, MD, Masato Hoshino, MD, Yoshio Ishibashi, MD, Katsunori Nishikawa, MD, Yujiro Tanaka, MD, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, MD, Katsuhiko Yanaga, MD. Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine Introduction: Laparoscopic fundoplication (LF) is an established surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, since the number of… Continue Reading