In-vivo abdominal wall strain determination in complex ventral hernias (cVH)
Hazel Marecki, BS, BS, Khashayar Rafatzand, MD, FRCPC, Richard Perugini, MD. University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolObjective: Static computed tomography (CT) is the clinical standard for assessment of cVH, yielding limited anatomical & no physiologic/functional data. No established criteria exist for assessing cVH repair impact on abdominal wall function preoperatively. Moreover, postoperative assessment of outcomes is… Continue Reading
In Vivo Experience with a Novel Miniature Endostapler in Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
Juan-Carlos Verdeja, MD1, Bernard Hausen, MD, PhD2. 1Baptist Health Medical Group, 2Private practiceINTRODUCTION: Surgical endostaplers are used to simultaneously divide and staple tissue, creating hemostatic transections in a variety of surgical applications. In particular, endostaplers are well suited to laparoscopic approaches due to their maneuverability and reach. However, most commercial endostaplers have large diameter shafts… Continue Reading
Incidence of Incisional Hernia in the Specimen Extraction Site for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Maria Abou-Khalil, MD, MSc1, Lawrence Lee, MD, PhD1, Sender Liberman, MD1, Marylise Boutros, MD2, Gerald M Fried, MD1, Liane S Feldman, MD1. 1McGill University Health Centre, 2Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General HospitalINTRODUCTION: The incidence of incisional hernia(IH) after laparoscopic colorectal surgery has not decreased compared to open surgery. However, IH may be affected by… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Incidence of Surgical Cancers during Humanitarian Relief Missions: An Ethical Dilemma
Ryan J Schutt, LT, MC, USN, John Walsh, LT, MC, USN, Frank Zuehl, MD, Jason Brill, LCDR, MC, USN, Louis Rivera, CDR, MC, USN, Romeo Ignacio, CAPT, MC, USN. Naval Medical Center San DiegoBackground: The USNS Mercy is the largest floating hospital ship in the world that participates in humanitarian and disaster relief training (HA/DR)… Continue Reading
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- General Surgery
Incidence of ventral hernia repair following open abdominal aortic aneurysm and open aorto-femoral or iliac bypass surgery: an analysis of 17,594 patients in the state of New York
Maria S Altieri1, Jie Yang, PhD1, Angelina Voronina, MS2, Tyler Jones, MS1, Andrew Bates, MD1, Mengru Zhang, MS1, Mark Talamini, MD1, Angela Kokkosis, MD1, Aurora Pryor, MD1. 1Stony Brook Medical Center, 2New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic MedicineIntroduction: Ventral hernia repair (VHR) is a known complication of open abdominal surgery. As patients with… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy following Colorectal Resection: preliminary report from a single site, prospective, randomized control trial
Vy Nguyen, MD, Mitchell Webb, MD, O. Neely Panton, MD. University of British ColumbiaBackground: Superficial surgical site infection (SSI) is a preventable postoperative complication that impacts length of hospital stay, health care spending, and patient morbidity/mortality. Numerous trials have sought to establish perioperative protocols to reduce the incidence of SSI. Recently, literature has been produced… Continue Reading
Incisionless Magnetic Liver Retraction. Enhancing visualization while reducing invasiveness with magnetic surgery in bariatric surgery
Daniel Guerron, MD2, John Rodriguez, MD1, Chan Park, MD2, Juan Alvarez, MD2, Kalman Bencsath, MD1, Matthew Kroh3, Dana Portenier, MD2. 2Duke University Health System, Department of Surgery, Division of Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery, Durham, NC, USA, 1Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA, 3Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease… Continue Reading
Increase in Size of Diaphragmatic Hiatus in Patients with GERD after Lung Transplantation.
Mark A Boccola, Douglas Fenton-Lee. St Vincent's Hospital SydneyINTRODUCTION: GERD is a risk factor for chronic rejection of the transplanted lung. This progressive destruction takes the clinical form of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome which anti-reflux surgery can stabilize. The literature has focused on damage to the vagal nerve causing gastroparesis and distal esophageal dysmotility as the… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Increasing common bile duct injury and decreasing utilization of Intra-operative cholangiogram and Common Bile Duct exploration over 14 years. An analysis of outcomes in New York State.
Maria Altieri, MD, Jie Yang, PhD, Chencan Zhu, MS, Nabeel Obeid, MD, Andrew Bates, MD, Mark Talamini, MD, Aurora Pryor, MD. Stony Brook Medical CenterSince the introduction of laparoscopy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the most commonly performed general surgical procedure. Whereas during open cholecystectomy intra-operative cholangiogram (IOC) and common bile duct (CBD) exploration are… Continue Reading
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- Biliary
Indication for En Bloc Pancreatectomy with Colectomy: When is it safe?
Patrick B Schwartz, BS1, Alexandra M Roch, MD, MS1, William P Lancaster, MD1, E M Killbane, RN, BSN2, Michael G House, MD1, Nicholas J Zyromski, MD1, C M Schmidt, MD, PhD, MBA1, Atilla Nakeeb, MD1, Eugene P Ceppa, MD1. 1Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 2Department of Nursing, Indiana University Health,… Continue Reading
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- Liver and Pancreas
Indocyanine green fluorescence angiography during laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer
Hiro Hasegawa, MD, Masaaki Ito, MD, PhD, Yuichiro Tsukada, MD, PhD, Koichiro Okada, MD, Hiroki Kato, MD, Takeshi Sasaki, MD, PhD, Yuji Nishizawa, MD, PhD. Division of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital EastIntroduction: Anastomotic leakage after rectal surgery is one of the severe complications and the major cause of this is inadequate perfusion of… Continue Reading
Indocyanine green fluorescent imaging for prevention of bile leakage after laparoscopic deroofing for giant hepatic cyst.
Takeyuki Misawa, MD, PhD, Shuichi Fujioka, MD, Hiroaki Kitamura, MD, Yu Kumagai, MD, Tadashi Akiba, MD. The Jikei University Kashiwa HospitalBackground and Aim: Though laparoscopic deroofing is widely applied for the management of symptomatic giant hepatic cysts, bile leakage remains as the most troublesome and common complication. Herein, we verified the feasibility of indocyanine green… Continue Reading
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- Liver and Pancreas
Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescence Imaging for preserving parathyroid glands and its function in Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TOETVA)
Khwannara Ketwong, Angkoon Anuwong, Pornpeera Jitpratoom. Police General HospitalObjective: In the present study, we used near-infared (NIR) fluorescent imaging with intraoperative parathyroid gland indocyanine green (ICG) angiography to help identify and preserve parathyroid glands during total thyroidectomy with Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TOETVA) technique in order to avoid postoperative hypocalcemia. Description: The patient was… Continue Reading
Indocyanine Green in Esophageal Surgery, a Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
Kandace Kichler, MD, Joshua Parreco, MD, Srinivas Kaza, MD. University of Miami Palm BeachINTRODUCTION: Florescence angiography with indocyanine green (ICG) has been approved for clinical use since the 1950s. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive value of fluorescence angiography with ICG for anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: A systematic… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Inflammatory mediators and signalling cascades in pathophysiology of obesity induced insulin resistance
Saravanan Subramanian, PhD, Turna Mukherjee, Pradeep K Pallati, MD, Poonam Sharma, MD, Devendra Agrawal, PhD, Kalyana C Nandipati, MD. Creighton University School of MedicineIntroduction: Adipocyte induced pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines activates pathogenic inflammatory cells receptors and stimulates inflammatory signalling pathways that result in obesity induced insulin resistance. However, exact role of cell surface receptors and… Continue Reading
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- Basic Science