Laparoscopic Repair of Blunt Diaphragm Injury
Background: Rupture of the diaphragm secondary to blunt trauma is not uncommon. It is primarily seen in high speed motor vehicle collisions. Repair of blunt diaphragm injury carries significant morbidity and mortality, especially if diagnosis is delayed. Laparoscopy has been investigated and validated as a diagnostic tool in penetrating trauma. However, its role in blunt… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Repair of Incarcerated Left Paraduodenal Hernia
Here in we present a 53 year old previously healthy woman was admitted to the emergency department due to acute abdominal pain and recurrent vomiting.On physical examination she appeared dehydrated. She was tachycardic up to a heart rate of 110 but with normal blood pressure and no fever. Her abdomen was diffusely tender but with… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Repositioning of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Due to Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst: A Case Series in Adolescents
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt remains one of the most common surgical forms of treatment for hydrocephalus. Many patients will eventually require a shunt revision for malfunction and recurrent hydrocephalus. For abdominal complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunts, laparoscopic techniques have been reported to be successful for shunt repositioning. We describe our recent experience at one institution in a series… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Resection for Duodenal Carcinoid
Laparoscopic resection for duodenal carcinoid Carcinoids are heterogeneous group of neuroendocrinal tumours. Relatively benign characteristics, slow progression, low metastatic potential and absence of endocrinal activity are typical for localization in duodenum. Type and extent of surgery depends on size and staging of tumour. 27 years old female patient with well differenced carcinoid in the second… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy and Anastomotic Leak
This video demonstrates a laparoscopic approach to complex diverticulitis, as well as post-operative anastomotic leak. The patient is a 43 year-old morbidly obese male (BMI 48) who developed diverticulitis with a 9cm intra-abdominal abscess. Despite percutaneous drainage, the patient had continued sepsis requiring surgery. The patient underwent a hand-assist sigmoid resection. This video highlights techniques… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Single-Access Appendectomy
Background: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) has been proven to be technically feasible in animal models but still has significant limitations for human application. Single-access transabdominal surgery is a competing alternative which obviates the need for multiple incisions. Looking to minimize the operative trauma and following NOTES principles, we used the umbilicus, an existing… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Single Port Appendectomy Using Intraperitoneally Placed Magnetic Camera
Single Port Appendectomy has been described. One of the problems of single port surgery is that there are limited valves for insertion of instruments and that the instruments tend to clash with the camera outside as the point of ingress is the same. Caddedu and colleagues have been working on a magnetic camera that can… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Surgery for Splenic Artery Aneurysm -report of a Case-
[Introduction] Splenic artery aneurysm is not common disease, but has a risk of rupture as the other visceral aneurysms. There are some reports to embolize it by interventional approach, however many of the cases resulted in splenic infarction and consequent splenectomy. Open surgical treatment is the current standard for those cases. We report a case… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Surgery in a Rural Community in Guatemala
Introduction: Advantages of laparoscopic surgery have been well demonstrated, though primarily through experiences in industrialized nations. However, there are few reports of laparoscopy performed in developing countries. Economic, logistic and technical factors have been cited as obstacles to performing laparoscopic surgery in underdeveloped nations. Methods: A surgical team consisting of general surgeons, gynecologic surgeons, anesthesiologists,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Surgery Significantly Reduces Surgical Site Infections Compared to Open Surgery
Background: Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are known but infrequent hospital acquired infectious complications that are associated with significant morbidity, mortality and hospital costs. Recently, the U.S. Department of Human Health Services and Congress have questioned the preventive measures aimed towards hospital acquired infections. We determined and compared the incidence of SSI after laparoscopic and open… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Treatment of Chronic Small Bowel Intussusception Due to Meckel\’s Diverticulum in an Adult Male
OBJECTIVE: The role of laparoscopy in small bowel obstruction remains controversial and it has been rarely reported in the treatment of acute obstruction secondary to Meckel’s diverticulum. Chronic intussusception can have variable symptoms and diagnosis is challenging. We present a case of chronic small bowel intussusception in an adult man secondary to Meckel’s diverticulum that… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Versus Open Resection of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (gists)
INTRODUCTION: GISTs are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Although they can occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, they are most commonly identified in the stomach. Surgery is the optimal therapy in the majority of patients with non-metastatic GISTs. There is still some controversy as to the effectiveness of laparoscopic resection of… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Minimally Invasive Other
‘lesssons ‘ Learned: Single Centre Experience of Single Port Cholecystectomy
Introduction: Single Port Surgery has been described and published by various authors. A recent consensus meeting and white paper from the Cleveland Clinic gave the acronym LESSS (Laparo- Endoscopic Single Site Surgery) for all such procedures. We present the largest series of single port cholecystectomies to date using the R Port (Tri port). The paper… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Malpractice Carrier Underwrites Fls Training and Testing – a Benchmark for Patient Safety
Background: Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) is a validated program developed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) to educate and assess competency in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS).This study reports the first malpractice carrier sponsored FLS course for surgeons-in-practice underwritten by the Controlled Risk Insurance Company of Harvard’s Risk Management Foundation (CRICO/RMF).… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
MDCT navigation for LA via a single umbilical incision
Introduction: Although three ports laparoscopic appendectomy is traditional procedure, it needs the application of much expensive endoscopic instrumentation for resection and removal of the appendix . We studied the cases of three-dimensional (3D) imaging using Multi-detector CT (MDCT) to demonstrate the anatomical location of appendix clearly and of laparoscopic appendectomy via a single umbilical incision.… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other