Augmented Reality Navigation System for Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Children Based On Preoperative CT Image Using Optical Tracking Device
Satoshi Ieiri, MD PhD, Munenori Uemura, Kouzou Konishi, MD PhD, Takanori Nakatsuji, MD PhD, Mayumi Higashi, MD PhD, Junko Akiyoshi, MD PhD, Ryota Souzaki, MD PhD, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, MD PhD, Morimasa Tomikawa, MD PhD FACS, Kazuo Tanoue, MD PhD FACS. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kyushu University Purpose: In minimally invasive endoscopic surgery, because the surgeon… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Ball/ Globe Diathermy Instrument an Essential Instrument in Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure
Md. Kamruzzaman Khan, FCPS, Md. Kamruzzaman Khan, FCPS, Md. Kamruzzaman Khan, FCPS. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Title of the article: Ball/ Globe diathermy instrument an essential instrument in laparoscopic surgical procedure. Description of the technology and method of use or application In laparoscopic procedure diathermy play key role in homeostasis. Use of instrument… Continue Reading
Catheter Designed for Ambulatory Pneumoperitoneum and Adhesiolysis
stephen rakower, MD. Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center The use and design of a catheter* intended to help produce and safely maintain a pneumoperitoneum will be presented. The goal of the pneumoperitoneum is to create a relatively non-invasive system for ambulatory intrabdominal adhesiolysis. The catheter can be placed "blindly" or with CT guidance. The device… Continue Reading
Collagen to Elastin Ratio in Functionally Discreet Human Cadaver Vascualture Predicts Burst Pressure of Arteries Sealed with a Bi-Polar Sealing Device
Kimberly Martin, BS, Cassandra Latimer, MS, Jaime Kean, Phd. Covidien Energy Based Devices IntroductionThe LigaSureTM technology utilizes a combination of heat generated via bi-polar radiofrequency energy and precise jaw pressure to denature the collagen and elastin in blood vessels and tissue. These proteins, along with other constituents in the vessel or tissue, re-anneal under precise… Continue Reading
Compiling Provation MD – A Powerful Data Mining Tool Amenable to Statistical Analysis
Victor B Tsirline, MD MS, Igor Belyansky, MD, David A Klima, MD, Cynthia M Hlavacek, Kristian T Dacey, Amy E Lincourt, PhD, Ronald F Sing, DO FACS, B. Todd Heniford, MD FACS. Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28204 BackgroundClinical research is highly dependent on the availability of data, its accuracy, completeness, and suitability for analysis.… Continue Reading
Completion of a Novel Virtual Reality-Based Suturing Curriculum Improves Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Knot Tying Skills in Novices
Shohan Shetty, MD, Lucian Panait, MD, Robert L Bell, MD, Kurt E Roberts, MD, Andrew J Duffy, MD. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT Introduction: Training residents in advanced surgical skills is now possible, and even required, outside of the operating room. However, work-hour limits, increased patient volume,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Defining a Proficiency-Based Virtual Reality Curriculum for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Vanessa N Palter, MD, Maurtis Graafland, MD, Marlies P Schijven, MD PhD, Teodor P Grantcharov, MD PhD. St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, On, Canada., Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Introduction: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is an advanced minimally invasive procedure with a long variable learning curve. Although task training on virtual reality simulators has been… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Development of a Rotatable Rectoscope with Sidewall Opening and Embedded LED Lights for Transanal Surgery
KwangGi Kim, PhD, JunHwa Lee, PhD, SangBong Lee, MS, HeonSoo Shin, MS, DaeKyung Sohn, MD. National Cancer Center in KOREA Several commercial instruments have been developed and clinically used for transanal surgery or transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). They are usually equipped with one irrotational rectoscope tube which has a slant opening at one end which… Continue Reading
Development of a Shape Tracker for Colonoscopy Navigation
Caroline G Cao, PhD, Peter Y Wong, PhD, Jessica Eisenstein, MS. Tufts University, Medford MA INTRODUCTIONColon cancer is estimated to be the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the US, with the cost of colorectal cancer treatment reaching $8.4 billion annually. Though colonoscopy is the current standard for colon cancer screening and diagnosis, the… Continue Reading
Development of an Anti-Bending Device for the 2.4 mm Miniscope Used in Pediatric Microlaparoscopy
Salmai Turial, MD, Felix Schier, MD PhD. University Medical Center Mainz, Department of Pediatric Surgery ObjectiveWe recently developed and implemented a 2.4-mm scope. During its routine use for microlaparoscopy, we had observed a higher wastage of the mini-scope. The reason for this may be that the mini-scope becomes bent at the very end of the… Continue Reading
Development of Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Ultrasonography
Peter D Peng, MD, Caitlin M Schneider, BS, Russell H Taylor, PhD, Christopher J Hasser, PhD, Simon P DiMaio, PhD, Michael R Marohn, MD, Michael A Choti, MD. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University; Intuitive Surgical Inc Objectives: This study describes the development of a novel robotic-assisted laparoscopic… Continue Reading
Diagnostic and Surgical Treatment of Combined Bile Duct and Vesels Injury During Cholecystectomy
M.Ye. Nichitaylo, Profesor, A.V. Skums, MD, A.I. Lytvyn, PhD, V.P. Shkarban, PhD, B.L. Shevchuk, A.A. Skums. National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology named by A.A.Shalimov Aims: Combined injury of extrahepatic bile ducts and the hepatic vessels, being more grievous complication by comparison than the plain bile duct damage, is now deemed the main culprit of… Continue Reading
Different Therapeutic Modalities for Common Bile Duct and the Gallbladder Stones (A Prospective Randomised Study)
SERVET KARAHAN, PROF, GOKHAN TOLGA ADAS, MD, BORA KOC, MD, AYHAN OZSOY, MD. S.B.OKMEYDANI RESEARCH HOSPITAL Different Therapeutic Modalities for Common Bile Duct and The Gallbladder Stones (a prospective randomised study)Background: The aim of this study is to compare the laparoscopic approach and endoscopic stone removal in the management of common bile duct and the… Continue Reading
Dundee Anchored and Retraction Tether System (DARTS)
Paul S Maher, PhD, Stuart I Brown, PhD, Tim G Frank, PhD, Leslie B Kelly, Mr, Benjie Tang, MD, Alfred Cuschieri, MD. 1. Institute for Medical Science and Technology (IMSaT), University of Dundee, UK 2. Cuschieri Skills Centre, Level 5, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland Objective: Liver retraction for Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery (SPLS)… Continue Reading
Dundee Pulsatile Flow System – Progress Towards a Gold-Standard Cadaver Model for Research and Training
Rachel J Toomey, PhD, Erwin Immel, MSc, Mariana Gueorguieva, PhD, Graeme A McLeod, MD, Graeme Houston, MD, Roos Eisma, PhD, Andreas Melzer, MD DDS. Institute for Medical Science and Technology, University of Dundee, UK; Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK; Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK Objective: Medical research, device development and… Continue Reading