Uncut Roux-en-Y Reconstruction After Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy
Yong Jin Kim, MD PhD. SCH Hospital Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy is one of the reconstruction methods for the prevention of alkaline reflux gastritis, esophagitis, dumping syndrome, and carcinogenesis of the gastric remnant. However, some patients who receive Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy suffer from the Roux stasis syndrome. To prevent this syndrome, a new type of reconstruction, called… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy With D2 Lymphadenectomy and Total Omentobursectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer
Young-kyu Park, MD PhD, Oh Jeong, MD, Mi-ran Jung, MD, Jang-won Sun, MD, Kwang-yong Kim, Seong-yeob Ryu, MD PhD. Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital Introduction: Laparoscopic gastrectomy has been widely accepted for the treatment of early gastric cancer (EGC) in Korea and Japan. However, it is still debating whether AGCs can be treated with… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Foregut
Experience of Dual Incision Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy (di-ladg) for Patients With Gastric Cancer
Hidenori Fujii, MD PhD, Yoshiyuki Kawakami, MD PhD, Toshiharu Aotake, MD PhD, Koji Doi, MD PhD, Makoto Yoshida, MD, Kei Hirose, MD, Hisaya Shirai, Riki Ganeko, MD, Fumie Tanaka, MD, Yuki Hirose, MD PhD. Department of Surgery , Fukui Red Cross Hospital [Introduction] Since laparoscopic assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) is less invasive, it has… Continue Reading
Minimal Invasive Surgical Approach for the Treatment of Gastroparesis
Joerg Zehetner, MD MMM, John C Lipham, MD, Farrokh Ravari, MD, Shahin Ayazi, MD, Afshin Skibba, MD, Ali Darehzereshki, MD, Rodney J Mason, MD, Namir Katkhouda, MD. USC Department of Surgery Background: Gastroparesis is a chronic disorder resulting in decreased quality-of-life. The Gastric Electrical Stimulator (GES) is an alternative to gastrectomy in patients with… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Wedge Resection of the Stomach for Early Gastric Cancer
Tsutomu Sato, Yasushi Rino, Koichiro Yamaoku, Hirohito Fujikawa, Daisuke Inagaki, Roppei Yamada, Takashi Oshima, Norio Yukawa, Toshio Imada, Munetaka Masuda. Department of surgery, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine Background. Sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) mapping has been recently introduced to the field of gastric cancer. The aim of the present study was to evaluate… Continue Reading
Single Incision Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication in 11 Patients With Gerd
Kazuo Tanoue, MD PhD FACS, Hidenobu Okino, MD PhD, Yasuhiro Nozoe, MD PhD, Masamitsu Kanazawa, MD PhD, Kiichiro Ueno, MD PhD. Ueno Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan (BACKGROUND) Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication has been recognized as the standard procedure for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is one of the newest branches of advanced laparoscopy,… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Gastroduodenostomy After Esophagectomy for Impaired Gastric Emptying
Edward D Auyang, MD MS, Brant K Oelschlager, MD. Department of Surgery, University of Washington Introduction: Impaired emptying of the gastric conduit or neoesophagus after esophagectomy can have multiple etiologies including decreased motility secondary to vagus nerve damage and mechanical stricturing. Often times, these etiologies can be managed with pro-motility medications, dilation, and pyloroplasty.… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Meta-Analysis of Staging Laparoscopy Versus Computed Tomography in Oesophagogastric Cancer Staging
Matthew F Leeman, MBChB MSc MRCS. Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK Introduction: Accurate staging before potentially curative resection is essential in patients with oesophagogastric (OG) cancer. The aim of this study was to review the evidence for Staging Laparoscopy (SL) and Computed Tomography (CT) in OG cancer, with particular reference to… Continue Reading
The Diagnostic Accuracy of Multi-detector Ct Versus Staging Laparoscopy in Oesophagogastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases
Matthew F Leeman, MBChB MSc MRCS, Patel Dilip, FRCR, Anderson Judith, FRCR, Simon Paterson-brown, MBBS MPhil MS FRCSEd FRCSEng. Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK Introduction: Accurate staging before potentially curative resection is essential in patients with oesophagogastric (OG) cancer. Staging Laparoscopy (SL) is the current gold standard investigation for detecting peritoneal… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Hand-sewn Esophagojejunal Anastomosis After Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
Susumu Inamine, MD, Yasuaki Mayama, MD, Tomofumi Orokawa, MD, Osamu Kakazu, MD, Hiroki Sunagawa, MD, Tetsuo Toyama, MD, Hisamitsu Zaha, MD. Nakagami General Hospital Background. In Japan, laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) has been widely accepted for the treatment of early gastric cancer. However, laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) is not widely accepted because of the… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Median Arcuate Ligament Release for Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome
Michael Hill, MD, Dawn Barclay, MD, Neil Ghushe, MD, Daniel Mckenna, MD, Thadeus Trus, MD. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH, USA Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome results from the extrinsic compression of the celiac axis and may manifest with pain and weight loss. This video presents our technique for laparoscopic median arcuate ligament release and… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Foregut
Efficacy of Laparoscopic Gastric Mobilization for Esophagectomy: Comparison With Open Thoraco-Abdominal Approach
Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Tsutomu Namikawa, Jun Iwabu, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki. Kochi Medical School BACKGROUND: Less invasive esophagectomy using laparoscopic or thoracoscopic surgery has been reported better than conventional open thoraco-abdominal approach. But few report directly compared laparoscopic gastric mobilization (LGM) and thoracotmy with laparotomy and thoracotomy. The aim of this study was to investigate… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Takedown of Nissen Fundoplication: A Step-by-step Approach
Bernadette Laxa, MD, Barry Salky, MD. The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Laparoscopic take-down of Nissen fundoplication can be a very challenging procedure and extreme care must be taken to avoid injury to the stomach, esophagus and vagus nerves. This video demonstrates a step-by-step approach to this procedure to ensure safety of these… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing 9-year Follow Up Results Between Open vs. Laparoscopy-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer
Lee Joo-ho, MD PhD, Chae Sumin, MD, Han Ho-seong, MD PhD. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Introduction Application of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for early gastric cancer (EGC) is still controversial because of scant evidence of long-term follow up results and feasibility from prospective randomized trial. We conducted… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Management of Bowel Obstruction, the All Inclusive Approach, Improves Outcomes.
Christopher W Salzmann, MD, Morris E Franklin, MD FACS, Karla Russek, MD. Texas Endosurgery Institute Background: Multiple series on laparoscopic management of Bowel obstruction have been published. Most are limited to likely cases of adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction and exclude patients with hernias and/or Colon Obstruction. We present our series on the “all inclusive… Continue Reading