Discontinuation of Antiplatelet Therapy for Colonoscopy and the Associated Thromboembolic Risk
Izi D Obokhare, MD, Jose Cordova, MD, David E Beck, MD FACS, Charles B Whitlow, MD FACS, David , A Margolin, MD FACS. Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery Ochsner Medical Center Introduction:Discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy (APT) is associated with a low risk of thromboembolic events. There is a dearth of data to guide… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Do Experienced Open Surgeons Learn Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Faster? A Study for the National Training Program in England
Danilo Miskovic, MD, Melody Ni, PhD, Amjad Parvaiz, FRCS, Austin Acheson, MD, Ian Jenkins, MD, John Griffith, MD, Mark Coleman, MD, George Hanna, PhD. Imperial College London Introduction: It remains unclear to what degree experience in open surgery impacts the learning of the according laparoscopic operation. The aim of this study was to investigate… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Does the Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Increase Postoperative Complications in Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection?
Alejandro G Canelas, MD, Maximiliano E Bun, MD, Esteban E Grzona, MD, Mariano Laporte, MD, Federico Carballo, MD, Nicolás A Rotholtz, MD. Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina BackgroundNeoadjuvant radiation and chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer reduces local recurrence. However, many authors report an increase in the rate of intraoperative and postoperative complications due to local… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Duplicate Appendix With Acute Ruptured Appendicitis- Case Report
Sharique Nazir, MD, Ibrahim I Jabbour, MD MPH, Larry Griffith, MD FACS, Armand Asarian, MD FACS, Peter J Pappas, MD FACS. The Brooklyn Hospital Center INTRODUCTION Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of emergent abdominal surgery in the United States (US). Less than 100 appendiceal duplications have been documented in the literature to… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Early Experience of Single-port Laparoscopic Anterior Resection for Colon Cancer
Hyung-jin Kim, MD, Sang-chul Lee, MD, Bong-hyung Kye, MD, In-kyu Lee, MD, Hyeon-min Cho, MD, Seong-taek Oh, MD, Jun-gi Kim, MD. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea Introduction: Single-port laparoscopic surgery (SPLS) has recently emerged as a method to improve cosmetic benefit of conventional laparoscopic surgery. Herein, we describe… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Early Laparoscopic Single-stage Resection for the Treatment of Acute Diverticulitis
Seema Izfar, MD, Teresa H. Debeche-adams, MD, Sam Atallah, MD, Matthew R Albert, MD, James Clancy, ARNP, Karla Miller, Omar Felix, MBBS, Sergio W Larach, MD. Florida Hospital Introduction: Recent literature regarding the treatment of acute diverticulitis has supported non-operative management or delayed operative management in the setting of acute disease. This can result… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Economic Impact of Anastomotic Leaks in Colectomy Procedures in the USA: 2005-2009
Lobat Hashemi, MS, Nilay Mukherjee, PhD, Michael Morseon, MS, Rhea Sirkar. Covidien INTRODUCTION: Colectomy procedures to remove a portion of the large intestine are performed in patients with cancer, diverticulitis, trauma and inflammatory bowel disease. The anastamosis between the joined portions of the large intestine can leak, often with serious consequences for the patient… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Effects of Early Enteral Nutrition On Postoperative Complications After Gastrointestinal Anastomosis
Ali Uzunkoy, Prof Dr. Harran University School of Medicine Departyment of General Surgery Background: The patient's nutritional status is one of the most important factors for postoperative complications. Morbidity and mortality is increased in the cases with poor nutritional status. Recently, there are some reports about the benefits of early enteral nutrition. However, there… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Efficacy of Intracolonic Washout in Patients With Anastomotic Leak
Sohyun Kim, MD, Sanghun Jung, MD PhD, Jae Hwang Kim, MD PhD. Yeungnam university hospital IntroductionOne of the most important causes of anastomotic stricture is local sepsis due to leakage. Even though it is defunctioned with stoma formation, sometimes fibrotic stricture remains. We added intracolonic wash out procedure to the conventional procedures for anastomotic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Enhanced Recovery Pathways Decrease Length of Stay Following Colorectal Surgery But How Quickly Do Patients Actually Recover?
A Neville, MD, A S Liberman, MD, P Charlebois, MD, B Stein, MD, A Ncuti, BSc, M C Vassiliou, MD, G M Fried, MD, L S Feldman, MD. McGill University Health Center Background: Enhanced recovery pathways (ERP) are associated with decreased complications and shorter hospital stay after colorectal surgery. While many studies evaluating recovery… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Etamis: Endoscopic Visualization for Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery
Alisa M Coker, MD, Cristina Metildi, MD, Takayuki Dotai, MD, Geylor Acosta, MD, Luciano Antozzi, MD, Marcos Michelotti, MD, Nikolai Bildzukewicz, MD, Juan S Barajas-gamboa, MD, Bryan Sandler, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Mark A Talamini, MD, Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD, Elisabeth C Mclemore, MD. Center for the Future of Surgery, Department of… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Experience of the Three Trocars Method for Colorectal Laparoscopic Surgery
Shuji Kitashiro, Shunichi Okushiba, Yo Kawarada, Takeshi Sasaki, Daisuke Saikawa, Hiroyuki Katoh. Tonan hospital InroductionWe introduce our technique of the three trocars method for colorectal cancer. This method means to perform surgery without assistant. It may operative offer many unique advantages, e.g., operator can control the operative view directory, it may diminish human error,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Factors Affecting the Difficulty of Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer
Cho Tae-ho, MD, Baek Jeong-heum, MD, Lee Won-suk, MD, Lee Woon-kee, MD, Kang Jeong-hyun, MD. Department of Surgery, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea Keyword : Total mesorectal excision(TME), Pelvic dissection time, Rectal cancer, Degree of difficulty INTRODUCTION - The laparoscopic approach for rectal cancer is being performed with… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Factors Associated With Reoperation, Postoperative Morbidity and Readmission Rates After Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis
Jinyu Gu, MD, Luca Stocchi, MD, Feza Remzi, MD, Ravi Kiran. Cleveland Clinic Foundation Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate factors affecting postoperative outcomes after laparoscopic total abdominal colectomy (TAC) for ulcerative colitis (UC). Methods Patients undergoing laparoscopic TAC for severe UC/indeterminate colitis during 1998-2010 in our institution were retrospectively identified.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Factors Associated With Successful Excision of Small Rectal Carcinoid Tumor
Hae Jung Son, MD, Dae Kyung Sohn, MD PhD, Chang Won Hong, MD, Kyung Su Han, MD, Byung Chang Kim, MD, Ji Won Park, MD, Hyo Seong Choi, MD PhD, Hee Jin Chang, MD PhD, Jae Hwan Oh, MD PhD. Center for Colorectal cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal