Incarcerated Diaphragmatic Hernia After Convergent Maze Procedure
Tejwant S Datta, MD, John P Breard, MD, Thomas Guirkin, MD Southside Regional Medical Center Background: The convergent maze procedure (CMP) is a minimally invasive technique used for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). This technique combines an epicardial and endocardial ablation using radiofrequency energy. The endocardial component is performed via a venous catheter,… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Outcomes and Quality
Surgical Safety in Gastric Bypass. Outcomes from 366 patients in an International Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence in Mexico City.
David Valadez-Caballero, MD, Hugo Sanchez, MD, Miguel F Herrera-Hernandez, MD, PhD, FACS ABC MEDICAL CENTER MEXICO CITY INTRODUCTION: Obesity is considered an increasingly expensive problem for health services. The problem occurs as a result of the associated medical illnesses and the cost spent on his treatment. The explosive growth of bariatric surgery and the weakness… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality
Comparison of clinical results between the Intra-Abdominal Delta-Shaped Billroth-I Anastomosis (BI) using a linear stapler and Extra-Abdominal BI using a circular stapler in Laparoscopic distal Gastrectomy
Kazuhisa Ehara, MD, PhD, Kazumasa Noda, MD, Yoshiyuki Kawashima, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Yamada, MD, PhD, Takashi Fukuda, MD, Daiji Oka, MD, PhD, Hidetsugu Hanawa, MD, Katsumi Amikura, MD, PhD, Toshimasa Yatsuoka, MD, PhD, Youji Nishimura, MD, PhD, Hirohiko Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Youichi Tanaka, MD, PhD Gastroenterological Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center BackgroundLaparoscopic gastrectomy is increasingly performed… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality
Gravity Line Strategy Can Reduce Risk of Intraoperative Injury during Laparoscopic Surgery
Anlong Zhu, PhD, Yanwei Xing, MS, Daxun Piao, PhD, Tao Jiang, MD, Hongchi Jiang, Prof General Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University Background: Intraoperative injuries are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality after laparoscopic surgery. It is accepted that most injuries are the result of misidentification of anatomical structures, which may… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Outcomes and Quality
Asymptomatic Isolated Right Sided Pneumothorax After Screening Colonoscopy with Polypectomy
Keisha P Bonner, Alexius Ramcharan, MD Harlem Hospital Center Colonic perforation following diagnostic colonoscopy has been reported in the literature. However, no case of asymptomatic colonic perforation with isolated right pneumothorax and the absence of pneumomediastinum following colonoscopy has been described. This poster presentation is aimed at presenting this unique case that followed screening colonoscopy… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality
Impact of Operative Duration on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Laparoscopic vs Open Colectomy
Rachel M Owen, MD, Sebastian D Perez, MSPH, S. Scott Davis, MD, Edward Lin, DO, Ankit D Patel, MD, Nathanial Lytle, MD, John F Sweeney, MD Emory University Department of Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Introduction: Prolonged operative duration is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Although laparoscopic colectomy (LC) is commonly… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Outcomes and Quality
International Survey of Surgeons Judge the Lap Band as a ‘Poor’ Operation
R Rutledge, MD The Centers for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery As part of the efforts as the former chairman of the IFSO Varianational Committee on New Procedures we performed a survey of bariatric surgeons around the world. The goal was to assess expert surgical judgment of the risks, benefits and outcomes of various bariatic procedures. This… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality
Retention of Benefit: Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Gravid Female
James C Iannuzzi, MD, Dylan R Nieman, MD, PhD, Kristin N Kelly, MD, Aaron S Rickles, MD, Veerabhadram Garimella, MD, MRCS, Emily S Barrett, PhD, John RT Monson, MD, Fergal J Fleming, MD Surgical Health Outcomes Introduction:Pregnant women undergoing surgery are at elevated risk of surgical complications. Changes in vascular physiology, danger to the fetus,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality
ACS NSQIP Analysis: Moridity and Mortality with Laparoscopic and Open Lysis of Adhesions for Bowel Obstruction.
Subhash Reddy, MD, Jonathan Grotts, MA, David Thoman, MD Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital BackgroundAdhesions account for 50-70% of all Small bowel obstructions in adults. Historically after conservative management fails a laparotomy is performed to enable lysis of adhesions (LOA). There are a growing number of small series demonstrating decreased morbidity and shorter stay with laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality
Evaluation of Diagnostic Indices of Acute Appendicitis in KAUH
Ahmed M Makki, MSc, Surgery, FRCS, Assistant, Profes, Adnan A Merdad, Professo, of, Surgery FRCS, FACS, Sami S Judeeba, MBBS Teaching, Assistant Department of Surgery,Medical College King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah Saudi Arabia Key words : Appendicitis C-reactive protein Right iliac fossa pain Alvarado scoring system Background : Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality
Can Laparoscopy for Colon Resection Reduce the Need for Discharge to Skilled Care Facility?
Abhijit S Shaligram, MD, Lynette Smith, MS, Pradeep Pallati, MD, Anton Simorov, MD, Jane Meza, PhD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD, FACS Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska, Omaha OBJECTIVE: A significant proportion of patients, especially the elderly undergoing colon resections are likely to be discharged to a skilled care facility. This study aims to examine whether… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Outcomes and Quality
Acute Appendicitis in Elderly: Diagnosis and Management Still a Challenge
Jasneet S Bhullar, MD, MS, Sushant Chaudhary, MD, MS, Jennifer Gayagoy, MD, Jacob Adams, BS, Jenna Watson, BS, Peter Lopez, MD, Vijay K Mittal, MD, FACS Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital Background: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency affecting all age groups. Early diagnosis with appropriate management improves outcomes. With an aging population, focus… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality
Changing team members affect procedure times in both open and laparoscopic procedures
Bin Zheng, MD, PhD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD, Terry Phang, MD, O. M. Neely Panton, MD University of Alberta Background: We previously reported that operative procedure times for laparoscopic surgery were prolonged by changes in operative team members (nursing shift changes and resident staff). In this study we ask whether operative procedure times are affected… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality
Laparoscopic Approach to Repair Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injuries: A National Trauma Databank Comparison
Wissam Raad, MD, MRCS, J. Alexander Palesty, MD, FACS Saint Mary's Hospital, The Stanley J. Dudrick Department of Surgery, Yale Affiliate INTRODUCTION – Traumatic diaphragmatic Injury (TDI) usually occurs secondary to multiple trauma. Prompt diagnosis and repair of those injuries is important. Multiple approaches to repairing the diaphragmatic hernia have been described in the literature.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Outcomes and Quality
Roux limb to gastric remnant fistula: An unreported complication of roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery
Farah Karipineni, MD, MPH, Ian Soriano, MD Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA Background and objectives: Gastrogastric fistulas (GGFs) are seen in 1.5% to 12.5% of patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) bariatric surgery, often leading to abdominal pain, dry heaving, and failure to lose adequate weight. Roux limb to gastric remnant fistula is a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Outcomes and Quality