Laparoscopic management of complicated appendicitis.
Wael N Abdelsalam, MD, Khaled M Katri, MD, Galal M Abouelnagah, MD, Mohamed K Elsaidy, MD, Aly Atteya, MD, Elsaid Elkayal, MD, Mustafa Gamal, MRCS, Mohamed Sharaan, MD, Tamer N Abdelbaki, MD. University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine. Background: Complicated appendicitis is defined as acute appendicitis in which perforation or an intra-abdominal abscess is present.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Median Arcuate Ligament Release
Tatiana Hoyos, MD, John Stauffer, MD, Albert Hakaim, MD, Horacio Asbun, MD. Mayo Clinic, Florida. Median arcuate ligament syndrome is a rare condition in which the median arcuate ligament fibers from the diaphragm compress the celiac artery (CA). This is thought to be due to a low diaphragmatic insertion, a high celiac artery origin from… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic One-handed Knot Tying Technique of the Appendicular Stump
D Gomez, MD, F Arias, MD, G Herrera, MD, A Quintero, MD, N Cortes, MD, G Garcia, MD, L Rojas, MD, C Rodriguez, MD. Fundacion Hospital San Carlos. Introduction: Laparoscopic appendectomy has gained acceptance over the past years. A critical step of this procedure is the closure of the appendicular stump which varies greatly and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic rectopexy; is it useful for persistent rectal prolapse in children?
Medhat I Elsayed, MD, Ahmed M Abdelkader, MRCS. Royal Commission Medical Centre ,Yanbu, KSA. Introduction : Rectal prolapse is a relatively common, usually self-limiting illness in children. Peak incidence is between 1 and 3 years. [1],[2] The intervention is required for the persistent rectal prolapse (PRP). Only scanty experience is available with laparoscopic rectopexy in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Removal of a Retroperitoneal Teratoma Presenting as Epigastric Pain
Jonah J Stulberg, MD, PhD, MPH, Robert Parry, MD, Todd A Ponsky, MD, Mark O McCollum, MD. 1. University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106. 2. MetroHealth Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Surgery, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109. Introduction: Teratomas are a relatively common tumor seen in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic repair of an omphaloenteric remnant in an adult male
Hugo Bonatti, MD, Aboubakr Khairat, MD, Stephen Kavic, MD. University of Maryland. Background: The persistent omphaloenteric remnant is a rare condition, which is most commonly diagnosed at child hood. Symptoms usually occur at an early age and may include chronic abdominal wall infections, abdominal pain and small bowel obstruction. It is rarely seen in adults… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic repair of lumbar hernia with Parietex Mesh using Quills Suture.
Fernado Dip, MD, Hira Ahmad, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACSASMBS. Cleveland Clinic Florida. Background: Lumbar hernias are a rare entity. Repair with mesh via and open or laparoscopic approach are the most accepted definitive treatment modalities.. When using a laparoscopic approach, the fixation of the… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic resection of retroperitoneal schwannoma : Summary of diagnosis, surgical and pathologic outcomes
Myung Jae Jung, Dr, Ho kyoung Hwang, Dr, Chang Moo Kang, Dr, Woo Jung Lee, Pf. Yonsei University Severance Hospital. Introduction: Schwannomas are known to arise from neural sheath Schwann cells. It is usually found in head and neck area. However, the incidence of retroperitoneal schwannoma is very rare (1.5~3%). Objective: We reviewed 9 cases… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Retro-caval Tumor excision
Angela Osmolak, MD, Piyush Aggarwal, MD, Kulsoom Laeeq, MD, Robert Fitzgibbons, MD, Tommy Lee, MD, Sumeet Mittal, MD, Kalyana Nandipati, MD. Creighton University Medical Cneter. Reports of laparoscopic resection of retrocaval tumors in the literature are scarce. This video demonstrates how retrocaval tumors such as ganglioneuromas can be safely, effectively, and reproducibly resected using the… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Treatment of Medial Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
Clayton C Petro, MD, Michael J Rosen, MD, Yuri W Novitsky, MD. University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Introduction: A 48-year-old otherwise healthy female presented with “years” of worsening post-prandial abdominal pain associated with a gradual 45-lb weight loss. Her initial evaluation included an upper endoscopy that showed no obvious etiology of her symptoms. CTA… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy for Complicated Appendicitis: Tertiary Care Expereince
Ravinder Pal Singh Babra, MS, FMAS, Jaspal Singh Selhi, MSDNB, Atul Mishra, MS, Ashish Ahuja, MS, Ashwind Bawa, MS. Dayanand Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana Punjab India. Introduction: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has been an established treatment method for uncomplicated acute appendicitis. Still large numbers of surgeons feel confused regarding the superiority of either laparoscopic or… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgical Management of Small Bowel Obstruction – A Comparison of Outcomes
James P Byrne, BScEng, MD, Fady Saleh, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Luciano Ambrosini, MD, Carolina Jimenez, MD, Joshua Gnanasegaram, Fayez Quereshy, MD, MBA, FRCSC, Timothy D Jackson, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Allan Okrainec, MDCM, MHPE, FACS, FRCSC. Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto. As the laparoscopic management of acute small bowel obstruction (SBO)… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopy-Assisted versus Open Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Case-matched Cohort Study
Ke Chen, MS, Weiwei Jin, MS, Yiping Mou, MD, FACS. Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University. INTRODUCTION: To evaluate short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) for gastric cancer. METHODS : There were 85 patients who underwent LAG were individually matched to 85 patients who underwent… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopy in the Developing World: Perceptions of Patients At Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana About Laparoscopy
Setri Fugar, Adam Gyedu. Dept. of Surgery, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; Directorate of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Background: Laparoscopy has become the gold standard for many surgical cases in the developed world. It however, remains a rarity in developing countries for several reasons, a major one being cost. This study aimed… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Learning Curve in Single Port Endoscopic Surgery
Sujith I Wijerathne, MBBS, MRCS, Dino A Liem, MD, Shaik A Buhari, FRCS, Narendra Agarwal, MBBS, MS, Chiara Montana, MD, Davide Lomanto, MD, PhD, FAMS. Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, Department of Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore. The MIS development towards a lesser invasive approach is evolving and in the last year the newly advocated… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other