An Initial Experience with and Safety of a Novel Approach to Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
George H Pfaltzgraff, MD, FACS. Ellsworth Municipal Hospital. Introduction The hypothesis that there could be a minimally invasive, safe operation with few side effects, and few failed hiatal hernia repairs led to the use of a combination of laparoscopic anterior hiatal hernioplasty with the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication. This was evaluated in a single center,… Continue Reading
An interesting case of MEN type 1 diagnosed on workup for cholecystitis
Darshak Shah, MD, MBBS, Alexander Valderrama Ramirez, MD, Ashish Padnani, MD, MBBS, Talat Addasi, MD. New York Hospital Queens, New York. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia-1 (MEN-1) is a rare hereditary endocrine disorder predisposing to tumors of pituitary gland, pancreas, parathyroid and gastrointestinal tract. A practical definition of MEN1 is a case with 2 of the 3… Continue Reading
An Observational Study of Latent Inguinal Hernias During Laparoscopic Surgery for Other Sites
Yuka Mine, Fumihiko Fujita, Daisuke Kawahara, Takehiro Mishima, Yasuhiro Torashima, Shinichiro Ito, Shigeki Minami, Kengo Kanetaka, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Tamotsu Kuroki, Susumu Eguchi Eguchi. Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Background: The incidence of inguinal hernia is reported to be approximately 1.5% in the Japanese population. The purpose of this study was… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
An Umbrella Approach to Large Or Massive Incisional Hernias with Open Components Separation and Biologic Mesh Reinforcement
Gordon Lee, BS, Audriene Sanchez, MS, Heidi Ryan, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD, FACS. University of Nevada School of Medicine. Background: Large (> 10 cm diameter) or massive (> 20 cm diameter) or complex hernias remain a challenge with frequent complications. Ideal patient selection for techniques including open or endoscopic components separation, reinforcement with porous prosthetics… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
An unusual case presented with coincidence of primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors and gallbladder adenocarcinoma
Jiong Lu, MD, NanSheng Cheng, MD. Department of Bile Duct Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. We present a case of coincidence of primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors and gallbladder adenocarcinoma in a 67-year-old woman. She had a 1-month history of intermittent epigastric pain. Her past history was not significant and physical… Continue Reading
Analysis of Outcomes for Single Incision Right Colectomy Reveals a Minimal Learning Curve
Katherine A Kirk, MD, Brian A Boone, MD, Leonard Evans, MD, Steven Evans, MD, David L Bartlett, MD, Matthew P Holtzman, MD. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. INTRODUCTION Single incision right colectomy has emerged as a safe and feasible alternative to standard laparoscopic resection. As with any new surgical approach, definition of the number of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Antegrade Wire, Rendezvous Cannulation of the Biliary Tree May Reduce the Incidence of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
Ryan M Juza, MD, Randy S Haluck, MD, Ann M Rogers, MD, Jerome R LynSue, MD, Eric M Pauli, MD. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Introduction: Post-procedural pancreatitis (PPP) is a common serious complication of therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with a reported incidence of up to 10%. Multiple cannulation attempts,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Antenna coupling from monopolar instruments explains unintended thermal injury caused by common O.R. monitoring devices
Nicole T Townsend, MD, Edward Jones, MD, Alessandro Paniccia, MD, Greg V Stiegmann, MD, Thomas N Robinson, MD. University of Colorado. INTRODUCTION: Unintended thermal injury from patient monitoring devices connected to wires extending off the surgical field (e.g., neuromonitoring leads, EKG pads) is reported in the literature without a clear understanding of this injury’s mechanism.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Outcomes and Quality
Anthropometric changes may predict diabetic response after bariatric surgery
Pornthep Prathanvanich, MD, Sharfi Sarker, MD, P Marco Fisichella, MD, Bipan Chand, MD. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a life-threating obesity linked condition often treated with bariatric surgery. Predictors of positive surgical response include duration and severity of diabetes, type of operation employed and various patient… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Appendix Mucocele: Case series and literature review
Darshak Shah, MD, MBBS, Ashish Padnani, MD, MBBS, Gaurav Sharma, MD, MBBS, Litong Du, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, MBBS. New York Hospital Queens, New York. Background: Appendiceal Mucocele is a very rare disease and found in only 0.3-0.4% appendectomies. It is characterized by mucoid accumulation in theappendix lumen and can present with diverse clinical features… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Are All Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy Procedures the Same? Impact of Surgical Technique On Patient Outcome
Ian M Paquette, MD, Bobby Johnson, MD, Bradley R Davis, MD. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Introduction: Laparoscopic colectomy has become a standard approach due to improved patient recovery and decreased hospital stay. There is large variability in the surgical techniques used in laparoscopic colectomy. Surgeons may use a straight laparoscopic approach, hand-assisted approach,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Assessment of Baseline Da Vinci Skill Sets and Knowledge in a Robot Naive Academic General Surgery Program
Cory Richardson, MD, Mariangela Rivera, MD, Heidi Ryan, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD. University of Nevada School of Medicine. Background: As robotic surgical systems become more commonly used for general surgery procedures, growing numbers of residents will desire exposure to these systems during their residency training. Currently, residents finish their training with various levels of knowledge… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
ASSESSMENT OF MEDICAL STUDENT LAPAROSCOPIC SKILLS USING VIRTUAL REALITY AND FUNDAMENTALS OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY(tm) TASKS
Erica Sutton, MD, Craig Ziegler, MS, Kevin Martin, BS, Stuart Crawford, BS, Matthew Golden, MD, J. David Richardson, MD. Hiram C. Polk, Jr. MD Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY. Introduction: This study evaluates if undergraduate medical trainees’ laparoscopic skills acquisition could be monitored and assessed using a virtual reality… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Assessment of Performance During Advanced Laparoscopic Fellowship- A Single Subject Design
Iman Ghaderi, MD, MSc, Yoon Soo Park, PhD, Lauriane Auvergne, BBA, Timothy M Farrell, MD. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to investigate the acquisition of advanced laparoscopic technical skills and to determine the association between continuous self-assessment of a trainee and that of an attending, using… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Assessment of the Quality of Internet Information On Sleeve Gastrectomy
Ricard Corcelles, MD, PhD, Hector Romero Talamas, MD, Christopher Daigle, MD, Philip Schauer, MD, PhD, Stacy Brethauer, MD, PhD. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (cleveland. Oh). INTRODUCTION The Internet is an important source of information for morbidly obese patients who are potential candidates for bariatric procedures. In the last few years, there is a growing demand for… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity