A novel, minimally invasive approach to assure hemostasis for intercostal bleeding after trauma
Jacob Glaser, MD, Habeeba Park, MD, Nathan Schmoekel, DO, Joseph Dubose, MD, Thomas Scalea, MD, Deborah Stein, MD, MPH. University Of Maryland Shock Trauma Center Introduction: A major complication of blunt thoracic trauma is arterial bleeding, often due to rib fracture and associated injury to an intercostal artery. Tube thoracostomy reliably adresses most bleeding, but… Continue Reading
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A novel natural user interface for image-guided minimally invasive surgery
Francisco M Sanchez-Margallo, PhD, Juan A Sanchez-Margallo, PhD, Jose L Moyano Cuevas, MsC, Juan Maestre Antequera. Minimally Invasive Surgery CentreObjective: Image-guided surgical (IGS) systems allow surgeons to plan and guide the intervention providing additional information on the status of the anatomic structures or position of the surgical instruments. In extirpative surgeries such as hepatectomy or… Continue Reading
A novel technique for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy
Masayasu Aikawa, MD, Mitsuo Miyazawa, MD, Shingo Ishida, MD, Yukihiro Watanabe, MD, Katsuya Okada, MD, Kojun Okamoto, MD, Shigeki Yamaguchi, MD, Isamu Koyama, MD. Saitama Medical University, International Medical CenterIn laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy, extension of the wound is needed to extract the spleen, as the spleen is larger than the pancreas. In the… Continue Reading
A novel technique of the 15-mm blunt trocar site closure in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Obaida Batal, MD, Piotr Gorecki, MD. New York Methodist Hospital This video describes the technique of a blunt trocar port-site closure, utilizing bipolar cautery. As we can see in this video presentation - laparoscopic bipolar probe cautery is applied to the edges of the peritoneal opening. A motion of gradual closure of the edges of… Continue Reading
A Novel Video-Based Performance Rating System for Asynchronous Pinpoint Feedback Loops, Reduced Cycle Time, and Improved Patient Outcomes
Vivek Agrawal, MS1, Jean-Sebastien Legare, MSc1, Daniel Naab, BS1, Justin P Wagner, MD2, Juan Espinosa, MD3, Patrick J Colp, MSc1, David C Chen, MD2. 1Comment Bubble, Inc., 2David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, 3Children's Hospital Los Angeles Objective As video recording in the operating room has become more prevalent, there… Continue Reading
A Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial of an Autologous Tumor/Dendritic Cell Fusion (Dendritoma) Vaccine with Low Dose Interleukin-2 in Stage IV Melanoma
Julia M Greene MD, BSc1, Erika J Schneble Md1, Xianzhong Yu2, Thomas E Wagner PhD2, George E Peoples3. 1San Antonio Military Medical Center, 2Perseus PCI, 3Cancer Insight BACKGROUND: Stage IV melanoma has a high mortality rate. Traditional systemic therapies have shown limited benefit; however, several immunotherapies including cytokine therapies and checkpoint inhibitors have shown promise.… Continue Reading
A Pilot Functional MRI Study in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients To Study Alteration in Taste Functions After Surgery
Ann M Rogers, MD1, Jianli Wang, MD, PhD2, Robert McHugh2, Qing X Yang, PhD2, Andras Hajnal, MD, PhD2. 1Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 2Penn State College of MedicineIntroduction Gastric bypass surgery (GBS) is a commonly performed and substantially successful weight loss procedure. Beyond restriction, malabsorption and gut hormonal changes, GBS appears to change perception of… Continue Reading
A pilot study for the evaluation of the safety and the efficacy of transanal total mesorectal excision
Sung Chan Park,, Dae Kyung Sohn, Min Jung Kim, Kyung Su Han, Hee Jin Chang, Jae Hwan Oh. National Cancer CenterINTRODUCTION Transabdominal approach for resection of low rectal tumor has been considered as a highly demanding procedure because of the confined anatomy and bony angulations particularly in males with a narrow pelvis or obese patients.… Continue Reading
A Portable Hand-Held Robotic Surgical System
Linan Zhang, Shuxin Wang, PhD. Tianjin UniversityObjective: Most commercial surgical robotic system is complex, bulky, heavy, expensive and not portable. Many researchers design a hand-held laparoscopic instrument to replace the bulky commercial surgical robotic system. Although some designs are small, light and have low cost. However, most designs are not ergonomic, the operations are not… Continue Reading
A Proposed Curriculum for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Training During General Surgery Residency
Cory Richardson, MD, Maris Jones, MD, Charles R St. Hill, MD, MSc, Matthew Johnson, MD, Jenny Lam, Nathan Ozobia, MD, FACS. University of Nevada School of MedicineIntroduction: Increased interest in surgeon-performed ERCP has prompted surgical endoscopy fellowships to incorporate ERCP into their training. In 2007, SAGES published guidelines for training in diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP.… Continue Reading
A Prospective Multicenter Study of Self-expandable Metallic Stents As a Bridge To Surgery for Malignant Colorectal Obstruction in Japan: Efficacy and Safety in 313 Patients
Shuji Saito, MD1, Hitoshi Sekido, MD1, Shuntaro Yoshida, MD2, Hiroyuki Isayama, MD3, Takeaki Matsuzawa, MD4, Toshio Kuwai, MD5, Iruru Maetani, MD6, Mamoru Shimada, MD7, Tomonori Yamada, MD8, Masafumi Tomita, MD9, Koichi Koizumi, MD10, Nobuto Hirata, MD11, Hideki Kanazawa, MD12, Satoshi Ikeda, MD13, Ken Konishi, MD14, Tomio Hirakawa, MD15, Rika Kyo, MD16, Toshiyuki Enomoto, MD17, Yoshihisa… Continue Reading
A prospective study assessing the effect of preoperative nutrition on the surgical recovery of elderly patients
Tarifin Sikder, MSc1, Mehdi Tahiri, MD1, Geva Maimon, PhD2, Debby Teasdale, RN2, Shannon Fraser, MD, FRCSC, FACS2, Simon Bergman, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS2. 1McGill University, 2Jewish General HospitalIntroduction: Fifteen to twenty percent of surgical patients are malnourished before surgery. Although the literature acknowledges that nutrition is an important factor in patient health, its impact on… Continue Reading
A Retrospective, Case-Matched Comparison of Weight Loss and Follow-up Among Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients Under 25 Years of Age Compared to an Older Cohort
Ann M Rogers, MD1, Patrick Vincent2, Eugene Won, MD3, Tung Tran, MD4, Gail Ortenzi, RN1. 1Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 2Penn State College of Medicine, 3University of California, Irvine, Dept of Surgery, 4Washington Hospital Center, Dept. of SurgeryBackground The frontal cortex is among the last areas of the brain to fully develop. It houses higher… Continue Reading
A retrospective chart review comparing transabdominal versus transoral remnant extraction in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Scott M Golembeski, MD, Farah Husain, MD, FACS, Brain J Pottorf, MD. Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital. Colorado Permanente Medical GroupBackground: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is increasingly popular as a definitive bariatric operation because of the ongoing research supporting its safety, efficacy and long-term benefits. The technical aspects of this operation continue to evolve in hopes… Continue Reading
A retrospective comparison of SDS with LDS at a single institution
Samuel H Cottam1, Daniel R Cottam, MD1, Legrand Belnap, MD1, Mitch Roslin, MD2. 1BMI, 2Lenox Hill Hospital and North Shore LIJ Background: The duodenal switch is currently the best operation in terms of weight loss. However, it has suffered from the perception that it is too difficult to perform and has undesirable side effects of… Continue Reading
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