Determinants of 90-day readmission following ventral hernia repair with and without myocutaneous flap reconstruction
James W Feimster, MD, Sabha Ganai, MD, PhD, MPH, Steve Scaife, PhD, John D Mellinger, MD. Southern Illinois University School of MedicineIntroduction: Readmission status is an important clinical and economic component of healthcare outcomes. Readmission following ventral hernia repair has not been well-studied with national level data. This study aims to compare readmission rates for… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
DETERMINING CHANGES IN BONE METABOLISM AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Andrew R Luhrs, MD, Gerardo Davalos, MD, Reginald Lerebours, MA, Keri A Seymour, MD, Jin S Yoo, MD, Kunoor Jain-Spangler, MD, Ranjan Sudan, MD, Chan Park, MD, A. Daniel Guerron, MD, Dana D Portenier, MD. Duke University Health SystemIntroduction: Accelerated bone loss is a known complication after bariatric surgery. Bone mineral density (BMD), in the hip… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Disclosure at #SAGES2018: An Analysis of Physician-Industry Relationships of Invited Speakers at the 2018 SAGES National Meeting
Alex Lois, MD, Anne Ehlers, MD, Jennifer Minneman, MD, Jin Sol Oh, MD, Saurabh Khandelwal, MD, Andrew S Wright, MD. University of WashingtonBackground: It is well established that all potential conflicts of interest (COI) should be disclosed by speakers at scientific meetings, and is required at the SAGES national meeting. Industry payments to US physicians… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
DISPARITIES IN SURGICAL APPROACH FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Alexandra W Elias, MD, Tariq Almerey, MD, Riccardo Lemini, MD, Emmanuel M Gabriel, MD, PhD. Mayo Clinic FLIntroduction: The application of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) using laparoscopic or robotic approaches for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has increased in the last decade. Many studies have identified that a multiple disparities exist in the care for… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
DOES ETIOLOGY OF GASTROPARESIS DETERMINE CLINCIAL OUTCOMES IN GASTRIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TREATMENT OF GASTROPARESIS?
Doris Kim, MD, Shelby Allen, MD, Ryan Gedney, BS, Haley Zlombke, MD, Elizabeth Winter, BS, John Craver, BS, William Lancaster, MD, David Adams, MD. Medical University of South CarolinaINTRODUCTION: Gastric electrical stimulation (GES) in the management of gastroparesis has had mixed clinical response, which may in part be due to the variety in underlying etiology. The most… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Does Race Matter? Racial Disparities in Access to Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: An analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Data Registry
Amanda Roberts, MD1, Nicholas Dugan1, Tanushree Prasad2, Kyle Thompson, PhD2, Selwan Barbat, MD1, Sean Maloney, MD, FACS, FASMBS2, Keith Gersin, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Timothy Kuwada, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD, FACS, FASMBS1. 1Carolinas Weight Management, 2Carolinas Medical CenterBackground: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 40% of the Unites States… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Does Roux -en- Y Gastric Bypass Really Cure Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? Analysis of Objective Data
Maria Veronica Gorodner, MD1, Agustin Matucci, MD1, Laura Sole, MD2, Ricardo Figueredo, MD2, Christian Sanchez, MD2, Luis Caro, MD2, Alejandro Grigaites, MD1. 1Programa Unidades Bariatricas, 2Gastroenterologia Diagnóstica y TerapéuticaIntroduction: Laparoscopic Roux -en- Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) has been proposed as the treatment of choice for obesity combined with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, there are few… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Does taste preference predict weight regain after bariatric surgery?
Yuxi Zhang, BA1, Neeraja Nagarajan, MD, MPH2, Cecilia Portwood, BS, BA2, Kimberly Smith, PhD3, Vidya Kamath, PhD3, Susan Carnell, PhD3, Timothy Moran, PhD3, Kimberley E Steele, MD, PhD2. 1University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 3Department of Psychiatry, The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineIntroduction: Bariatric… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does Underlying Anxiety or Depression Modulate Subjective Outcomes After Nissen Fundoplication?
Carla N Holcomb, MD, MSPH, Anahita Jalilvand, MD, Patricia Belle, Monet Mcnally, Kyle Perry, MD. Ohio State University Medical CenterIntroduction: Anxiety and depression have been associated with increased perception of gastroesophageal reflux, but there is a paucity of data regarding the outcomes of laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery in this patient population. We hypothesized that the presence… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Early cholecystectomy (<8 weeks) following percutaneous cholecystostomy tube placement is associated with higher morbidity
Maria S Altieri, MD, MS1, Jie Yang, PhD2, Donglei Yin, MS2, Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD2, Michael Brunt, MD1, Mark Talamini, MD, MBA2, Aurora Pryor, MD2. 1Washington University School of Medicine, 2Stony Brook University HospitalIntroduction: Percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) placement is often the initial management approach to severe acute cholecystitis in the unstable patient. However, the timing… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Biliary
Early cholecystectomy (<72 hours) is associated with lower rate of complications and bile duct injury: a study of 109,862 cholecystectomies in the state of New York
Maria S Altieri, MD, MS1, L. Michael Brunt, MD1, Jie Yang, PhD2, Chencan Zhu, MS2, Mark Talamini, MD, MBA2, Aurora Pryor, MD2. 1Washington University School of Medicine, 2Stony Brook University HospitalIntroduction: Cholecystectomy is the standard of care for patients with acute cholecystitis. Timing of cholecystectomy has been debated, as recently early cholecystectomy (<72 hours) has been… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Biliary
Effect of an Educational Intervention on Colonoscopy Quality Outcomes for Surgeons in St. John’s, NL
Bradley W Evans, MD, David Pace, MD, Mark Borgaonkar, MD, Matthew Miné-Goldring, Melissa Meng, Jane Brodie, Darryl Boone, Jerry Mcgrath. Memorial University of NewfoundlandIntroduction: We aimed to assess the effect of a colonoscopy skills improvement (CSI) course on quality indicators for surgeons at our institution. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was performed on nine surgeons… Continue Reading
EFFECTS OF QUADRATUS LOMBORUM BLOCK REGIONAL ANESTHESIA ON POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AFTER COLORECTAL RESECTION: A DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
Melissa Boulianne, MD1, Pamela Paquet, MD1, Sebastien Drolet, MD, FRCSC2, Raymond Veilleux, MD, FRCPC3, David Simonyan, MSc4, Alexis F Turgeon, MD, FRCPC, MSc5. 1CHU de Quebec-Université Laval, 2CHU de Quebec - Department of General Surgery, 3CHU de Quebec - Department of Anesthesiology, 4CHU de Quebec - Department of Biostatistics, 5Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe as a Tool to Standardize Anti-Reflux Surgery
Aaron N Sachs, MD, Howard M Mccollister, MD, Timothy P Lemieur, MD, Shawn A Roberts, MD, Lea M Carlson, RNC, Paul A Severson, MD. Minnesota Institute for Minimally Invasive SurgeryINTRODUCTION: Objective, intraoperative measurement of anti-reflux surgery is not standardized and the Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFLIP) has the potential to serve this purpose. There… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Endoscopic gastro-jejunal revisions for treatment of dumping syndrome after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Catherine Tsai, Ulf Kessler, Rudolf Steffen, Hans Merki, Joerg Zehetner. Clinic Beau-SiteBackground: Dumping occurs in up to 25% of patients after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for morbid obesity. While dumping can be avoided in most cases with dietary modifications, severe sequelae of hypoglycemia such as loss of consciousness can severely impact quality-of-life. One of the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity