Comparison of Early Morbidity Parameters Between Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Classic Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Controlled Trial
Pankaj Garg, title, Jai D Thakur, MBBS, Rajeev Kumar, MBBS MS, Ashok K Attri, MBBS MS, Jeremy Song, BS. 1. SGHKS Charitable Hospital, Sohana, Mohali, Punjab, India 2. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA. 3.Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India. 4. Simches Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA Aim- To compare pain… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Laparoscopic Drainage for Fecal Peritonitis Following Anastomotic Leak. Report of a Case
H Matsuoka, MD, T Mori, MD, T Masaki, MD, T Kobayashi, MD, H Aoki, MD, Y Hashimoto, MD, T Tokutsu, MD, M Sugiyama, MD. Department of Surgery, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan. In laparoscopic colorectal surgery, postoperative anastomotic leak is the critical complication and subsequent stoma creation and drainage should be performed. Even in such situation,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Reintervention in the Management of Anastomotic Dehiscence in Colorectal Laparoscopic Surgery
Mariano Laporte, MD, Maximiliano Bun, MD, Alejandro Canelas, MD, Esteban Grzona, MD, Carlos Peczan, MD, Nicolas Rotholtz, MD. Colorectal Unit, General Surgery Department, Hospital Aleman de Buenos Aires PURPOSE: Anastomotic leakage (AL) is the most devastating complication in colorectal surgery. Laparoscopic reoperative surgery could maintain the benefits of the minimally invasive approach and should be… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
S.C.O.P.E.: Simulated Colonoscopy Objective Performance Evaluation
Tiffany C Cox, MD, Jonathan P Pearl, MD FACS, E. Matthew Ritter, MD FACS. National Capital Consortium Bethesda, Maryland INTRODUCTION: Training to perform diagnostic colonoscopy is difficult to acquire. Currently there is no consensus on what constitutes competency in performing diagnostic colonoscopy. Virtual reality simulators have shown promise for assessing endoscopic skills, but at a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Japanese Patients
Fumiaki Yano, MD FACS, Nobuo Omura, MD, Kazuto Tsuboi, MD, Masato Hoshino, MD, Yoshio Ishibashi, MD, Katsunori Nishikawa, MD, Yuichiro Tanaka, MD, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, MD, Katsuhiko Yanaga, MD FACS. Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Introduction: The laparoscopic fundoplication (LF) is an accepted surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However,… Continue Reading
Is Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy Feasible in a Developing Country? A Comparative Study
Haris R Shaikh, MBBS FRCS, Mufaddal Mahesri, MBBS, Asad Abbas, MBBS, Hisham R Salahuddin, MBBS. Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Introduction: Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) is an exciting advancement which seeks to completely transform modern Laparoscopic surgery. It was, therefore, natural that this new technique would also be adopted to perform the appendectomy, which… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Enucleation of Neuroendocrine Tumor of Pancreas
Takanori Morikawa, MD, Takeshi Naitoh, MD FACS, Masayuki Kakyo, MD, Makoto Kinouchi, MD, Toshinori Andou, MD, Fuyuhiko Motoi, MD, Toshiki Rikiyama, MD, Yu Katayose, MD, Shinichi Egawa, MD, Michiaki Unno, MD. Division of Hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital [Background] Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery has been significantly developed since 1994. However, laparoscopic enucleation (LapEn)… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration (lcbde) Using C- Tube, an Alternative Bile Drainage Method
Yoshihide Chino, PhD, Masaki Fujimura, PhD, Isao sato, MD, Seiji Masuda, MD, Makoto Mizutani, PhD, Tomotake Tabata, MD, Atsushi Okita, PhD, Minoru Iida, PhD. Daiichi-Towakai Hospital Endoscopic Surgery Center INTRODUCTION Recently, laparoscopic surgery has progressed rapidly as an alternative to open laparotomy in the treatment of common bile duct stones (CBDs). However, there are some… Continue Reading
Frequency of Adjustments and Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
Evan Valle, MD, Minh B Luu, MD, Khristi M Autajay, RD, Louis F Fogg, PhD, Jonathan A Myers, MD. Rush University Medical Center ABSTRACT Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is an effective and accepted procedure for weight loss. Long-term follow-up and band adjustments are crucial to achieve sustained weight loss but the optimal frequency… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopy and Bariatrics: Treating Big Problems with Small Incisions
Caroline Jadlowiec, MD, Nissin Nahmias, MD. University of Connecticut, Department of Surgery and The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Department of Bariatric Surgery Introduction After its introduction in the early 1990s, laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) quickly emerged as the preferred choice for most bariatric surgeons thereby replacing traditional open bariatric surgery. As the number of LGBs… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Roux-En-Y Laparoscopic Pancreaticojejunostomy for Chronic Pancreatitis
Juan Toro, MD, Jesus Vasquez, MD, Carlos Lopera, MD, Sergio Diaz, MD, Jean Vergnaud, MD, Andres Ricardo. Surgery department, University of Antioquia School of medicine. Medellín, Colombia BACKGROUND: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by irreversible damage of pancreatic parenchyma leading to exocrine insufficiency, intractable pain and progressive loss of endocrine function. Lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (LPJ) is… Continue Reading
Pancreatic Fistula Rate Is Acceptable After Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery
John A Stauffer, MD, Ross F Goldberg, MD, James M Parker, MD, Steven P Bowers, MD, C. Daniel Smith, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD. Mayo Clinic, Florida Introduction:A vexing challenge of pancreatic surgery has been the development of pancreatic fistula. The rate of pancreatic fistula after traditional open distal or proximal pancreatic resection has been… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Redo Heller Myotomy for Persistent Achalasia
Dustin G Williams, MD, Jose C Hernandez, MD, Alyssa B Chapital, MD PhD, Kristi L Harold, MD. Mayo Clinic Arizona Background:Heller myotomy is the standard surgical procedure performed in patients with achalasia. However, after undergoing Heller myotomy some patients have persistent symptoms of their disease and undergo a redo procedure. This report presents retrospective data… Continue Reading
Attributable Incidence and Costs of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications Following Common Abdominal Surgical Procedures
Jonathan D Bloom, MD, Santosh J Agarwal, BPharm MS, Mary G Erslon, RN MS MBA, Douglas M Hansell, MD MPH, Ross D Segan, MD FACS. Covidien Introduction: We hypothesized that Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (PPCs) are relatively common and may increase hospital costs significantly. The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of PPCs… Continue Reading
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Review of Recurrent and Bilateral Inguinal Hernias Over the Last Seven Years
William C Streetman, MD, Karl LeBlanc, MD MBA FACS. Surgeons Group of Baton Rouge Introduction The most frequently performed operation in general surgery is an inguinal hernia repair. Approximately 600,000 hernia repair operations are performed annually in the United States and as many as 15% of those repairs are estimated to be recurrent hernias. The… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias