Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Is Safe and Effective in Morbidly Obese Patients with Cirrhosis
Jayme B Stokes, MD, Nicholas H Pope, MD, Mohamed Dahman, MD, Sean C Kumer, MD, Timothy M Schmitt, MD, Bruce D Schirmer, MD, Peter T Hallowell, MD. University of Virginia Background: Limited data currently exists regarding the performance of laparoscopic Rou-en-y gastric bypass (LRGB) in patients with cirrhosis. We evaluated our experience at a university… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Duodenojejunal Bypass for Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
G Higa, A Abdemur, M Gianos, S Szomstein, R J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Introduction: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a clearly defined and uncommon medical condition that can result in severe malnutrition. Surgical intervention is indicated in cases of failed long term medical management. Case presentations and Methods: We report a series of three… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Robotic Assisted Whipple: Early Results of a Novel Technique and Comparison with the Standard Open Procedure
Matthew Walsh, MD, Sri Chalikonda, MD, Juan Ramon Aguilar Saavedra, MD, Gregory Lentz, PhD, John Fung, MD. Cleveland Clinic Fundation Background: Since the introduction of minimally invasive surgery, surgeons have sought to optimize the efficiency and safety of these techniques. Recently, robotic assistance devices have been employed in conjunction with standard laparoscopic techniques to further… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Robotics
Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy with Intracorporal Versus Extracorporal Anastamosis: A Comparison of Short-Term Outcomes
Krista Hardy, MD MSc, Ashley Vergis, MD MMedEd, Paul Sullivan, MD. University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada; University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Introduction: The objective of the study was to compare the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with intracorporal versus extracorporal anastamosis. Methods and Procedures: A retrospective review of all elective laparoscopic right hemicolectomies at… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy Through Medial Access Guided By the Landmark of the Superior Mesenteric Vein (SMV): Report of 105 Cases
Shi Yi, Sun Yueming, Bai Jianfeng. department of minimally invasive surgery , first affiliated hospital of Nanjing medical university laparoscopic right hemicolectomy through medial access guided by the landmark of the superior mesenteric vein(SMV): Report of 105 cases BACKGROUND: The laparoscopic approach is increasingly becoming the gold standard for colorectal resections; Although laparoscopic right hemicolectomy… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy Should Be the Standard of Care for Diseases of the Right Colon Which Require Surgical Resection: A Large Multicenter Outcome Study
Oleg Dolghi, MD, Vishal M Kothari, MD, Jason F Reynoso, MD, Elizabeth M Schmidt, MD, Anton Simorov, MD, J U Unnirevi, MBBS, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Medical Center Introduction: A large multi-center study on outcomes of laparoscopic and open right hemicolectomy has not been performed. The objective of this study was to retrospectively… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Right Colectomy with Intracorporeal Anatomosis for Colon Cancer: Surgical and Oncologic Outcomes in 52 Patients
Joyce Ho, MD, Yasir Akmal, MD, Alessio Pigazzi, MD PhD. City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA and Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA IntroductionLaparoscopic colon surgery encompasses a variety of techniques ranging from hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) to laparoscopic-assisted colectomy with extracorporeal anatomosis (LAC) to laparoscopic colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis (LCIA). Data on technique-specific… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Right Colectomy Is Advantageous Over Conventional Open Surgery in Elderly Patients
Catherine Beaumier, BPharm, Yves Bendavid, MD, Margaret Henri, MD, Francoise Heyen, MD, Jean-François Latulippe, MD, Madeleine Poirier, MD. Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Introduction: In many practices, laparoscopy has become the approach of choice for patients undergoing colectomy for benign disease or malignancy. Results of studies show better early outcomes-length of stay and return of bowel function-in patients… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Laparoscopic Revision of Long-Limb Loop Gastric Bypass
Eugenius J Harvey, MD, Kervin Arroyo, MD, Daniel M Herron, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine In this video we present the laparoscopic revision of a distal loop gastric bypass to a standard short limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, for treatment of malnutrition and chronic abdominal pain. The patient is a 47-year-old man with a previous… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Revision of Esophagomyotomy
Michael Edye, MD FACS, Ramin Roohipour, MD, Leon Kushnir, MD, Barry Jaffin, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y. Esophagomyotomy remains the most effective long-term solution for achalasia and results in symptomatic relief in more than 90% of patients. Failure rates have been quoted as high as 17% necessitating further endoscopic interventions such… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Triple Neurectomy: A New Technique for Post Herniorraphy Neuralgia
David Santos, MD, Shirin Towfigh, MD. Cedars Sinai Medical Center OBJECTIVE: Chronic neuropathic pain after retroperitoneal inguinal hernia repair cannot be addressed with the well-described open anterior triple neurectomy. Thus, many patients with chronic pain are not candidates for surgical neurectomy if they have undergone laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, or open posterior inguinal hernia repair… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Resection of Primary Gastric Extraosseous Osteosarcoma
Timothy R Barnett, MD, Diya I Alaedeen, MD. Cleveland Clinic, Fairview Hospital Introduction: Extraosseous osteosarcomas are extremely rare. There are less than two hundred cases reported in the literature. Method: We report a rare case of primary gastric extraosseous osteosarcoma. The laparoscopic approach was utilized in resection of the tumor.Results: An otherwise healthy 72 year… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Resection of Pancreatic Solid-Pseudopapillary Tumor in a 11-Year-Old Boy
Ho Hyun Kim, MD, Eun Kyu Park, MD, Jin Shick Seoung, MD, Young Hoe Hur, MD, Yang Seok Koh, MD, Jung Chul Kim, MD, Chol Kyoon Cho, MD, Hyun Jong Kim, MD. Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School Purpose: Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare clinic entity, representing 1-2%… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Resection of Ge Junction Due to Stricture Post Hiatal Hernia Repair with Circumferential Biologic Mesh
A Bernshteyn, I Fendrich, S Szomstein, R J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Background: Esophageal strictures after repair of hiatal hernias with mesh are a rare but devastating complication. We present the case of a patient that developed a mesh erosion and distal esophageal stricture requiring laparoscopic resection of the GE junction Methods: A 70 year… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Resection of an Esophageal Duplication Cyst
Ross F Goldberg, MD, Michael Parker, MD, John A Stauffer, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD FACS, C. Daniel Smith, MD FACS, Steven P Bowers, MD FACS. Mayo Clinic - Florida Esophageal duplication cysts are rare congenital lesions. There have been a small number of reported cases of these lesions being treated in the adult population… Continue Reading
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- Foregut