Ectopic Pancreas in the Stomach Presenting As an Inflammatory Abdominal Mass
Takayuki Tokutsu, MD, Toshiyuki Mori, MD, Noritsugu Abe, MD, Tomokazu Kishiki, MD, Hirohisa Takeuchi, MD, Hiroyoshi Matsuoka, MD, Masanori Sugiyama, MD, Yutaka Atomi, MD. Kyorin University, School of Medicine A 32-year-old woman with ectopic pancreas in the stomach, presenting as inflammatory mass, is presented. A computed tomographic (CT) scan demonstrated a mass adjacent to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Staged Approach to Infected Synthetic Mesh: Outcomes Following Abdominal Wall Reconstruction With Strattice Biological Matrix
Sujata Sofat, MD, Ketan Patel, MD, Frank Albino, MD, Maurice Nahabedian, MD, Parag Bhanot, MD. Georgetown University Hospital Departments of General Surgery and Plastics Surgery Background: Infection of synthetic mesh following abdominal wall hernia repair is a complex problem. Management can be difficult resulting in multiple operations with significant morbidity. The majority of cases… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Critical Analysis of Strattice Performance in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Intermediate Risk Patients and Early Complications
Sujata Sofat, MD, Ketan Patel, MD, Frank Albino, MD, Maurice Nahabedian, MD, Parag Bhanot, MD. Georgetown University Hospital Departments of General Surgery and Plastics Surgery BACKGROUND: Indications and outcomes following abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) are variable based on a variety of factors. Patient factors include hernia stage and co-morbidities, while surgeon factors include the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Totally Extraperitoneal Single Incision Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Nicole Sharp, MD, Justin Fried, BS, Rob Watson, MD, John F Eckford, MD, F. Paul Buckley, MD, Stephen Abernathy, MD, Richard Frazee, MD. Scott & White Introduction: Several options exist for the surgical management of inguinal hernias. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has been demonstrated to produce less postoperative pain compared to open inguinal hernia… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Single Port Surgery Experience: 100 Cases and Which Is the Best Port?
Sergio Rojas-ortega, MD, Jorge Garay Jr., MD, Cris Gomez, Nurse. Hospital Beneficencia Española de Puebla Single port surgery (SPS) has been adopted in our surgical practice during the last year. We decided to evaluate three different ports available at our Hospital and the different flexible laparoscopic instruments recomended for these procedures. At the end… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Technology Assessment
The Role of the Preoperative Endoscopic Drainage in the Malignant Obstructive Jaundice
Constantinos S. Mammas, MD MSC PhD, Andreas Polydorou, Associate Professor, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Assistant Professor, Dimitrios Lappas, Assistant Professor, Vasileios Smyrniotis, Professor. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aretaieion University Hospital, Surgical Experimental Unit 'K.TOUNTAS', Background: Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) in Malignant Obstructive Jaundice (MOJ) remains controversial. Aim: This project is a meta-analysis that compares… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Management of Colorectal Anastomotic Stricture With Temporary Stent
Y Saida, MD, T Enomoto, MD, K Takabayashi, MD, A Otsuji, MD, Y Nakamura, MD, M Katagiri, MD, S Nagao, MD, M Watanabe, MD, K Asai, MD, Y Okamoto, MD, J Nagao, MD, S Kusachi, MD. Toho University Ohashi Medical Center PURPOSE: Stenting of benign colorectal conditions has been described, but its role has… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Single-incision Laparoscopic Surgery Used to Perform Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (silstem): A New Technique in Three Cases
Shigeoki Hayashi, PhD MD, Minoru Matsuda, FACS MD, Motoo Yamagata, PhD MD, Ken Hagiwara, MD, Masahito Ikarashi, MD, Tadatoshi Takayama, PhD MD. Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan INTRODUCTION: Transanal endoscopic surgery (TEM) was developed by Buess. However, TEM has slowly gained widespread acceptance among colorectal surgeons because of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Reduced Port Cholecystectomy – A Step Forward in Minimizing Access in Laparoscopic Surgery
Asfar Ali, MS MRCS FNB FIAGES, Parveen Bhatia, MS FRCS FACS, Sudhir Kalhan, MS, Mukund Khetan, MS, Suviraj John, MS MRCS DNB FNB. Institute of MInimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Background: Various innovations have been described in reducing access in laparoscopic surgery. Most of these are either complex or… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Under Local Anesthesia
Norihito Wada, MD PhD, Toshiharu Furukawa, MD PhD, Yuko Kitagawa, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University Background: Laparoscopic hernia repair is considered to be a minimally invasive surgery for inguinal hernia. Pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery, however, requires muscle relaxation and general anesthesia which needs preoperative preparation and post-operative recovery process.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
A Systematic Review of the Association Between Obesity and Inguinal Hernias
Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD MSc FRCSC, Richdeep S Gill, MD, Daniel W Birch, MD MSc FRCSC, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Shahzeer Karmali, BSc MD FRCSC. University of Alberta Background: The prevalence of obesity continues to increase and is associated with increased abdominal girth and pressure. Inguinal hernia incidence has previously been associated with increased intra-abdominal pressures.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Single-incision Laparoscopic Surgery: the Experience of Our First 165 Cases: Pearls and Pitfalls
Akram M Alashari, MD, Nissin Nahmias, MD, Bruce Bernstein, PhD, Stanton Smith, MD, Brian Pellini, MD, Justin Lee, MD, Ibrahim Daoud, MD. Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT Introduction: Single-incision laparoscopic surgery is being increasingly used and emerging as a common alternative to standard multiport laparoscopic surgery.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Multiple Sensors System to Evaluate Minimally Invasive Surgery Trainees
Sami Abusnaineh, MS, Brent W Seales, PhD. University of Kentucky The typical techniques for assessing the performance of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for surgeons and trainees are direct observation, global assessments, and checklists. These techniques are more subjective than objective and provide for a large margin of bias. Therefore, evaluating the skills of MIS… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Technology Assessment
Spleen-preserving Laparoscopic Extended (subtotal) Distal Pancreatectomy
Chang Moo Kang, Jin Hong Im, Sung Hoon Choi, Ho Kyoung Hwang, Woo Jung Lee. Yonsei University College of Medicine,Seoul, Korea Introduction: Laparoscopic distal pancreatosplenectomy has been regarded as safe and effective treatment option in benign and borderline malignant tumor of the pancreas. With the emphasizing role of spleen increased, spleen-preserving LDP (Sp-LDP) has… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Gastric Wedge Resection With Prophylactic Fundoplication for Submucosal Tumor at Gastroesophageal Junction
Jin-jo Kim, MD, Jung-sun Lee, MD. Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea Objective: Laparoscopic gastric wedge resection (LGWR) for a gastric submucosal tumor (SMT) which involved gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) is technically challenging because of difficulty in reconstruction of GEJ after resection and resultant damaged function of lower esophageal sphincter (LES). We… Continue Reading