Endoscopic and Fluoroscopy Guided EndoVive® Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placement for Patients with Esophageal Perforations
Jaideep Das Gupta, MD, James Verlanic, MD, Nida Bham, MD, Adam Delu, MD, Neelakantan Prakash, MD, Jess Schwartz, MD. University of New MexicoBackground: Esophageal perforation carries a high morbidity and mortality rate if not treated appropriately and aggressively. The treatment for esophageal perforation includes medical management, endotherapy or surgery. Yet, for all options, feeding access… Continue Reading
The value of a negative preop Restech test for postop results – Gastrointestinal function testing using the new minimally invasive laryngopharyngeal PH probe
Dolores T Mueller, Laura Knepper, Florian Gebauer, Wolfgang Schröder, Christiane J Bruns, Jessica M Leers, Hans F Fuchs. University of Cologne, Department of SurgeryIntroduction: Laryngopharyngeal pH-monitoring (Restech) is a relatively new reflux testing device that needs more validation. It was developed to detect both liquid and acidic gas vapor, and the pharyngeal probe placement may… Continue Reading
A novel technique of single-port thoracic-assisted totally laparoscopic esophagogastrectomy for Siewert type 2 adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction
Wei Wang, Wenjun Xiong, Jin Wan, Xiaofeng Zhu. Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese MedicineBackground: The incidence of Siewert type ? adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction (AEG) is increasing, especially in Asia, but laparoscopic surgery for type 2 AEG is not widely accepted due to the technical challenges and unknown prognosis. To address this problem, we developed… Continue Reading
Laryngopharyngeal pH Monitoring (Restech) may predict a successful surgical outcome for regurgitation and oropharyngeal symptoms after laparoscopic antireflux surgery
Dolores T Mueller, Laura Knepper, Wolfgang Schröder, Florian Gebauer, Christiane J Bruns, Jessica M Leers, Hans F Fuchs. University of Cologne, Department of SurgeryIntroduction: Laryngopharyngeal pH-monitoring (Restech) is a relatively new reflux testing device that needs more validation. It was developed to detect both liquid and acidic gas vapor, and the more consistent pharyngeal placement… Continue Reading
The Registry of Anti-Reflux Surgery (ROARS) Results Of 1173 Patients At 1 Year
Elisa Furay, MD1, SD Doggett, PA1, K Freeman, NP2, Francis P Buckley, MD1, R Bell, MD2. 1Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin l, 2Institute for Esophageal and Reflux SurgeryObjective: Prospectively collected data from the Registry of Anti-Reflux Surgery (ROARS) were used to evaluate patient reported outcomes after laparoscopic magnetic sphincter augmentation… Continue Reading
GASTRECTOMY FOR GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS: DOES ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE AFFECT PERIOPRATIVE AND ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES?
Patrick J Sweigert, MD1, Emanuel Eguia, MD, MHA1, Marc H Nelson, MD1, Haroon Janjua, MS2, Gerard J Abood, MD, FACS1, Bipan Chand, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FASGE1, Paul C Kuo, MD, MS, MBA, FACS2, Marshall S Baker, MD, MS, MBA1. 1Loyola University Medical Center, 2University of South FloridaIntroduction: Laparoscopic (LG) approaches to gastrectomy for gastrointestinal stromal tumors… Continue Reading
Standardization of surgical technique in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy
Yuji Morine, MD, Mitsuo Shimada, Satoru Imura, Tetsuya Ikemoto, Shuichi Iwahashi, Yu Saito, Shinichiro Yamada. Department of Surgery, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima UniversityBackground: Recent advances of diagnostic tool could contribute to the increasing detection of cystic or solid benign tumors, and even early malignancy. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (Lap-DP) is being accepted as a feasible and… Continue Reading
The role and the feasibility of single incision laparoscopic surgery in the SBO operation
Yozo Suzuki, MD, PhD, Masahisa Ohtsuka, MD, PhD, Manabu Mikamori, MD, PhD, Takuro Saito, MD, PhD, Kenta Furukawa, MD, PhD, Mitsunobu Imasato, MD, PhD, Kentaro Kishi, MD, PhD, Masahiro Tanemura, MD, PhD, Hiroki Akamatsu, MD, PhD. Osaka Police HospitalBACKGROUND: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) has a variety of backgrounds and its operation procedure is often modified… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic resection of gastrointestinal stromal tumors near Gastro-esophageal Junction
Gaurav Singh, Dr, Yashas H Ramegowda, Dr, Srikanth Gadiyaram, Dr. Sahasra Hospitals, Centre of Excellence for Gastroenterology, Bangalore, IndiaIntroduction: Organ preservation is a cornerstone in the surgical removal of gastro-intestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Laparoscopic surgery and the current surgical technology have enabled the same in the management of GISTs near gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ), without the… Continue Reading
Tumor deposits counted as positive lymph nodes in stage III gastric cancer: a novel N category in TNM staging
Wenquan Liang, Kecheng Zhang, Hongqing Xi, Jianxin Cui, Aizhen Cai, Jiyang Li, Yunhe Gao, Xiaosong Wu, Xinxin Wang, Bo Wei, Lin Chen. Chinese PLA General HospitalBACKGROUND: Tumor deposits (TDs) are defined as satellite tumor nodules without histologic evidence of residual lymph node in peritumoral or regional lymph node areas. TD are markers of poor prognosis in… Continue Reading
Enhanced recovery protocol for patients receiving 3D laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy: high compliance rate correlated with a shortened postoperative stay
Kecheng Zhang, Canrong Lu, Jianxin Cui, Xiaohui Huang, Lin Chen. Chinese PLA General HospitalBackground: Chinese Society of Surgery and Chinese Society of Anesthesiology has jointly released the Chinese Expert Consensus and Clinical Practice Pathway for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) (2018 edition) in January 2018. We investigated the impact of enhanced recovery protocol on patients… Continue Reading
Study of continuous intraoperative vagus nerve stimulation for monitoring the recurrent laryngeal nerve function during thoracoscopic esophagectomy in a prone position for esophageal cancer
Soji Ozawa, Kazuo Koyanagi, Akihito Kazuno, Miho Yamamoto, Yamato Ninomiya, Kentarou Yatabe. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, JapanIntroduction: Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis caused by lymph node dissection during thoracoscopic esophagectomy is one of the most important postoperative complications causing hoarseness, aspiration, pneumonia, or dysphagia. Continuous intraoperative vagus nerve stimulation for monitoring the… Continue Reading
RESULTS OF COLON BY-PASS SURGERY WITH LEFT COLON IN TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL CHEMICAL STRICTURE
Viet Trung Lam, MD, PhD, Dung Tien Tran Phung, MD, PhD. Cho Ray hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamBackground: Esophagectomy to treat esophageal chemical stricture is often combined with high morbidity due to extended adhesion and cicatrisation around the affected esophagus. Aim: To evaluate the feasibility and results of colon by-pass surgery with left colon… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a single center 12 year experience and learning curve
Carlo Marino, MD, Cristián Jarry, MD, Vanessa Ahumada, Fernando Crovari, MD, Rodrigo Muñoz, Nicolás Quezada, Enrique Norero, Julián Varas, Pablo Achurra. Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileBackground: Laparoscopic gastrectomy has shown to be a feasible approach for gastric cancer but involves long learning curves. As a learning curve progress, operating time, complications and conversion rates commonly… Continue Reading
Heller Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication for Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction: A Case Series
Timothy W Mansour, MD, William O Richards, MD. University of South AlabamaEsophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction (EGJOO) is a variant of achalasia that is characterized by increased lower esophageal sphincter (LES) tone in the setting of preserved peristalsis. It is a relatively new diagnosis since the advent of high resolution manometry (HRM) and its management has… Continue Reading