Effect of Negative Pressure Therapy (NPT) On Porcine Intestinal Anastomoses
Kenneth C Norbury, PhD, Barbara A Collins, BS, Deepak V Kilpadi, PhD MBA. Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Introduction: Treatment of penetrating abdominal trauma is often confounded by the inability to completely close the abdomen as a result of massive visceral edema. Temporary abdominal closures (TACs) have been increasingly utilized for the treatment of the open abdomen… Continue Reading
Effectiveness of Telemedicine in a Forward Combat Environment
Robert B Lim, MD LTC, Alberto H Abadia, MD MAJ, Juan L Martin, MD MAJ, Antonio D Colomo, MD CPT. Spanish Role IIe Hospital in Herat Telemedicine has been touted as a way to augment a remote hospital's capabilities, but little has been published on its effects in the combat environment. Small surgical teams have… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Emerging Technology
Efficacy of Full-Thickness Gastric Perforation Closure with a Novel Over-The-Scope Clip (OTSC) Application Device
Kai Matthes, MD PhD, Yunho Jung, MD, Masayuki Kato, MD, Mark A Gromski, BA, Ram Chuttani, MD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Objective of the Device: The Ovesco OTSC clip (Ovesco Endoscopy AG, Tubingen, Germany) has been approved by the FDA (December 2010) for the treatment of gastrointestinal hemorrhage and… Continue Reading
Eliminating Covered Self-Expanding Stent Migration with a Novel Fixation Procedure
Shanda H Blackmon, Assistant Professor. The Methodist Hospital BACKGROUND: Leakage from esophageal and gastric perforation carries a high morbidity and often requires surgical intervention. In spite of the promising early results from esophageal stenting, migration of the stent continues to plague the physician, and occurs twenty to sixty percent of the time. A new technique… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Infrared Coagulation: Broad Range of Novel and Practical Utility Ranging From Internal Hemorrhoids to NOTES
Elisabeth C McLemore, MD, Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD, Rudy Rai, MD, Junaid Siddiqui, MD, P Patrick Basu, MD, Mousab Tabbaa, MD, Michael S Epstein, MD. University of California, San Diego Objective: A novel endoscopic delivery system for infrared coagulation therapy has recently been designed and approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in human… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Malignancies of the Foregut: an Early North American Experience
Lorenzo E Ferri, MD PhD, Gerald Fried, MD. McGill University and The Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery Objective: Endoscopic resection of early malignancies of the GI tract is justified in patients with a negligible risk of lymph node metastasis. Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) enables the organ-sparing and en-bloc resection of any size lesion, significantly… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Gastric Lesion By Using a Master and Slave Transluminal Endoscopic Robot (MASTER): A Survival Study
DAVIDE LOMANTO, MD PhD FAMS Surg, SOO JAY PHEE, PhD, RAJAT GOEL, MBBS MS DNB, ANDY PRIMA KENCANA, B Eng, SOON CHIANG LOW, PhD, kHEK YU-HO, MD. Dep.of Surgery and Dept. Of Medicine, Y L L School of Medicine, National University of Singapore; School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Endoscopic Submucosal… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Tattooing to Mark Distal Margin for Laparoscopic Rectal Resection
Daniel D Kirchoff, MD, Joon Ho Jang, MD, Vesna Cekic, RN, Kathy Baxter, RN, Pranat Kumar, MD, Koji Park, MD, Kevin Holzman, MD, Richard L Whelan, MD. St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Introduction: Colonic tattoos are routinely used to facilitate laparoscopic localization of colonic neoplasms. Tattoos are not commonly used for rectal cancers. Although it is… Continue Reading
Establishment of Gastrectomy and Hepatectomy By Multi Piercing Surgery (needle Surgery with NOTES) Using 3-Mm Diameter Devices: Ultra Minimally Invasive Surgery Allowing the Triangular Formation That Replaces Single Port Surgery
Takeshi Ohdaira, MD, Norifumi Tsutsumi, MD, Megumu Mori, MD, Kyo Jo, MD, Makoto Hashizume, MD. Department of Advanced Medicine and Innovative Technology, Kyushu University Hospital Objectives: A number of minimally invasive surgical procedures by Single Port Surgery (SPS) have been proposed. However, there exist the following issues: 1) the fatal flaw that the triangular formation… Continue Reading
Establishment of Local Immunotherapy and Stem Cell Regeneration Therapy for Intra Abdominal Solid Tumor By Multi Piercing Surgery (Needlescopic Surgery with NOTES): Possibility of Ultra-Minimally Invasive Surgery By Needle-Type Robots
Takeshi Ohdaira, MD, Norifumi Tsutsumi, MD, Megumu Mori, MD, Kyo Jo, MD, Makoto Hashizume, MD. Department of Advanced Medicine and Innovative Technology, Kyushu University Hospital Objectives: A number of minimally invasive therapeutic procedures by single port surgery (SPS) have been proposed. However, there exist the following issues: 1) the flaw that the triangular formation for… Continue Reading
Experience with an Unique Clip Applier (Acuclip) During Single Incision Laparoscope Cholecystectomy
Abe Akihito, PhD, Tagaya Nobumi, PhD, Kasama Kazunori, MD, Taketsuka Shoujirou, MD, Kubota Keiichi, PhD. Dokkyo Medical University Purpose: Innovation and development of devices and skill during single incision laparoscope surgery are constantly advancing. Devices using in single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) have been spread. The number of institution performing SILC and the patients for… Continue Reading
First Rib Resection: A Novel Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Minimally Invasive Approach to the Management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Harmik J Soukiasian, MD, Ankur Gupta, MD, George Berci, MD, Robert J McKenna, MD. Cedars - Sinai Medical Center, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery INTRODUCTION: With the failure of medical management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, surgical intervention is indicated. The surgical management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome has been dominated by the use of either a supraclavicular… Continue Reading
Flexible Laparoscopy in Adjustable Gastric Band Placement
James A Dickerson, MD, Chan W Park, MD, Aurora D Pryor, MD. Duke University Medical Center Single-access laparoscopic surgery is rapidly gaining popularity but is accompanied by a unique set of challenges. Limitations in this technique are characterized by a loss of surgical triangulation and counterintuitive hand movements. Flexible laparoscopy has evolved as a method… Continue Reading
From Social Networking to Surgical Education: A Novel Use of Web Based Video Conferencing Technology for Remote Laparoscopic Skills Training
Allan Okrainec, MD, Horacio Asbun, MD, Edgar Figueredo, MD, Oscar Henao, MD, Edmundo Dedios, MD, Jacqueline Narvaez, Ted Trus, MD. University of Toronto, ON, Canada; Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA; Universitario San Vicente de Paul, Colombia; Jorge Reategui Hospital, Peru; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH Objective: The SAGES Global… Continue Reading
Gaze Training Improves Technical Performance and Resistance to Distractions in Virtual Laparoscopic Surgery
Mark Wilson, Sam Vine, James Brewer, Elizabeth Bright, Rich Masters, John McGrath. University of Exeter OBJECTIVES: The operating room environment is replete with stressors and distractions that increase the attentional demands of what are already complex psychomotor procedures. As the attentional control of novices appears to be particularly disrupted by auditory distractions, helping trainees to… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation