Is next-day discharge following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass safe in select patients? Analysis of short-term outcomes
Ahmad I Elnahas, MD, FRCSC, David R Urbach, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Allan Okrainec, MDCM, MHPE, FACS, FRCSC, Fayez Quereshy, MD, MBA, FRCSC, Timothy D Jackson, MD, MPH, FRCSC. Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto. Introduction: There is controversy surrounding the safety and feasibility of next-day discharge following laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Conversion: VBG to Gastric Bypass
Edward L Felix, MD. Marian Hospital, Santa Maria California. Vertical banded gastroplasties were common 20 to 30 years ago, but are rarely performed today because of high failure rates and complications. Complications include band erosion, stenosis or obstruction, reflux, and gastro-gastric fistulas or break down of the partitioning staple line as well as weight regain.… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Gastric Restrictivee Procedures in the Super Super Obese (BMI > 60 kg/m2) Without the Use of Prophylactic Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Our Experience at a Bariatric Center of Excellence
Salvatore Docimo, Jr., DO, Laura Crankshaw, BS, George Ferzli, MD. Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. INTRODUCTION Patients undergoing bariatric surgery are at an increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE).The incidence of symptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients following bariatric surgery ranges from 0%-5.4% 5 and 0%-6.4%. Prophylaxis against VTE is… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic gastrojejunal revision with selective gastrectomy for intractable marginal ulcers following gastric bypass
Andrejs Rudovics, MD, Dennis Hong, MD, S Gmora, MD, M Anvari, MB, BS. McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. Background: Marginal ulcers following gastric bypass for morbid obesity is a common complication. The incidence of marginal ulceration varies from 0.6 to 16%. Most marginal ulcers respond to conservative medical therapy. Marginal ulcers unresponsive to medical… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic management of abdominal abscess associated to gastric band
Veronica V Hernandez-Najera, MD, Lucas O Tijerina-Gomez, MD, Eduardo A Flores-Villalba, MD, Adali Barragan-Farias. Hospital San Jose Tec de Monterrey, Tec Salud.. Adjustable gastric band colocation is a procedure that has had an exponential growth. In the last years it has grown in a 329%, being the second most common bariatric surgery. However, this has… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication with a Lap Band Placement: Two Procedures in a Unique Surgey for Treatment for Obesity and Severe Reflux Disease
Gildo O Passos Jr, MD, Diego Laurentino Lima, MD, Yukie C Konishi, Juscielle S Barros, Ingrid L V. Rodrigues, G L Carvalho, PhD. University of Pernambuco, Faculty of Medical Sciences. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate 2 procedures in association during a unique surgery: Adjstable Laparoscopic Banding and Nissen Fundoplication with the purpose of less aggressive loss weight… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Repair of Banded Gastric Bypass Pouch Obstruction
Ray King, MD, PhD, Sean Lee, MD, Amy Biedenbach, MS, PAC, Brian Lane, MD, FACS. Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University. Placement of a silastic band at the gastric pouch as part of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for obesity can lead to proximal obstructive symptoms. Luminal narrowing at the silastic band can cause… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Revision of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to Sleeve Gastrectomy for Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Early Experience in 18 patients
Richdeep S Gill, MD, PhD, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, John A Primomo, MD, Lee Morris, MD, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Vadim Sherman, MD, FACS. (1) Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (2) Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandria Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (3) The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Roux en Y gastric bypass as a revisional strategy for LAGB failure
Abdelrahman A Nimeri, MD, FACS, Mohamed B Al Hadad, MD, Maha Ibrahim, MD, Rana Kurdi, PhD, Cother Hajat, MD, MPH. Division of general, thoracic and vascular surgery Sheikh Khalifa Medical City managed by Cleveland clinic. Introduction: The UAE has the second highest rate of type 2 DM and obesity in the world. Bariatric surgery is… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Roux-limb placement for the management of chronic proximal fistulas after sleeve gastrectomy.
Simon van de Vrande, Jacques Himpens, PhD, Ramon Vilallonga, PhD. AZ Sint Blasius. Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an increasingly popular bariatric procedure. However, after LSG, leaks may occur that are difficult to treat and that can persist for months. Treatment is controversial and ranges from stent placement to total gastrectomy. We propose an… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy after previous pyloromyotomy for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Case report and discussion of LSG-mediated weight loss mechanism
Edward J Hannoush, MD, Sebastian Eid, MD, Douglas R Ewing, MD, Hans J Schmidt, MD. Hackensack University Hospital. Introduction: The mechanism of the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)-mediated weight loss remains a topic of active investigation. Considered a restrictive procedure, LSG is thought to limit the amount of food that can be consumed and induce weight… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Children Below 14 Years of Age
Aayed R Alqahtani, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Mohamed O Elahmedi, MD. Obesity Chair, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University. Background In spite of the increased prevalence of extreme obesity and its associated comorbid conditions at earlier ages, treating younger children with bariatric surgery is not yet accepted due to concerns regarding safety and… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Is an Effective Treatment for Gerd Symptoms
William J Haberlin, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, Amanda L Walters, MS, Keith Gersin, MD, Timothy Kuwada, MD. Section of Bariatric Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte North Carolina. Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an increasingly popular and effective bariatric procedure. However, it’s effectiveness in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Outcomes (LSG): Experience from Kuwait
Salman Al Sabah, MD, MBA, FRCSC, Ahmed Al-Mulla, MD, FACS, Sulaiman Almazeedi, MD, Talib Jumaa, MD, FACS, Khaled Al-Enezi, MD, FRCSC, Waleed Bastaki, MD, FACS. Amiri Hospital, Kuwait. Background With 80% of its population overweight, 47.5% obese, and having the 8th fattest population worldwide, Kuwait has a serious obesity problem. This has led to a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (LVSG) in a patient with Dilated Cardiomyopathy with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Pornthep Prathanvanich, DO, Bipan Chand, DO. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Background: A ventricular assist device (VAD) provides cardiac output in patients with severe cardiac dysfunction. This surgically implanted pump delivers blood from the left ventricle to the aorta and may also provide a bridge to cardiac transplantation. We report a case of… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity