A Retrospective Study on the Pre-Operative Demographic, Behavioral, and Medical Predictors of Weight Loss in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Matthew D Cooper, MD, Kathleen Kromer-Baker, PhD, That N Tran, MD, Maria Chun, PhD, Racquel S Bueno, MD, Cedric Lorenzo, MD. University of HawaiiIntroduction Multiple studies have demonstrated the efficacy of bariatric surgery in producing long term weight loss and resolution of medical comorbidities. Success after laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is usually defined as… Continue Reading
A Review of Bariatric Surgery Patients in an Army Community Hospital: A 33 Month Experience with 135 Consecutive Patients
Joon K Shim MAJ, MD, MPH, FACS, Ryan K Lehmann MAJ, DO, FACS. Blanchfield Army Community HospitalObjectives: The Department of Defense healthcare systems offer comprehensive surgical weight loss program for all Tricare eligible dependents of active duty service members as well as military retirees and their spouses. As the incidence of obesity in the United… Continue Reading
A Study on the Skills of Laparoscopic Resection of Bursa Omentalis and Lymph Node Scavenging with Radical Gastrectomy
Liaonan Zou, MD, Yaobin He, MD, Hongming Li, MD, Dechang Diao, PhD, Delong Mo, MD, Wei Wang, MD, Jin Wan, MD. GI department GuangDong TCM HospitalObjective: To inquire into the feasibility, operation skills and short-term effect of laparoscopic resection of bursa omentalis and lymph node scavenging with radical gastrectomy. Method: Using the clinical data of… Continue Reading
A Survey To Assess Surgeon Experience With, and Barriers To Performing, Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration for Teatment of Choledocholithiasis
Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, MEd1, Nathaniel J Soper, MD1, Pratik Patel, BS1, Byron F Santos, MD2, Eric S Hungness, MD1. 1Northwestern University, 2Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterIntroduction: Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) at the time of cholecystectomy remains an underutilized treatment for choledocholithiasis, despite demonstrated clinical advantages over the two-stage approach of ERCP plus laparoscopic cholecystectomy.… Continue Reading
A Systematic Review of Anastomotic Leakage Associated Risk Factors Following Laparoscopic Anterior Resection
Shayan Arshed, MBBS, MSc1, Emin Amiraslanov1, Romi Navaratnam2, Bijendra Patel1. 1Barts Cancer Institute, 2North Middlesex University HospitalIntroduction: Anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection is a dire complication associated with local recurrence, morbidity, and mortality. Unlike conventional open approach, literature on risk factors for leakage after laparoscopic colorectal surgery is only limited; and there is no… Continue Reading
A systematic review of validation methods for virtual reality simulators
Ali N Bahsoun1, Michael Mahgerefteh2, Alice Lee2, Jean Nehme3, Andre Chow3. 1King's College London, 2Imperial College London, 3Touch SurgeryObjective: To provide a structured overview on validation methods for surgical simulators as a basis for developing a unified validation process that can be used to establish evidence based training. Background: In the current literature there are… Continue Reading
A Textile Sensor Using Piezoelectric Fibres for Measuring Dynamic Compression of a Bowel Stent
Jorge Alberto Arroyo Vazquez, MD1, Maria Bergstrom1, Anna Vahlberg2, Anja Lund, DTech2, Per-Ola Park1. 1Dept of Surgery, South Alvsborg Hospital & Gothenburg University, 2Swedish School of textiles, University of Boras, Boras, SwedenIntroduction Covered Stents are increasingly used for treatment of postoperative or ulcer-caused gastro-intestinal leaks. Covered stents used for these treatments carry a risk of… Continue Reading
A Thoracoscopic and/or Laparoscopic Approach To Epiphrenic Diverticula Is An Alternative to Thoracotomy
Virginie Achim, MD, Ralph W Aye, MD, Brian Louie, MD, Alex Farivar, MD. Swedish Medical Center, Division of Thoracic and Esophageal SurgeryIntroduction The traditional approach to epiphrenic diverticula is thoracotomy, diverticulectomy, and myotomy to address dysmotility with/without partial fundoplication. A laparoscopic approach has been advocated but access to higher diverticula is problematic. We hypothesized a… Continue Reading
A Unique Case Presentation of A Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Management of a Concurrent Morgagni Hernia and 12 cm Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review
Anceslo Idicula, MS, MB, Milad Mohammadi, MD, Onur Kutlu, MD, Vernon M Williams, MD, FACS, Steven G Garcia, MD. Texas Tech Health Science CenterIntroduction: Morgagni hernia, encompass a rare subset of all diaphragmatic hernias, consisting of roughly 3% of all diaphragmatic hernias. In the adult populations, such hernias tend to present asymptomatically. Traditional approaches to… Continue Reading
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Utilizing XCM Biologic Tissue Matrix
Rachel Andrew, MD, Ryan Juza, MD, Ann Rogers, MD, Jerome LynSue, MD, Randy Haluck, MD, Eric Pauli, MD. Penn State Hershey Medical CenterIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to report the results of abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) with XCM Biologic Matrix (Synthes, West Chester, PA) in Ventral Hernia Working Group Class 3 and 4… Continue Reading
Abdominal Wall Ultrasound To Substantiate Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithms of Inguinal Hernia.
Abhijit Mahanta, MD, MS, DMAS, FMAS, Fedor Ilchenko, Professor, DM. Crimea state medical university Introduction: This study analyzes the clinical features and feasibility of ultrasound findings of the inguinal regions to justify diagnostic and treatment algorithm for patients with inguinal hernia. Materials and methods Total 51 male patients with inguinal hernia were examined in age… Continue Reading
Accuracy of Near Infrared Guided Surgery in Morbidly Obese Subjects Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Fernando Dip, MD, David Nguyen, MD, Lisandro Montorfano, MD, Maria Eugenia Szretter, MSc, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaBackground Methods and techniques of intraoperative cholangiogram and critical view of safety have been implemented to reduce biliary injuries. However, the incidence of biliary injuries has… Continue Reading
Acetazolamide Reduces Post Operative Pain Following Laparoscopic Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
Irene Pourladian, BS, Matthew Frelich, MS, Alex Lois, BS, Harvey Woehlck, MD, Michelle Weber, MSN, Andrew Kastenmeier, MD, PhD, Jon C Gould, MD, Matthew I Goldblatt, MD. Medical College Of WisconsinIntroduction: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the preferred gas for abdominal insufflation during laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy. Carbonic acid accumulation, which results from CO2 insufflation, can produce… Continue Reading
Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis in the Elderly: Laparoscopic Biliary Surgery Is Safe and Feasible Without Pre-operative Imaging
Ahmad Mirza, Haitham Qandeel, Samer Zino, Ahmad Nassar. Monklands District General Hospital, Airdrie, United KingdomINTRODUCTION: The surgical management of acute gallstone pancreatitis (AGSP) in the elderly is a challenging clinical situation. Our aim was to assess single-session laparoscopic management of acute gallstone pancreatitis in patients ≥ 70 years. METHODS: We collected data prospectively for patients… Continue Reading
Acute Gastric Strangulation: A Diagnostic Dilemma
Alberto S Gallo, MD, Cristina Harnsberger, MD, Ryan C Broderick, MD, Martin Berducci, MD, Hans Fuchs, Cristopher Ducoin, MD, Joshua Langert, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Brian J Sandler, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. Minimally Invasive Surgery Department. University of California San DiegoWe are presenting the case of a 39 year old obese female patient that… Continue Reading