Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) for carcinomatosis patients: a laparoscopically administered palliative treatment that is well tolerated, repeatable, and safer than systemic chemotherapy.
Carl Winkler, MD1, Jaspreet Sandhu, MD2, Dasuni Niyagama Gamage, MD1, Neil Mitra, MD1, Xiaohong Yan, PhD1, Hmc Shantha Kumara, PhD1, Nipa Gandhi, MD1, Richard Whelan, MD1. 1Mount Sinai West Hospital, 2Brookdale University Hospital Medical CenterIntroduction: Most carcinomatosis patients (pts) with ovarian, colorectal, gastric, or appendiceal primary tumors are not candidates for cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC;… Continue Reading
Right sided robotic assisted thoracic duct ligation following Nissen fundoplication
Baongoc Nasri, MD, PhD, Raja Mahidhara, MD, Vijay Nuthakki, MD, Anthony Ascioti, MD. St. Vincent IndianapolisIntroduction: Postoperative chylothorax is a well described complication after thoracic operations. Chylothorax is a rare complication of paraesophageal hernia with Nissen fundoplication. Extensive intrathoracic dissection of retroesophageal window in paraesophageal hernia repair can expose the thoracic duct to injury. Robotic… Continue Reading
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Robot Assisted difficult splenectomy due to splenomegaly with multiple abscesses & perisplenitis in a post-stem cell transplant patient
Gabriela M Aguiluz, MD, Roberto Bustos, MD, Valentina Valle, MD, Sam Papasotiriou, Pier C Giulianotti, MD, FACS. University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences SystemThis is a case of a patient on status post stem cell transplant and extensive infectious history, referred to surgery due to multiple splenic abscesses, splenic sequestration and pancytopenia that successfully… Continue Reading
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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy
Subhashini Ayloo, MD, MPH, Jacob Schwartzman, MD. Rutgers, New Jersey Medical SchoolObjective: To demonstrate the safety and feasibility of robot-assisted right hepatectomy in a septuagenarian without the implementation of Pringle maneuver. Materials & Methods: A 72 year old man presents with right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Diagnostic imaging showed a large complex mass. Characteristics are consistent with… Continue Reading
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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Subtotal Pancreatectomy/Splenectomy
Subhashini Ayloo, MD, MPH, Jacob Schwartzman, MD. Rutgers, New Jersey Medical SchoolObjective: To demonstrate the safety and feasibility of robot-assisted subtotal pancreatectomy and splenectomy in posterior pancreatic lesions. Materials & Methods: A 43 year-old woman with symptoms of sweating, dizziness, hypoglycemia, is found on diagnostic imaging to have a large mass in the body/tail of pancreas with… Continue Reading
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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Trans-Abdominal Excision of a Retro-Rectal Mass
Pamela A Rudnicki, MD, Ramon A Brown, MD. Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force BaseIntroduction: When addressing the surgical treatment of a pre-sacral tumor, resection may take place via either the conventional open approach or the more novel trans-abdominal approach with robot assistance. We present a case of a 56-year-old male who underwent the latter for… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Robotics
Robot Assisted Sugarbaker repair of a large parastomal hernia
Gabriela M Aguiluz, MD, Michael Cudworth, MD, Roberto Bustos, MD, Mario Masrur, MD. University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences SystemA 45-year-old female patient with obesity and history of Crohn’s disease and fecal incontinence that underwent a robot-assisted abdominoperineal resection with end colostomy. Three months postoperatively, the patient complained of pain and bulging around the… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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Robotic approach improves the quality of total mesorectal excision for complex rectal cancer: A comparative study of robot versus laparoscopy
Hye-Jin Kim, Gyu-Seog Choi, Jun Seok Park, Soo Yeun Park, Sung Min Lee. Kyungpook National University Chilgok HospitalBackground: Robotic surgery has many mechanical advantages over laparoscopic surgery. However, few studies have proven its clinical benefits in rectal cancer surgery. We aimed to identify clinical impact of surgical robot on time for rectal mobilization (Trm) and… Continue Reading
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Robotic-Assisted Cholecystectomy and Non-Anatomic Liver Resection
Alexander L Marinica, DO, Lindsay Nelson, DO, Fazal Din Moghul, DO, Abubaker Ali, MD, FACS. Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical CenterThis is a case presentation of a cholecystectomy and resection of a benign liver mass using the robotic platform. The patient is a 36-year-old female who was originally seen by a colleague surgeon for complaint… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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Robotic Assisted Distal Spleno-Pancreatectomy for Mucinous Cystic Tumor of Body of the Pancreas
LF Gonzalez Ciccarelli, MD, R Bustos, MD, M Masrur, S Gruessner, V Valle, F Bianco, P Giulianotti. University of Illinois at ChicagoIntroduction: Whipple procedures are one the most challenging surgeries due to the pancreas location and vascular relations. Bleeding control can be a difficult task to overcome leading to increased blood losses and conversion. Methods… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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Robotic-Assisted Excision of Retroperitoneal Mass
Alexander L Marinica, DO, Lindsay A Nelson, DO, Fazal Din Moghul, DO, Abubaker Ali, MD, FACS. Detroit Medical Center - Sinai Grace HospitalThis is a case presentation of the excision of a retroperitoneal mass using the robotic platform. The patient is a 61-year-old male who presented with left lower quadrant abdominal pain for two months,… Continue Reading
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Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection with Repair of Vaginal Defect and Diverting Loop Ileostomy for Treatment of Colovaginal Fistulas: A Case Series
Keitaro Nakamoto, Paul Bown. Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineIntroduction: The objective of this study was to review our institution’s experience on robotic-assisted laparoscopic sigmoid resection with repair of vaginal defect and diverting loop ileostomy as a primary treatment modality for colovaginal fistula. Methods and Procedures: Patients with colovaginal fistulas treated by two surgeons (one general surgeon and one OB/GYN) between January 2018 and… Continue Reading
Robotic-Assisted Partial Ampullectomy & Common Bile Duct Sphincteroplasty as Treatment for Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction
Jordan Wilkerson, MD, Bianca Kenyon, MD, Jessica Belchos, Kyle Seudeal, MD, Kirpal Singh, MD. St. Vinent HospitalThis is a video abstract submission demonstrating robotic partial ampullectomy with biliary sphincteroplasty in a patient presenting with type 3 Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction that has previously failed multiple treatment modalities. The patient presented is a 39 year-old female… Continue Reading
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Robotic-assisted Primary Plication of Left Hemidiaphragm Eventration
Simran K Randhawa, MD1, Charles Bakhos, MD, FACS2. 1Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, 2Temple University Lewis Katz School of MedicineINTRODUCTION: Hemidiaphragm eventration is a rare anomaly and can be congenital or more commonly acquired as a result of trauma, neoplasms, infection, degenerative disease, or idiopathic. Surgical treatment is indicated in the presence of symptoms and diaphragmatic… Continue Reading
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ROBOTIC-ASSISTED RECURRENT PARAESOPHAGEAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH MESH AND NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION.
Enrique F Elli, MD, FACS, Tamara Diaz Vico, MD. Mayo Clinic FloridaWe report a 25 years-old patient, with history of GERD and previous paraesophageal hernia repair with a biological mesh in 2012. The patient came to our clinic complaining of dysphagia and postprandial epigastric pain. Preoperative studies were performed, including a fluoroscopic contrast study that… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Robotics