SINGLE BIDIRECTIONAL BARBED SUTURE WITH MIDLINE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR TRANSANAL TRANSVERSE WOUND CLOSURE
Alberto Arezzo. University of TorinoThe video shows the use of a barbed suture of a novel concept. This first prototype thread developed together with Assut Europe (Roma, Italy) is characterised by a bidirectional 3/0 barbed suture, of 24 cm length overall, with two needles 22 mm in diameter, and ½ circumference. In order to fix the… Continue Reading
Spyglass cholangioscopy for Cystic duct stump calculi and Mirizzi,s-A Technique for future
Prof Subhash Khanna, MS, FICS, FIAGES, FALS. Swagat Super Speciality Surgical InstituteObjective: The aim of this study was to look at the feasibility of using the new version of cholangioscope (Boston Scientific ) in managing the left out calculi in the postcholecystectomy stump and also in cases of Mirizzi's syndrome where the laparoscopic surgery may… Continue Reading
Standartisation of fluorescence guided perfusion assessment through a computer vision algorithm
AS Soares, MSc, S Bano, D Stoyanov, Professor, LB Lovat, Professor, M Chand, Ass Professor. Wellcome / EPSRC Centre Interventional and Surgical SciencesObjective of the technology This computer vision algorithm provides a standardisation of fluorescence-guided perfusion assessment in anterior resection of the rectum. Description of the technology Background - Assessment of perfusion of the left… Continue Reading
Subcutaneous endoscopic assisted ligation for inguinal hernia repairs in children – first large US experience and matched comparison with open hernia repair
Raghavendra Rao, MD, Michael Smith, Troy Markel, MD, Brian Gray, MD, Matthew Landman, MD. IUIntroduction: The subcutaneous endoscopic assisted ligation (SEAL) is a technique of pediatric laparoscopic hernia repair which has recently been incorporated by pediatric surgeons. This technical details of SEAL remain controversial. We present the outcomes of our large experience with this technique in… Continue Reading
SUBCUTANEOUS ONLAY LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH (SCOLA) FOR MESH REPAIR OF UMBILICAL HERNIA WITH CONCURRENT PLICATION OF DIASTASIS RECTI
Caroline T Dong, MD, David M Pechman, MD, MBA, David Weithorn, MD, Prashanth V Sreeramoju, MD, MPH, FACS, Diego R Camacho, MD, FACS, Flavio Malcher Martins De Oliveira, MD, MSc. Montefiore Medical CenterBACKGROUND: Patients presenting for evaluation of umbilical hernias are often found to have concomitant diastasis recti. Isolated repair of hernia defects in these patients may not provide complete symptomatic… Continue Reading
Surgical Management of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: A Novel Use of Intuitive/DaVinci Firefly Technology
Corbin Cleary, MD, Ziyad Nasrawi, MD, Angelo Reyes, Raffaelle Borriello. New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist HospitalPulmonary arteriovenous malformations are rare pathological conditions resulting from an atypical connection between arterial and venous systems within the pulmonary vasculature. These lesions bypass the capillary beds and can grow over time, leading to right-to-left shunts, possibly causing hypoxia or… Continue Reading
System Factors in the OR: Measurement and intervention with the OR Black Box
Robert C Adams-McGavin, B, Eng1, James J Jung, MD1, Anne H van Dalen, MD, BSc2, Marlies P Schijven, MD, PhD, MHSc2, Teodor P Grantcharov, MD, PhD1. 1International Centre for Surgical Safety, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, 2Dept of surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the… Continue Reading
Teamwork Leadership Training for Medical Professionals with First-Person Simulation Video Gameplay
Yen-Yi Juo, Sophia Poorsattar, Cameron Rice, Yue-Ming Huang, Markus Iseli, John Joon Lee, Alan Koenig, Rukhsana Khan, Rachel Lewin, Michael Smith, Federica Raia, Noreen Webb, Areti Tillou, Randolph Steadman. UCLAOBJECTIVE: To develop a first-person interactive computer simulation game that can train medical professionals to lead an ad hoc team. DESCRIPTION: During trauma code activations or crises… Continue Reading
The BODY-Q Bariatric Module: Developing a patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) system to assess novel bariatric technologies
Danny Mou, MD1, Claire E de Vries, MD2, R N van Veen, MD3, D Makarawung4, Lisa van den Berg1, S W Nienhuijs, MD5, Ronald S Liem, MD6, MJ Wiezer, MD7, Maarten Hoogbergen, MD8, Andrea Pusic, MD1, Anne Klassen, DPhil9, Ali Tavakkoli, MD1. 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2Arts-onderzoeker bariatrische chirurgie, 3Obesitas Centrum Amsterdam, 4Netherlands Obesity Clinic,… Continue Reading
The development of a high-fidelity training simulator of laparoscopic surgery for choledocal cyst and biliary atresia
Satoshi Ieiri, MD, PhD, FACS, Koji Yamada, MD, Masakazu Murakami, MD, Keisuke Yano, MD, Toshio Harumatsu, MD, Tokuro Baba, MD, Shun Onishi, MD, PhD, Waka Yamada, MD, PhD, Ryuta Masuya, MD, Seiro Machigashira, MD, Kazuhiko Nakame, MD, PhD, Motoi Mukai, MD, PhD, Tatsuru Kaji, MD, PhD. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kagoshima UniversityBackground and Aim: Recently,… Continue Reading
The illuminated pointing device for laparoscopic surgery
Akihiro Takai, MD, PhD, Yasutsugu Takada, MD, PhD, Katsunori Sakamoto, MD, Takashi Matsui, MD, Yoshitomo Ueno, MD, Takeshi Utsunomiya, MD, Masahiko Honjo, MD, Hitoshi Inoue, MD, PhD, Kohei Ogawa, MD, PhD. Ehime University HospitalIn laparoscopic surgery, we usually observe the organs in the same direction as we proceed with the dissection, in order to avoid… Continue Reading
THE ROAD AHEAD FOR ENDOLUMINAL INTERVENTION: ENDOO & RED PROJECTS
Alberto Arezzo. University of TorinoThere is a clear need to increase early diagnosis of colorectal neoplasms to allow more local excisions and perform organ-sparing surgery. Current screening policies failed to reach reasonable attendance by the population as colonoscopy is perceived as uncomfortable and undignified. The rate of the population screened in Europe does not reach… Continue Reading
The Sufentanil Sublingual Tablet 30 mcg for Management of Post-operative Pain Following A Range of Abdominal Surgeries
Jacob Hutchins, MD1, David Leiman, MD2, Karen DiDonato, MSN, RN3, Pamela Palmer, MD, PhD3. 1University of Minnesota, 2Victoria Medical Center, 3AcelRx PharmaceuticalsOBJECTIVE: Following completion of a comprehensive clinical program, the Sufentanil Sublingual Tablet 30 mcg (“SST 30 mcg”; DSUVIA™) was recently approved by the U.S. FDA for management of acute pain in adults severe enough… Continue Reading
The Use of a 5mm Endoscopic Stapler in Laparoscopic Appendectomy
David Coyle, MD, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCSI, Kate B Savoie, MD, Karen A Diefenbach, MD. Nationwide Children's HospitalObjective of the Device: Appendectomy is the most common surgical emergency. In order to mitigate high operating room charges associated with longer surgeries, many surgeons use endoscopic staplers to divide the appendix base and, sometimes, the mesoappendix. Traditionally… Continue Reading
Tissue Perfusion Data in Real-Time During Surgery: A Revolutionary New Medical Imaging Technology
Thomas B Ferguson Jr, Adjunct Professor, Chief Medical Officer1, Cheng Chen, PhD, Chief Technology Officer1, Bryent Tucker, MSBE1, Jeffery Basham, MBA, CEO2. 1East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, 2RFPi, Inc.Objective of the Technology: Light in the visible spectrum guides surgical decision-making by enabling the surgeon to intraoperatively define anatomy. Ionizing radiation (catheterization, CT) and MRI… Continue Reading