Laser Technique in Anorectal Surgery
Jose Manuel Moreno Berber, MD. Hospital Ángeles PueblaObjective: Laser Technique in Anorectal Surgery has advantages over the traditional procedures. Pain after laser surgery is less and patient return sooner. Description: LHP procedure in hemorrhoids, FILAC in anal fistula and Silac in cyst pilonidal disease, give benefits in the recovery time of the patients. All patients… Continue Reading
Lateral (port site) hernias following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
Karla Bernardi, MD, Oscar A Olaverria, MD, Nicole B Lyons, BS, Puja Shah, Alexis N Milton, BS, Shinil K Shah, MD, Lillian S Kao, MD, MS, Tien C Ko, MD, Mike K Liang, MD. McGovern Medical School at UTHealthIntroduction: Lateral hernias due to port placement occur at a rate of 5% (0 – 30%) and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Learning Curve for Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y & One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass
Jackly M Juprasert, MD1, Francesca M Dimou, MD1, Lauren Tufts1, Katherine D Gray, MD1, Omar Bellorin, MD2, Gregory Dakin, MD1, Alfons Pomp, MD1, Cheguevara Afaneh, MD1. 1NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, 2The Valley Hospital/Valley Health SystemINTRODUCTION: The safety and efficacy of robotic bariatric surgery has been established. However, the learning curve has been variably documented and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Learning curve from laparoscopic to robotic Heller myotomy. A myth?
James Kurtz, Joseph Lim, Rene Borscheid, Edward Cho, Houssam Osman, Rohan Jeyarajah. Methodist Richardson Medical CenterIntroduction: Heller myotomy is the standard surgical treatment for achalasia. Although robotic surgery is increasingly utilized in general surgery, the literature provides few guidelines on the learning curve for adoption. There have been no publications addressing the robotic learning curve… Continue Reading
LEFT LAPAROSCOPIC STANDARDIZED ADRENALECTOMY, EVERY DAY LESS INVASIVE
Jara Hernandez Gutierrez, Aurelio Francisco Aranzana Gomez, Juan S Malo Corral, Beatriz Muñoz Jimenez. CH ToledoIntroduction: After the 1st laparoscopic adrenalectomy described in 1992 (Gagner), the laparoscopic lateral transabdominal approach has proved to be the one of choice. It provides an easy anatomical orientation, the technique is similar to other traditional laparoscopic procedures and is the… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other
Left Ventricular Partial Thickness Injury from Ballistic Injury to the Chest: Case Report
Colin D Brown, MD, MS1, Jonathan Nguyen2. 1Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, 2Grady Memorial HospitalBackground: Penetrating cardiac injury has increased in frequency in recent years and is well defined both in its repair and prognosis. However, there is little data to guide the treatment and prognosis of a large partial thickness injury to the… Continue Reading
Less invasive single port laparoscopic cholecystectomy with 2 fine needle forceps
Junko Takita, MD, Norihiro Haga, MD, Norihiro Masuda, MD, Yuta Shibasaki, MD. NHO Utsunomiya National HospitalIntroduction: Single port surgery (SPS) has been reported to reduce the abdominal wall damages. To reduce the length of umbilical scar and to keep the triangulation, we use 2 additional fine needle forceps for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Patients and Methods:… Continue Reading
Less is More: Comparison of Partial v. Full REBOA in a Porcine Hemorrhagic Shock Model
Dominic M Forte, Woo S Do, MD, Jessica B Weiss, MD, Rowan R Sheldon, MD, Matthew J Eckert, MD, Matthew J Martin. Madigan Army Medical CenterObjectives: Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) is effective as a temporizing measure in non-compressible truncal hemorrhage (NCTH). However, use for longer than 60min causes lethal reperfusion injury. Partial… Continue Reading
Limited Opioid ERAS-Bariatric Protocol Reduces Inpatient Length of Stay
Brooke A Pati, MD, Dylan M Russell, MD, Robert B Lim, MD, FACS. TAMCINTRODUCTION: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols integrate evidence-based interventions and utilize multimodal perioperative interventions which are designed to reduce physiological stress and accelerate recovery in patients undergoing major surgery. Enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery (ERAS-B) protocols are becoming more prevalent and… Continue Reading
Linear Tensile Force Testing in Porcine Model validates use of Novel Mesh Suture
Christopher J Scheiber, MD, Dearth Christopher, PhD, Alfred Pisano, Liacouras Peter, PhD, Jason Souza, MD. WRNMMCINTRODUCTION: Despite recent studies1,2 investigating different closure techniques following laparotomy, the incidence of incisional hernia remains high. A common cause of failure is suture pull-through, leading to early dehiscence. In order to decrease this risk, the authors have previously proposed… Continue Reading
LINX in GERD. The evolution of the technique. From none to full dissection of the crura
Rebeca V Dominguez, MD, Arielle M Lee, MD, Tokio Matsuzaki, MD, Kai Neki, Ryan C Broderick, Robert Cubas, Joslin N Cheverie, Bryan J Sandler, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Karl-Hermann Fuchs, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. UCSDWe present a video with 4 different scenarios, that represent the continuous evolution of this technique. Starting with the performing… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
LIPID PROFILES FOLLOWING SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY VS ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS – A META-ANALYSIS
Caleb J Ba Mendoza1, Aisha Tabba1, Osamuyi Idubor1, Joel Miller1, Aliu Sanni, MD, FACS2. 1Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2Eastside Bariatric and General Surgery LLCIntroduction: Morbid obesity is associated with increased mortality secondary to cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia. The most effective intervention for morbid obesity and associated risk factors is bariatric surgery.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
LIRAGLUTIDE IN A TERTIARY BARIATRIC CLINIC: A CASE SERIES
Daniel Ta, BSc, Jerry T Dang, MD, Arya M Sharma, MD, PhD, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, MPH, Renuca Modi, MD. University of AlbertaIntroduction: The objective of this study is to demonstrate the use of liraglutide in various patient scenarios in a tertiary bariatric clinic. Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide type 1 (GLP-1) analogue. Its efficacy for weight… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Live QA, live image sharing and grading to evaluate the CVS in cholecystitis
Kathryn S Sobba, MD, Adolfo Fernandez, MD, Stephen Mcnatt, MD, Myron Powell, MD, Andrew Nunn, MD, Amy Hildreth, MD, Clancy Clark, MD, Barbara Yoza, PhD, Lauren Mccormack, MD, Amit Saha, PhD, Jessica Gross, MD, Preston Miller, MD, Carl Westcott, MD, Matthew Tufts, MD. Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterOBJECTIVE: The Critical View of safety is a… Continue Reading
Liver Abscesses without leaks in Revisional Bariatric Surgeries: Management and Outcomes
A Zaw, MD, G Khair, MD, FACS, K Singh, MD, FACS, FASMBS, MBA. St AgnesIntroduction: Obesity is a global epidemic and has become a public health crisis in the United States. Bariatric surgery is considered the most effective way to achieve long term weight loss. Roux-n-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy are two of the… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity