Training the Trainers – Surgical Style
Susannah M Wyles, MSc MRCS, Chee Wan Lai, MBBS MRCS, Melody Ni, PhD, Nader Francis, PhD FRCS, John T Jenkins, FRCS, Amjad Parvaiz, MD FRCS, Tom Cecil, MD FRCS, Roland Valori, MD FRCP, George Hanna, PhD FRCS, Mark G Coleman, MD FRCS. Imperial College London, Derriford Hospital, Yeovil Hospital, St Marks Hospital Harrow, Queen Alexandra… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Training Levels of Surgeons Do Not Impact Short- And Long-term Colorectal Cancer Outcomes After Supervised Laparoscopic Surgery
Danilo Miskovic, MD, Najaf Siddiqi, Dilan Dabare, John Conti, PhD, Karen Fleshman, Jim Khan, MD, Amjad Parvaiz, MD. Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth/UK IntroductionThere is evidence that short-term outcomes do not differ between experienced and inexperienced laparoscopic colorectal surgeons as long as they are closely supervised during their training. The aim of this study was… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Trainee Learning Curve in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery at a District (peripheral) General Hospital
Filippos Sagias, MD, Samer Doughan, MD. QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER HOSPITAL, KENT, UK Introduction: There are very few studies that analyse the learning curve of colorectal trainees for laparoscopic colorectal resections. Most of the centers that have done so are large academic units. The learning curve of a colorectal trainee at a District General (Peripheral)… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Totally Robotic Colorectal Surgery in Singapore: Our Initial Experience Over 3 Years
Kuok-chung Lee, Ker-kan Tan, Seon Hahn Kim, Charles B Tsang, Dean C Koh. National University Health System Background: Totally robotic colorectal surgery is not widely practiced in view of its technical difficulty and availability of required resources. The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility and short-term outcomes of our initial experience.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Totally Extraperitoneal Single Incision Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Nicole Sharp, MD, Justin Fried, BS, Rob Watson, MD, John F Eckford, MD, F. Paul Buckley, MD, Stephen Abernathy, MD, Richard Frazee, MD. Scott & White Introduction: Several options exist for the surgical management of inguinal hernias. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has been demonstrated to produce less postoperative pain compared to open inguinal hernia… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Total Preperitoneal Biological Patch Indirect Inguinal Hernioplasty
Andrew Dobradin, MD PhD. Winter Park Memorial Hospital, University of Central Florida The mesh repair of the inguinal hernia is consider as a standard of care in the contemporary surgery. The commonly use material is polypropylene. Tension-free repair with the use of reinforecement mesh provides best results in the area of recurrence, pain control,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Through-the-scope Balloon Cryoablation Device for Treating Barrett’s Esophagus
Objective: Ablation of dysplastic Barrett’s has become the mainstay of therapy in many centers. The most common ablation method used is radiofrequency energy, and although effective, it has a number of drawbacks. One of the primary drawbacks is that it cannot be deployed through the endoscope, but is either attached to the endoscope or placed… Continue Reading
Thromboembolic Events After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Identification of High-risk Factors
C Gonczy, MD, V Advani, MD, S Markwell, MA, S Ahad, MD, I Hassan, MD. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Introduction: In-hospital prophylaxis against thromboembolic events (TE) is considered routine for patients after laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (LGB) for morbid obesity. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the utility of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Thoracoscopic Resection of Giant Mediastinal Parathyroid Tumor
Shalini Reddy, MD, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD. Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School Giant mediastinal parathyroid lesions (< 4cm) though rare, have been reported in the literature. The approach to these large lesions has primarily been via a throracotomy. This video demonstrates the thoracoscopic resection of one of the largest parathyroid lesions reported in… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy While in a Prone Position for Esophageal Cancer: A Preceding Anterior Approach Method
Soji Ozawa, MD DMSc, Eisuke Ito, MD, Akihito Kazuno, MD, Osamu Chino, MD DMSc. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine INTRODUCTION: Although many esophageal surgeons are interested in thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, the rate of thoracoscopic esophagectomy was about 20% in Japan in 2009. This low rate may be due… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy in the Prone Position
Hidehito Shibasaki, MD PhD, Takahiro Kinoshita, MD PhD, Akira Ogata, MD PhD, Masaru Miyazaki, Prof. Matsudo City Hospital, Department of Surgery Thoracoscopic esophagectomy performed with the patient in the left lateral position has been occasionally reported since the 1990s, but it has not been established as a standard procedure. This may be because the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer in Semi-prone Position
Naoshi Kubo, Katsunobu Sakurai, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kazuya Muguruma, Hitoshi Nagahara, Eiji Noda, Kiyoshi Maeda, Masakazu Yashiro, Nobuya Yamada, Masaichi Ohira, Kosei Hirakawa. Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate school of medicine, Osaka-City University Background The thoracoscopic esopagectomy for esophageal cancer has been reported as minimally invasive with regard to less thoracic wall injury and decreased… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other
Thirty Day Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Elderly Using Acs/nsqip Database
Ashkan Moazzez, MD FACS, Rodney J Mason, MD PhD FACS, Namir Katkhouda, MD FACS. H. Claude Hudson Comprehensive Health Center, University of Southern California INTRODUCTION: Although laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is becoming the procedure of choice rather than open appendectomy (OA) in treatment of appendicitis in general population, its role has not been widely studied… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
The Value of Abdominal Ultrasonography to Prevent Iatrogenic Injury in Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
Dennis Y Kim, MD, Justin Regner, MD, Leslie Kobayashi, MD, Jay Doucet, MD, Jeanne Lee, MD, Mark Talamini, MD, Raul Coimbra, MD PhD, Vishal Bansal, MD. University of California San Diego BackgroundPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a commonly performed procedure. Iatrogenic injury, mostly liver and colon, is a known complication of PEG placement. In… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Technology Assessment
The Utility of Standardization of Laparoscopy Assisted Gastrectomy and Introduction of Telesurgery Mentoring System
Nobuhiro Kurita, MD PhD, Mitsuo Shimada, MD PhD, Takashi Iwata, MD PhD, Hirohiko Sato, MD PhD, Masanori Nishioka, MD PhD, Shinya Morimoto, MD PhD, Kozo Yoshikawa, MD PhD, Tomohiko Miyatani, MD, Masakazu Goto, MD, Hideya Kashihara, MD, Chie Mikami, MD. Department of Surgery, the University of Tokushima INTRODUCTION: The complexity in the procedures laparoscopy… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation