The Advantage of Totally Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy (tltg), Less Invasiveness, Application Easiness and Cost Effectiveness : in a Single-institution Experience of Over 140 Cases.
Hitoshi Satodate, Haruhiro Inoue, Shin-ei Kudo. Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital Introduction:Although laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer is becoming popular procedure especially in Japan and Korea, laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy is less common operative procedure. One of the major problems is difficulty of intracorporeal reconstruction, especially intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy. And another problem is cost. Some… Continue Reading
Single Incision Laparoscopic Hellers Cardiomyotomy With Toupet Fundoplication : Using Conventional Trocars and Instruments
C Palanivelu, P Senthilnathan, P Praveen Raj, R Parthasarthi, P S Rajapandian, V Vaithiswaran, B Vijay. GEM Hospital & Research Centre Background:Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery is gaining popularity. Hellers Cardiomyotomy (with or without Fundoplication) is the procedure of choice for treatment of Achalasia Cardia.There are only few reports on Single Incision Hellers Cardiomyotomy. The… Continue Reading
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Caustic Agent Ingestion Outcomes From One Institution in Thailand With Mean 6 Years Follow Up
Orapich Kayunkid, MD, Panot Yimchareon, MD, Vibul Trakulhun, MD. Department of Surgery Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand BACKGROUND: The ingestion of caustic substances is a common condition which may result in serious injury of the upper gastrointestinal system. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the gold standard of assessing depth, extent of injury.OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this… Continue Reading
Single Incision Laparoscopic Fundoplication : Using Conventional Trocars and Instruments
C Palanivelu, P Senthilnathan, P Praveen Raj, R Parthasarthi, P S Rajan, V Vaithiswaran. GEM Hospital & Research Centre Background:With accumulating evidence on Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery we now know that this technique can be applied to even many advanced procedures.Floppy Nissen Fundoplication is a well accepted procedure for treatment of GERD and Symptomatic… Continue Reading
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Re-thoracoscopy in a Case of Anastamotic Leak After Esophago-gastrectomy and Intra Thoracic Anastomosis
C Palanivelu, P Senthilnathan, P Praveen Raj, R Parthasarthi, P S Rajan, V Vaithiswaran. GEM Hospital & Research Centre Background: A 65 year old male undewent minimally invasive modified Ivor Lewis oesophago- gasrectomy with intrathoracic esophago-gastric anastomosis. There was Right loculated pleural effusion on postopeative day 5 and a leak was suspected. Methods: The… Continue Reading
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Preservation of Vagus Nerve Technique Using Left-sided Approach in Laparoscopic Gastrectomy.
Tetsu Fukunaga, PhD MD, Shinya Mikami, PhD MD, Takehito Ohtsubo, PhD MD, Nobuyoshi Miyajima, PhD MD. St. Marianna University School of Medicine Laparoscopic gastrectomy is mainly performed for early gastric cancer, and it is preferable to perform the vagus nerve preserving operation to maintain long-term quality of life. In preservation of vagus nerve, celiac… Continue Reading
A Less Invasive Therapy By Diagnostic Double Baloon Intestinal Endoscopy (dbe) and Laparoscopic Salvage Surgery (lss)
Shigehiko Yagi, Fumiki Kushihata, Riki Ohno, Hideshi Yamamoto, Hirotsugu Yoshiyama, Hidenori Takatsuki, Yasutsugu Takada. DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, Ehime Prefectural Imabari Hospital Background: Double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) is a new method that allows visualization, tissue sampling, and therapeutic intervention of a variety of pathologies throughout the small-intestinal tract.?Objectives: we evaluated an efficacy of the new combinational… Continue Reading
The Feasibility and Safety of Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Tumor
Long Vo Duy, Ms, Bac Nguyen Hoang, Prof PhD, Tuan Le Quan Anh, Ms. University Medical Center, Hochiminh city, Vietnam Background: Distal pancreatectomy is performed for a range of benign and malignant lesions of the left pancreas. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is increasingly performed for lesions of the body and tail of the pancreas. The… Continue Reading
Sub-total Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Provides an Appropriate Oncologic Procedure in Selected Patients With Antral Adenocarcinoma
Samantha Benlolo, Jonathan Cools-lartigue, MD, Victoria Marcus, MD, Lorenzo Ferri, MD PhD. Department of Surgery McGill University Health Center, Department of Pathology McGill University Health Center, Steinberg-Bernstein Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery Introduction: Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) is being employed with increasing frequency in the management of gastric cancer. However, the short-term benefit and oncologic… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic D1+ Subtotal Gastrectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Ashkan Moazzez, MD FACS, Rodney J Mason, MD PhD FACS. H. Cluade Hudson Comprehensive Health Center, University of Southern California This video reviews the technique for D1+ laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy and lymph node dissection for gastric cancer. The patient is a 62 years old male who underwent 8 cycles of preoperative chemotherapy to shrink… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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Revision of Failed Traditional Fundoplication Using Esophyx Transoral Fundoplication
Reginald C. W Bell, MD, Katherine D. Freeman, NP, Rachel Hufford, RN. SurgOne P.C. Introduction:Recurrent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after traditional fundoplication occurs due to loosening of the fundoplication without a weakening of the hiatal closure in 10-30% of cases. Although laparoscopic revision of failed fundoplication has been reported to be effective and safe… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) Versus Computerised Tomography (CT) Scan in Staging of Gastric Malignancy
Ahmed Hammad, Mr, Mohamed Shams, Mr, Mohamed Gamil, PhD, Reda Tabash, PhD, Ali Amin, Mr. National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Objective of the study:Evaluation of the practical application of EUS compared to CT scan in staging of gastric malignancy.Methods and procedures:Patients diagnosed or clinically suspected to have gastric tumour were subjected to… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Implantation of Gastric Stimulator As an Effective Treatment Modality for Gastroparesis
Lee A Farber, DO, David B Earle, MD. Baystate Medical Center Objective:Gastroparesis is a motility disorder of the stomach characterized by delayed passage of liquid and/or food boluses without a widely accepted effective treatment thus far. Our aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of an implantable gastric electrical stimulator device (Enterra®; Medtronic; Minneapolis, MN)… Continue Reading
Do Routine Postoperative Upper Gastrointestinal Studies Following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Affect Clinical Outcomes? a Community Hospital Experience.
Salim Abunnaja, MD, Lucian Panait, MD, Aziz Richi, MDFACS, Shady Macaron, MDFACS, Ankit Dhamija, MS, Binh Nguyen, MS, Alexander Palesty, MDFACS. Saint Mary's Hospital INTRODUCTION: Many institutions routinely perform upper gastrointestinal studies (UGIS) following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) for the potential advantage of early identification of anastomotic complications. Alternatively, UGIS may be used… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Trans-gastric Resection of Lesser Curvature Gist
Mahmoud Abu Gazala, MD, Abed Khalaileh, MD, Yael Kopelman, MD, Harold Jacob, MD, Ram Elazary, MD, Avraham I Rivkind, MD, Yoav Mintz, MD. Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center We present a case of a 65 year old male with a 2.5cm GIST in the lesser curvature of the stomach. In our previous experience of… Continue Reading
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