An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Surgical Approach and Timing of Bilateral Adrenalectomy
Billy Y Lan, Eren Taskin, MD, Erol Aksoy, MD, Onur Birsun, MD, Jaime Mitchell, MD, Allan Siperstein, Eren Berber, MD. Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Background: The optimal management of patients requiring bilateral adrenalectomy in regards to the surgical technique and timing of surgery has not been clearly defined. The aim of this study is to analyze… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
An elegant operative approach to gastric outlet obstruction following vertical banded gastroplasty
S M Streit, MD, Rana Pullatt, MD, MS, MRCS, FACS, Mark A Lockett, MD, Thomas C Eustis, MD. Medical University of South Carolina. This is the case of a 61yo morbidly obese Caucasian male with a history of vertical banded gastroplasty thirty years ago. He had only minimal weight loss postoperatively and remained obese his entire… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
An Improved Mesh Fixation Device That May End the Debate About Suture Fixation – Pre-clinical experience of using the FasTouch(tm)
David Earle, MD, FACS, Brian Jacob, MD, Karl LeBlanc, MD. Baystate Medical Center. Objective of the technology: Despite advantages of the laparoscopic approach to ventral hernia repair, the majority of ventral hernias are repaired in an open fashion. This is partly due to technical difficulties of adequate mesh fixation. Additionally, there is still debate over… Continue Reading
An Initial Experience with and Safety of a Novel Approach to Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
George H Pfaltzgraff, MD, FACS. Ellsworth Municipal Hospital. Introduction The hypothesis that there could be a minimally invasive, safe operation with few side effects, and few failed hiatal hernia repairs led to the use of a combination of laparoscopic anterior hiatal hernioplasty with the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication. This was evaluated in a single center,… Continue Reading
An interesting case of MEN type 1 diagnosed on workup for cholecystitis
Darshak Shah, MD, MBBS, Alexander Valderrama Ramirez, MD, Ashish Padnani, MD, MBBS, Talat Addasi, MD. New York Hospital Queens, New York. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia-1 (MEN-1) is a rare hereditary endocrine disorder predisposing to tumors of pituitary gland, pancreas, parathyroid and gastrointestinal tract. A practical definition of MEN1 is a case with 2 of the 3… Continue Reading
An Observational Study of Latent Inguinal Hernias During Laparoscopic Surgery for Other Sites
Yuka Mine, Fumihiko Fujita, Daisuke Kawahara, Takehiro Mishima, Yasuhiro Torashima, Shinichiro Ito, Shigeki Minami, Kengo Kanetaka, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Tamotsu Kuroki, Susumu Eguchi Eguchi. Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Background: The incidence of inguinal hernia is reported to be approximately 1.5% in the Japanese population. The purpose of this study was… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
An Umbrella Approach to Large Or Massive Incisional Hernias with Open Components Separation and Biologic Mesh Reinforcement
Gordon Lee, BS, Audriene Sanchez, MS, Heidi Ryan, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD, FACS. University of Nevada School of Medicine. Background: Large (> 10 cm diameter) or massive (> 20 cm diameter) or complex hernias remain a challenge with frequent complications. Ideal patient selection for techniques including open or endoscopic components separation, reinforcement with porous prosthetics… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
An unusual case presented with coincidence of primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors and gallbladder adenocarcinoma
Jiong Lu, MD, NanSheng Cheng, MD. Department of Bile Duct Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. We present a case of coincidence of primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors and gallbladder adenocarcinoma in a 67-year-old woman. She had a 1-month history of intermittent epigastric pain. Her past history was not significant and physical… Continue Reading
Analysis of Outcomes for Single Incision Right Colectomy Reveals a Minimal Learning Curve
Katherine A Kirk, MD, Brian A Boone, MD, Leonard Evans, MD, Steven Evans, MD, David L Bartlett, MD, Matthew P Holtzman, MD. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. INTRODUCTION Single incision right colectomy has emerged as a safe and feasible alternative to standard laparoscopic resection. As with any new surgical approach, definition of the number of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Aneurysm of the Splenic Artery: Laparoscopic Approach
Federico Moser, MD, Pablo Maldonado, MD, Veronica Gorodner, P Saleg, MD, Lucio Obeide, MD. Hospital Privado de Cordoba. Aneurysms of the splenic artery are being diagnosed with greater frequency as incidental findings on cross-sectional imaging. The prevalence has been reported between 0.2 to 10.4%. This was a 55 yo woman, who was being evaluated for… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Antegrade Wire, Rendezvous Cannulation of the Biliary Tree May Reduce the Incidence of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
Ryan M Juza, MD, Randy S Haluck, MD, Ann M Rogers, MD, Jerome R LynSue, MD, Eric M Pauli, MD. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Introduction: Post-procedural pancreatitis (PPP) is a common serious complication of therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with a reported incidence of up to 10%. Multiple cannulation attempts,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Antenna coupling from monopolar instruments explains unintended thermal injury caused by common O.R. monitoring devices
Nicole T Townsend, MD, Edward Jones, MD, Alessandro Paniccia, MD, Greg V Stiegmann, MD, Thomas N Robinson, MD. University of Colorado. INTRODUCTION: Unintended thermal injury from patient monitoring devices connected to wires extending off the surgical field (e.g., neuromonitoring leads, EKG pads) is reported in the literature without a clear understanding of this injury’s mechanism.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Outcomes and Quality
Anthropometric changes may predict diabetic response after bariatric surgery
Pornthep Prathanvanich, MD, Sharfi Sarker, MD, P Marco Fisichella, MD, Bipan Chand, MD. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a life-threating obesity linked condition often treated with bariatric surgery. Predictors of positive surgical response include duration and severity of diabetes, type of operation employed and various patient… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Appendix Mucocele: Case series and literature review
Darshak Shah, MD, MBBS, Ashish Padnani, MD, MBBS, Gaurav Sharma, MD, MBBS, Litong Du, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, MBBS. New York Hospital Queens, New York. Background: Appendiceal Mucocele is a very rare disease and found in only 0.3-0.4% appendectomies. It is characterized by mucoid accumulation in theappendix lumen and can present with diverse clinical features… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Application of Fluorescence in Robotic General Surgery: Our Experience
Giuseppe Spinoglio, MD, Fabio Priora, PhD, Alessandra Marano, MD, Giampaolo Formisano, MD, Andrea Pappalardo, MD, Francesca Pagliardi, MD. Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, SS Antonio e Biagio Hospital, Alessandria, Italy. Introduction Indocyanine green (ICG) is a vital dye with the distinctive feature of being fluorescent if properly excited and it is therefore currently used… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Robotics