Quantification of Body Shape, Surface Area and Volume with White Light Scanning in Human Subjects
John Pender, MD, Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD, William Chapman, MD, Edgar Moore, MD, Lynis Dohm, MD, Stephen Wohlgemuth, MD, Walter Pories, MD. East Carolina University and Easter Virgina Medical School. Objective: At present there are no clinically feasible methods for accurately quantifying morbid obesity. BMI, while convenient, fails to distinguish fat from fitness. More complex and… Continue Reading
Reducing Stray Energy Burns During Laparoscopic Surgery
Jeffrey L Eakin. Pioneer Valley Hospital and Jordan Valley Medical Center. Coupling of energy through the outer insulation of conventional monopolar laparoscopic instruments has been a problem since the inception of minimally invasive surgery (MIS). This stray energy may be coupled through a hole in the instrument’s outer insulation or through intact insulation by capacitive… Continue Reading
Retractor System Using Suckers in the Artificial Ascites.
Kotaro Kusu, BSc, Yoshihisa Matsunaga, Takuro Ishii, MSc, Kazuya Kawamura, PhD, Tatsuo Igarashi, MD, PhD. Chiba University. Handling of parenchymal organs is a critical issue in exposing the operative field or exerting counter traction. Restraint of size and number of access point in laparoscopic or robot-assisted surgeries prompted us to make novel “biomimetic” retracting system… Continue Reading
Revisional Sleeve to Sleeve Gastrectomy Utilizing Olympus 3D Endoscopy System
Ragui Sadek, MD, FACS, Andrew M Wassef, BS. Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. We present the first 3D traditional laparoscopic surgical procedure performed in the North East independent of a robotic surgical system. The Olympus Articulating HD 3D Endoscopy System delivers value to surgeons and patients by reducing surgical errors and improving the speed, accuracy… Continue Reading
Robotic Manipulator with Multiple Instruments for NOTES
Abolfazl Pourghodrat, Carl A Nelson, PhD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Lincoln. Decreasing the degree of invasiveness of surgery is believed to improve patient outcomes. Transitioning from open surgery to Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is a future trend in surgery due to the potential benefits it offers. NOTES… Continue Reading
Safety and efficacy of post-anastomotic intraoperative endoscopy to avoid early anastomotic complications during gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Sang-Ho Jeong, Young-Joon Lee, Ju-Yeon Kim, Taejin Park, Sang-Kyung Choi, Soon-Chan Hong, Eun-Jung Jung, Young-tae Ju, Chi-Young Jeong, Woo-Song Ha, Ji-Ho Park. Gyeongsang National University. Background: Anastomotic complications such as leakage, bleeding, and stricture remain among the most serious complications of surgery for gastric cancer. No perfect method exists for accurate and reliable avoidance of… Continue Reading
Sensorless Force Estimation for a Motorized Surgical Grasper
Baoliang Zhao, Carl Nelson. Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska_Lincoln. Background and Objectives Robotic minimally invasive surgery has gained in popularity based on its advantages in certain procedure types. However, because of the loss of direct contact with the surgery site, the surgeon cannot readily perceive tactile information, which may adversely affect surgical… Continue Reading
Single-incision laparoscopic approach to ileal lipoma
Masami Maeda, MD, Yuji Nishizawa, PhD, Takayuki Fujii, MD, Akihiro Kondo, MD, Masao Fujiwara, PhD, Keiichi Okano, PhD, Yasuyuki Suzuki, PhD. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagawa University, Japan. INTRODUCTION Some minimally invasive techniques have been introduced in order to decrease morbidities related to standard laparoscopic procedures. Meanwhile, recent advances in small bowel endoscopy have facilitated… Continue Reading
Single-Site robotic cholecystectomy with Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Cholangiography: 72 cases with no complications.
Despoina Daskalaki, MD, Mario Masrur, MD, Kristin Patton, MD, Francesco Maria Biano, MD, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, MD, FACS. Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System. Aim: Single site technology and fluorescent imaging represent the latest innovations in minimally invasive surgery. Robotic technology can overcome… Continue Reading
The Elipse(tm): A novel, swallowed, self-emptying, and excreted intragastric balloon for weight loss
Shantanu Gaur, MD, Samuel Levy, MD, Evzen Machytka, MD, Bruce Schirmer, MD, Daniel Jones, MD, George Blackburn, MD, PhD, Kathryn Stecco, MD. Allurion Technologies; University of Ostrava; University of Virginia; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. The intragastric balloon (IGB) has been used effectively as a weight loss device for decades. Current generation… Continue Reading
The Enhanced Utility of Laparoscopy in Trauma
Srinivas H Reddy, MD, Melvin E Stone, MD, Jacquelyn Shaw, BS, Sheldon Teperman, MD, Harry M Delany, MD. Jacobi Medical Center - Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Background: The role of laparoscopy in trauma has long been a subject of debate. One of the earliest published reports of using this modality was for confirmation of… Continue Reading
The MITIE Computerized Laparoscopic and Surgical Skills (CLASS) Trainer, A Novel Platform to Provide Virtual Mentoring and Track Learning Progress
Victor T Wilcox Jr., MD, Albert Huang, MD, Nilson Salas, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD, FACS. The Methodist Institue for Technology, Innovation, and Education. Objective The MITIE Computerized Laparoscopic and Surgical Skills (CLASS) Trainer is a novel training platform designed to provide point-of-need virtual mentoring and train to proficiency curricula for surgical residents in the… Continue Reading
The Use of an Endoscopic Fluorescence Imaging System to Assist in Liver Resections
Chet W Hammill, MD, MCR, FACS, Cory Johnston, MD, Kevin Reavis, MD, FACS, Paul D Hansen, MD, FACS. The Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR. Objective: Evaluate the use of indocyanine green and fluorescence imaging to identify the liver segmental anatomy and bile leaks during laparoscopic liver resections. Description of the technology and methods of use: Indocyanine… Continue Reading
The use of the Spy Elite Intraoperative Perfusion Assessment System (intraoperative laser fluorescence angiography) to determine bowel perfusion in the morbidly obese patient.
Steven C Tizio, MD, Marisela Messenger, RN, BSN, MBA, Seema Izfar, MD, Mario Alcantara, MD, James C Connaughton, MD, Jaime Mayoral, MD. Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio. Objective of the technology or device: Increased mesenteric fat is a risk factor for anastomotic dehiscence, which may be due to decreased perfusion. Morbid obesity has been… Continue Reading
Torsional Mode Hemorrhoidectomy : a new procedure for the management of hemorrhoidal disease
Paraskevas Theodossiou, PhD, Consultant, of, Surgery, George Alvanos, Anastasia Katselli, Palaiologos Doulgeroglou, Domna Fanidou. Athens General Hospital. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to introduce a new technique in hemorrhoidectomy using a Torsional Mode Ultrasonic Scalpel. This is the world’s first study. The goals of this study were to describe and evaluate the applicability… Continue Reading