Intracorporeal versus Extracorporeal Anastomosis for Right Colectomy Does Not Affect Gastrointestinal Recovery within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program
Maude Trepanier, Anthony Valin-Thorburn, Teodora Dumitra, Mohsen Alhashemi, Nicolo Pecorelli, Pepa Kaneva, A. Sender Liberman, Patrick Charlebois, Barry L Stein, Liane S Feldman, Lawrence Lee. McGill University Health CenterIntroduction: Delayed gastrointestinal(GI) recovery remains a significant morbidity after colorectal surgery, even within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery(ERAS) program. It is hypothesized that intracorporeal anastomosis for right colectomy… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Intraluminal flexible sheath for the protection of low anastomosis after anterior resection: results from a first-in-human trial on 15 patients.
Jeremie H Lefevre, Md, PhD1, Niels Komen, MD2, Antonio D'urso, MD3. 1Hopital Saint-Antoine, 2Antwerp University Hospital, 3CHRU StrasbourgIntroduction: Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most feared complications after low anterior resection. Defunctioning ostomy is commonly used to protect patients from AL but has its own morbidity and mortality. This first-in-human study examines the safety and… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
INTRAOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY USING THE FUNCTIONAL LUMEN IMAGING PROBE DURING MYOTOMY FOR ACHALASIA
Ryan J Campagna, MD, Dustin A Carlson, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD, Amy L Holmstrom, MD, John E Pandolfino, MD, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, MEd. Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineIntroduction: The functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP) is a novel measurement catheter that can evaluate esophagogastric junction (EGJ) distensibility and esophageal… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
INVASIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT NEED IN SEVERELY OBESE SUBJECTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS UNDERGOING BARIATRIC SURGERY
Maria C Fonseca, MD, Cristian Milla Matute, MD, Mauricio Sarmiento-Cobos, MD, Francisco Ferri, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FAS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul J Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaBackground: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 56 Million of Americans, 30% of which are obese. The risk of the developing OA in the obese… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Is increased BMI a contraindication for living kidney donation?
Lilli Schussler1, Prerna Khetan, MPH2, Edward Chin, MD2. 1Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2Mount SinaiIntroduction: To ensure safety in living donor nephrectomy, donor selection must be rigorous. Although reviews on evaluation of kidney donors have been published, there remains no established selection criteria [1]. To enlarge the donor pool, selection criteria for potential… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Is it necessary to perform lymph node dissection on the superior mesenteric vein for the right colon cancer?
Shigeki Yamaguchi, PhD, MD, Kasumitsu Hirano, Toshimasa Ishii, Liming Wang, Nao Obara, Shinichi Sakuramoto. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical CenterPurpose: Although controversial, total mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation is major strategy for the right colon cancer. Purpose of this study is to assess lymph node metastasis and lymph node recurrence of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Is it the Technique or the Wound Protection That is Key to Reducing Wound Infections in Bariatric Surgery?
Cynthia Weber, MD, Gwen Bonner, MD, Mujjahid Abbas, MD, Leena Khaitan, MD, MPH. University Hospitals of ClevelandINTRODUCTION: Surgeons improve practice through review of patient outcomes. In gastric bypass, we recently recognized a higher incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) growing oral flora when the circular stapled gastrojejunostomy (GJ) was created via a transoral method (passage… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Is that ‘Floppy’ Fundoplication Tight Enough?
Brexton Turner, BS, Melissa Helm, MS, Emily Hetzel, BS, Max Schumm, MD, Jon Gould, MD. Medical College of WisconsinBackground: Laparoscopic fundoplication is the treatment of choice for medically refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Surgeons seek to create a competent valve at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) but are careful to construct a ‘floppy’ fundoplication that is not… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Is the Increase in Laparoscopic Procedures Affecting Resident Open Surgical Experience?
Katherine Bingmer, MD, Asya Ofshteyn, MD, Sharon L Stein, MD, Emily Steinhagen, MD. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterIntroduction: Advances in the field of minimally invasive surgery have reduced the incidence of traditional open techniques. As the volume of laparoscopic cases increase, general surgery residents may have reduced opportunity to perform open surgical procedures. While a significant… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Is there any difference in long-term cancer recurrence between laparoscopic and robotic surgery in mid/low rectal cancer?
Soo Yeun Park, Jun Seok Park, Hye Jin Kim, Sung-Min Lee, Gyu-Seog Choi. Colorectal Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok HospitalBackground: Robotic surgery has been suggested as an option for total mesorectal excision, with the expectation of the improvement in the clinical outcomes. The long-term oncologic impact of robotic rectal cancer surgery has not been clearly… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Laparoscopic-assisted Totally-Extraperitoneal (Lap TEP) Harvest of the Deep Inferior Epigastric Vessels for 2-Stage Single Perforator Free Flap Autologous Breast Reconstruction
Suhail K Kanchwala, MD, Ian S Soriano, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Pennsylvania HospitalINTRODUCTION: Abdominally-based free-flap breast reconstruction has evolved to provide patients with an acceptable autologous reconstruction while minimizing morbidity at the abdominal donor site. To further reduce surgical morbidity of the abdominal wall, the authors introduced a laparoscopic-assisted totally-extraperitoneal (Lap TEP) harvest of the deep inferior… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
LAPAROSCOPIC CYSTOGASTROSTOMY: EXPERIENCE OF 134 CASES
Virinder Kumar Bansal, Om Prakash, Asuri Krishna, Subodh Kumar, Shardool V Gupta, Aditya Baksi, M. C. Misra, Pramod Garg. AIIMS, New DelhiIntroduction: Surgical drainage remains the cornerstone for management of symptomatic pseudocyst/ walled off necrosis of pancreas. With advancement in laparoscopic technique, laparoscopic cystogastrostomy has been attempted increasingly. We present our experience of laparoscopic cystogastrostomy at… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Laparoscopic Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane block following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy is associated with an earlier return to activity. A study of 271 patients.
Ziyad Nasrawi, MD, Toni Beninato, MD, FACS, Krystyna Kabata, PA, Stella Iskandarian, BS, Michael E Zenilman, MD, FACS, Piotr Gorecki, MD, FACS. NYP Brooklyn Methodist HospitalObjective: Laparoscopic guided transversus abdominis plane (LGTAP) block following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been proposed as a method of improving perioperative pain control in bariatric patients. In this study,… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic liver resection versus open liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: 3-year outcomes of a cohort study
So Hyun Kang, Woohyung Lee, Youngrok Choi, Ho-Seong Han, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Jai Young Cho, Kilhwan Kim, In-Gun Hyun, Sunjong Han. Seoul National University Bundang HospitalIntroduction: Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is debatable due to technical challenges associated with major hepatectomy and lymph node dissection. Published studies regarding this issue is scarce due to… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Biliary
Laparoscopic Obturator Hernia Repair
Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD, David Cloutier. Brown University - Rhode Island HospitalVideo Illustration of technique of laparoscopic incarcerated obturator hernia repair. The patient was a 81 years old female with a chief complaint of thigh pain for 48 hours. She had a history of previous colectomy. On CT scan she was found to have a left… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias