Sutureless Closure of Port Sites After Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy Using N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate Glue
Ismael Salas, MD, Ashwin Pimpalwar, MD FRCS Ped Surgery. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas. Background: Application of glue to the wound has several benefits. Glue is haemostatic, waterproof, leaves no suture marks, allows examination of the wound possible and allows… Continue Reading
Symptom Resolution After Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication in Patients with Proven Gastroesophageal Reflux
David J Dargis, DO, Matthew S Ralph, DO. Allegan Surgical Associates, Allegan, Michigan INTRODUCTION: Transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) using EsophyX offers a less invasive alternative to laparoscopic fundoplication. A retrospective community-based study investigated safety, symptom resolution, patient satisfaction, and medication use after TIF. METHODS: Forty-one patients underwent TIF between April 2009 and June 2010 because… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Systemic Immune Response and Clinical Results After Single Port Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Prospective Nonrandomized Study
Hyung-Joon Han, MD, Sae-Byeol Choi, MD, Wan-Bae Kim, MD, Tae-Jin Song, MD, Sung-Ock Suh, MD, Sang-Yong Choi, MD, Chung-Yun Kim, MD, Jong-Han Kim, MD, Seong Heum Park, MD, Dong-Sik Kim, MD, Jin-Suk Lee, MD, Young-Chul Kim, MD. Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine Introduction The benefits of laparoscopic surgery and technical advances could… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- HPB
Take Down of Nissen Fundoplication and Completion of Prior Sleeve Gastrectomy
Kelvin Higa, MD FACS, Saber Ghiassi, MD MPH, Ruby Gatschet, MD, Keith Boone, MD FACS. University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Patient is a 52 year-old woman with history of chronic abdominal pain and vomiting since laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at an outside hospital one year ago. That hospitalization was complicated by early postoperative small bowel… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
TAPP Inguinal Hernia Repair Without Mesh Fixation Technique for Recurrent Hernias: A Prospective Analysis
Marty Zdichavsky, MD, Derek Zieker, MD, Andreas Kirschniak, MD, Tobias Meile, MD, Dörte Wichmann, MD, Jonas Hoffmann, MD, Alfred Königsrainer, MD. Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany Objective For laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) hernia repair prosthetic mesh reinforcement is used. Mesh fixation devices should prevent recurrences, but they can cause… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Technical and Perioperative Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Using Prone Vats
Ross F Goldberg, MD, Steven P Bowers, MD FACS, Michael A Parker, MD, John A Stauffer, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD FACS, C Daniel Smith, MD FACS. Mayo Clinic - Florida Introduction: Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is performed through various approaches, including the use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for mediastinal esophageal dissection. Typically, VATS… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Technical Feasibility and Safety of Esophagojejunostomy Using Overlap Technique After Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy
Kozo Yoshikawa, PhD, Mitsuo Shimada, PhD, Nobuhiro Kurita, PhD, Takashi Iwata, PhD, Masanori Nishioka, PhD, Shinya Morimoto, PhD, Tomohiko Miyatani, PhD, Chie Mikami, Hideya Kashihara. Department of Surgery, The University of Tokushima BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LATG) has not become as popular as laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LADG) because of the more difficult reconstruction technique. Despite… Continue Reading
Techniques for Complete Total Mesorectal Excision in Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection: the Importance of Identifying Visceral Pelvic Fascia and Neurovascular Bundle
Ziqiang wang, Ziqiang wang, YuanChuan Zhang, YuanChuan Zhang, Zhongguang Zhou, Zhongguang Zhou. department of gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery, West China hospital, Due to better local control and survival provided by total mesorectal excision (TME) for treatment of rectal cancer, TME has wildly been accepted as the gold standard for surgery of middle or low rectal… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Tension-Free Anatomical Reconstruction of Complex Hiatal Hernia Using Porcine Dermal Collagen
D Oweis, MBBS MRCSEd, D Veeramootoo, MBBS MRCS MD, NJ Smart, MBBSHons PhD MRCSEd, SA Wajed, MA BMBCh MChir FRCS. Department of Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation trust, Exeter, United Kingdom. Introduction:The management of complex para-oesophageal hernias has been the subject of much debate. Direct symptoms such as dysphagia, regurgitation, shortness… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Tep with No Balloon, No Staples and with Thinner Instruments. Initial 50 Cases Experience
Marcelo Loureiro, Eduardo Bonin, Claus Christiano. Jacques Perissat Institut Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernias is one of the best methods available to treat this so common disease. TEP is also probably the best laparoscopic option. Today there is a growing concern about chronic pain after hernia repairs as well as surgical costs. The authors present… Continue Reading
The Challenge of Assesing Visceral Closure in NOTES: A Prospective Study Examining Routine Colorectal Surgery As a Model in Humans
Melissa S Phillips, MD, Chike Chukwumah, MD, Joseph Trunzo, MD, Bradley Champagne, MD, Conor Delaney, MD, Harry Reynolds, MD, Eric Marderstein, MD, Jeffrey Ponsky, MD, Sharon L Stein, MD, Jeffrey M Marks, MD. University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH Introduction: Since the introduction of natural orifice surgery, proof of safety is required before this… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
The Coming of Age of Complex Laparoscopy in a Community Teaching Hospital: Practice Patterns Learned From a Laparoscpic Ventral Hernia Repair Model
Ashwin A Kurian, MD, Sidhbh Gallagher, MD, Robert Josloff, MD. Abington Memorial Hospital Objective: Assess practice patterns in the incorporation of complex laparoscopy by general surgeons in a community teaching hospital using a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) model.Methods: Univariate and multivariate regression analysis of patient and intraoperative variables was conducted on a prospectively acquired… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The Comparison Between Laparoscopic vs. Open Surgery for Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Rat Colitis : Experimental Study
Oguzhan Karatepe, MD, Suleyman Kokdas, Md, Sedat Kamali, Timucin Aydin, MD, Ahu Kemik, MD, Gulcin Kamali, MD, Gokhan Adas, Md, Enis Yuney, MD, Servet Karahan. Okmeydani training and Research Hospital Introduction: The etipathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes immunologic, genetic and environmental factors. In addition to the colon, frequent extra-intestinal alterations related to pancreas… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Basic Science
The Concept and Development of a Single Port Access Device
David S Edelman, MD. Doctor's Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida Many surgeons have excellent ideas that would enhance the progress of surgical technology. However, there is little published information available on the protection of intellectual property. A single access port was designed and the development process is described.In early 2008, the author met with a chemical-biomedical… Continue Reading
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- Posters
The Current Status of Laparoscopic Liver Resection in Japanese Single Institusion and a Proposal of Classification of Laparoscopic Liver Resection Based On Technical Demand
Kan Toriguchi, MD, Etsuro Hatano, MD PhD, Koji Kitamura, MD, Takamichi Ishii, MD PhD, Takafumi Machimoto, MD PhD, Kojiro Taura, MD PhD, Kentaro Yasuchika, MD PhD, Shinji Uemoto, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan <Introduction>Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has been covered with medical insurance by Japanese government since… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- HPB