SILS Appendectomy Is Safe in All Presentations of Acute Appendicitis
Sathyaprasad C Burjonrappa, MD MS FRCSEd, Hrishikesh Nerkar, MD. Maimonides Medical Center Background: Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) has to date been applied to the management of non-complicated acute appendicitis. Its proponents advocate its use based on its cosmetic appeal. What is not known is its safety and applicability in perforated acute appendicitis. We… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Technology Assessment
SILS Cholecystectomy
Adrian M Maghiar, MD PhD, Pravish R Sookha, MD PhD, George E Dejeu, MD. Pelican Hospital Oradea Romania Aim: Performing single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a safe and feasible way in a more public approach.Methods: Between August 2009 till September 2011 the surgical teams, taking in consideration ultrasonographic thickness of gallbladder wall, previous surgery… Continue Reading
SILS Incisional Hernia Study
Harvey C Rainville, MD, Diego Camacho, MD, Jenny Choi, MD, Emmanuel Agaba, MD, Pratibha Vemulapali, MD. Montefiore Medical Center IntroductionOver the past several years single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has become increasingly popular. SILS includes incorporation of multiple abdominal trocars into one fascial defect, often at the umbilicus. The potential for incisional hernias after… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Simulation and Performance of Single Site Surgery
Pamela Burgess, MD, Joel Brockmeyer, MD, Byron Faler, MD, Yong Choi, MD. Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center INTRODUCTIONInterest in Laparoendoscopic Single Site (LESS) surgery has been increasing in the past several years. While the benefits of LESS surgery are limited to cosmesis at this time, a recent survey performed at a meeting of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Simultaneous Laparoscopic Resection of Colorectal Cancer and Synchronous Liver Metastases
Go Wakabayashi, MD PhD FACS, Takeshi Takahara, MD, Yasushi Hasegawa, MD PhD, Naoko Ito, MD, Masahiro Takahashi, MD PhD, Hiroyuki Nitta, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine Simultaneous laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases is feasible and safe. We present a case to describe laparoscopic-assisted right… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Simultaneous Laparoscopic Resection of Primary Colorectal Cancer and Metastatic Liver Tumor
Chie Takasu, MD, Mitsuo Shimada, Nobuhiro Kurita, Takashi Iwata, Hirihiko Sato, Masanori Nishioka, Shinya Morimoto, Kozo Yoshikawa, Tomohiko Miyatani, Masakazu Goto, Hideya Kashihara, Tohru Utsunomiya. Department of Surgery, The University of Tokushima [Objective] Approximately 20%-25% of patients with colorectal cancer have synchronous liver metastasis at the time of diagnosis. The optimal strategy for resectable… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Simultaneous Laparoscopy-Assisted Resection for Synchronous Gastric and Colorectal Cancer
Byung-kwon Ahn, Seung-hyun Lee, Joong-jae Yoo, Sung-uhn Baek, Ki-young Yoon. Department of Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea Purpose: Colorectal and gastric cancers are sometimes diagnosed as a synchronous carcinoma. Simultaneous surgical resection with lymphadenectomy is indicated for both cancers, if there is no other distant metastasis and curative resection is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Single Access Laparoscopic Surgery (SALS) for Ileal Disease
Mohamed Moftah, Dr, John Burke, Dr, Ronan A Cahill, Dr. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland INTRODUCTION: To show the effectiveness and usefulness of Single Access Laparoscopic Surgery (SALS) in the management of benign and malignant diseases of the ileum in both the elective and urgent care setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Consecutive,… Continue Reading
Single Incision Cholecystectomy Utilizing Spider Surgical System: Case Series of 40 Patients
Shyam L Dahiya, MD. Tri-City Regional Medical Center, Hawaiian Gardens, CA Introduction: Single incision laparoscopic surgery has garnered wide interest in a number of specialties. A common limitation cited for many single incision methods is the lack of instrument triangulation and the need to cross instruments. The SPIDER® Surgical System (TransEnterix, Durham, NC) is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Technology Assessment
Single Incision Cholecystectomy With Needlescopic Infundibular Retraction; Initial Experience
Kee-hwan Kim, MD PhD, Young-kyung You, MD PhD, Chang-hyeok An, MD PhD, Jeong-soo Kim, MD PhD, Il-young Park, MD PhD, Dong-gu Kim, MD PhD. Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, Uijeongbu, Korea Introduction: Single incision LC has been reported to be safe and feasible in various clinical experiences. But limited retraction has been an obstacle in… Continue Reading
Single Incision Colectomy: the Reality of Adoption Into Practice
Deborah Nagle, MD, Vitaliy Poylin, MD, Steven Tizio, MD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Introduction: Single incision or reduced port surgery is a newer development in colon and rectal surgery but is technically demanding. Our aim is to evaluate the uptake of single incision colectomy in a colon and rectal surgery practice focused on… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Single Incision Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Nihat Yavuz, MD, Serkan Teksoz, MD, Sabri Erguney, MD, Mete Duren, MD, Tuna Yildirim, MD, Sirri Ozkan, MD. Istanbul University,Cerrahpasa Medical School,General Surgery Department and Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital,General Surgery Department Introduction:Running parallel to technological advances, laparoscopic surgery continues to evolve since its beginning. One of the recent advances in this field is laparoscopy performed… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Single Incision Laparoscopic Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer
Dan Geisler, MD Associate Staff. West Penn Allegheny Health System The recovery benefits to patients undergoing a minimally invasive approach to colorectal disorders has been well established. The oncologic results of a traditional laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer are at least equivalent to that of an open procedure when performed by a well-trained surgeon.… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Single Incision Laparoscopic Bochdalek Hernia Repair
Thomas J Swope, MD. Mercy Medical Center Objective: To demonstrate that single incision laparoscopy can be safely utilized to repair a Bochdalek hernia. Case History: A 56 year old male presented with a symptomatic right sided Bochdalek hernia. He complained of right chest pain especially with exertion. The hernia was identified on CT scan… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Nihat Yavuz, MD, Serkan Teksoz, MD, Engin Hatipoglu, MD, Sabri Erguney, MD, Osman Tortum, MD, Tuna Yildirim, MD, Sirri Ozkan, MD. Istanbul University,Cerrahpasa Medical School,General Surgery Department and Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital,General Surgery Department Introduction:Thanks to technological advances, laparoscopic surgery continues to evolve . One recent advance in this field is laparoscopy performed through a… Continue Reading