Thoracoscopic Removal of a Suture Needle From the Posterior Pericardium After CABG
N T Liu, MD, R C Gilkeson, MD, A H Markowitz, MD, C Schroeder, MD PhD. Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OHio Objective: To demonstrate a minimally invasive thoracoscopic approach (VATS) for removal of a retained pericardial suture needle after standard CABG surgery. Methods: A 46 year old male presented with unstable angina in November of… Continue Reading
Three Year Experience of Single Site Surgery At a Single Community Institution
Chris Edwards, MD, Alan Bradshaw, MD. Mission Hospitals, Asheville NC Introduction: Single site surgery has been described in gynecology, urology, bariatrics, and general surgery. Safety and feasibilty issues have yet to be addressed conclusively. The purpose of this paper is to describe the initial single center experience of various single site procedures at a community… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- SILS
To Compare the Weight and Metabolic Parameters Before and After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in 74 Bariatric Patients
PRABHDEEP NAIN, MS, SATPAL VIRK, MCh, ASHISH AHUJA, MS, HARISH MATTA, MS. DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, LUDHIANA, INDIA INTRODUCTIONLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was a part of staged operation for super-obese patients, but with the advent of more restrictive sleeve gastrectomy it could become a single stage procedure in carefully selected patient subset. Various studies have… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Toupet Fundoplication with Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy Is Associated with More Postoperative Dysphagia
Elizabeth J Honigsberg, MD, Gina L Adrales, MD, Jennifer E Tonneson, BS, William S Laycock, MD, Thadeus L Trus, MD. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) is the treatment of choice for achalasia. Its efficacy is largely defined by subjective outcome measures, with the majority of patients reporting good to excellent short… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Towards an Integrated Interventional Imaging and Operating Suite
Rachel J Toomey, PhD, Andreas Melzer, MD DDS. Institute for Medical Science and Technology, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK Imaging modalities and diagnostic tools such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), Raman spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT) provide excellent anatomical and functional information. However, these cannot currently be readily combined and… Continue Reading
Trans-Umbilical Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery of the Esophagus and Stomach
kong jing, wu shuodong, fan ying. the first department of mininally invasive and biliary surgery, shengjing hospital of China Medical Universityl BACKGROUNDSILS is a rapidly developed as both cosmetic advantage of NOTES and standard surgical procedure. We report the new technique of umbilical SILS in the treatment of gastric and esophagus disease with conventional laparoscopic… Continue Reading
Transabdominal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy of a Large Adrenal Lipoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Anna GOLDENBERG, DO, Marc Neff, MD, Roy L Sandau, DO, Linda Szczurek, DO, Jennifer Rager, DO. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine(Kennedy University Health System)- Department of Surgery The exponential increase in computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has lead to a significant rise in the detection… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Transabdominal, Transcolonic Polypectomies in a Porcine Model: Avoiding Unnecessary Bowel Resections with the Use of the Minilap Device
Donald M Davis, MD, James JL Mateka, Jorge E Marcet, MD. University of South Florida Introduction: Many benign colorectal polyps cannot be positioned correctly or reached by the endoscope for polypectomy. Accordingly, patients undergo surgical resection of involved bowel. Due to this fact, we have attempted to develop minimally invasive techniques in porcine models to… Continue Reading
Transanal Completion Proctectomy Using Tem: Initial Patient Experience in Hybrid NOTES Procedure
Michelle K Savu, MD, Alicia Logue, MD, Joseph Love, MD. University of Texas Health Science Center /South Texas VA Heathcare System San Antonio Abstract:Objective: Transluminal surgery offers advantages to the patient by decreasing the morbidity of abdominal incisions. The rectum naturally lends itself to a NOTES procedure as the anus is a readily accessible orifice.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (tem) with Single Port Instruments
HJ Kim, BH Kye, HM Cho, SC Lee, JH Kim, IK Lee, YS Lee, ST Oh, JG Kim. St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea INTRODUCTION: Recently, there is evolved many treatment modalities for early rectal cancer and benign rectal tumor. And transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is raised primary concern in the field. But… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Transanal Or Transabdominal Specimen Extraction After Laparoscopic Left Colectomy: Clinical Prospective Evaluation of Peritoneal Contamination Risks
Joel Leroy, MD FRCS, Federico Costantino, MD, Michele Diana, MD, Jacopo D'Agostino, MD, Didier Mutter, MD PhD, James Wu, MD, Jacques Marescaux, MD FRCS FACS. IRCAD-EITS, Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Strasbourg, France Introduction: This prospective study aims to evaluate bacterial peritoneal contamination between different techniques of transabdominal or transanal specimen… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Transanal Specimen Retrieval Using the TEM System in Minimally Invasive Colon Resection
Konstantinos I Makris, MD, Erwin Rieder, MD, Andrew Kastenmeier, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Legacy Health The use of the TEM (Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery) rectoscope facilitates the transanal removal of the specimen in minimally invasive colon resection. It allows gentle dilation of the anus, provides stability during the extraction and protects the edges of the… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Transanal, Video-Assisted Surgery (TAVAS) Utilizing a SILS™ Port for the Treatment of Complications Following Sigmoid Colon Resection and EEA Anastomosis
Patrick R Reardon, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD, Eric M Haas, MD, Joanne Chung, MD, Vadim Sherman, MD, Vega Koss, MD, Luis Benavente-Chenals, MD. The Methodist Hospital Department of Surgery Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education Houston, Texas 77030 Background Sigmoid diverticulosis with recurring sigmoid diverticulitis is a common disease entity likely to be… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Transcervical Videoscopic Esophageal Dissection During Two-Field Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy – Early Patient Experience
Michael Parker, MD, Steven P Bowers, MD, Ross F Goldberg, MD, Jason M Pfluke, MD, John A Stauffer, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD, C Daniel Smith, MD. Mayo Clinic Florida Introduction: Transhiatal esophagectomy (THE) reduces cardio-pulmonary complications by avoiding thoracic access, but requires some degree of blind mediastinal dissection. The authors developed a technique of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Transesophageal Endoscopic Myotomy (teem) for Achalasia- Recognizing Potential Pitfalls Before Clinical Application
Mahmoud Abu Gazala, MD, Abed Khalaila, MD, Noam Shussman, MD, Samir Abu Gazala, MD, Ram Elazary, MD, Oleg Ponomernco, MD, Gideon Zamir, MD, Avraham I Rivkind, MD FACS, Yoav Mintz, MD. Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center ObjectiveLaparoscopic Heller esophagomyotomy is the standard of care for achalasia treatment. General anesthesia is mandatory and mucosal perforations occur… Continue Reading
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- Endolumenal / NOTES