Survival and Surgical Outcomes After Laparoscopy-Assisted Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Case Control Study
Young-woo Kim, Bang Wool Eom, Sang Eok Lee, Keun Won Ryu, Jun Ho Lee, Hong Man Yoon, Soo-jeong Cho, Myeong-cherl Kook, Soo Jin Kim. Gastric Cancer Branch, Research Institute & Hospital, National Cancer Center Background: Few Long-term survival data of laparoscopy assisted total gastrectomy (LATG) was reported. Purpose of this study was to investigate… Continue Reading
Swallow Syncope After Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: First Reported Case
Sergio G Casillas, MD, Gintaras Antanavicius, MD FACS. Abington Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery Introduction: Vasovagal arrhythmias are well documented in the general population, especially in patients with primary cardiac disorders, such as hypertensive heart disease, congestive heart failure and ischemic cardiomyopathy. The presence of arrhythmias related to gastrointestinal disorders is rare. We present… Continue Reading
Symptomatic Para Esophageal and Incisional Hernia: Simultaneous Or Sequential Repair?
Osama Hamed, MBBS, Stephen Kavic, MD, Adrian Park, MD. Department of Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD. Department of Surgery, University of Dalhousie, Halifax NS Canada Objective: Paraesophageal (PEH) may represent a significant challenge for the minimally invasive surgeon. Increasingly, we are finding this condition in patients who also have an… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Systematic Removal of More Than 50% of Fluid in Patients With Clinically Significant Reflux Or Slippage-like Complications of Adjustable Gastric Banding Is an Effective Treatment Option
Andrea S Bedrosian, MD, Nabeel R Obeid, MD, Bradley F Schwack, MD, Heekoung Youn, RN MA, Christine J Ren Fielding, MD, George A Fielding, MD, Marina S Kurian, MD. New York University Langone Medical Center IntroductionAs the patient population with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) becomes more prevalent, and with it several known clinical… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Systematic Review of Robotic-Assisted Colon and Rectal Surgery
Aliyah Kanji, MD, Richdeep S Gill, MD, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Daniel W Birch, MD, Shahzeer Karmali, MD. Department of Surgery, University of Toronto and University of Alberta Introduction: Colorectal surgery is one of the most common procedures performed by general surgeons with an increasing number being performed laparoscopically. Robotic technology is emerging as the… Continue Reading
Tapp Repair of Spigelian Hernia and Incidentally Found Indirect Inguinal and Femoral Hernia: a Case Report
Amy L Hiuser, MD, John Bach, MD, Timothy Barnett, MD. Cleveland Clinic Foundation We are reporting a case of an 84 year-old female who presented to outpatient surgery clinic with complaints of a right-sided abdominal bulge. Upon physical examination patient was found to have a bulge at the lateral border of the rectus muscle… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Teaching and Good Results Can Go Hand in Hand in Bariatric Surgery: 1733 Consecutive Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Cases at a Teaching Center Without Gastro-jejunostomy Leak
Ashutosh Kaul, MD FRCS FACS, Anthony Maffei, MD FACS, Thomas Sullivan, BS, Edward Yatco, MD FACS, Thomas Cerabona, MD FACS, Niu Zhang, MD. New York Medical College Aim of this presentation is to communicate our series of 1733 consecutive laparoscopic gastric bypasses done at a teaching center without any leak from the gastro-jejunostomy and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Teaching Cholangiography in a Surgical Residency Program
Lindsay M Bools, W. Borden Hooks, MD, Ashley Adams, BA, Thomas V Clancy, MD, William W Hope, MD. New Hanover Regional Medical Center Although indications for the procedure are debated, cholangiography remains a vital tool for the surgeon performing cholecystectomies. One potentially viable argument against routine cholangiography relates to the associated increase in time… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Teaching Laparoscopic Skills to Qualified Surgeons With Limited Laparoscopic Experience
Muhammad F Murad, MBBS MCPS FCPS, Tariq Nawaz, MBBS FCPS, Qasim Ali, MBBS MCPS FCPS, Farhat Jehan, MBBS, Asif Zafar, FCPS FRCS. Holy Family hospital Introduction: In most of the developed countries, laparoscopic surgery is part of resident training program which enables them to learn this technique when the surgical teaching is going side… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Teaching Technical Skills for Surgery – How Can We Improve?
Trystan M Lewis, Mr, Rajesh Aggarwal, Mr, Ara Darzi, Professor. Imperial College London IntroductionTeaching technical skills is an obligation of all surgical trainers. It is vital that technical skills’ teaching is performed appropriately and effectively. However, it is not certain which methods are most effective for skills teaching, as it is difficult to objectively… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Technique of Esophagojejunostomy Using Transoral Placement of the Pretilted Anvil Head After Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
S Sakuramoto, PhD, N Katada, PhD, H Mieno, PhD, T Shibata, PhD, K Yamashita, PhD, M Nemoto, MD, S Kikuchi, PhD, M Watanabe, PhD. Kitasato University School of Medicine (Background) During esophagojejunostomy using a circular stapler after laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy(LATG),placement of the anvil head via the transabdominal approach proved difficult. The authors report… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Technology Assessment
The Advantage of Totally Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy (tltg), Less Invasiveness, Application Easiness and Cost Effectiveness : in a Single-institution Experience of Over 140 Cases.
Hitoshi Satodate, Haruhiro Inoue, Shin-ei Kudo. Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital Introduction:Although laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer is becoming popular procedure especially in Japan and Korea, laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy is less common operative procedure. One of the major problems is difficulty of intracorporeal reconstruction, especially intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy. And another problem is cost. Some… Continue Reading
The Approach for Standardization of Pure Laparoscopic Hepatectomy ~standardization of Pure Laparoscopic and Single Port Lateral Sectionectomy~
F Hirokawa, M Hayashi, Y Miyamoto, M Asakuma, K Komeda, Y Inoue. Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery Osaka Medical College Introduction: Recently, pure laparoscopic hepatectomy (PLH) has been spreading explosively. But the level of difficulty is various according to the tumor location. On the other hand, single port hepatectomy has been introduced recently.… Continue Reading
The Benefits of Diagnostic Laparoscopy in the Evaluation of Abdominal Trauma
Jay N Collins, MD, Rebecca C Britt, MD, Leonard J Weireter, MD, L D Britt, MD MPH. Eastern Virginia Medical School INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) against non-therapeutic laparotomy (NTL) in the setting of acute abdominal or thoracoabdominal trauma. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of adult trauma patients older… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other
The Characteristics of Our Procedures in Anti-reflux Surgery for GERD Patients
Tatsushi Suwa, MD PhD, Kazuhiro Karikomi, MD, Naoki Asakage, MD PhD, Eishi Totsuka, MD PhD, Naokazu Nakamura, MD PhD, Keigo Okada, MD, Tomonori Matsumura, MD. Kashiwa Kousei General Hospital IntroductionAnti-reflux surgery is not as popular as medication. One of the reasons might be that laparoscopic techniques in the procedure are considered complicated by many… Continue Reading