Laparoscopic Resection of Epiphrenic Diverticulum
Kartik Gohil, MD, Maria Altieri, MD, Gerald Gracia, MD, Dana Telem, MD, Aurora Pryor, MD. Stony Brook University Medical Center/State University of New York. A 64 year old female presented with a history of regurgitation of undigested food. She was diagnosed with achalasia with a giant epiphrenic diverticulum. Laparoscopic esophageal diverticulectomy with esophageal myotomy and… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Laparoscopic Whipple procedure
Dilendra H Weerasinghe, MD, Bestoun Ahmed, MD, Ziad Awad, MD, FACS, FRCSI. University of Florida-Department of Surgery. Laparoscopic pancreatectomy is a technically difficult operation to perform. However with advancing laparoscopic training and experience this will be the standard of care for treating tumors of the head of the pancreas in the near future. Recent… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- HPB
Laparoscopic Placement of Gastric Electrical Stimulator for Gastroparesis
Billy Y Lan, MD, Matthew Kroh, MD, Bipan Chand, MD, Kevin El-Hayek, MD. Loyola School of Medicine; Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Gastroparesis is a debilitatiing medical condition that is often refractory to medical therapy. Surgical placement of a gastric stimulator has shown promising results in patients wiht refractory gastroparesis. In our video, we describe a safe… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Laparoscopic esophageal salvage for perforations after surgical and endoscopic treatment of achalasia — a case series
Victor T Wilcox, MD, Albert Y Huang, MD, Patrick R Reardon, MD, FACS, Brian J Dunkin, MD, FACS. The Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE). This video depicts the successful management of esophageal perforation using a minimally invasive approach after a laparoscopic Heller myotomy and describes two more cases in which it has… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Outcomes and Quality
Cystojejunostomy-an ideal treatment for pancreatic pseudocyst located distant to the stomach
C Palanivelu, MS, MCh, FACS, P Sethilnathan, MS, R Parthasarathi, MS, P Praveen Raj, MS, Vp Nalankilli, MS, S Sumonth, MS. GEM Hospital & Research Centre, Coimbatore, INDIA. Pancreatic Pseudocysts are a common sequelae of acute pancreatitis. It accounts for 75% of the cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. In case of symptomatic cysts, rapidly enlarging… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- HPB
Duodeno-jejunostomy for Annular Pancreas
C Palanivelu, MS, MCh, FACS, P Senthilnathan, MS, R Parthasarathi, MS, P Praveen Raj, MS, P S Rajan, MS, S Bansal, MS, V P Nalankilli, MS. GEM Hospital & Research Centre, Coimbatore, INDIA. Background Annular pancreas is a congenital disorder which may occur in 5-15% people per 1,00,000 people.It may be incomplete in 75% and… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- HPB
Laparoscopic Repair of Foramen of Winslow Hernia
George DeNoto, MD, Shabana Perveen, MD, Shelish Garg, MD. Northshore -LIJ Hofstra University Health system.. The reviewed patient presented to the emergency room at our hospital with five hours of severe epigastric pain. He underwent an emergent CT scan to rule out any intra-abdominal pathology. Review of the CT scan by a radiologist found evidence… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Endoscopic treatment of weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB): use of argon plasma coagulation (APC) in the gastro-jejunal anastomosis.
Jh Felicio De Lima, PhD, Prof, Gap Baretta, PhD, Jm Campos, PHD, M Galvao Neto, MD. ENDOBATEL - Advanced Digestive Endoscopic Center - Hospital Vita Batel in Curittiba - Brazil. The normal anatomy after RYGB promotes food restriction related to the size of the pouch and the diameter of the gastro-jejunal anastomosis. The loss of… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity