Laparoscopic Versus Open Gastrectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Long-term Outcomes From a Large Scale Multicenter Study.
Hyung-ho Kim, MD PhD, Hyuk-joon Lee, MD, Gyu Seok Cho, MD, Sang-uk Han, MD, Min-chan Kim, MD, Seung Wan Ryu, MD, Wook Kim, MD, Kyo Young Song, MD, Woo Jin Hyung, MD, Seong Yeob Ryu, MD. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; Department of Surgery,… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Laparoscopic Wedge Resection of the Stomach for Early Gastric Cancer
Tsutomu Sato, Yasushi Rino, Koichiro Yamaoku, Hirohito Fujikawa, Daisuke Inagaki, Roppei Yamada, Takashi Oshima, Norio Yukawa, Toshio Imada, Munetaka Masuda. Department of surgery, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine Background. Sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) mapping has been recently introduced to the field of gastric cancer. The aim of the present study was to evaluate… Continue Reading
Laparoscopy-Assisted Gastrectomy As Additional Treatment After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer
H Mieno, S Sakuramoto, T Shibata, M Nemoto, K Yamashita, N Katada, S Kikuchi, M Watanabe. Depertment of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine Background: Recently, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been aggressively used to treat early gastric cancer. The growing number of patients undergoing ESD has been accompanied by an increasing number of… Continue Reading
Laparoscopy Assisted Proximal Gastrectomy in Gastric Cancer : Short Term Clinical Outocome and Functional Study
Tomotaka Shibata, Shinichi Sakuramoto, Hiroaki Mieno, Masayuki Nemoto, Nobue Futawatari, Keishi Yamashita, Natsuya Katada, Shirou Kikuchi, Masahiko Watanabe. Department of Surgery Kitasato University BackgroundLaparoscopy assisted proximal gastrectomy (LAPG) has become prevalent for early gastric cancer (EGC) located in the upper stomach in Japan. However, standard reconstruction method is not defined. PatientsFrom May 2006 through… Continue Reading
Leiomyoma Removed During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Daniel J Mullins, MD, Sean Orenstein, MD, Nissin Nahmias, MD. University of Connecticut Introduction: Pre-operative upper endoscopy is not uniformly performed prior to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, the most common weight loss surgery performed worldwide. Current literature has shown that upper endoscopy is important if the patient has symptoms involving potential pathology in the… Continue Reading
Lethal Acute Gastric Volvulus Masquerading in the Medical Unit Is Managable With a Laparoscopic Approach
Michael L Hibbard, MD, Giovanni Begossi, MD, Paul Suding, MD, Teresa Kim, MD, Greg Broderick-villa, MD, Rupert Horoupian, MD, Steven Stanten, MD, Ajay Upadhyay, MD. First Surgical Consultants, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, California, U.S.A and St. Rose Hospital, Hayward, California, U.S.A. Purpose: Acute gastric volvulus associated with a large paraesophageal hernia is… Continue Reading
Long-term Outcome of Laparoscopic Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Japanese Patients
Fumiaki Yano, MD, Nobuo Omura, MD, Kazuto Tsuboi, MD, Masato Hoshino, MD, Yoshio Ishibashi, MD, Katsunori Nishikawa, MD, Yujiro Tanaka, MD, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, MD, Katsuhiko Yanaga, MD. Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine Introduction: Laparoscopic fundoplication (LF) is an established surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, since the number of… Continue Reading
Long-term Symptom Control and Satisfaction Scores in Patients Undergoing Primary Anti-reflux Surgery
Ananth Srinivasan, Masato Hoshino, Amith V Reddy, Tommy H Lee, Sumeet K Mittal. Creighton University Medical Center Background: Aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of Primary Anti-Reflux Surgery (ARS). Methods: After IRB approval, a retrospective review of prospectively maintained database was done to identify patients who underwent a primary ARS… Continue Reading
Long-term Symptomatic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Re-operative Fundoplication
Masato Hoshino, Ananth Srinivasan, Amith V Reddy, Tommy H Lee, Sumeet K Mittal. Creighton University Medical Center INTRODUCTION: Re-do fundoplication is a viable and safe option in the management of the symptomatic post-fundoplication patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate subjective outcomes and satisfaction of redo-fundoplication more than 3 years after surgery.METHODS… Continue Reading
Marked Increase in Intracranial Pressure With Laparoscopy: Case Report
Tovy H Kamine, MD, Efstathios Papavassiliou, MD, Benjamin E Schneider, MD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center INTRODUCTION: Diagnostic laparoscopy has recently emerged as an alternative to laparotomy in trauma patients. However, the impact of abdominal insufflation on intracranial pressure is not well described outside animal models. We present a case report of a patient… Continue Reading
Mediastinal Hematoma After 360 Degree Fundoplication: As Cause of Post-operative Dysphagia
Michele A Riordon, MD, Amanda Parker, MD, Vadim Sherman, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD, Patrick R Reardon, MD. The Methodist Hospital INTRODUCTION:Dysphagia following 360 degree fundoplication and/or hiatal hernia repair is often attributed to surgical factors such as degree and tightness of wrap, hiatal hernia closure, and post-operative edema. To date there is no… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Foregut
Meta-Analysis of Staging Laparoscopy Versus Computed Tomography in Oesophagogastric Cancer Staging
Matthew F Leeman, MBChB MSc MRCS. Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK Introduction: Accurate staging before potentially curative resection is essential in patients with oesophagogastric (OG) cancer. The aim of this study was to review the evidence for Staging Laparoscopy (SL) and Computed Tomography (CT) in OG cancer, with particular reference to… Continue Reading
Minimal Invasive Surgical Approach for the Treatment of Gastroparesis
Joerg Zehetner, MD MMM, John C Lipham, MD, Farrokh Ravari, MD, Shahin Ayazi, MD, Afshin Skibba, MD, Ali Darehzereshki, MD, Rodney J Mason, MD, Namir Katkhouda, MD. USC Department of Surgery Background: Gastroparesis is a chronic disorder resulting in decreased quality-of-life. The Gastric Electrical Stimulator (GES) is an alternative to gastrectomy in patients with… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Jason F Richardson, MD, Ninh T Nguyen, MD. University of California Irvine Medical Center A video demonstration of a laparoscopic and thoracoscopic esophagectomy performed in a patient with an esophageal mass and a history of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Radiologic review, endoscopic evaluation, tube jejunostomy, Roux limb and esophagogastric resection, and reconstruction are featured… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Minimally Invasive Management of Bleeding Obscure Origin. Experience Level IV in Two Institutions in Colombia
Evelyn Dorado, MD, Jorge Bernal, MD. Clinica Las Americas.CES University, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Universidad Javeriana INTRODUCTION: The stromal Tumors are rare neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. It has an incidence of 4 per million people. They are derived from cells of Cajal located in the myenteric plexus and are related to intestinal motility.This type… Continue Reading