Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy in elderly patients: a propensity score matching analysis
Heeji Shin, MD, Ki Byung Song, MD, PhD, Young-Joo Lee, MD, PhD, Kwang-Min Park, MD, PhD, Song Cheol Kim, MD, PhD, Dae Wook Hwang, MD, PhD, Jae Hoon Lee, MD, PhD, Sang Hyun Shin, MD, PhD. ASAN Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: Despite laparoscopic surgery being a less invasive procedure and widely accepted surgical method worldwide, there is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Liver and Pancreas
Comparing Laparoscopic vs. Open Repair in Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease: A Retrospective, Propensity Score-Matched, Cohort Study.
Victor Vakayil, MD, MS, Brent Bauman, MD, Reema Mallick, MD, Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, MHA, James Harmon, MD, PhD, FACS. University of MinnesotaIntroduction: Perforated peptic ulcer disease (PPUD) is the second most common cause for an abdominal perforation requiring surgical intervention. Laparoscopic surgery(LS) or an open surgical approach(OS) is utilized to repair the bowel, however, there… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Outcomes and Quality
LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN SURGERY FOR PERFORATED PEPTIC ULCER: AN ENGLISH NATIONAL POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY
Sheraz R Markar, Astrid Leusink, Tom Wiggins, Hugh Mackenzie, Omar Faiz, George B Hanna. Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, United KingdomBackground: Previous randomized controlled trials have suggested a laparoscopic approach to the surgical treatment of perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) is associated with a reduced length of hospital stay and postoperative pain. However… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Acute Care Surgery
Laparoscopic Disaster Management: Implementation and attitudes from an advanced laparoscopic hemostasis course
Matthew C Tufts, Myron S Powell, MD, Jim Johnson, PhD, Jim Jordan, PhD, Jeffery Carter, MD. Wake Forest Baptist HealthINTRODUCTION: Surgical graduate medical education (SGME) has undergone dramatic changes from the apprenticeship model with increased emphasis on work hour restrictions. As a result, SGME has expanded the role of simulation training (ST) with the development of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Laparoscopy in penetrating trauma is a safe and effective alternative to laparotomy
Vadim Meytes, DO, Grace Chang, Kevin Bain, DO, Michael Timoney, MD. NYU Langone Hospital - BrooklynIntroduction: Diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) is an increasingly used modality when approaching penetrating anterior abdominal injury (PAAI). Historically, exploratory laparotomy (EL) for PAAI can result in a 20% negative laparotomy, 5% mortality and 20% morbidity rate. Laparoscopically trained trauma surgeons can… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Acute Care Surgery
Damage control surgery for acute malignant colorectal obstruction
Hongming Li, Jin Wan. Guandong Provincial Hospital of TCMBackground: The management of malignant colorectal obstruction remains controversial. A 2-stage approach such as the Hartmann procedure with colostomy, or primary resection and anastomosis with protective ileostomy is the traditional approach for the acute open surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical advantages… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Real-time Diagnosis of Barrett’s Esophagus: A Prospective, Multicenter Trial Comparing Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy with Conventional Histology for the Identification of Intestinal Metaplasia in Novice Users
Cory Richardson, MD1, Paul Colavita, MD2, Christy Dunst, MD3, John Bagnato, MD4, Peter Billing, MD5, Kurt Birkenhagen, MD6, Francis Buckley, MD7, William Buitrago, MD8, Joseph Burnette, MD4, Phil Leggett, MD8, Howard McCollister, MD9, Kurt Stewart, MD5, Thomas Wang, MD8, Alvin Zfass, MD10, Paul Severson, MD9. 1Northwest Institute for Digestive Surgery, 2Carolinas Medical Center, 3The Oregon… Continue Reading
MYOTOMY STARTING POINT AND LENGTH INFORMED BY HIGH-RESOLUTION ESOPHAGEAL MANOMETRY (HREM) RESULTS IN IMPROVED PER-ORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY (POEM) OUTCOMES
Erica D Kane, MD, MPH, Erin M Thompson, MD, Vikram Budhraja, MD, David J Desilets, MD, PhD, John R Romanelli, MD. University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: High-resolution esophageal manometry (HREM) is essential in characterizing achalasia subtype and the extent of affected segment in order to plan the starting point of the myotomy during… Continue Reading
Long Term Outcomes following POEM for Non-Achalasia Motility Disorders of the Esophagus.
Filippo Filicori, MD, Christy M Dunst, MD, Ahmed Sharata, MD, Walaa F Abdelmoaty, MD, MBA, Ahmed M Zihni, MD, MPH, Steven R Demeester, MD, Lee L Swanstrom, MD. Portland Providence Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) is now a well accepted treatment for esophageal achalasia. Optimal treatment for symptomatic patients with non-achalasia motility disorders (NAD)… Continue Reading
A Task and Performance Analysis of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) Surgery
Berk Cetinsaya1, Mark Gromski2, Sangrock Lee3, Zhaohui Xia3, Doga Demirel1, Tansel Halic4, Coskun Bayrak1, Cullen Jackson5, Suvranu De3, Sudeep Hegde5, Jonah Cohen5, Mandeep Sawhney5, Daniel Jones5. 1University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2Indiana University School of Medicine, 3Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 4University of Central Arkansas, 5Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical SchoolIntroduction: ESD is an… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Identifying Factors Predicting Response to Endoscopic Management of Chronic Pancreatitis Secondary to Pancreas Divisum
Joshua S Tierney1, Neal Bhutiani, MD2, Amber N Brown2, John S Richey, MD2, Michael Bahr, MD2, Gary C Vitale, MD2. 1University of Colorado Health, 2University of LouisvilleIntroduction: The objective of this study was to identify factors that predict success or failure of ERCP for treatment of relapsing pancreatitis in pancreas divisum (PD). Methods: An IRB-approved… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Liver and Pancreas
Outcome of endoscopic naso-jejunal tube stenting in early postoperative jejunal limb obstruction after gastrectomy
Chadin Tharavej, Worawit Kattipatanapong, Supaut Pungpapong, Suthep Udomdaweangsup, Krit Kittisin, Patpong Navicharern. Chulalongkorn UniversityIntroduction: Early postoperative afferent/efferent limb obstruction is a rare complication following reconstruction of total or partial gastrectomy. The condition is mainly attributed to kinking of the jejunal limbs or gastro-jejunal or jejunojeunal anastomosis. Less was known regarding the treatment outcome of endoscopic… Continue Reading
ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUE FOR CLOSURE OF ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULAS
James D Roy, MD, Paul Rider, MD, Leander Grimm, MD, John Hunter, MD, William Richards, MD. University of South AlabamaIntroduction: Enterocutaneous fistulae represent a spectrum of disease that offer plentiful challenges to surgeons. The mainstays of treatment are long term conservative management versus surgical management in typically malnourished patients with hostile abdomens. At our institution,… Continue Reading
Impact of Full-spectrum endoscopy on pathological lesion detection in different regions of the colon: randomised controlled trial.
Artur Pasternak, MD, PHD, Miroslaw Szura, MD, PhD, Solecki Rafal, MD, PhD, Pawel Bogacki, MD. Jagiellonian University Medical CollegeColonoscopy is crucial to detect and localize pathological lesions within the colon. Its quality is defined by a number of parameters such as cecal intubation rate (CIR), withdrawal time, adenoma detection rate (ADR) and polyp detection rate… Continue Reading
CLOSED FACEBOOK™ GROUPS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND CME CREDIT: A NEW MODEL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Omar Ghanem, MD1, Benjamin V Tran, BS2, Desmond Huyhn, MD3, Brian Jacob, MD, FACS2. 1Department of Surgery, Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph MO, 2Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 3Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterIntroduction: The collaboration of medical and surgical professionals on social media continues to thrive. The International Hernia… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation