Is increased BMI a contraindication for living kidney donation?
Lilli Schussler1, Prerna Khetan, MPH2, Edward Chin, MD2. 1Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2Mount SinaiIntroduction: To ensure safety in living donor nephrectomy, donor selection must be rigorous. Although reviews on evaluation of kidney donors have been published, there remains no established selection criteria [1]. To enlarge the donor pool, selection criteria for potential… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopy versus conventional laparotomy in the management of abdominal trauma: A multi-institutional matched-pair study
Yunhe Gao1, Jianxin Cui1, Zhi Qiao1, Shibo Bian2, Feide Liu3, Kecheng Zhang1, Yi Liu1, Yixun Lu1, Shaoqing Li1, Xinxin Wang1, Hongqing Xi1, Lin Chen1. 1Chinese PLA General Hospital, 2Beijing Friendship Hospital, 3The First Affiliated Hospital of the PLA General HospitalBackground: Laparoscopy is increasingly applied in the management of abdominal trauma as either diagnostic or therapeutic… Continue Reading
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Review of Malpractice in Hernia surgery: Damage to Surrounding Structures Remains the Most Common Reason for Litigation
Zain Badar, MD, Linda Hu, BA, Asad J Choudhry, MBBS, Moustafa A Hassan, MD. SUNY Upstate University HospitalObjective: General surgery among other surgical subspecialties is deemed a high legal risk specialty with one of the highest malpractice premiums in medicine. Hernia surgery is among one of the most common surgical procedures performed by general surgeons… Continue Reading
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Participation of women surgeons at SAGES over time: is the glass ceiling shattered?
Gregory S Peirce, MD, Hind Al-Lami, MBChB, MPH, Jennifer Yonkus, MD, Todd Kellogg, MD, Juliane Bingener, MD. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNIntroduction: Diversity is regarded as a valuable asset across surgical societies, leading to increased membership. In recent years, SAGES leadership has implemented initiatives to increase diversity at many levels. As the proportion of women residents entering… Continue Reading
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Disclosure at #SAGES2018: An Analysis of Physician-Industry Relationships of Invited Speakers at the 2018 SAGES National Meeting
Alex Lois, MD, Anne Ehlers, MD, Jennifer Minneman, MD, Jin Sol Oh, MD, Saurabh Khandelwal, MD, Andrew S Wright, MD. University of WashingtonBackground: It is well established that all potential conflicts of interest (COI) should be disclosed by speakers at scientific meetings, and is required at the SAGES national meeting. Industry payments to US physicians… Continue Reading
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Male Surgeons’ Perceptions of Female Surgeons: Is There a Bias Against Women in Surgery?
Danielle K Craigg, MD, Sharona B Ross, MD, Mica Jadick, Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Alexander S Rosemurgy, MD. Digestive Health Institute Florida Hospital TampaBackground: Surgery has long been a male-dominated discipline with gender roles traditionally defined along societal norms. Presumably, as society has evolved, so have male surgeons’ perceptions of female surgeons, though data is lacking.… Continue Reading
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Gender Distribution of Invited Speakers on Panels at the SAGES Annual Meeting
Teodora C Dumitra, MD, Larry Lee, MD, Carmen L Mueller, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD. McGill University Health CentreBackground: There is a significant gender imbalance in academic medicine. Speaking invitations are used by faculty promotion and tenure committees as evidence of external recognition. However, women are underrepresented as speakers at specialty society conferences. Having women… Continue Reading
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Impact of laparoscopic simultaneous hepatectomoy in treatment of colorectal cancer with synchronous liver metastasis
Takeaki Ishizawa, MD, PhD, FACS1, Shoji Kawakatsu2, Yoshiya Fujimoto2, Takafumi Sato2, Yoshihiro Ono2, Yoshihiro Mise2, Yosuke Inoue2, Hiromichi Ito2, Yu Takahashi2, Masashi Ueno2, Akio Saiura2. 1Cancer Institute Hospital / The University of Tokyo, 2Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer ResearchBackground: Although laparoscopic approach has been indicated widely in treatment of colorectal cancer with synchronous… Continue Reading
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Port Site Tuberculosis after Laparoscopy
Mohammad Masud Karim, MBBS, Gold Medalist, FCPS, Surgery, FRCS(Glasgow, UK)1, Moshammat Zebunnesa, MBBS, FCPS, MS2, Satyajit Dhar, MBBS, FCPS, MD2, Mamun Mustafa, MBBS2. 1Noakhali Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College,Bangladesh, 2Chittagong Medical College, Chittagong.Background: After first laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Phillip Mauret in 1987 there has been rapid explosion in the field of minimal access surgery (MAS).… Continue Reading
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Using local anesthesia at time of closure for routine lap surgery
George Dejeu, Adrian M Maghiar, Octavian Maghiar, Dan Ciurtin, Marius Sfirlea, Codruta Macovei, Mihai Botea, Cipri Puscas, Calina Tarau, Erika Bimbo-Szuhai, Rodica Gilau, Paula Badea, Florin Fasie. Spital PelicanIn our institution, Surgery Clinic, Pelican Hospital in Oradea, Romania, we started studying the effect of using local anesthesia at the trocar sites at time of closure… Continue Reading
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REVEALING NATIONWIDE READMISSION AND COST PATTERNS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANT
Alvaro Castillo, MD1, Allison D Rice, MD1, Kristian C Enestvedt, MD2, Joshua Parreco, MD1, Susan L Orloff, MD2. 1University of Miami, 2Oregon Health and Science UniversityIntroduction: Hospital readmissions are becoming an important quality metric in liver transplantation. However, limited data exist examining the relationship between center experience and readmission rates. The purpose of this study was… Continue Reading
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Type IIIb Congenital Intestinal Atresia: A Case Report
Brian Bassiri-Tehrani, MD1, Alex Wang2, William Harris2, Edmund Kessler, MD1. 1Lenox Hill Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 2SUNY Downstate Medical CenterIntestinal atresia is a congenital malformation that occurs in 1 out of 5,000 live births, with equal incidence in males and females. One out of three infants with intestinal atresia are premature. The… Continue Reading
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Is polyglycolic acid (PGA) nonwoven fabric suitable as an anastomotic portion reinforcement material of automatic suturing device? – Comparison with early bioresorbable materials –
Mitsuo Miyazawa, MD, FACS1, Katsuya Okada, MD2, Masayasu Aikawa2, Shunsuke Ohnishi3, Yoshito Ikada4. 1Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital, 2Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, 3Hokkaido University, 4Kyoto UniversityBackground: Currently, in laparoscopic surgery, a sheet of bioabsorbable material is often used as a stumped closure reinforcement to reinforce the closure of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreatic stump… Continue Reading
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Safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of delta-shaped anastomosis: outcomes of 358 consecutive cases
Masazumi Sakaguchi, MD, PhD, Norihiro Shimoike, MD, Shin Akagawa, MD, PhD, Seiichiro Kanaya, MD, PhD. Osaka Red Cross HospitalBackground: Since its development, delta-shaped anastomosis (DA) using only endoscopic liner staplers has been widely used during laparoscopic gastroduodenostomy. Herein, we report our DA technique, and short- and mid-term outcomes of 358 consecutive DA cases. Technique: DA… Continue Reading
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VATS versus Fibrinolytics for Treatment of Primary Pediatric Empyema in Otherwise Healthy Children
Joseph Balaban1, Lorrie Burkhalter2, Diana L Diesen3. 1UT Southwestern, Dallas, Tx, 2Children's Health Dallas, 3UT Southwestern, Department of Surgery; Children's Health DallasIntroduction: Traditionally, Video Assisted Thorascopic Surgery (VATS) decortication has been the gold standard treatment for pediatric empyema. Recent studies have shown that fibrinolytics via tube thoracostomy produced similar outcomes while being less invasive and… Continue Reading
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