The Unacknowledged Incidence of Laparoscopic Stapler Malfunction
D R Kwazneski, MD, C K Six, MD, K R Stahlfeld, MD. UPMC Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Introduction:Laparoscopic instruments are being used with increasing frequency. Our surgeons recently experienced several independent adverse events involving the laparoscopic linear stapler. Although the Food and Drug Administration maintains a Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Technology Assessment
The Use of a T-tube to Manage Leak After Sleeve Gastrectomy
Matthew Y Lin, MD, Ankit Sarin, MD, Stanley J Rogers, MD, Andrew M Posselt, MD, Jonathan T Carter, MD. University of California, San Francisco Abstract: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is gaining momentum as an alternative option to Roux-en-y gastric bypass in bariatric surgery. Post-operative leaks, albeit rare (~4%), can be quite devastating. While it is widely… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Use of Bioabsorbable Mesh in Ostomy Closure
Paravasthu Ramanujam, MD FACS, Hadi Najafian, DO FACS FASCRS, Pedram Motamedi, Sushil Pandey. West Valley Colon & Rectal Surgery Center IntroductionThe purpose of our study is to compare the incidence of wound complication when ostomy is closed primarily or use of using GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement, an absorbable tissue scaffold .MethodsIn this retrospective study,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
The Use of Fluorescence in Robotic Adrenalectomy for Pheochromocytoma
Luca Milone, MD PhD, David Calatayud, MD PhD, Mario Masrur, MD, Federico Gheza, MD, Stefano D'ugo, MD, Paolo Raimondi, MD, Enrique Elli, MD, Francesco Bianco, MD, Subashini Ayloo, MD, Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, MD FACS. Division of General, Minimally Invasive, and Robotic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago Robotic surgery applications are expanding exponentially; adrenalectomy… Continue Reading
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- Robotics
The Use of Minimally Invasive Surgery As a Treatment for Colocutaneous Fistula Case Report
Ahmed Hammad, MR, Hitham Qandeel, FRCS, Hitham Abudeep, MR, Arijit Mukherjee, FRCS, Ali Amin, Mr, C Murch, Dr. GeneralL Surgery Department Hairmyres Hospital, Glasgow Aim:We report a case of successful management of a benign colocutaneous fistula following an anastamotic stricture treated by repeated endoscopic dilatation, placement of self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) and percutaneous ethanol… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
The Usefulness of Laparoscopy-Assisted Hepatectomy for Metastatic Liver Tumor and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Go Oshima, MD, Osamu Itano, MD, Yoshiaki Shoji, MD, Shingo Maeda, MD, Yasumasa Koyama, MD, Satoshi Aiko, MD, Yuko Kitagawa, Prof. Eiju General Hospital Background and Aims: In this decade, laparoscopy-assisted hepatectomy has been rapidly spreading because of its less-invasiveness. Because metastatic liver tumor and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) often need repeated operation, minimally-invasive laparoscopy-assisted… Continue Reading
The Utility of Radiology and Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Vbg Failures
Amanda Parker, MD, Michele Riordon, MD, Patrick Reardon, MD, Vadim Sherman, MD. The Methodist Hospital INTRODUCTION Patients with a history of vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) have a long-term complication rate of 30-55%. The majority of complications are related to the band and result in proximal gastric outlet obstruction. Symptoms of proximal gastric outlet obstruction… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Utility of Standardization of Laparoscopy Assisted Gastrectomy and Introduction of Telesurgery Mentoring System
Nobuhiro Kurita, MD PhD, Mitsuo Shimada, MD PhD, Takashi Iwata, MD PhD, Hirohiko Sato, MD PhD, Masanori Nishioka, MD PhD, Shinya Morimoto, MD PhD, Kozo Yoshikawa, MD PhD, Tomohiko Miyatani, MD, Masakazu Goto, MD, Hideya Kashihara, MD, Chie Mikami, MD. Department of Surgery, the University of Tokushima INTRODUCTION: The complexity in the procedures laparoscopy… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
The Value of Abdominal Ultrasonography to Prevent Iatrogenic Injury in Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
Dennis Y Kim, MD, Justin Regner, MD, Leslie Kobayashi, MD, Jay Doucet, MD, Jeanne Lee, MD, Mark Talamini, MD, Raul Coimbra, MD PhD, Vishal Bansal, MD. University of California San Diego BackgroundPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a commonly performed procedure. Iatrogenic injury, mostly liver and colon, is a known complication of PEG placement. In… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Technology Assessment
Thirty Day Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Elderly Using Acs/nsqip Database
Ashkan Moazzez, MD FACS, Rodney J Mason, MD PhD FACS, Namir Katkhouda, MD FACS. H. Claude Hudson Comprehensive Health Center, University of Southern California INTRODUCTION: Although laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is becoming the procedure of choice rather than open appendectomy (OA) in treatment of appendicitis in general population, its role has not been widely studied… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer in Semi-prone Position
Naoshi Kubo, Katsunobu Sakurai, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kazuya Muguruma, Hitoshi Nagahara, Eiji Noda, Kiyoshi Maeda, Masakazu Yashiro, Nobuya Yamada, Masaichi Ohira, Kosei Hirakawa. Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate school of medicine, Osaka-City University Background The thoracoscopic esopagectomy for esophageal cancer has been reported as minimally invasive with regard to less thoracic wall injury and decreased… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy in the Prone Position
Hidehito Shibasaki, MD PhD, Takahiro Kinoshita, MD PhD, Akira Ogata, MD PhD, Masaru Miyazaki, Prof. Matsudo City Hospital, Department of Surgery Thoracoscopic esophagectomy performed with the patient in the left lateral position has been occasionally reported since the 1990s, but it has not been established as a standard procedure. This may be because the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy While in a Prone Position for Esophageal Cancer: A Preceding Anterior Approach Method
Soji Ozawa, MD DMSc, Eisuke Ito, MD, Akihito Kazuno, MD, Osamu Chino, MD DMSc. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine INTRODUCTION: Although many esophageal surgeons are interested in thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, the rate of thoracoscopic esophagectomy was about 20% in Japan in 2009. This low rate may be due… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Thoracoscopic Resection of Giant Mediastinal Parathyroid Tumor
Shalini Reddy, MD, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD. Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School Giant mediastinal parathyroid lesions (< 4cm) though rare, have been reported in the literature. The approach to these large lesions has primarily been via a throracotomy. This video demonstrates the thoracoscopic resection of one of the largest parathyroid lesions reported in… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Thromboembolic Events After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Identification of High-risk Factors
C Gonczy, MD, V Advani, MD, S Markwell, MA, S Ahad, MD, I Hassan, MD. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Introduction: In-hospital prophylaxis against thromboembolic events (TE) is considered routine for patients after laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (LGB) for morbid obesity. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the utility of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity