Through-the-scope Balloon Cryoablation Device for Treating Barrett’s Esophagus
Objective: Ablation of dysplastic Barrett’s has become the mainstay of therapy in many centers. The most common ablation method used is radiofrequency energy, and although effective, it has a number of drawbacks. One of the primary drawbacks is that it cannot be deployed through the endoscope, but is either attached to the endoscope or placed… Continue Reading
Total Preperitoneal Biological Patch Indirect Inguinal Hernioplasty
Andrew Dobradin, MD PhD. Winter Park Memorial Hospital, University of Central Florida The mesh repair of the inguinal hernia is consider as a standard of care in the contemporary surgery. The commonly use material is polypropylene. Tension-free repair with the use of reinforecement mesh provides best results in the area of recurrence, pain control,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Totally Extraperitoneal Single Incision Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Nicole Sharp, MD, Justin Fried, BS, Rob Watson, MD, John F Eckford, MD, F. Paul Buckley, MD, Stephen Abernathy, MD, Richard Frazee, MD. Scott & White Introduction: Several options exist for the surgical management of inguinal hernias. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has been demonstrated to produce less postoperative pain compared to open inguinal hernia… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Totally Robotic Colorectal Surgery in Singapore: Our Initial Experience Over 3 Years
Kuok-chung Lee, Ker-kan Tan, Seon Hahn Kim, Charles B Tsang, Dean C Koh. National University Health System Background: Totally robotic colorectal surgery is not widely practiced in view of its technical difficulty and availability of required resources. The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility and short-term outcomes of our initial experience.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Trainee Learning Curve in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery at a District (peripheral) General Hospital
Filippos Sagias, MD, Samer Doughan, MD. QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER HOSPITAL, KENT, UK Introduction: There are very few studies that analyse the learning curve of colorectal trainees for laparoscopic colorectal resections. Most of the centers that have done so are large academic units. The learning curve of a colorectal trainee at a District General (Peripheral)… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Training Levels of Surgeons Do Not Impact Short- And Long-term Colorectal Cancer Outcomes After Supervised Laparoscopic Surgery
Danilo Miskovic, MD, Najaf Siddiqi, Dilan Dabare, John Conti, PhD, Karen Fleshman, Jim Khan, MD, Amjad Parvaiz, MD. Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth/UK IntroductionThere is evidence that short-term outcomes do not differ between experienced and inexperienced laparoscopic colorectal surgeons as long as they are closely supervised during their training. The aim of this study was… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Training the Trainers – Surgical Style
Susannah M Wyles, MSc MRCS, Chee Wan Lai, MBBS MRCS, Melody Ni, PhD, Nader Francis, PhD FRCS, John T Jenkins, FRCS, Amjad Parvaiz, MD FRCS, Tom Cecil, MD FRCS, Roland Valori, MD FRCP, George Hanna, PhD FRCS, Mark G Coleman, MD FRCS. Imperial College London, Derriford Hospital, Yeovil Hospital, St Marks Hospital Harrow, Queen Alexandra… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Training Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (tem): Feasibility of a New Simple and Economic Surgical Simulator.
Gustavo L Carvalho, MD PhD, Marcos Lyra, MD, Sergio E Araujo, MD PhD, Eduardo A Bonin, MD MSc, Diego L Lima, Student. Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital and UNIPECLIN, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Pernambuco - Recife, Brazil. BACKGROUND: TEM is a safe, feasible and efficacious minimally invasive surgical approach for the treatment of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Trans Nasal Endoscopy As an Office Procedure for Bariatric Surgery Evaluation
Helmuth T Billy, MD. Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates Introduction: Preoperative and postoperative evaluation of bariatric surgery patients often requires the use of fiberoptic endoscopy to preoperatively screen patients or evauate for possible complications. Trans nasal endoscopy offers the potential to streamline evaluation of patients and decrease the costs associated with evaluating these patients. Methods… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Technology Assessment
Trans-oral Video-Assisted Neck Surgery (tovans) – A New Trans-oral Technique of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy With Gasless Pre-mandible Approach
Akihiro Nakajo, PhD, Hideo Arima, PhD, Munetsugu Hirata, Tadao Mizoguchi, Yuko Kijima, PhD, Heiji Yoshinaka, PhD, Shoji Natsugoe, PhD. Surgical Oncology of Kagoshima University Hospital Background: Endoscopic thyroidectomy is a well-established surgical technique. We have been utilizing precordial video-assisted neck surgery (VANS) with a gasless anterior neck skin lifting method. Recently, natural orifice translumenal… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Endolumenal / NOTES
Trans-umbilical Two-site Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Results in 500 Patients
Wei-jei Lee, MD PhD, Jung-chien Chen, MD, Kong-han Ser, MD, Jun-juin Tsou, SPN, Yi-chih Lee, MHA. Min-Sheng General Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Background: Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has emerged recently but is difficult to be applied in more complicated gastric bypass surgery. According to the thought of SILX, we developed a modified technique… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Transabdominal Endoscopic Pericardial Access for Epicardial Ablation
Epicardial cardiac ablation (MAZE procedure) and endocardial (percutaneous catheter based) ablation are well described techniques in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. A novel procedure recently developed is the hybrid mini-maze (convergent MAZE procedure) that involves a concurrent transabdominal endoscopic epicardial MAZE and endocardial catheter based ablation. The MAZE procedure has classically involved either a sternotomy… Continue Reading
Transanal Endoscopic Da Vinci Surgery (teds): Results of Cadaveric Experiments
Background: single port platforms and instrument are increasingly used for transanal surgery. In an effort to tackle some of the limitations and increase intraluminal flexibility, robotic integration could be a logical next step. Objective:To report on our initial experience with transanal endoscopic da Vinci surgery (TEdS) using a glove port on human cadavers. Methods: After… Continue Reading
TEM for recurrent lower GIB
Alessandro Fichera, MD FACS FASCRS, Marco Zoccali, MD. Departement of Surgery - University of Chicago Medical Center - Chicago, IL Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive technique which allows the excision of rectal neoplasms with minimal morbidity and mortality.1,2 In the last two decades increasing evidences have been accumulating showing its safety… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery in a Major Urban Medical Center
Claire Graves, Beth Krieger, MD, Alex Ky, MD, Randolph Steinhagen, MD, Sanghyun Kim, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY Introduction: Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) is a minimally invasive surgical technique for local excision of rectal lesions. The specialized rectoscope and endoscopic instruments improve visualization and dexterity in the rectum, allowing for… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal