Transversus Abdominus Plane Block + Single Port Operation = Almost Scarless and Almost Painless Surgery: A Pilot Study On Single-port Sleeve Gastrectomy
David Y Lee, MD, Ronald Ross, MBBS, Michael Wassef, MD, Jun Levine, MD, Julio Teixeira, MD. St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital IntroductionSingle-port laparoscopy is a relatively new modality in abdominal surgery which offers improved cosmesis. Although studies to date have not been able to demonstrate that single-port laparoscopy achieves superior outcomes for postoperative pain compared to the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Trends in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Evaluated By Uhc Database Collection
Pradeep Pallati, MD, Anton Simorov, MD, Avishai Meyer, MD, Vishal Kothari, MD, Corrigan Mcbride, MD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Medical Center Background: Adolescent bariatric surgery has been increasing the last few years, as a result of increasing childhood obesity. Many institutions have reported their individual experiences with adolescent bariatric surgery, but, so… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Trimodal Prehabilitation Program Improves Functional Recovery in Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Pilot Study
Chao Li, MD, Francesco Carli, MD MPhil, Patrick Charlebois, MD, Barry Stein, MD, Alexander S Liberman, MD, Berson Augustin, BSc, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Ann Gamsa, PhD, Do J Kim, MSc, Gerald M Fried, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD MEd, Liane S Feldman, MD. McGill Unversity Health Centre Introduction: Patients undergoing colorectal cancer resections are… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Colorectal
Trocar Site Fascia Closure Device
The trend of less invasive solutions for surgical procedures brought about a broad and expanding adoption of endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery. Today, over 4,000,000 (4 million) laparoscopic procedures are performed annually. This trend will continue as improved and novel instrumentation and techniques are developed. Access cannula ports are placed by creating a puncture through the… Continue Reading
True Benefit Or Selection Bias. an Analysis of Laparoscopic Versus Open Splenectomy From the Acs-nsqip
C Gonczy, MD, V Advani, MD, S Markwell, MA, S Ahad, MD, I Hassan, MD. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Introduction: By virtue of the benefits associated with minimally invasive approaches, laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is believed to have better patient-related outcomes compared to open splenectomy (OS). However there is limited data directly comparing… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Two Birds With Five Trocars: Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Right Hemicolectomy
Rebecca Kowalski, MD, Niket Sonpal, MD, Jennifer Montes, MD, Paresh C Shah, MD FACS. Lenox Hill Hospital, Northshore-LIJ Health System, Hofstra Medical School, New York, NY We present a 54 year-old-woman who presented with a pancreatic duct obstruction due to a mass in the head of the pancreas with bulky adenopathy in the right… Continue Reading
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- HPB
Two-lung Ventilation Technique for Thoracolaparoscopic Esophagectomy in Prone Position
Daisuke Saikawa, MD, Shunichi Okushiba, MD PhD, Saseem Puedel, MD, Takanobu Onoda, MD, Takeshi Sasaki, MD PhD, Yuma Ebihara, MD PhD, Yo Kawarada, MD PhD, Shuji Kitashiro, MD PhD, Hiroyuki Kato, MD PhD. tonan hospital Thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy (TLE) in prone position has become common because of better visibility and operability. Inplementing the technique of… Continue Reading
Two-port Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Maximally Versatile Minimally Invasive Surgery
R S Brooks, MD RVT. St. Mary's Hospital and Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO BACKGROUND Conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is performed via 3-port laparoscopic methods. Novel 2 and single port LA have gained increasing interest. OBJECTIVE A retrospective study of 2-port LA is presented to assess safety, outcomes, complications and potential advantages. MATERIALS/METHODS During… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Uncut Roux-en-Y Reconstruction After Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy
Yong Jin Kim, MD PhD. SCH Hospital Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy is one of the reconstruction methods for the prevention of alkaline reflux gastritis, esophagitis, dumping syndrome, and carcinogenesis of the gastric remnant. However, some patients who receive Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy suffer from the Roux stasis syndrome. To prevent this syndrome, a new type of reconstruction, called… Continue Reading
Universal Multifunctional Hd Video System for Minimally Invasive, Open and Micro Surgery
Nicholas N Nissen, MD, Vijay Menon, MD, James Williams, BA, Steven D Colquhoun, MD, George Berci, MD. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA Introduction: Laparoscopy provides an important tool in the management of abdominal pathology, both as a method of staging prior to laparotomy and, increasingly, as a method of tumor removal. Some of… Continue Reading
Urinary Consequences and Pelvic Floor Stability in Women Undergoing Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy for Prolapse: Is This Still the Right Procedure?
F A Morfesis, MD FACS, Brian P Rose, BS, Francesca N Morfesis, MA. Owen Drive Surgical Clinic of Fayetteville, East Carolina University, Duke University Medical Center Introduction: The use of stapled hemorrhoidopexy or PPH for the treatment of Class III and IV internal hemorrhoids has become standard since its induction. Patients often show superior… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Urogenital Function After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Surgery
James Tak-kwan Fung, FRCSEd, Hester Yui-shan Cheung, FRACS, Lawrence Wing-chiu Ng, FRACS, Chi Chiu Chung, FRCSEd, Michael Ka-wah Li, FRCS FRCSEd. Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital Introduction : Despite improvement in surgical approach and technology, total mesorectal excision for low rectal cancer has been associated with significant post-operative sexual and urinary… Continue Reading
Use of Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection for Cancer and Short-term Outcome Among Elderly Patients in Urban Community Hospital
Karmina Choi, MD, Vadim Nakhamiyayev, MD, Justin Mann, Aamisha Gupta. New York Methodist Hospital INTRODUCTION – Emerging data suggest that laparoscopic colorectal resection for cancerous and precancerous lesions has oncologic outcome comparable to the open approach, with the advantage of earlier postoperative recovery and lower complication rate. The aim of this study was to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
Usefulness of Laparoscopic Color Doppler Sonography in Identifying Vascular Structures During Laparoscopic Operation of Colorectal Cancer
Introduction: In proctectomy for rectal cancer, to identify the vascularities of the intestine, structures of inferior mesenteric artery (IMA), left colic artery (LCA) and sigmoid artery (SA), it is important to perform safe and curative operations. However, it is difficult to know laparosocopically, where the point of LCA branching off from IMA is and whether… Continue Reading
Utility and Accuracy of Endobronchial Ultrasound As a Diagnostic and Staging Tool for the Evaluation of Mediastinal Adenopathy
Rebecca J Johnson, MD, J E Stephenson, MD FACS, C Schammel, PhD, B L Johnson, MS, K Banks, S Hutcheson, W Wall, W D Bolton, MD. Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center Objective of Study: Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a technique for mediastinal evaluation which is less invasive than cervical mediastinoscopy, the traditional gold… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Minimally Invasive Other