Bariatric Surgery in Patients with BMI greater than 70 and/or age greater than 70: Outcomes analysis
David M Pechman, MD1, Ruben Salas, MD1, Fernando Munoz-Flores, MD1, Corin M Kinkhabwala, BA2, David Weithorn1, MD, Diego R Camacho, MD1. 1Montefiore Medical Center, 2Albert Einstein College of MedicineIntroduction: Bariatric surgery offers patients tremendous benefits to their short and long-term health and their quality of life. Careful patient selection and consideration of risk is especially… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric surgery in patients with body mass index < 35: a systematic review and meta analysis
Chris G Smith, Dr1, Fatima Haggar, Dr2, Joe Mamazza, Dr2, Bryan Curtis, Dr1, Michael Hogan, Dr1, Dave Pace, Dr1, Darrell Boone, Dr1, Lisa Bacque, Dr1, Dimitry Terterov, Dr1, Priscille Cyr, Dr1, Aryan Modasi, Dr1, Erin Mayo, Dr1, Vanessa Falk, Dr1, Hensley Mariathas, Dr1. 1Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2University of OttawaBackground: Bariatric surgery has been shown to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
BARIATRIC SURGERY OUTCOMES AS A FUNCTION OF PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS AND SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE
Jamil S Samaan, BS, Evan T Alicuben, MD, Elaine Qian, BS, Kulmeet Sandhu, MD, Adrian Dobrowolsky, MD, Kamran Samakar, MD. University of Southern CaliforniaINTRODUCTION: Primary outcomes of bariatric surgery are often defined as excess weight loss and comorbidity resolution. Sparse literature exists on the relationship between psychosocial characteristics and patient outcomes. Similarly, little is known… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
BARIATRIC SURGERY PRIOR TO ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION IMPROVES PREDICTED POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION RISK
Alyssa Fesmire, MD1, Matthew Marr, MD1, Marissa Mendez, MD1, G. Brent Sorensen, MD2. 1University of Missouri Kansas City, 2Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas CityINTRODUCTION: Obesity is a modifiable risk factor for complications following abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). Patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 have an increased risk of wound complications and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Bariatric Surgery Reduces Long-Term Rates of Coronary Events: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
Alex D Michaels, MD, J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD, MSc, Robert B Hawkins, MD, MSc, John A Kern, MD, Bruce D Schirmer, MD, Peter T Hallowell, MD. University of VirginiaBackground: Obesity and obesity-related comorbidities are associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Bariatric surgery results in durable weight loss and improvement in numerous CAD… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
BARRIERS TO ADHERENCE WITH A POST-OPERATIVE ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAM IN COLORECTAL SURGERY
Richard Hu, Juan Mata, MD, Nicolo Pecorelli, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Lawrence Lee, MD, PhD, Barry L. Stein, MD, A. Sender Liberman, MD, Patrick Charlebois, MD, Julio Flavio Fiore Junior, PhD, Liane Feldman, MD. McGill UniversityIntroduction: Enhanced recovery programs (ERP) are perioperative evidence-based care bundles that improve morbidity and length of stay in colorectal surgery patients.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
BASELINE SYMPTOM SCALE SCORES MAY PREDICT EARLY READMISSIONS AFTER MINIMALLY INVASIVE FOREGUT SURGERY
Anahita D Jalilvand, MD, Patricia Belle, Monet Mcnally, Kyle A Perry, MD. The Ohio State Wexner Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: A significant proportion of early readmissions following elective surgery have been characterized as non-urgent and potentially avoidable with appropriate patient education and post-operative follow-up. The goal of this study was to characterize early readmissions after laparoscopic paraesophageal… Continue Reading
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- Foregut
Beneath the Bandages: Conceptualizing surgery in patient narrative
Magdalene Lugowski, MD. Memorial University of NewfoundlandIntroduction: Patients often turn to narrative to grapple with the meaning of illness. Technology such as social media encourages such activity on a large scale. However, narratives of surgery are complex to construct and commonly incorporate information from multiple sources. It is worth considering the ways in which patients reconstruct… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Beyond the limits of laproscopic surgery: robotic subtotal pancreatectomy
Carter Powell1, Christine Schammel, PhD2, Steven D Trocha, MD3. 1Kenyon College, 2Pathology Associates, 3Department of Surgery, Greenville Health SystemLaparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) has proven to be superior to the traditional open approach due to its minimally invasive nature. However, technical limitations still exist when utilizing a laparoscopic approach. Dexterity achieved with robotics overcomes laparoscopic limitations,… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Robotics
Bilateral Retroperitoneal Endoscopic Adrenalectomy
Jamie Oh, MD, Alberto Vitela, MD, Roger Tatum, MD, FACS, Edgar Figueredo, MD, FACS. University of WashingtonThe patient is a 58 yo male MEN 2A syndrome presenting with bilateral pheochromocytomas. He had previously undergone a parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism, and in undergoing a CT scan for a hip injury, he was found to have adrenal masses.… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Biliary Hyperkinesa: Is it a true indication for cholecystectomy?
Ratnakishore Pallapothu, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Matthew Protas, MSIII2, Todd Prier, MD, FACS3, Jerome Brustein, MD3, Nirupama Anne, MD, FACS1. 1Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Binghamton, NY. SUNY Upstate Medical University, Binghamton Clinical Campus, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery., 2SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse NY, 3Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Binghamton, NYBackground: Biliary hyperkinesia is… Continue Reading
BIMANUAL WRIST-SQUEEZING HAPTIC FEEDBACK CHANGES SPEED-FORCE TRADEOFF IN ROBOTIC SURGERY TRAINING
Eric Cao1, Sergio Machaca1, Timothy Bernard2, Brett Wolfinger1, Zachary Patterson3, Amy Chi1, Gina Adrales, MD4, Katherine J Kuchenbecker, PhD5, Jeremy D Brown, PhD1. 1Johns Hopkins University, 2University of Maryland Baltimore County, 3Carnegie Mellon University, 4Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, 5Max Planck Institute for Intelligent SystemsINTRODUCTION: Most clinically approved robot-assisted surgical systems such as the Intuitive Surgical… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Bioabsorbable Fasteners for Laparoscopic Incisions
Kenneth S Danielson, MD1, Charles Rogers2. 1Androscoggin Valley Hospital, 2Opus KSD, Inc.Objective: Develop a skin stapler suitable for closing short laparoscopic incisions using a technique comparable to the “Set-back Buried Dermal Suture”. Description: The Set-back Buried Dermal Suture (SBDS), first published in 2010 [1], is an interrupted vertically applied suture that captures the dermal tissue… Continue Reading
Bleeding Dieulafoy ulcer after gastric sleeve: a case report and examination of the need for preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy before bariatric surgery.
Michael Nicoara, DO, Nicholas Morin, DO, Shinban Liu, DO, Corneliu Vulpe, MD, George Ferzli, MD. NYU Langone BrooklynIntroduction: There is still controversy regarding whether or not a preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) should be done before bariatric surgery; does it change surgical course, and does it prevent postoperative complications? Here we present a relevant case and review the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Can Bariatric Surgery Prevent the Development of Metabolic Syndrome?
Salman Alsabah, MBBS, MBA, FRCSC1, Eliana Al Haddad2, Aliaa Al-Mutawa1, Mohammad Al-Mutawa1, Jonathon D Vaz1. 1Kuwait University, 2Columbia University Medical CenterIntroduction: Obesity has been directly correlated with the development of metabolic syndrome, a life-threatening disorder. With the constant rise of obesity in the world, this correlation has become of major significance. Methods: A retrospective analysis of LSG… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity