Biomechanical Evaluation of Potential Damage to Hernia Repair Materials Due to Fixation with Helical Titanium Tacks
Sopon Lerdsirisopon, MD, Brent D Matthews, MD, Margaret M Frisella, RN, Corey R Deeken, PhD. Dept. of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, Missouri) OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine whether the strength and extensibility of hernia repair materials are negatively impacted by potential damage… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Broad Clinical Utilization of NOTES. Is It Safe ?
Santiago Horgan, MD, Ozanan R Meireles, MD, Garth Jacobsen, MD, Bryan Sandler, MD, Kari Thompson, MD, Toshio Katagiri, MD, Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD, Michael Sedrak, MD, Thomas Savides, MD, Alberto Ferreres, MD, Saniea Majid, MD, Sheetal Nijhawan, MD, . University of California San Diego, San Diego - CA Background: NOTES has been the focus of several… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Can Residents Safely and Efficiently Be Taught Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?
Christopher C Rupp, MD, Timothy Farrell, MD. University of North Carolina School of Medicine Introduction: Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SILC) has recently emerged as a viable option for selected patients undergoing gallbladder removal. While several studies have concluded that this technique is safe when performed by experienced surgeons under controlled conditions, there are no studies… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
Can Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Simulators Predict Future Surgeons? One-Year Follow Up
Dana A Telem, MD, Emily Steinhagen, MD, Scott Q Nguyen, MD, Celia M Divino, MD FACS. The Mount Sinai Hospital Introduction: A previous study performed by the authors demonstrated significantly superior VR (virtual reality) simulator performance in third-year medical students interested in surgical careers. The purpose of this study was to assess whether a correlation… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Carcinoid – A Rare Presentation
Afaq Z Khan, MD, Shahbano Jamali, MD, Iqbal Khan, FRCS, Assad Khan, MBBS. Hays Medical Center Gastrointestinal tract is the most common location for a Carcinoid Tumour. Carcinoid in abscence of neurohumoral or local effects is found incidentally. We present two cases from rural Kansas which were operated upon for adenocarcinoma of the colon. At… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Case Report of Revisional Bariatric Surgery: Sleeve Gasrectomy to Gastric Bypass
Adrian Marius Nedelcu, Jean Michel Fabre, Professor, David Nocca, Professor. CHU Montpellier We present a case of revisional bariatric surgery. It is a conversion of sleeve gastrectomy into a gastric bypass. The patient is a 53 y.o. male with a BMI of 59. As past medical history we mention an episode of pulmonary embolism after… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Case Series of Prophylactic Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer with Cadherin Gene Mutation
Manish Khare, MD, Donald W Weaver, MD, Jennifer L Hart, PAC. Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA Introduction: Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) is a rare autosomal dominant cancer susceptibility syndrome caused by germline mutation of E-cadherin (CDH1) gene. Mutation carriers have a more than 70% lifetime risk… Continue Reading
Case Series: Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) and the Incidence of Complications
Justin Lee, MSc MSc MD, Stanton Smith, MD, Bruce Bernstein, PhD, Ibrahim Daoud, MD FACS. St Francis Hospital BACKGROUND: SILS provides a means of performing routine laparoscopic surgical procedures with better cosmetic outcomes and less trauma to the abdominal wall, and has been hypothesized to result in fewer complications. While it is well known that… Continue Reading
Catastrophic Splenic Injury Following Colonoscopy
Leopoldo M Baccaro, MD, Hamed Taheri, MD, Stanley Ogu, MD, Natascha Rodney, MSIII, Harjeet Kohli, MD. Easton Hospital General Surgery Department BACKGROUND: Splenic rupture following colonoscopy is a disastrous complication that carries a high mortality and must be suspected and addressed immediately. METHOD: This is a case report with review of literature. RESULTS: A 76… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Endolumenal / NOTES
Catheter Designed for Ambulatory Pneumoperitoneum and Adhesiolysis
stephen rakower, MD. Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center The use and design of a catheter* intended to help produce and safely maintain a pneumoperitoneum will be presented. The goal of the pneumoperitoneum is to create a relatively non-invasive system for ambulatory intrabdominal adhesiolysis. The catheter can be placed "blindly" or with CT guidance. The device… Continue Reading
Causes of Dissatisfaction Following Laparoscopic Fundoplication: the Impact of Recurrent Symptoms, New Symptoms, and the Patient Experience
Leigh A Humphries, Kenneth Luberice, BS, Sharona B Ross, MD, Alexander S Rosemurgy, MD. Digestive Disorders Center, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA Introduction: Laparoscopic fundoplication is the "gold standard" therapy for GERD, though success after laparoscopic fundoplication is not uniform. This study was undertaken to determine the causes of dissatisfaction following laparoscopic fundoplication. Methods:… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
- Topic:
- Foregut
Characteristics of Instantaneous Adaptations with Display Latencies in a Simulated Telesurgery Platform
Gyusung Lee, PhD, Carlos Godinez, MD, Jesus Caban, PhD, Tameka Clanton, MS, Adrian Park, MD. University of Maryland Introduction: This study investigates through quantitative performance analysis how well laparoscopic surgeons would instantaneously adapt to various levels of latency in a simulated laparoscopic telesurgical environment. Recently, advances and innovation in surgical settings have raised a number… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Choice of Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair with Or Without Mesh: A Decision Analysis
Nadia Obeid, MD, Vic Velanovich, MD. Henry Ford Hospital Background: Controversy exists on whether laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair should be done with or without mesh. Arguments for use of mesh center on decreased incidence of recurrence. Arguments against the use of mesh center on increased incidence of severe long-term adverse events. We performed a decision… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Chyloperitoneum As a Complication of Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB): A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Cade C Cinnamond, DO, Zachary D Adams, MD, Michael Barker, MD. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Chyloperitoneum is an extremely rare complication of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) with only one other case reported in the literature. By definition, chyloperitoneum is the presence of chyle in the peritoneal cavity described as a turbid, milky fluid with… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Clinical Applied Study of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy
Ke Gong, MD, Qiuqiang Zhang, MD, Nengwei Zhang, MD, Yiping Lu, MD, Dexiao Du, MD, Xia Zhao, MD. Department of General Surgery, Beijing Shijitang Hospital. Beijing, China Backgroud The aim of this study was to identify the conditions that are associated with a better application of endoscopic thyroidectomy technique. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 80 patients… Continue Reading
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- Posters