Selective Use of Mesh in Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: an Attractive Option
E. Auger-Dufour, MD, L.E. Ferri, MD PhD, L.S. Feldman, MD, M.C. Vassiliou, MD, P. Kaneva, G.M. Fried, MD. Steinberg-Bernstein Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery & Innovation, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. INTRODUCTION: Use of mesh in laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair has been associated with an improved short-term recurrence rate in randomized control trials. However, numerous case… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Single Port Access Intragastric Resection for Gastric Tumors
Ken Hagiwara, MD, Minoru Matsuda, MD FACS, Motoo Yamagata, MD, Shigeoki Hayashi, MD, Shigeoki Hayashi, MD, Masashi Fujii, MD, Tadatoshi Takayama, MD. Division of Digestive Surgery. Nihon University School of Medicine Introduction: Laparoscopic intragastric resection (IGR) became a good surgical option with its gastric functional preservation for intraluminal growth submucosal tumor (SMT), gastrointestinal stromal tumor… Continue Reading
Single Port Laparoscopic Fundoplication: Initial Clinical Experience
Yasuhiro Miyazaki, MD, Kiyokazu Nakajima, MD, Makoto Yamasaki, MD, Hiroshi Miyata, MD, Shuji Takiguchi, MD, Yukinori Kurokawa, MD, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, MD, Masaki Mori, MD, Yuichiro Doki, MD. Osaka university graduate school of medicine Introduction: Laparoscopic fundoplication (LF) has been generally performed using 4- or 5- port technique. LF is considered to be potentially suitable for… Continue Reading
Single Site Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy with Dor Fundoplication: an Effective and Safe Treatment for Achalasia
Chan W Park, MD, Aurora D Pryor, MD. Duke Endosurgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Laparoscopic Heller myotomy with partial fundoplication is a known effective treatment for patients suffering from achalasia, a motility disorder of the esophagus. With the introduction of single site/access techniques, a number of commonly performed operations have been undertaken with this… Continue Reading
Surgeon Use of Mesh for Hiatal Hernia Repair – A Survey of SAGES Members
Jason M Pfluke, MD, C. Daniel Smith, MD. Mayo Clinic in Florida INTRODUCTION - Mesh use as an adjunct to hiatal hernia repair has been suggested to be safe and effective. Concern has been raised about the risk of mesh related complications like erosion, and the higher risk of complications if redo hiatal surgery is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Surgical Outcome of Laparoscopic Heller-Dor Procedure for Young Patients with Achalasia
Kazuto Tsuboi, MD, Nobuo Omura, MD, Fumiaki Yano, MD, Masato Hoshino, MD, Se Ryung Yamamoto, MD, Shunsuke Akimoto, MD, Hideyuki Kashiwagi, MD, Katsuhiko Yanaga, MD. Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Back ground: Endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) and laparoscopic Heller-Dor operation (LHD) have been considered effective treatments for achalasia. Although most… Continue Reading
Survival Comparison of Laparoscopic Versus Open Curative Gastrectomy for Early and Advanced Gastric Cancer. a Matched Cohort Study
Fabrizio Moisan, MD, Enrique Norero, MD, Milenko Slako, MD, Fernando Crovari, MD, Luis Ibañez, MD, Gustavo Perez, MD, Fernando Pimentel, MD, Sergio Guzmán, MD, Alex Escalona, MD, Nicolás Jarufe, MD, Camilo Boza, MD, Ricardo Funke, MD. Department of Digestive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Chile Aim: To compare 3 year survival of laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Sutureless Closure of Port Sites After Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy Using N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate Glue
Ismael Salas, MD, Ashwin Pimpalwar, MD FRCS Ped Surgery. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas. Background: Application of glue to the wound has several benefits. Glue is haemostatic, waterproof, leaves no suture marks, allows examination of the wound possible and allows… Continue Reading
Technical and Perioperative Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Using Prone Vats
Ross F Goldberg, MD, Steven P Bowers, MD FACS, Michael A Parker, MD, John A Stauffer, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD FACS, C Daniel Smith, MD FACS. Mayo Clinic - Florida Introduction: Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is performed through various approaches, including the use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for mediastinal esophageal dissection. Typically, VATS… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
Technical Feasibility and Safety of Esophagojejunostomy Using Overlap Technique After Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy
Kozo Yoshikawa, PhD, Mitsuo Shimada, PhD, Nobuhiro Kurita, PhD, Takashi Iwata, PhD, Masanori Nishioka, PhD, Shinya Morimoto, PhD, Tomohiko Miyatani, PhD, Chie Mikami, Hideya Kashihara. Department of Surgery, The University of Tokushima BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LATG) has not become as popular as laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LADG) because of the more difficult reconstruction technique. Despite… Continue Reading
Tension-Free Anatomical Reconstruction of Complex Hiatal Hernia Using Porcine Dermal Collagen
D Oweis, MBBS MRCSEd, D Veeramootoo, MBBS MRCS MD, NJ Smart, MBBSHons PhD MRCSEd, SA Wajed, MA BMBCh MChir FRCS. Department of Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation trust, Exeter, United Kingdom. Introduction:The management of complex para-oesophageal hernias has been the subject of much debate. Direct symptoms such as dysphagia, regurgitation, shortness… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The Effect of Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair On Pulmonary Function Test
S. Alnassar ALNASSAR, MD FRCSC, J.Kondra Kondra, MD, J.Clifton Clifton, MSC, R. J Finley Finley, MDFRCSC. College of Medicine , King Saud University Riyadh , Saudi Arabia Objective: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to examine the impact of laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair on the pulmonary function test (PFT). Methods: Between 2001 and 2005 there… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The Effectiveness of Ward Based High Dependency Bay (HDB) in the Early Post-Operative Management of Oesophagectomies and Gastrectomies
Ali A Warsi, Mr Dr, Alex Wilkins, Dr, Richard Berrisford, Mr, Grant Sanders, Mr, Jo Rahamim, Mr, Tim Wheatley. Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, U.K. Introduction:The early post-operative management of oesophagectomies in intensive therapy unit (ITU )is well recognised in most centres. However, we have made effective use of high dependency bays on surgical ward, with… Continue Reading
The Effects of Phenylephrine and Norepinephrine On Tissue Oxygenation in an Experimental Gastric Conduit Model As Measured By Optical Fiber Spectroscopy
Erin W Gilbert, MD, Vincent L Harrison, MD, Vivan V Hou, MD, James P Dolan, MD, Brett C Sheppard, MD, Steven L Jacques, PhD, John G Hunter, MD, Dan Gareau, PhD. Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, Department of Anesthesiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, Department of Dermatology &Biomedical… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Foregut
The Giant Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernias. a New Definition and a New Management
NIAZY M SELIM, MD PhD MBChB FACS. UNIVERISTY OF KANSAS Introduction: Over the past decade, yet challenging, laparoscopic surgery became the standard approach for the repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernias (PEH). The giant PEH is defined in the literature according to the size of the hernia sac. Although the size of the hiatal defect is… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias