Bariatric Postoperative Fistula: A Life-saving Endoscopic Procedure
Giorgio Baretta, PhD, Joao Henrique Lima, PhD, Josemberg Campos, PhD, Manoel Galvao Neto, MSc. Vita Batel Hospital - Department of Bariatric Advanced Endoscopy. Background: Fistula after batiatric surgery occurs in 0,8% to 7% with high incidence of mortality, reoperations and long hospital stay. Some reasons are well-described such as distal obstruction: stenosis of the anastomosis,… Continue Reading
Bariatric Surgery improves metabolic syndrome by increasing HDL and decreasing triglycerides
Pratibha Vemulapalli, MD, Lindsay S Cumella, BS, Emmanuel Agaba, MD, Diego Camacho, MD, Jenny Choi, MD, Mujjahud Abbas, MD, Scott Chudnoff, MD. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center. Background It has been well established that hyperlipidemia has a high resolution rate after bariatric surgery. However, hyperlipidemia is a catch all phrase for 4… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric Surgery Improves Sexual Function in Obese Patients
David Goitein, MD, Alex Zendel, MD, Lior Segev, MD, Rostislav Sourinovich, MD, Dov (Douglas) Zippel, MD. Surgery C Department, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Introduction: Research suggests that obesity is linked to specific sexual problems including lack of sexual desire, poor performance and avoidance of sexual encounters. The aim of our study was… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents, Our Experience
Mujjahid Abbas, MD, L Cumella, BS, J Choi, MD, P Vemulapalli, MD, E. Reynolds, MD, Diego R Camacho, MD. Montefiore Medical Center, Childrens Hospital at MMC. Background: Adolescent obesity has become a health care problem of great magnitude. There is no reliable long term medical remedy available. Diet and exercise fail in great majority of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric Surgery Revisions after Unsuccessful Weight Loss: Outcomes and Complications
Abhishek Srivastava, MD, Stelin Johnson, PA, Jenny J Choi, MD, Diego R Camacho, MD, Pratibha Vemulapalli, MD. Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein Medical College, Bronx, NY. Introduction and Objectives There are increasing numbers of patients who require revisional bariatric surgery either due to unsuccessful weight loss or complications due to their primary… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Benefits of Needlescopic Surgery – A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Joseph Shaw, Fatima Haggar, Mehar-Un-Nisa Rashid, Reilly Musselman, MD, Husein Moloo, MD, MSc, Joseph Mamazza, MD. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Needlescopic surgery may be an alternative to conventional laparoscopic surgery as it uses smaller instruments, thereby potentially reducing postoperative pain, hospital stay and improving cosmesis. We performed a systematic review of published randomised controlled trials… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Bile Duct Injury Prevention Requires a New National Training Paradigm Despite Successful Deployment of FLS
Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD, Daniel J Scott, MD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Sophia K McKinley, BA, EdM, Johanna Castrillion, MD, Tina Hunter, PhD, L. Michael Brunt, MD. Harvard Medical School, UT Southwestern School of Medicine, S2 Statistical Solutions, Washington University School of Medicine. Bile duct injury (BDI) remains the dreaded complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC)… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Camera Navigation and Cannulation: Validity Evidence for 2 New Tasks
Y Watanabe, MD, E Bilgic, E M Ritter, MD, S Schwaitzberg, MD, P A Kaneva, MSc, K I Hoffman, PhD, J R Korndorffer, MD, D J Scott, MD, A Okrainec, MD, M T Odonnell, MD, L S Feldman, MD, G M Fried, MD, M C Vassiliou, MD. McGill University Health Centre, Tulane University, Uniformed Services… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
Can Single Anastomosis Post Pyloric Bypass or Loop Duodenal Switch be the bariatric operation of the future?
Roslin Mitchell, MD, FACS, Andrew R Brownlee, MD, Yuriy Dudiy, MD. Lenox Hill Hospital. For years the mechanisms of action for bariatric procedures were considered to be restriction and malabsorption. Recently, it has been found that hormonal changes such as reduction of ghrelin, or increased PYY and incretins are involved in hunger suppression and satiety.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Cancer Of The Body Of Pancreas: Techniques For Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy In The Setting Of Severe Inflammation
Thomas Schnelldorfer. Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. The operative technique of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy will be demonstrated in two patients with adenocarcinoma in the body of pancreas and prior episodes of severe acute pancreatitis from pancreatic ductal obstruction. This video emphasizes the technique of safe laparoscopic resection despite extensive inflammatory changes in the… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- HPB
Cardiovascular Risk in Obese and Diabetic Patients Is Significantly Reduced One Year After Gastric Bypass Compared to a One Year of Diabetes Support and Education
Alessandro Mor, MD, Philip Omotosho, MD, Alfonso Torquati, MD. Department of Surgery, Duke University. INTRODUCTION - Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) has been proven effective in reducing most of the obesity-related comorbidities that concur to increase the cardiovascular risk in obesity. The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is designed to be independent of weight and estimates the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Case-matched Study of Short-term Outcomes and Cost Analysis Between Simplified Hand-assisted Laparoscopic (Totally Three-port Approach) and Open Surgery
Natthawut Phothong, Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul, PhD, Voraboot Taweerutchana, Asada Metasate, Jirawat Swangsri, Thanyadej Nimmanwudipong, Auttaporn Trakarnsanga. 1 Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. 2 Department of Surgery, Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Nonthaburi, Thailand.. INTRODUCTION: Hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy (HALC) provides the benefit of shorter… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Case Report: Use of a Stent to Treat a Colonic Anastomotic Leak
Sarah J Lippert, MD, Philip L Leggett, MD, Howard B Hamat, MD, Javier Nieto, MD. The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Anastomotic leaks are a serious complication in colorectal surgery that often require operative intervention and fecal diversion. Use of uncovered self-expanding metal stents in the colon has gained wide acceptance, especially in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Changes in Bone Metabolism After Gastric Bypass
Lawrence E Tabone, MD, Alexander Mor, MD, Anna Spagnoli, MD, Khoo Chin Meng, MD, Mike Muehlbauer, PhD, Alfonso Torquati, MD, MSCI. Duke University, University of North Carolina, National University of Health Systems Singapore. INTRODUCTION – We hypothesize that metabolic operations increase bone metabolism. Our study objective was to determine the change in osteoclast activity and… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Cholangiocarcinoma in hepatic hemangioma with hepatitis B infection
Yao Cheng, MD, Nansheng Cheng, MD, Xianze Xiong, MD. Department of Bile Duct Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University. The simultaneous occurrence of hepatic hemangioma and cholangiocarcinoma is very rare. The development of cholangiocarcinoma in the location of hepatic hemangioma is even more rarely seen. A 59-year-old woman presented to our hospital for evaluation of… Continue Reading