Tomorrow’s Surgical Robots Promise New Options: Dual-Field Synchronous Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) in a Preclinical Model Using the Versius Surgical System
Sam B Atallah1, Eduardo Parra-Davila2, Armando Melani3. 1HCA Oviedo Medical Center, 2Good Samaritan Hospital, 3IRCAD BrazilObjective: To evaluate the feasibility of the Versius surgical robotic system for transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) in a preclinical setting. Application: Robotic, dual-field abdominal and transanal synchronous access was obtained using the modular configuration of the Versius surgical robotic… Continue Reading
Too Big to Breathe: Predictors of Respiratory Failure (RF) after Open Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR)
Kathryn Ann Schlosser, Sean R Maloney, Tanushree Prasad, Paul D Colavita, Vedra A Augenstein, Brant T Heniford. Carolinas Medical CenterAims: Increased intra-abdominal pressure after AWR is hypothesized to contribute to postoperative RF. The impact of abdominal subcutaneous fat volume (SQFV), intra-abdominal volume (IAV), hernia volume (HV), and ratio of HV:IAV (loss of domain) is even… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
TOO OLD, TOO SICK, TOO LATE: DISPARITY IN ACCESS TO BARIATRIC SURGERY AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN
Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH1, Monami Majumdar, MPH2, Ajay A Myneni, MBBS, PhD, MPH2, Heather Orom, PhD3, Steven D Schwaitzberg, MD2, Aaron B Hoffman, MD, FACS2. 1Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, 2Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction for neuroendocrine gastric neoplasm.
Rene Aleman, MD, Joel S Frieder, MD, Carlos Rivera, MD, Federico Serrot, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaNeuroendocrine tumors of the stomach are a less common type of gastric neoplasms reported in 8.7% of gastric. We present the case of a 69-year-old male with a… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
Total laparoscopic cholecystectomy in moderate to severe acute cholecystitis: still a safe procedure
Juan D Hernandez, MD, FACS1, Gabriela L Larios, MD, FACS2, Diana C Quintero2, Gabriel Herrera, MD, FACS1, Roosevelt Fajardo, MD, FACS1, Felipe Perdomo, MD3, Francisco J Diaz, MD1, Ricardo M Nassar, MD3. 1Hospital Universitario Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota, Universidad de los Andes School of Medicine, 2Universidad de los Andes School of Medicine, 3Hospital Universitario… Continue Reading
Total laparoscopic excision of Type 1 Choledochal cyst with Roux-en-y reconstruction.
S Velmurugan, HOD of Dept of GI and Lap Surgery, R Archana, MBBS, B Kasi Viswanath, MBBS. Kauvery Hospital, Trichy, Tamilnadu, INDIA22yr old female presented with epigastric and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Examination showed mild tenderness in epigastrium and right hypochondrium. There was no palpable mass. Serum amylase and liver enzymes were elevated. Ultrasound… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Biliary
Total Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Narong Boonyagard, MD. BMA General HospitalTotal laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy(TLPD) is one of the most advance abdominal operation due to the anatomical location and the surrounding major vasculature. Although laparoscopic surgery for oncology is rapidly growing in worldwide, laparoscopic surgery for pancreaticoduodenectomy has been slower than with other abdominal procedures because of the complexity and longer operative… Continue Reading
- Topic:
- Biliary
Totally Laparoscopic Distal Esophagectomy with No Cervical or Thoracic access: A case series
Erik A Green, MD, MPH, Kais Rona, MD, Christopher Ducoin, MD, MPH. Tulane UniversityBackground: Esophagectomy remains a mainstay of treatment for esophageal malignancies as well as for refractory benign disease. Advances in laparoscopic and thoracosopic surgery have helped promote a variety of minimally invasive esophageal resection procedures. All of these, however, require a thoracic and/or neck… Continue Reading
Totally laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy – systematic review and meta-analysis of short-term outcomes
Grzegorz Torbicz, Natalia Gajewska, Magdalena Mizera, Nadia Sajuk, Kamil Rozmus, Jan Witowski, Piotr Malczak, MD, Piotr Major, MD, PhD, Michal Pedziwiatr, MD, PhD. 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, PolandIntroduction: This study aimed to evaluate short-term outcomes of laparoscopic approach in comparison to open surgery in gastric cancer through systematic review… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other
Training Effects of Visual Stroboscopic Impairment on Surgical Performance: A Randomized-Controlled Trial
Dmitry Zavlin, MD1,2, Vishwanath Chegireddy, MD1, John J Nguyen-Lee, MD3, Linden Shih, BS1, Anna M Nia, MS4, Jeffrey D Friedman, MD, FACS1, Anthony Echo, MD1. 1Institute for Reconstructive Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, 2Department of Surgery, Easton Hospital, 3Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, 4School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical BranchBACKGROUND: There have been numerous… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Education / Simulation
Trans Abdominal Strap for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia
Michael J Tozzi, Chief Executive Officer. TAS Medical, Inc.We seek to eliminate the need for surgical mesh in ventral hernia repairs and to convert procedures from open surgery to a laparoscopic repair. There are 350,000 ventral hernia repairs in the United States each year and many more around the globe. Most of these surgeries (~75%)… Continue Reading
Trans anal endoscopic microsurgery for early rectal cancer and high grade dysplasia. Full thickness resection of flat lesions non resectable by endoscopic therapy.
Ayermin Vargas Salgueiro, MD1, Fernando Leal Hernandez, MD1, Ulises Barraza Reyes, MD1, Luis Leal Del Rosal, MD, FACS, FRCSC2. 1Christus Muguerza, 2UNIMECIDColorectal cancer is one of the leading cause of dead ando one of the most common cancers of the GI tract. Increasing detection of early stage colorectal cancers have demanded development of minimally invasive… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Transabdominal Extraperitoneal Repair of Spigelian Hernia: Care Report and Literature Review
Christrian Massier, MD, William T Walsh. South Pointe HospitalINTRODUCTION: We report a recent case of an emergent repair of an incarcerated Spigelian hernia via laparoscopic transabdominal extraperitoneal (TAP) approach with a polypropylene mesh. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 50-year-old female presented to ED with vague abdominal pain and obstructive symptoms. Physical exam was non-specific without peritoneal… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
TRANSANAL ENDOSCOPIC MICROSURGERY – EXCISION OF A GIANT VILLOUS ADENOMA
Camylle St-Laurent, MD, FRCSC, MSHc, Francois Letarte, MD, FRCSC, MHSC. CHU de QuebecThis video presentation is about a transanal endoscopic microsurgery used for the excision of a giant villous adenoma. A 68 years old woman, with no previous medical history, presented in the emergency room with complaints of fatigue and dizziness. The blood tests revealed… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Transanal Extraction for Rectal Cancer after TME: Always, Never or Sometimes?
Jonathan Josse, MD, Brigitte Anderson, BS, Henry Schoonyoung, MD, John Marks, MD. Lankenau Medical CenterIntroduction: TaTME has emerged as a new popular approach for rectal cancer surgery. An incision through the anus or rectum provides a natural orifice route to deliver the specimen and avoid an abdominal extraction site. Concerns regarding the applicability of this… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal