Should Adjustable Gastric Bands Be Done Only in Specialized Banding Centers?
Ashutosh Kaul, MD FRCS FACS, Thomas Sullivan, BS, Pawandeep Hunjan, MD, Anthony Maffei, MD FACS, Thomas Cerabona, MD FACS. New York Medical College Adjustable gastric bands outcomes for weight loss have shown wide variations with some specialized centers showing excellent weight loss while others have shown poor outcomes in comparison to other weight loss… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Should Insurance Companies Require Structured Attempts at Weight Loss As a Condition for Approval of Weigth Loss Surgery?
Abraham J Frech, MD, Arpan Goel, MD, Tovy H Kamine, MD, Robert A Andrews, MD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Benjamin E Schneider, MD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Introduction:Insurance companies frequently require patients to have participated in structured attempts at weight loss as a prerequisite for weight loss surgery approval. This begs… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Should Surgeons Accept Liver Biopsy As a Standard Practice When Performing Bariatric Surgery?
Manpreet K Kohli, MD, Frank Borao, MD, Steven Binenbaum, Jurek Kocik. Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ Introduction We explore one center’s experience in performing liver biopsies routinely with bariatric surgery in the aim of detecting Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases (NAFLD). Methods and Procedures A retrospective review of 142 cases between January 1, 2007… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Single Incision Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Study of 55 Single Incision Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery By a Single Surgeon
Keyur Chavda, MD, Sunil Sharma, MD, Ziad Awad, MD FACS. University of Florida - Jacksonville Introduction : Laparoscopic Roux en Y gastric bypass is one of the most commonly performed weight loss surgery in United States. This complex reconstructive surgery requires high level of expertise with little room for error. Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Sleeve Gastrectomy Leak: Laparoscopic Drainage and Endoscopic Stenting
Jason F Richardson, MD, Ninh T Nguyen, MD. University of California Irvine Medical Center A video demonstration of laparoscopic drainage and endoscopic gastric stenting performed in a patient who developed a leak after undergoing a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy five days earlier. Radiologic review, laparoscopic drainage, staple line evaluation, and endoscopic gastric stenting are featured… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Sleeve Gastrectomy: Preliminary Results From Bariatric Outcome Longitudinal Database (bold)
Jyoti Sharma, MD, Debbie Winegar, PhD, Donald Risucci, PhD, Anthony Maffei, MD FACS, Thomas Cerabona, MD FACS, Ashutosh Kaul, MD FRCS FACS. New York Medical College INTRODUCTION: Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has in the last decade emerged as an increasingly utilized procedure for weight loss. Laparoscopic SG (LSG) is gaining popularity as a definite, isolated… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Retrospective Review of Weight-loss and Resolution of Co-morbidities
Alisha Skinner, BA, Brent Tatsuno, BS, Yosuke Mitsugi, MD, Edwin A Takahashi, BS, Michael Tom, BA, James Davis, PhD, Daniel Murariu, MD MPH, Racquel S Bueno, MD FACS, Cedric S Lorenzo, MD. University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Department of Surgery, Kuakini Medical Center, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Smoking Cessation After Intra-gastric Balloons Placement: An Interesting Side-effect for Smoker Patients: Preliminary Report
Gustavo L Carvalho, PhD, Diego L Lima, Student, Adriano C Sales, Student, Rafaela L Gouveia, Student, Rebeca G Rocha, Student, Flavio A Fernandes Junior, MD, Masaichi Okazaki, MD. University of Pernambuco - Faculty of Medical Sciences INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a major health problem with substantial morbidity and mortality. The use of intra-gastric balloons for… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Stapler Misfire During Sleeve Gastrectomy: Caution With Buttress Use
David Nguyen, MD, Bahar Moheban, Amir Mehran, MD. UCLA Department of Surgery Introduction: The use of staple line buttressing during vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG)has been advocated by some authors as a method to reduce the incidence of bleeding, leak, or strictures. The surgical literature, however, does contain reports of complications attributed to their use.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Systematic Removal of More Than 50% of Fluid in Patients With Clinically Significant Reflux Or Slippage-like Complications of Adjustable Gastric Banding Is an Effective Treatment Option
Andrea S Bedrosian, MD, Nabeel R Obeid, MD, Bradley F Schwack, MD, Heekoung Youn, RN MA, Christine J Ren Fielding, MD, George A Fielding, MD, Marina S Kurian, MD. New York University Langone Medical Center IntroductionAs the patient population with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) becomes more prevalent, and with it several known clinical… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Mini-gastric Bypass: 15 Years Later
R Rutledge, MD. Center for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery INTRODUCTION There is a growing body of evidence showing that the Mini-Gastric Bypass (MGB) is a safe and effective alternative to other bariatric surgical operations. This study reports on the results of a consecutive cohort of 6,000 patients undergoing the MGB. METHODS:A prospective database was used… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Optimal Technique of Gastrojejunostomy in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass May Be a Hand Sewn Anastomosis. Comparison of Outcomes and Costs.
Piotr Gorecki, MD FACS, Krystyna Kabata, PA, Srikanth Eathiraju, MD, Suraj Parekh, MD, Anthony Tortolani, MD. NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL Introduction: Creation of gastrojejunostomy during laparoscopic gastric bypass remains technically challenging part of the procedure. The techniques utilized include: circular stapled anastomosis (CSA), linear stapled anastomosis (LSA), and hand sewn anastomosis (HSA). No consensus… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Role of Dumping Syndrome in Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Ambar Banerjee, MD, Yi Ding, BS, Nilay Shah, MD, Dean J Mikami, MD, Bradley J Needleman, MD. Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Background: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RNYGB) is the most commonly performed operation for the treatment of morbid obesity in the US.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Use of a T-tube to Manage Leak After Sleeve Gastrectomy
Matthew Y Lin, MD, Ankit Sarin, MD, Stanley J Rogers, MD, Andrew M Posselt, MD, Jonathan T Carter, MD. University of California, San Francisco Abstract: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is gaining momentum as an alternative option to Roux-en-y gastric bypass in bariatric surgery. Post-operative leaks, albeit rare (~4%), can be quite devastating. While it is widely… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Utility of Radiology and Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Vbg Failures
Amanda Parker, MD, Michele Riordon, MD, Patrick Reardon, MD, Vadim Sherman, MD. The Methodist Hospital INTRODUCTION Patients with a history of vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) have a long-term complication rate of 30-55%. The majority of complications are related to the band and result in proximal gastric outlet obstruction. Symptoms of proximal gastric outlet obstruction… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity