When EMR Won’t Do: Hybrid ESD for a Large Ascending Colon Polyp
Jennifer Hrabe, MD, Ipek Sapci, MD, Cigdem Benlice, MD, Emre Gorgun, MD. Cleveland Clinic FoundationEndoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) are advanced techniques that can be used for large polyps on difficult locations. ESD provides a specimen involving the submucosa and allows pathological evaluation for submucosa invasion. A 79 year old female… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
WHERE PATIENTS GET MEDICAL INFORMATION: CHARACTERIZATION OF ONLINE SEARCH RESULTS FOR COMMON HERNIA-RELATED TERMS
Rebecca G Lopez, MD, H. Alejandro Rodriguez, MD, Dustin R Cummings, MD, Andrew S Wright, MD. University of WashingtonBackground: It has become commonplace for patients to arrive to their appointments self-educated on their medical issues. Popular search engine algorithms are not necessarily based on validity or accuracy of information. The aim of this study is… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Which Bariatric Procedure is Best for Obese Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Jingjing L Sherman, MD1, Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD, FACS2. 1Englewood Hospital, 2Lahey Hospital and Medical CenterIntroduction: Obesity is becoming more prevalent in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The obese body habitus increases the complexity of surgeries that are often needed to treat IBD. Some surgeons may delay definitive surgical treatment because of obesity. Little data… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Who Loses Weight? The Impact of Patient Characteristics on Preoperative Weight Loss
Luis Garcia, Dan Azagury, Homero Rivas, John Morton. StanfordIntroduction: Previous studies suggest that modest preoperative weight loss is associated with improved weight loss following bariatric surgery. However, there remains a need to investigate factors which may successfully predict preoperative weight loss among bariatric patients. Methods and Procedures: This analysis included patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Who would have thought it: A 50-dollar PTFE felt mesh is a safe and effective method for reinforcing laparoscopic hiatal hernia repairs
Samuel Cottam, Daniel Cottam, MD, Austin Cottam, Hinali Zaveri, MD, Amit Surve, MD, Walter Medlin, MD, FACS. Bariatric Medicine Institute of UtahIntroduction: Hiatal hernia repairs with mesh currently happens in approximately 30% of all hiatal hernia repairs. There is currently no consensus as to what type of mesh to use in these cases. Mesh choices… Continue Reading
Why Does Conversion From Laparoscopy to Open Surgery Occurr?
Rocco Ricciardi1, Caitlin Stafford1, Todd Francone1, Peter Marcello2, Patricia L Roberts2. 1MGH, 2Lahey Hospital & Medical CenterIntroduction: We studied the risk factors for laparoscopic (Lap) conversion across a group of subspecialist colorectal surgeons with expertise in minimally invasive techniques. Methods: We reviewed our prospective database for Lap conversion cases among all consecutive abdominopelvic procedures performed… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Why is it so hard to preserve the pylorus? A step-by-step illustration of the D-loop.
Walter Medlin, MD, FACS, Daniel Cottam, MD, Amit Surve, MD, Hinali Zaveri, MD, Christina Richards, MD, FACS, LeGrand Belnap, MD, Austin Cottam, HS, Samuel Cottam, HS. Bariatric Medicine InstituteLaparoscopic D-loop (duodenal loop) can be performed as an isolated operation or as a part of the stomach intestinal pylorus-sparing surgery (SIPS) or single anastomosis duodeno-ileostomy with… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Wide-angle colonoscopy for colorectal cancer prevention: randomised controlled trial
Miroslaw Szura, MD, PhD1, Artur Pasternak, MD, PhD1, Rafal Solecki, MD1, Tomasz Gach, MD2. 1Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2St John Grande Hospital, Krakow, PolandBackground: Colonoscopy is the most commonly performed endoscopic examination worldwide and is considered the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening. The quality of examination and endoscopic treatment is affected by a number… Continue Reading
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- Posters
WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS: DOES TWITTER LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD?
Heather J Logghe, MD1, Laurel Milam, MA2, Natalie Tully, BS3, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD2. 1Thomas Jefferson University, 2Washington University, 3Texas Tech UniversityINTRODUCTION - Frequent interruption of women in conversation has long been noted anecdotally, and studies confirm that women are interrupted more often than men. Such interruptions can diminish perceptions of authority and compromise women’s… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Work rehabilitation after minimally invasive esophagectomy
Melissa Geeraerts1, LC Silva Corten1, MD Luyer2, GAP Nieuwenhuijzen2, JP Ruurda3, R van Hillegersberg3, MJ van Det1, EA Kouwenhoven1. 1ZGT Almelo, 2Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, 3UMC UtrechtBackground: Little is known about work rehabilitation after totally minimally invasive esophagectomy and therefore the goal of this study was to identify prognostic factors that may influence work rehabilitation and to… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Minimally Invasive Other
World’s first experience of the Senhance Surgical Robotic System on Cholecystectomy
Ravi Aggarwal, MRCS, Jasmine Winter-Beatty, MRCS, James Kinross, PhD, FRCS, Alexander C Von Roon, PhD, FRCS, Ara W Darzi, MD, FRCS, FACS, Sanjay Purkayastha, MD, FRCS. Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College LondonIntroduction: The TransEnterix Senhance™ Surgical Robotic System is a novel system that has recently received FDA clearance. With this clearance, the Senhance™ became… Continue Reading
Worldwide Variations in Sleeve Gastrectomy Techniques
Omar M Ghanem, MD1, Desmond Huynh, MD2, Tomasz Rogula, MD3. 1Mosaic Life Care, 2Cedars Sinai, 3Case Western Reserve UniversityIntroduction: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy is the most commonly weight loss procedures performed worldwide. As such, there is great diversity in the techniques utilized. This study aims to identify and categorize the differences in techniques and assess the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
Wound complications in 463 consecutive transumbilical single port laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Noriaki Kameyama, PhD, Ryo Nishiyama, PhD, Yuki Seo, PhD, Tomoko Takesue, PhD, Shodai Mizuno, MD, Yoshinobu Akiyama. KKR Tachikawa HospitalObjective: To evaluate the wound complication rate in patients undergoing transumbilical single port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SP-C). Background: SP-C is said to be less invasive than conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy. However, SP-C is performed less commonly compared to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Outcomes and Quality
Younger Patients Lose More Weight? Single Center 5-year Experience
Kamyar Hariri, MD, Matthew Dong, MD, MPH, Subhash Kini, Daniel Herron, MD, Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier, MD, PhD. Garlock Division of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New YorkBackground: Several previous studies have suggested a correlation between weight loss and age after bariatric surgery. Objective: The aim of our study is to further address age… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity