Thromboembolic Events After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Identification of High-risk Factors
C Gonczy, MD, V Advani, MD, S Markwell, MA, S Ahad, MD, I Hassan, MD. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Introduction: In-hospital prophylaxis against thromboembolic events (TE) is considered routine for patients after laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (LGB) for morbid obesity. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the utility of… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Trans-umbilical Two-site Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Results in 500 Patients
Wei-jei Lee, MD PhD, Jung-chien Chen, MD, Kong-han Ser, MD, Jun-juin Tsou, SPN, Yi-chih Lee, MHA. Min-Sheng General Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Background: Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has emerged recently but is difficult to be applied in more complicated gastric bypass surgery. According to the thought of SILX, we developed a modified technique… Continue Reading
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Transversus Abdominus Plane Block + Single Port Operation = Almost Scarless and Almost Painless Surgery: A Pilot Study On Single-port Sleeve Gastrectomy
David Y Lee, MD, Ronald Ross, MBBS, Michael Wassef, MD, Jun Levine, MD, Julio Teixeira, MD. St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital IntroductionSingle-port laparoscopy is a relatively new modality in abdominal surgery which offers improved cosmesis. Although studies to date have not been able to demonstrate that single-port laparoscopy achieves superior outcomes for postoperative pain compared to the… Continue Reading
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Trends in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Evaluated By Uhc Database Collection
Pradeep Pallati, MD, Anton Simorov, MD, Avishai Meyer, MD, Vishal Kothari, MD, Corrigan Mcbride, MD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Medical Center Background: Adolescent bariatric surgery has been increasing the last few years, as a result of increasing childhood obesity. Many institutions have reported their individual experiences with adolescent bariatric surgery, but, so… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Variante Strachan a La Manga Gástrica
Ivan Strachan, Bariatric Surgeon, Gianna Ramos, Bariatric Surgeon. CIPLA y Centro Médico Dominico Cubano Introduction: The sleeve gastrectomy has become one of the most used in the treatment of obesity. The risk of leak and difficult to manage is its most feared complication, also the high incidence of gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia development… Continue Reading
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Ventral Hernia at the Time of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery: Should It Be Repaired?
Isabelle Raiche, MD FRCSC, Fatima Haggar, MPH, Joseph Mamazza, MD FRCSC, Husein Moloo, MD MSc FRCSC, Eric C Poulin, MD MSc FRCS C, Guillaume Martel, MD FRCSC, Jean-denis Yelle, BA MD FRCSC FACS. The Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa Objective: Despite the relatively high prevalence of ventral hernias… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Video Guide to the Performance of the Mini-gastric Bypass
R Rutledge, MD. Centers 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. Repeated randomized controlled trials show the MGB outperforms comparable bariatric procedures. This video describes the technique of performance of the MGB.… Continue Reading
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Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Does Size Matter?
Scharf Keith, MD, Nayna Lodhia, BS, Anit Kaushal, PhD, Homero Rivas, MD, John M Morton, MD MPH. Stanford School of Medicine Background: Sleeve gastrectomy is a successful weight loss procedure. However; there are still technical variations in creating the sleeve including what size bougie or endoscope should be employed in sizing. We sought to… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight Loss After Major Reoperations for Adjustable Gastric Banding
Melissa M Beitner, MBBS, Christine J Ren-fielding, MD, Marina S Kurian, MD, Bradley F Schwack, MD, Andrew H Kaye, MBBS MD, Anita R Skandarajah, MBBS MD, Benjamin N Thomson, MBBS PhD, George A Fielding, MD. NYU Langone Medical Center and University of Melbourne IntroductionLong term complications requiring reoperation after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB)… Continue Reading
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Weight Loss in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding With Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Versus Conventional Technique
Jennifer Jolley, MD, Nida Ahmed, Minh Luu, MD, Amanda Francescatti, Khristi Autajay, Jonathan A Myers, MD. Rush University Medical Center Abstract BackgroundLaparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is an effective and commonly used bariatric surgery for weight loss in obese patients. Traditional LAGB generally involves the placement of up to five incisions. However, the advancement… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight Regain and Remission of Diabetes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Andrew A Taitano, MD, Tejinder P Singh, MD. AMC Bariatric Surgery Group, Albany Medical Center INTRODUCTION: The surgical treatment of morbid obesity leads to weight loss and remission of diabetes in most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, little is known regarding whether patients who regain weight after surgery will maintain remission… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
What Are the Incidence and Timing of Cholecystectomy After Bariatric Surgery?
Z M Keilani, MD, S El Djouzi, MD, T S Kuwada, MD, K Gersin, MD, C Simms, RN, D Stefanidis, MD PhD. Carolinas Medical Center BACKGROUNDObesity and rapid weight loss are major risk factors for the development of cholelithiasis. Patients after bariatric surgery are at increased risk for gallstone formation and subsequent cholecystectomy. Our… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity