Surgical Spring Week
April 9-12, 2008
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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SAGES 2008 Abstracts and Posters
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Perforated Duodenal Ulcer Masquerading As Acute Cholecystitis
Negar M Salehomoum, MD, Meredith S Tinti, MD. UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA Introduction: This report aims to evaluate the rare and unusual presentation of a perforated duodenal ulcer as acute cholecystitis. Methods and Procedures: Our patient is a 59 year old male who presented with a several day history… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Repair for Bilateral Inguinal Hernias
INTRODUCTION: The benefits of the laparoscopic approach in inguinal hernia surgery are most evident when performed for bilateral cases. A single surgery to address bilateral pathologies would be practical and cost efficient. MATERIALS & METHODS: Our single centre series involves a retrospective review of 74 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair for… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic D2 Lymph Node Dissection with Total Gastrectomy and Jejunal Pouch Reconstruction for Early Gastric Cancer
Introduction:D2 lymph node dissection for early gastric cancer was popularized by the Japanese, though it is still controversial. The adequacy of laparoscopic node harvest remains doubtful. In this video, we present a laparoscopic D2 dissection with total gastrectomy and jejunal pouch anastomosis.Methods: We have performed this procedure in 82 patients from 2002-2007. The dissection was… Continue Reading