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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How Does the Robot Affect Outcomes? a Retrospective Review of Laparoscopic, Robotic and Open Heller Myotomy with Gastric Fundoplication
Jayaraj Unnirevi, MBBS, Jason Reynoso, MD, Vishal Kothari, MD, Oleg Dolghi, MD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Medical Center Background: Although the Da Vinci robotic surgical system is routinely used in urological and gynecological procedures its utilization is less common for general surgery procedures. Minimally invasive Heller myotomy with gastric fundoplication has been performed… Continue Reading
Natural Orifice Transesophageal Mediastinoscopy and Thoracoscopy: A Survival Series in Swine
Introduction: Mediastinoscopy (MX) and thoracoscopy (TX) are common procedures with painful incisions and prominent scars. A natural orifice transesophageal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) approach could reduce pain, eliminate intercostal neuralgia, provide access to the posterior mediastinal compartment or hilum, and improve cosmesis. The purpose of this study is to create a survival animal model for NOTES… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Revision of Omega Loop Bypass to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Bariatric surgeons who evaluate patients for possible revisional surgery should be aware of the potential of aberrant bypass anatomy. The “Omega loop gastric bypass” is a nondivided, antecolic loop gastric bypass with a Braun entero-enterostomy. The omega loop bypass is not a condoned weight loss procedure due to the lack of published evidence regarding risks… Continue Reading