12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
April 14 – 17, 2010
Landover, Maryland USA (just outside of Washington, DC)
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
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SAGES 2010 Abstracts and Posters
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A Comparison of Pre-operative Comorbidities and Post-operative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplicaiton At High and Low Volume Centers
Objective: Peer reviewed data is often published by single centers that are affiliated with teaching institutions with a high volume of cases. As operations grow in popularity, they are performed at a wide variety of institutions with the potential to produce inconsistent results. The purpose of this study is to compare pre-operative comorbidities and post-operative… Continue Reading
Robotic Posterior Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy: Initial Report
Robotic Posterior Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy: Initial ReportIntroduction: There has been a recent interest in robotic adrenalectomy due to improvement of technology. The lateral transabdominal robotic approach has been reported. The posterior retroperitoneal (PR) approach has been described laparoscopically, but there are no reports robotically. The challenge with this latter technique is related to close spacing of… Continue Reading
Single-incision Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy for Cancer
Summary:This video demonstrates a Single-incision sigmoidectomy for a sigmoid colon cancer. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery requires a specialized multichannel port for introducing laparoscope and articulating instruments. We present our technique using regular ports and straight instruments for performing single-incision laparoscopic sigmoidectomy. Three ports (one 10mm and two 5mm) were inserted through a 4cm peri-umbilical incision. The… Continue Reading