March 30 – April 2, 2011
San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
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SAGES 2011 Abstracts and Posters
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Laparoscopic Left Colonic Resection for Peritonitis Caused By Diverticulitis
Elie K CHOUILLARD, MD, Vincenzo J GRECO, MD, Andrew A GUMBS, MD FACS. On behalf of the Intercontinental Society of Natural Orifice, Endoscopic, and Laparoscopic Surgery (i-NOELS), Poissy, FRANCE AIM: Purulent or fecal peritonitis is one of the most serious complications of acute diverticulitis. Up to one fourth of patients hospitalized for acute diverticulitis require… Continue Reading
The Use of a Novel Self Expanding Nitinol Hernia System for Natural Orifice (notes) Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
Danny A Sherwinter, MD, Matthew Dixon, MD. Maimonides Medical Center Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery Introduction: Development of a viable natural orifice (NOTES) technique for inguinal herniorrhaphy (IH) has been primarily hindered by the inadequacy of available endoscopic instrumentation to effect peritoneal dissection and mesh fixation. In this study we describe our initial preclinical experience… Continue Reading
Pure NOTES: Transvaginal Tubal Sterilization with Flexible Endoscope
Jose Mejias, MD, Hector Almau, MD, Pierina Rosales, MD, Rafael De la Fuente, MD, Carlos Bravo, MD. Clinica Dr. A.L. Briceño Rossi Tubal sterilization is a permanent contraception, done through different approaches, including: laparotomy, mini-laparotomy, colpotomy, laparoscopy and hysteroscopy (Essure®). Today describes two new approaches: LESS and transgastric or transvaginal NOTES. We report the surgical… Continue Reading