March 7 – 10, 2012
San Diego Convention Center
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SAGES 2012 Abstracts and Posters
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy With T-fasteners Obviates the Need for Emergent Exploration After Early Tube Dislodgement
Poochong Timratana, MD, Kevin M El-hayek, MD, Hideharu Shimizu, MD, Matthew Kroh, MD, Bipan Chand, MD FACS. Cleveland Clinic INTRODUCTION: Despite technical refinements of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), complications remain static. These complications include bleeding, tube site infection, and tube dislodgement. Tube dislodgement occurs more frequently in high risk patients such as those with… Continue Reading
Single Incision Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Nihat Yavuz, MD, Serkan Teksoz, MD, Sabri Erguney, MD, Mete Duren, MD, Tuna Yildirim, MD, Sirri Ozkan, MD. Istanbul University,Cerrahpasa Medical School,General Surgery Department and Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital,General Surgery Department Introduction:Running parallel to technological advances, laparoscopic surgery continues to evolve since its beginning. One of the recent advances in this field is laparoscopy performed… Continue Reading
Comprehensive Proficiency-based Inanimate Training for Robotic Surgery: Reliability, Feasibility, and Educational Benefit
Nabeel A Arain, MD MBA, Genevieve Dulan, MD, Deborah C Hogg, BS, Robert V Rege, MD, Cathryn Powers, MD, Seifu T Tesfay, RN MS, Linda S Hynan, PhD, Daniel J Scott, MD. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Introduction: We previously developed a comprehensive, proficiency-based robotic training curriculum that aimed to address 23 unique… Continue Reading