March 7 – 10, 2012
San Diego Convention Center
Download the SAGES 2012 Program
SAGES 2012 Abstracts and Posters
View all SAGES 2012 Abstracts and Posters
Stapler Misfire During Sleeve Gastrectomy: Caution With Buttress Use
David Nguyen, MD, Bahar Moheban, Amir Mehran, MD. UCLA Department of Surgery Introduction: The use of staple line buttressing during vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG)has been advocated by some authors as a method to reduce the incidence of bleeding, leak, or strictures. The surgical literature, however, does contain reports of complications attributed to their use.… Continue Reading »
Malignant Hyperthermia During Laparoscopic Adjusted Gastric Banding: A Case Report
Josue Chery, MD, Chiba Shintaro, Ambibola Pratt, MD, Ronell Kirkley, DNP CRNA, Barbara Hearne, RN, Andrew Beyzman, MD, Piotr Gorecki, MD. New York Methodist Hospital Introduction: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is the least invasive form of bariatric surgery. It is increasingly performed on an outpatient basis. Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare but… Continue Reading »
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Long Term Clinical Outcomes
Ayman Obeid, MD, Joshua W Long, MD, Manasi Kakade, MPH, Clements H Ronald, MD, Stahl Richard, MD, Jayleen Grams, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University INTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery remains the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) continues to be… Continue Reading »
