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Laparoscopic Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass for Proximal Gastric Leak
Rena Moon, MD, Andre Teixeira, MD, Muhammad Jawad, MD, FACS Department of Bariatric Surgery, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA Introduction34 y/o F s/p LSG 3 months ago for morbid obesity. Presented to the ER with complaints of left shoulder pain and fever. Initial UGI showed a sleeve leak. Placed on abx and TPN.… Continue Reading
Patient Symptoms Following Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: the Impact of Mesh
Curtis E Bower, MD, FACS, Troy Miller, Daniel L Davenport, PhD, John S Roth, MD, FACS University of Kentucky, Department of Surgery Intro: Paraesophageal hernia repair with mesh result in reduced short term recurrence rates although long term recurrences remain similar to repairs without mesh. The impact of mesh placed at the esophageal hiatus upon… Continue Reading
Combined Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Appendectomy in Patient with Multiple Hepatic Abscesses and Percutaneous Drains
Nova Szoka, MD, Carolyn McCarty, DO, Edward Auyang, MD, MS University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM This video demonstrates a combined laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendectomy performed in a patient who underwent placement of 13 percutaneous drains for evacuation of multiple intra-hepatic abscesses. The video shows that the procedure, while technically challenging, is feasible with meticulous… Continue Reading