Download the SAGES 2013 Program
SAGES 2013 Abstracts and Posters
View all SAGES 2013 Abstracts and Posters
Incidence, mechanisms, and outcomes of esophageal and gastric perforation during laparoscopic foregut surgery: A retrospective review of 1223 cases
Linda P Zhang, MD, Ronald Chang, BA, Brent D Matthews, MD, Michael Awad, MD, Bryan Meyers, MD, J. Chris Eagon, MD, L. Michael Brunt, MD Washington University INTRODUCTION: Intraoperative perforation is a potentially major complication of laparoscopic (lap) foregut surgery. We analyzed the incidence, mechanism, and outcomes of intraoperative perforations during these procedures in a… Continue Reading
Single-institution Experience with Laparoscopic Median Arcuate Ligament Release
Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD, Michael B Hill, MD, Thadeus L Trus, MD DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER INTRODUCTION: Celiac axis syndrome is associated with abdominal pain and weight loss as a result of extrinsic compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament. The objective of this study was to evaluate the short and long-term outcomes associated… Continue Reading
Pain control in bariatric patients: A Prospective trial comparing the effectiveness of Exparel versus the on Q pain ball
Franchell Richard, MD, Terive Duperier, MD Univeristy of Texas Health Science Center in Houston at Bariatric Medical Institute Background: The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of the On Q pain ball to Exparel for pain control at extraction and stapler insertion sites in our bariatric patients The most common site post-operatively… Continue Reading