Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Lubomyr Boris, BS, Frederic Nicodeme, MD, Peter J Kahrilas, MD, John E Pandolfino, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: For laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM), it has been shown that a myotomy extending 3cm distal to the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) results in […]
Samuel W Ross, MD, MPH, Blair A Wormer, MD, Bindhu Oommen, MD, MPH, Mimi Kim, MD, John D Watkins, Amanda L Walters, MS, Vedra A Augenstein, MD, Brant T Heniford, MD. Carolinas Medical Center, Dept. of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery. INTRODUCTION: Large PEHR can be challenging to plan pre-operatively given the […]
Kristin A Robinson, MD, Mark E O’Donnell, MD, David G Pearson, MD, Melanie E Odeleye, MD, Zachary Bodnar, MD, Kristen A Kalkbrenner, PAC, J. Scott Kriegshauser, MD, Tonia M Young-Fadok, MD. Mayo Clinic Hospital, Arizona. Introduction: Portomesenteric venous thrombosis (PMVT) is a rare and potentially fatal complication of abdominal surgery. Current risk factor stratification models […]
Lourdes Y Robles, MD, Nosratola Vaziri, MD, MACP, Shiri Li, MD, PhD, Chie Takasu, MD, PhD, Kelly Vo, Michael Stamos, MD, Hirohito Ichii, MD, PhD. University of California, Irvine. Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of an oral Nrf2-keap 1 pathway activator, Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) on experimental acute and chronic […]
Gideon Sroka, MD, MSc, Monica Laniado, MD, Zahi Arnon, PhD, Elad Schief, MD, Ibrahim Matter, MD. Department of General Surgery(1), Complementary & Alternative Medicine Services(2) Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. Background: mental training is used extensively by musicians and athletes to improve their performance. Recently it has been suggested as a training method for surgical […]