Michael Do, MD, William Richardson, Abbas Abbas, MD, Charles Sternbergh, MD, Hernan Bazan, MD, Taylor Smith, MD Ochsner Clinic Foundation Introduction: In this study we compare our outcomes using laparoscopic and robotic-assisted treatment of MALS. Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is an uncommon disorder characterized by postprandial abdominal pain, weight loss, and vomiting related to […]
Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, David Urbach, MD, Paul Montero, MD, Alia Qureshi, MD, Sharon Bachman, MD, Atul Madan, MD, Kevin Reavis, MD, Rebecca Petersen, MD, Aurora Pryor, MD multiple institutions, SAGES Research Committee Background: Research in gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgery has seen an unprecedented growth since the introduction of laparoscopic techniques in surgery but most […]
Juan D Hernandez, MD, Anwar Medellin, MD, Maria I Rizo, MD, Fernando Arias, MD, Roosevelt Fajardo, MD, Eduardo Londono, MD, FACS, Ricardo Nassar, MD, Felipe Perdomo, MD, Roberto Rueda, Angela Ospina, Manuel Cadena, MD, FACS Hospital Universitario Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota and Universidad de los Andes Introduction: Peritonitis is one of the most feared […]
Erin W Gilbert, MD, Vincent L Harrison, MD, Brett C Sheppard, MD Oregon Health BackgroundBilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy (BLA) is an effective therapy for the management of persistent hypercortisolism in patients after failed transphenoidal pituitary tumor resection for Cushing’s disease. Extracortical adrenal tissue has been previously identified as a source of persistent hypercortisolism and, if not […]
Aaron D Carr, MD, Gina N Farinholt, MD, Andrew Ingram, MD, Thomas Prindiville, MD, Moahmed R Ali, MD University of California, Davis We report our technique for direct access transgastric ERCP (D.A.T.E.) using a single-site platform. The procedure is exemplified by this case of a 54 year old female with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric […]