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Video Author: Berci G

Imaging Techniques for Safe Dissection: IOC & other methods of biliary imaging

Presented by Brian R Davis at the PG Course: Preventing Bile Duct Injuries; Creating a Culture of Safety in Cholecystectomy at the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting on 3/17/2016 Keyword(s): AC, acute cholecystitis, ampulla of Vater, ampullary, anomolies, BDI, bile duct injury, biliary, biliary peritonitis, bleeding, calculi, CBDE, CBDS, cholangiogram, cholecystocholangiography, clip, common bile duct exploration, […]

Posted on
05/01/2017
Learning Themes
HPB / Biliary
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
200
Video Authors
Berci G, Davis B
Video Institutions
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--Los Angeles CA, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center--El Paso TX

Intraoperative Cholangiography – Routine Versus Selective and the Importance of Interpretation

Title: Intraoperative Cholangiography – Routine Versus Selective and the Importance of Interpretation Presenter: George Berci, MD Session: Postgraduate Course: Common Bile Duct Stones – Intraoperative Cholangiography (IOC) to Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration (LCBDE) SAGES 2016 Keyword(s): anatomy, BDI, C-arm, CBDS, IOC, LC, LCBDE

Posted on
08/11/2016
Video Categories
SAGES 2016 Meeting
Learning Themes
HPB / Biliary
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation, Postgraduate Course
Masters Level
200
Video Authors
Barber K, Berci G, Phillips E, Williams J
Video Institutions
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--Los Angeles CA

The History of SAGES: The Beginning

As presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting, this 30 minute film goes into great detail about the founding and early years of SAGES history and includes interviews with Dr. Gerry Marks, Dr. Ken Forde and many, many others. Keyword(s): ABS, ACMI, ACS, ASGE, barium enema, cholecystostomy, colonoscope, colonoscopy, colotomy, CR surgeon, education, emerging technology, endoscopic […]

Posted on
05/12/2016
Video Categories
Other
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Professional / Economic
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Documentary
Video Authors
Abcarian H, Berci B, Berci G, Bowden J, Castro A, Cohen M, Coller J, Dent T, Dixon J, Forde K, Greene F, Lind J, Marks G, Max M, Perissat J, Ponsky J, Schrock T, Schwesinger W, Smith L, Troidl H, Young-Fadok T
Video Institutions
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel--Philadelphia PA, BSC Management--Los Angeles CA, Carolinas Medical Center--Charlotte NC, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--West Hollywood CA, Cine-Med Inc--Woodbury CT, Cleveland Clinic--Cleveland OH, Mayo Clinic--Phoenix AZ, OHare Hilton--Chicago IL, St Mark`s Hosptial--Harrow England, Thomas Jefferson University--Philadelphia PA, University Hospitals Case Medical Center--Cleveland OH, University of Illinois Hospital--Chicago IL, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI, UTHSCSA--San Antonio TX, Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel--Atlanta GA, Yale University--New Haven CT

Laparoscopic Choledochotomy and Stone Retrieval

LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLEDOCHOTOMY AND STONE RETRIEVAL Louise Y Yeung, MD Edward H Phillips, MD, FACS, George Berci, MD, FACS, Kaymen M Barber; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center pt data–30 sec imaging–1:00 procedural video–1:26 Q&A session–7:04 Keyword(s): biliary endoscopy, CBD, choledochotomy, filling defects, flex choledochoscopy, IOCs, MRCP, stone removal, T-tube, transcystic CBDE, US

Posted on
09/30/2015
Video Categories
SAGES 2015 Meeting
Learning Themes
HPB / Biliary
Sources
2015 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Procedure
Video Authors
Barber K, Berci G, Phillips E, Yeung L
Video Institutions
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--West Hollywood CA

V081 Laparoscopic Choledochotomy and Stone Retrieval

V081 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLEDOCHOTOMY AND STONE RETRIEVAL Louise Y Yeung, MD Edward H Phillips, MD, FACS, George Berci, MD, FACS, Kaymen M Barber; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center choledochotomy hx–8 sec procedural video–20 sec Keyword(s): CBDE, choledochotomy, LC, LFTs, MRCP, stone retrieval, T-tube

Posted on
09/30/2015
Video Categories
SAGES 2015 Meeting
Learning Themes
HPB / Biliary
Sources
Surgeon Submitted
Presentation Types
Procedure
Video Authors
Barber K, Berci G, Phillips E, Yeung L
Video Institutions
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--West Hollywood CA

SAGES Magical Mystery Tour – SAGES 2015 Presidential Address

SAGES 2014-2015 President, L. Michael Brunt, MD gives the Presidential Address at the SAGES 2015 Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN Points of interest: Dr. Brunt begins his lecture–4:40 Acknowledgements–8:15 1989 SAGES board–9:35 Train the Trainer courses–11:16 sentinel evenT in the life of SAGES–14:11 another sentinel Keyword(s): 10,000 hour rule, 6 step program, aberrant anatomy, abstract, […]

Posted on
06/15/2015
Video Categories
SAGES 2015 Meeting, Solid Organ
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Adrenal, Flexible Endoscopy, HPB / Biliary, New Technologies / Skills Acquisitions, Professional / Economic, Solid Organ
Sources
2015 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Keynote Address, Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Asbun H, Awad M, Berci B, Berci G, Birkett D, Brunt L, Crawford C, Cuschieri A, Dunkin B, Fenelli R, Forde K, Greene R, Holzman M, Hunter J, Jones D, Lim R, Marks G, Matthews B, Matthews S, Perissat J, Petelin J, Ponsky J, Pryor A, Robinson T, Schirmer B, Schwaitzberg S, Soper N, Stiegmann G, Swanstrom L, Talamini M
Video Institutions
Barnes-Jewish Hospital--St Louis MO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center--Boston MA, Cambridge Health Alliance--Cambridge MA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--West Hollywood CA, City College of New York--New York NY, Cleveland Clinic--Cleveland OH, CMC Surgery--Charlotte NC, Guthrie General Surgery--Sayre PA, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP)--Boston MA, Harvard Medical School--Boston MA, Houston Methodist Hospital--Houston TX, Houston Methodist Institute for Technology Innovation and Education (MITIESM)--Houston TX, Johns Hopkins University--Baltimore MD, Marks Colorectal Surgical Associates--Wynnewood PA, Marshfield Clinic--Marshfield Clinic WI, Mayo Clinic--Rochester MN, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine--Chicago IL, Oregon Clinic--Portland OR, Shawnee Mission Medical Center--Shawnee Mission KS, St Louis Childrens Hospital--St Louis MO, Stony Brook University Hospital--Stony Brook NY, Tripler Army Medical Center--Honolulu HI, University at Buffalo--Buffalo NY, University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)--Aurora CO, University of Colorado--Denver CO, University of Dundee--Dundee United Kingdom, University of Mississippi--Oxford MS, University of Virginia Health System--Charlottesville VA, VA Medical Center--St Louis MO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center--Nashville TN, Wahington University--St Louis MO, Weill Cornell Medical College--New York NY

George Berci: Trials, Triumphs, Innovations

This documentary was produced by L. Michael Brunt, MD with Cine-Med and details the life and accomplishments of Dr. George Berci, one of the founding members of SAGES and modern endoscopy. early life–40 sec survival–1:33 Hungarian revolution–4:17 Australia years–5:10 citation–6:22 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13867468 imaging & optics–7:30 Keyword(s): 1992 President of SAGES, 1992 SAGES Presidential address, 2011-2012 SAGES […]

Posted on
02/06/2015
Video Categories
Other
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Professional / Economic
Sources
2013 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Documentary
Video Authors
Abele J, Berci B, Berci G, Brunt L, Harkins H, Hopkins H, Morgenstern L, Ponsky J, Schwaitzberg S, Storz K, Storz S
Video Institutions
Cambridge Health Alliance--Boston MA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--Los Angeles CA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--West Hollywood CA, George Berci Surgical Training and Research Laboratory at Seimelweiss University--Budapest Hungary, Royal Technical Institute--London England, Seimelweiss University--Budapest Hungary, University Hospital--Budapest Hungary, University Hospitals Case Medical Center--Cleveland OH, University of Melbourne--Melbourne Australia, University of Szeged Medical School--Szeged Hungary, UW--Seattle WA, Washington University--St Louis MO

Transcystic CBD Exploration

Presented by Joseph Petelin, MD at the SAGES 2014 Meeting; CBD Stones Post Graduate Course PPV of preop indicators–2:02 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=8651393 surgeons & CBD stones–2:29 citation–2:49 tx of CBDS algorithm–3:22 citation–4:05 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Keyword(s): 0.035 guidewire, 14G IV sleeve, 4 Fr balloon-tipped catheter, administration, algorithm, American Journal of Surgery, ampulla, anatomy, anesthetist, atraumatic graspers, atraumatic instrument, backwall, […]

Posted on
09/04/2014
Video Categories
SAGES 2014 Meeting
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, HPB / Biliary
Sources
2014 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Berci G, Dunkin B, Petelin J
Video Institutions
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--Los Angeles CA, Houston Methodist Hospital--Houston TX, Houston Methodist Research Institute--Houston TX, Saint Lukes Health System--Merriam KS, Surgix MIS Institute--Shawnee Mission KS, University of Kansas School of Medicine--Kansas City MO

Transductal CBD Exploration

Presented by Edward Phillips, MD at the SAGES 2014 Meeting; CBD Stones Post Graduate Course overview–33 sec hx: tx of biliary disease–52 sec tx of choledocholithiasis–2:30 state of the bile duct:1900’s–4:38 challenge of bile duct stones–5:47 choledochoscopy–6:17 minimally invasiv Keyword(s): 12 atmospheres of pressure balloons, 2-stage clearance, 2.4 mm working channel, 25G Butterfly needle, 5 […]

Posted on
09/04/2014
Video Categories
SAGES 2014 Meeting
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Bariatrics, HPB / Biliary
Sources
2014 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Berci G, Morgenstern L, Phillips E, Wong K
Video Institutions
Bellevue Hospital Center--New York NY, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--Los Angeles CA, LAC+ USC Medical Center--Los Angeles CA

Introduction and Course Overview

Presented by Joseph Petelin, MD at the SAGES 2014 Meeting; CBD Stone Post Graduate Course hx of CBDS–1:04 surgeons & CBD stones–2:19 CBDS intra-op management–2:42 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=17955309 preop indicators–3:49 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=865 Keyword(s): ACGME, American Journal of Surgery, biliary tract surgeons, British Journal of Surgery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, CBD clearance, CBDS, challenges, chief resident, cholangiogram, complex biliary procedures, […]

Posted on
08/21/2014
Video Categories
SAGES 2014 Meeting
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, HPB / Biliary
Sources
2014 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Berci G, Calame A, Mirrizi P, Muhe E, Petelin J, Royer M
Video Institutions
Surgix MIS Institute--Shawnee Mission KS, University of Kansas School of Medicine--Kansas City KS

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