ENDOSCOPIC T-TUBE PLACEMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF STAPLE LINE LEAK AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
Andrew R Luhrs, MD, A. Daniel Guerron, MD, Dana Portenier, MD. Duke University Health SystemBackground: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most commonly performed bariatric procedure world-wide, consisting of nearly 50% of all procedures performed1. Despite increased adoption and utilization of LSG, staple line leak (SLL) remains a troublesome complication with significant morbidity and mortality. SLL… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: The Dawn of New Era ?
Ajay H Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, Amarjeet E Tandur, MS, Girish D Bakhshi, MS, MRCS, DNB, FCPS, MNAMS, FMAS, FIAGES, Amol Wagh, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, FLCS, Eham L Arora, MS, DNB, Shekhar Jadhav, MS, Jalbaji P More, MS, Jai Rathore, MBBS, Priyanka Saha, MBBS, Soumya Chatnalkar, MBBS. Grant Government… Continue Reading
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Endoscopic thyroidectomy via bilateral axillo-breast approach with or without intraoperative nerve monitoring in patients with papillary thyroid
Jiyang Li, Chen Liu, Hongqing Xi, Bo Wei, Lin Chen, Zhi Qiao. Chinese PLA General HospitalBrackground: Bilateral axillo-breast approach has the cosmetic superiority of various techniques for endoscopic thyroidectomy. Nevertheless, inadequate exposure of surgical field may increase the risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. Vocal cord palsy occurs in 12% of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Minimally Invasive Other
Endoscopic Transpapillary Stenting for the Management of Acute Cholecystitis
Danielle Hayes, MD, Gary Lucas, MD, Bryce French, MD, Andrew Discolo, MD, Rajnish Mishra, MD, Sean Wells, MD. Swedish Medical Center - First HillIntroduction: Cholecystectomy is the gold standard treatment of acute cholecystitis. Patients with multiple comorbidities who are considered high-risk surgical candidates are commonly recommended to undergo percutaneous cholecystostomy tube placement; however, long-term external drainage… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Vacuum Assisted Closure for Management of Leak Post Collis-Nissen
Stephanie Kerlakian, MD, Amy Murphy, DO, Katherine Meister, MD, Kevin Tymitz. TrihealthThis is a case report discussing Endscopic Vacuum Assisted Closure (E-VAC) management of a patient who developed a leak after laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair with collis gastroplasty and nissen fundoplication. This case discusses the events leading up to her surgery, her postoperative course and… Continue Reading
Enhanced recovery protocol for patients receiving 3D laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy: high compliance rate correlated with a shortened postoperative stay
Kecheng Zhang, Canrong Lu, Jianxin Cui, Xiaohui Huang, Lin Chen. Chinese PLA General HospitalBackground: Chinese Society of Surgery and Chinese Society of Anesthesiology has jointly released the Chinese Expert Consensus and Clinical Practice Pathway for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) (2018 edition) in January 2018. We investigated the impact of enhanced recovery protocol on patients… Continue Reading
enlightenVue Single Use 2mm Micro-endoscope Platform with 2 Working Channels
Deepak Kumar Sahu1, Giacomo Basadonna, MD2. 1Alira Health, 2University of Massachusetts1. Objective of the technology or device: enlightenVue platform is a single-use 2mm micro-endoscope with 2 working channels that can be used for both diagnostic and interventional procedures with high-definition image quality. The single-use, cost effective micro-endoscope is the ideal solution to increase the number… Continue Reading
ERAS Following Per-Oral Pyloromyotomy (POP): A Comparison of Safety and Cost with Same-Day Discharge vs. Inpatient Recovery
Joshua P Landreneau, MD, MSc1, Andrew T Strong, MD1, Jeffrey L Ponsky, MD1, Michael Cline, MD1, Matthew Kroh, MD2, John Rodriguez, MD1, Kevin El-Hayek, MD1. 1Cleveland Clinic, 2Cleveland Clinic Abu DhabiIntroduction: While per-oral pyloromyotomy (POP) has shown promise as a novel endoscopic procedure to treat medically refractory gastroparesis, standardized care pathways are not well defined.… Continue Reading
ESD and TAMIS: An Adaptive Customized Approach
Ipek Sapci, Emre Gorgun. Cleveland ClinicIn this case we demonstrate the hybrid approach with endoscopic submucosal dissection and TAMIS of a 60 mm rectosigmoid polyp. Using ESD followed by TAMIS, the lesion was resected in an en bloc fashion and the patient was discharged home the same day with no complications.Intraoperative challenges with either technique, for… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
Establishing the Grade system of Surgical Complications and Evaluation of Efficacy Associated with Robotic Rectal Surgery: From the real word data of 1145 Consecutive Cases in China
Wenju Chang, MD, Ye Wei, MD, Yijiao Chen, Tianyu Liu, Jianmin Xu, Professor. Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan UniversityIntroduction: Due to a limited patient sample size, substantial data from the real word on robotic rectal resection (RRR) is lacking. Here, we assess the safety and efficacy of RRR in a large consecutive cases performed at a single… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
eTEP TAR for Lumbar Hernia
Sarfaraz Baig. Belle Vue ClinicLike all atypically sited hernias, lumbar hernias face the challenge due to proximity to the bony landmarks which makes it difficult to create adequate space for mesh placement through conventional methods. The mesh fixation is a challenge as well in the atypically sited hernias in repairs like onlay or intraperitoneal onlay.… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Evaluating abdominal wall function post ventral hernia repair: a comparison of open versus robotic-assisted retromuscular techniques. An Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative study
Noah Switzer, Savannah Renshaw, Carla Holcomb, Susan Maurer, Courtney Collins, Michael Meara, Vimal Narula, David Renton, Benjamin Poulose. The Ohio State UniversityINTRODUCTION: To examine abdominal wall function specific quality of life metrics comparing open to robotic-assisted retromuscular hernia repair Retromuscular ventral hernia repairs are a common surgical technique for the management of incisional hernias. The… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY WITHIN MULTIMODAL TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC GROIN PAIN AFTER INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR
Miles Landry, MBBS, Rachel Lewis, MD, Michael Lew, MD, Brandie Forman, Hernia Clinician, Bruce Ramshaw, MD. UTMCKIntroduction: The development of chronic groin pain after inguinal hernia repair is a complex problem with many potential factors contributing to its development. Factors interacting to result in the development of chronic pain include medical conditions, surgical technique, mesh choice… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Evaluating resident performance and training curve in laparoscopic inguinal hernia totally extraperitoneal repair with a procedure specific checklist
Christian Massier, William Walsh, DO, Jillian Sinopoli, DO. Cleveland ClinicBackground: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia extraperitoneal repair is a difficult task to learn. The number of cases required to become proficient during surgical training is not known. This study aimed to assess the reliability of a procedure specific scoring systems, to compare resident performance along training years… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
EVALUATING THE INTERRATER RELIABILITY OF THE BASIC ENDOSCOPIC SKILLS TRAINING (BEST) BOX IN LIVE AND DELAYED VIDEO SETTINGS
Ethan Weiss1, Silvana Perretta, MD2, Ilay Habaz, BSc1, Dennis Tchoudnovski1, Pietro Mascagni, MD2, Ludovica Guerriero, MD2, Else Van Der Velden2, Fabio Longo, MD2, Lee L Swanstrom, MD2, Allan Okrainec, MD1, Eran Shlomovitz, MD1. 1Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, 2Institute for Image Guided Surgery IHU-Strasbourg, Strasbourg, FranceOBJECTIVE: The increasing use of flexible… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation