A review of management of hernias containing the vermiform appendix
Kevin Bain, DO1, Nicholas Morin, DO1, Vadim Meytes, DO2, Michael Nicoara, DO1, Galina Glinik, MD1. 1NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn, 2Vassar Brothers Medical CenterIntroduction: Hernias involving the appendix are unusual and are often found during surgical exploration. Only approximately 1% of all hernias contain a portion of the vermiform appendix. The rarity of these hernias… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Acute Care Surgery
A Robotic Tour of the Foregut: Hiatal Hernia Repair, Partial Gastrectomy, Pyloroplasty, and Cholecystectomy
Benjamin J Flink, MD, MPH, Priya Rajdev, MD, Scott Davis, MD, FACS, Jamil L Stetler, MD, FACS, Edward Lin, DO, MBA, FACS, Ankit D Patel, MD, FACS. Emory UniversityMinimally invasive surgery in the foregut can be challenging when planning port placement for more than one operative target, i.e. the hiatus and the biliary tree. Robotic… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Robotics
A Single-Blinded Randomized Control Study to Assess the Predictive Validity of Robotic Skills Simulation
Daniel Cheng, MD, MPH, Christopher Mcnicoll, MD, MPH, Chad Cross, PhD, PStat, Heidi Ryan, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD, Jennifer Baynosa, MD, Charles St. Hill, MD, MSc. University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of MedicineIntroduction: Current literature lacks a detailed assessment of robotic simulation in residency. We conducted a study to assess the effect of robotic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Education / Simulation
A Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Statement on Closed Social Media Groups for Clinical Education and Consultation: Issues of Informed Consent, Patient Privacy, and Surgeon Safety
James G Bittner IV, MD1, Heather J Logghe, MD2, Ross Goldberg, MD3, Adnan Alseidi, MD, EdM4, Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, PhD5, Brian P Jacob, MD6. 1St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, 2Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, 3Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ, 4Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 5Sidney… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Education / Simulation
A Spade shaped Anastomosis Following Proximal Gastrectomy using Double suture fixing Posterior wall of Esophagus to Anterior wall of the stomach (SPADE operation)
Wonho Han, Bang Wool Eom, Hong Man Yoon, Junsun Ryu, Young-Woo Kim. National Cancer CenterObjective: Aim of this study was to show early clinical outcome compared with previous proximal gastrectomy (PG) cases. Background: PG has been performed as function-preserving surgery in proximally located early gastric cancer. As gastroesophageal reflux is a major pitfall of this… Continue Reading
A Transanal Endoscopic Surgery (TES) Approach to the Management of a Colorectal Anastomotic Stricture
Allison J Pang, MSc, MD, FRCSC, Julio Faria, MD, FRCSC, Nancy Morin, MD, FRCSC, Gabriela Ghitulescu, MD, FRCSC, Carol-Ann Vasilevsky, MD, FRCSC, Marylise Boutros, MD, FRCSC. McGill UniversityAnastomotic strictures are complications of colorectal surgery with an incidence of 3-30% depending on the circumstance of the surgery. The underlying pathophysiology of anastomotic strictures are numerous, and… Continue Reading
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- Colorectal
A Unique Approach to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Cynthia Weber, MD, Mujjahid Abbas, MD. University Hospitals of ClevelandIn our video we describe a unique approach to a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy that utilizes only 3 ports. The advantage of this technique is that the surgeon is able to perform the operation without the help of a skilled assistant. As such it can be performed… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
A unique case of metastatic cervix squamous cell carcinoma presenting as a large bowel obstruction
Andrew Lelchuk, DO1, Nicholas Morin, DO2, Vadim Meytes, DO3, Michael Nicoara, DO2, Kevin Bain, DO2. 1Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn, 3Vassar Brothers Medical CenterIntroduction: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women. Histologically, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) accounts for approximately 70% of all cervical cancers. Disease… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Colorectal
A unique case of ventral incisional hernia following mesh disruption during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Andrew M O'neill, MD1, Katherine H Yancey, MD2. 1MAHEC, 2Mission HealthIntroduction: Ventral incisional hernias (VIH) are one of the most common morbidities following abdominal surgery. Although many remain asymptomatic, others can lead to severe complications. Literature review reveals rates of incisional hernia are 13-20% and recurrence following mesh repair is up to 13%. We discuss a rare… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Accuracy of Preoperative Endoscopic Localization of Left-Sided Neoplasm by Gastroenterologist
Kayleigh Risser, RA, Reza Gamagami, MD. Silver Cross HospitalBackground: With increasing adoption of laparoscopy for the treatment of colorectal neoplasms, accurate preoperative localization is crucial as most tumors are invisible intraoperatively. There is usually no tactile feedback to assess the presence of a neoplasm. Furthermore, for rectal and rectosigmoid neoplasms, an accurate distance from anal… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
Achieving Cost Effectiveness In Robotic Rectal Cancer Surgery – Single Tertiary Hospital Experience in The Indian Subcontinent
Venkatesh Munikrishnan, FRCS, Ajay C Vallabhaneni, MD, Sudeepta K Swain, MS, DNB. Apollo Hospitals, ChennaiINTRODUCTION AND AIM: The use of robotic technique for rectal cancer surgery is slowly gaining popularity and acceptance but cost remains a main factor for more widespread uptake. The aim of this study was to find effective ways to control the… Continue Reading
ACUTE APPENDICITIS DIAGNOSED DURING SCREENING COLONOSCOPY
Lucia Collar Yagas, MD, Joaquin J Estrada, MD, FACS, FACRS, Jan P Kaminski, MD, MBA. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterCase: A 63-year-old male presented for his first screening colonoscopy. On the day of the procedure, he was asymptomatic and physical examination was unremarkable. He underwent an uncomplicated colonoscopy. A 6 mm pink-tan, sessile, polypoid lesion… Continue Reading
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- Posters
Acute Obstruction of Ileal Conduit After Ventral Hernia Repair
Jennifer A Minneman, Andrew Wright. UWThis is a case report of acute obstruction of an ileal conduit after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with a Sugarbaker-style reinforcement of the ileal conduit.Presented at the SAGES 2017 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.Abstract ID: 95728Program Number: V013Presentation Session: Hernia / Miscellaneous PotpourriPresentation Type: Video Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Additional surgery after endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal cancer: A review of 53 cases
Shinichiro Makimoto, Tomoya Takami, Kotaro Hatano, Naoki Kataoka, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, Masafumi Tomita, Yoshiharu Shono. Kishiwada Tokushukai HospitalPurpose: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) permits en bloc resection of tumors and is particularly indicated for early cancers. The use of ESD has gradually spread with the development of devices for treatment of early colorectal cancer. Therefore, the number of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Colorectal
ADENOMYOMATOUS HYPERPLASIA OF DISTAL COMMON BILE DUCT: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Paul S Chandler, MD, Jonathan Harris, Danny Sherwinter, MD. Maimonides Medical CenterAdenomyomatous hyperplasia (AH) is commonly found in the gallbladder and is considered a tumor-like inflammatory lesion arising from Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus. It is extremely rare in the extrahepatic bile duct and only 15 cases have been reported to date. We describe a 63-year-old male patient… Continue Reading