THE INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM AFTER OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED DIVERTICULITIS
Mustafa Al-Jubouri, MD, MRCSI, Mohanad Baldawi, MD, Mustafa Baldawi, MD, Munier Nazzal, MD, FACS, Francis Burnicardi, MD, FACS. University of ToledoIntroduction: The prevalence of colonic diverticular disease increases with age and reaches over 70% in octogenarians. Dietary modification and the use of antibiotics are the main form of management of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis. But for… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Acute Care Surgery
THE MODIFIED TRANS-GASTRIC ENDOSCOPIC RENDEZVOUS TECHNIQUE: REMOVAL OF A NON-ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND
Connal Robertson-More, MD1, Kieran Purich, MD2, Jerry T Dang, MD2, Aliyah Kanji, MD2, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, MPH2. 1University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, 2University of AlbertaBackground: The non-adjustable gastric band was developed by Marcel Molina in 1980 for the treatment of severe obesity. Although demonstrating short term success, this gastric segmentation procedure has generally… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
The outcome of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Situs Inversus Totalis: Technique and Anatomical Variation. case report
Omar A Ibrahim, MD, Surgical Resident, Tahir I Yunus, General Surgery and Bariatric Consultant, Ahmed M Mai, MD, Surgical Resident. International Medical CenterSitus inversus totalis (SIT) is an rare medical condition where thoracic and abdominal organs are in the mirror-image reversal of their natural position. Many difficulties faces surgeons to diagnose and manage chronic cholecystitis… Continue Reading
THE PARTICIPATION OF SURGEONS IN DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE INCREASES UTILIZATION OF ANTI-REFLUX SURGERY.
Medhat Fanous, MD, FACS, Anja Jaehne, MD, David Lorenson, RN, Amanda Lambert, RN, Sarah Williams, RN. Aspirus Health SystemIntroduction: Patients presenting with putative symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are usually evaluated by gastroenterologists who perform the diagnostic workup and determine when to refer for surgical consideration. The multiple diagnostic studies can be overwhelming and leads… Continue Reading
The perinephric fat thickness measured on computerized tomography predicts the technical difficulty of laparoscopic colectomy
Tomoyuki Ueki, Hiromichi Sonoda, Toru Miyake, Tomoharu Shimizu, Masaji Tani. Shiga University of Medical ScienceBackground: It is considered that high visceral fat volume affects the technical difficulty in laparoscopic surgery. However, complex software image processing is required to calculate the visceral fat by using computerized tomography. To predict the amount of visceral fat more easily,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
The preoperative weight loss program and predictive marker of postoperative weight loss in sleeve gastrectomy
Hideya Kashihara, Mitsuo Shimada, Kozo Yoshikawa, Jun Higashijima, Tomohiko Miyatani, Takuya Tokunaga, Masaaki Nishi, Chie Takasu. Department of surgery, Tokushima universityBackground: Our department perform preoperative weight loss program for the purpose of decreasing the perioperative complication in sleeve gastrectomy (SG). The aim of this study is to show the surgical outcome of SG and predictive… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Metabolic / Obesity
The presence of air fluid levels in the mesenteric veins as an indicator of early bowel ischemia
Vinay Bajaj, MD, Anthony Dippolito, MD. Easton HospitalOur patient is a 67 year old male with significant history of insulin dependent diabetes, end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, cerebrovascular accident, and ischemic cardiomyopathy with EF 25% who was initially admitted for worsening dyspnea on exertion. He was found to be in flash pulmonary edema secondary… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Acute Care Surgery
THE READMISSION AFTER ACUTE DIVERTICULITIS (RAAD) SCALE: DETERMINING EARLY READMISSION RISK FOR ACUTE DIVERTICULITIS PATIENTS USING 145,325 PATIENTS FROM STATE INPATIENT DATABASE (SID) (2006-2011)
Abdul Waheed, MD, Kai Huang, MD, Furqan Haq, PhD, Subhasis Misra, MD, MS, FACS. Brandon Regional Medical CenterIntroduction: The diverticular disease accounts for 254,179 inpatient discharges and 1,493,865 outpatient clinic visits in the United States (US) annually. The annual treatment costs in the US for diverticular disease exceed 2.6 billion dollars at an estimated cost… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Colorectal
The Registry of Anti-Reflux Surgery (ROARS) Results Of 1173 Patients At 1 Year
Elisa Furay, MD1, SD Doggett, PA1, K Freeman, NP2, Francis P Buckley, MD1, R Bell, MD2. 1Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin l, 2Institute for Esophageal and Reflux SurgeryObjective: Prospectively collected data from the Registry of Anti-Reflux Surgery (ROARS) were used to evaluate patient reported outcomes after laparoscopic magnetic sphincter augmentation… Continue Reading
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION INTEGRITY AND SYMPTOMATIC FUNDOPLICATION OUTCOMES
Brexton Turner, BS, Melissa Helm, Emily Hetzel, Max Schumm, Jon Gould. Medical College of WisconsinBackground: Satisfaction rates following laparoscopic fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) may vary based on the integrity of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) at the time of surgery. We hypothesized that patients with a competent GEJ do not fare as well following fundoplication… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
- Topic:
- Foregut
THE RESULT OF PER-ORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY(POEM) FOR A SIGMOID TYPE OF ACHALASIA
Shota Maruyama1, Yusuke Taniyama2, Tadashi Sakurai2, Makoto Hikage2, Chiaki Sato2, Kai Takaya2, Takuro Konno2, Takeshi Naitoh2, Michiaki Unno2, Takashi Kamei2. 1Hachinohe City Hospital, 2Tohoku University Graduate School of MedicineIntroduction: Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder and the treatment of this disease is directed at lowering the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure, with the aim… Continue Reading
The risk factors of recurrence stage II colorectal cancer
Sigeki Yamaguti, Professor, Yasumitu Hirano, PhD, Toshimasa Ishii, PhD, Hiroka Konndou, Kiyoka Hara, Asami Suzuki, Sinntarou Isikawa, Takuhisa Okada, Nao Obara, Sinyiti Sakuramoto, Kouzyun Okamoto, Isamu Koyama, Liming Wang. Saitama medical university international medical centerBackground: The risk factors of recurrence in patient with stage II colorectal cancer have not been clarified in Japan, and the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Colorectal
THE ROAD AHEAD FOR ENDOLUMINAL INTERVENTION: ENDOO & RED PROJECTS
Alberto Arezzo. University of TorinoThere is a clear need to increase early diagnosis of colorectal neoplasms to allow more local excisions and perform organ-sparing surgery. Current screening policies failed to reach reasonable attendance by the population as colonoscopy is perceived as uncomfortable and undignified. The rate of the population screened in Europe does not reach… Continue Reading
The role and the feasibility of single incision laparoscopic surgery in the SBO operation
Yozo Suzuki, MD, PhD, Masahisa Ohtsuka, MD, PhD, Manabu Mikamori, MD, PhD, Takuro Saito, MD, PhD, Kenta Furukawa, MD, PhD, Mitsunobu Imasato, MD, PhD, Kentaro Kishi, MD, PhD, Masahiro Tanemura, MD, PhD, Hiroki Akamatsu, MD, PhD. Osaka Police HospitalBACKGROUND: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) has a variety of backgrounds and its operation procedure is often modified… Continue Reading
The role of CT-based volumetric analysis of abdominal wall anatomy in predicting tension-free midline approximation in abdominal wall reconstruction with components separation. A pilot study.
Mazen Al-Mansour, MD, Greg Gagnon, MS, Alexander B Knee, MS, Sheina Theodore, MD, Jacqueline J Wu, MD, John Romanelli, MD, Neal E Seymour, MD. Baystatea Medical Center-University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolObjective: To evaluate the ability of abdominal wall volume measurements based on 3D-reconstruction of abdominal CT-scans to predict tension-free midline approximation (TFMA) in patients undergoing… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias