Novel Approaches for Eroded Adjustable Gastric Band Removal
Salman Alsabah, MD, MBA, FRCSC, FACS1, Manoel Galvao-Neto, MD2, Suthep Udomsawaengsup, MD3. 1Kuwait University, 2Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, 3Chulalongkorn UniversityWe present a video that illustrates novel approaches to remove the eroded adjustable gastric band. These approaches involve endolumenal and laparoscopic techniques. Conclusion: Endoscopic removal of eroded laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is… Continue Reading
Posterior Approach to POEM for Esophageal Diverticula
William D Gerull, BS, Jeffrey Blatnik, MD, Michael M Awad, MD, PhD. Washington University School of MedicineThe patient is a fifty-five year old female with a four year history of retrosternal pain while eating and dysphagia to solid foods at every meal. She denies any regurgitation or weight loss, and has an Eckardt score of… Continue Reading
Perforation of giant marginal ulcer due to a gastro-gastric fistula
Marc J Dauer, MD, Jenny Choi, MD. Montefiore Medical CenterThis is the case of a 51 y/o female PMH gastric bypass whom presented to the ED with a one day history of acute abdominal pain. CT scan showed pneumoperitoneum and perforation of the gastric pouch as well as a gastro-gastric fistula. Gastro-gastric fistula only occur… Continue Reading
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Hybrid Pre-peritoneal Repair of a Thrice Recurrent Ventral Hernia: A Meshy Affair
Dharmesh Dhanani, MS, FNB1, Ajay Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FBMS, FICS2, Shubham Gupta, MS2, Chintan Patel, MS, DNB, FMAS, FIAGES, FBMS1, Eham Arora, MS2, Amol Wagh, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FALS, FBMS2, Saurabh Gandhi, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FALS, FBMS2, Gagandeep Talwar2, Jasmine Agarwal2. 1Kiran Super-Multi Specialty Hospital & Research Center, Surat, India, 2Grant Government Medical College… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Robotic Pyloroplasty: An Option for Gastroparesis
Tracey C Kim, MD, Manuel Garcia, MD, Jeffrey Quigley, DO, Esther Wu, MD, Stephanie Keeth, DNP, Aarthy Kannappan, MD, Daniel Srikureja, MD, Marcos Michelotti, MD, FACS, Keith Scharf, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Loma Linda University Medical CenterGastroparesis is a syndrome defined by delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction and pyloroplasty has been shown… Continue Reading
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- Robotics
Intra-Thoracic Sleeve Migration after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Hiatal Hernia Repair Treated with Esophageal Stenting
Shintaro Chiba, MD, Anthony Dellituri, MD, Igor Brichkov, MD, Danny Sherwinter. Maimonides Medical CenterThis is a 34 year old female with a BMI of 37.9 and PMHx of morbid obesity and sleep apnea who had a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and hiatal hernia repair. Patient was readmitted for dysphagia secondary to intra-thoracic sleeve migration (ITSM). Esophageal… Continue Reading
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Conversion of Sleeve to Bypass: Two Different Methods
Jeffrey E Quigley, DO, Manuel Garcia, MD, Esther Wu, MD, Stephanie Keeth, DNP, Aarthy Kannappan, MD, Daniel Srikureja, MD, Marcos Michelotti, MD, FACS, Keith R Scharf, DO, FACS, FASMBS. Loma Linda University HealthSleeve gastrectomy (SG) is currently the most commonly performed restrictive bariatric procedure. The number of SG cases has increased sharply and overtaken Roux-en-Y… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Revisiting Surgical Challenges
Ajay Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, FLCS, Eham Arora, MS, Amol Wagh, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FAIS, FICS, FBMS, Saurabh Gandhi, MS, FMAS, FALS, Chintan Patel, MS, FMAS, FBMS, Shubham Gupta, MS, Jasmine Agarwal, Gagandeep Talwar. Grant Government Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, IndiaLaparoscopic Adrenalectomy has fast become the standard of… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine
Flexible Endoscopic Zenker’s Diverticulostomy
Stephanie M Novak, MS, Mason Hedberg, MD, Michael Ujiki, MD. NorthShore University Health SystemINTRODUCTION: We present a video of a patient who underwent the flexible endoscopic method for treatment of a Zenker’s diverticulum METHODS: The patient is an 87-year-old female who presented with dysphagia, regurgitation and cough. There was no history of Barrett’s and no… Continue Reading
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