A small proportion of patients are found to have esophageal outflow obstruction (EOO) and hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter (HLES) on manometry prior to fundopl
Staple line treatment during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) remains a controversial issue among bariatric surgeons. The objective of this study was to compare
Julie Hallet, MD, FRCSC, Daniel Abramowitz, MD, Matt Strickland, MD, Veronica Liang, MD, Calvin Law, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Shiva Jayaraman, MD, MESc, FRCSC. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center – The Odette Cancer Center, Toronto, Ontario; St-Joseph’s Health Center, Toronto, Ontario; Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Introduction/Objective: We sought to compare the outcomes […]
Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Lubomyr Boris, BS, Frederic Nicodeme, MD, Peter J Kahrilas, MD, John E Pandolfino, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: A novel measurement tool, the functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP), allows for assessment of changes in esophagogastric junction (EGJ) physiology in real-time […]
David J Worhunsky, MD, Monica M Dua, MD, Bernard Siu, BS, George A Poultsides, MD, MS, Jeffrey A Norton, MD, Brendan C Visser, MD. Stanford University Medical Center. Introduction: Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) in patients with cirrhosis adds significant complexity. Parenchymal transection is challenging due to fibrosis and portal hypertension. This study reports our initial […]