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18TH SLS ANNUAL MEETING AND ENDO EXPO 2009
SEPTEMBER 9-12, 2009, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

3:00pm-6:00pm    MASTER’S CLASSES REGISTRATION

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 • MASTER'S CLASSES & OPENING CEREMONY

7:00am-9:00am    MASTER’S CLASSES REGISTRATION 

8:00am-4:30pm    CONCURRENT MASTER’S CLASSES 

8:00am-4:30pm
Simulation Practice Lab - Supporting All Masters Classes
"Simulation Practice Lab/Introduction to the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery"

8:00am-12:00pm • Half Day
Master’s Class #1 Smart Surgeons Learn From Their Mistakes, Brilliant Surgeons Learn From Other Surgeons' Mistakes: Prevention and Management of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgical Complications

8:00am-4:30pm • Full Day
Master’s Class #2 NOSCAR, NOTES, and SPA: More Than an Incision Decision

8:00-4:30pm
Suturing Center
Supporting Master's Class #3

8:00am-4:30pm • Full Day
Master’s Class #3 Laparoscopic Suturing in the "Vertical Zone" The Next Level Beyond Triangulation

8:00am-4:30pm • Full Day
Master’s Class #4 Ways for You and Your Patients to Hurt Less:  New Insight Into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Abdominal and Pelvic Pain (Jointly with AAGL and IPPS)

12:00pm-1:00pm  Master's Class Lunch with Special Lecture: 
Gerald B. Healy, MD, presents The Challenges Facing 21st Century Surgery
Introduction: Richard M. Satava, MD, Director & Robert M. Sweet, MD, Co-Director
                     

4:00pm-5:00pm   Poster Gallery

5:00pm               OPENING CEREMONY

Presentation of Awards for the Best Scientific Papers and Videos

Recognition of Sponsors and Corporate Members and Innovations of the Year

6:40pm-8:30pm   WELCOME RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL

6:40pm-8:30pm  CYBER CAFE  
   

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

6:30am-5:00pm  CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

7:00am-2:00pm  Exhibits Open
7:00am-7:30am  Complimentary Coffee and Bakery Items / Special Presentations by Exhibitors
7:00am-5:00pm  Poster Gallery Open

7:30am-8:30am  GENERAL SESSION: Best of Laparoscopy Updates

•    MultiSpecialty Committee: Duncan J. Turner • Office Cosmetic Procedures
•    Urology Committee: Thomas Sean Lendvay, MD • Pediatric Urology
•    Gynecology Committee: Steven M. Minaglia, MD, MBA • The Use of Mesh for Stress Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Prolapse 
•    Gynecology Committee: Robert K. Zurawin, MD • Pediatric Gynecology

8:30am-9:45am      MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION (Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology)
Image Guided Surgical Procedures. What a Surgeon Should Know About Non-Surgical Approaches 

9:45am-10:00am   SLS WEBSITE: Paul Alan Wetter, MD

10:00am-10:30am  Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibits/Special Presentations by Exhibitors

10:30am-11:30am   MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION (Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology)
Cancer and Laparoscopy—What to Do and What Not to Do

11:30am-12:30pm   MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION (Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology)
The US Health Care System Is Broken. What Can We Do About It? 

12:30pm-1:45pm    Complimentary Light Snacks and Refreshments/Visit Exhibits/Special Presentations by Exhibitors

12:45pm-1:45pm  Poster Town Hall

1:45pm-5:30pm   CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Scientific Papers / Videos / Open Forum Presentations / Laparoscopy Updates (See below for a list of sessions to be presented during this time on Thursday and Friday afternoon for this track)
2:00pm               Exhibits Close
2:00pm-4:00pm   Complimentary Coffee Available in Designated Areas

6:30pm               SLS Evening Event with Faculty at Westin Copley Place featuring the 2009 Excel Award Recipient as Special Guest Speaker (Ticket Required) 
  Introduction: Richard M. Satava, MD
  2009 Excel Award Recipient: James C. "Butch" Rosser, Jr. MD

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

6:30am-5:00pm     CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
7:00am-7:30am     Complimentary Coffee and Bakery Items/Visit Exhibits
7:00am-7:30am     Top Gun Shoot Out
7:00am-2:00pm     Exhibits Open
7:00am-2:00pm     Poster Gallery Open

7:30am-8:30am     MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLENARY SESSION (Gynecology, General Surgery, Urology)
NOTES, SPA & Microrobots — a Controversy Debate

8:30am-11:00am   SURGICAL SURPRISES

9:30am-12:30pm  Spouse/Guest Beantown Trolley Tour & Boston Harbor Cruise (Ticket Required)

10:30am-11:00am Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibits

11:00am-11:30am  Awarding of Best Poster

Presentation by recipient of Michael S. Kavic Award for Best Resident Paper

11:30am-1:00pm  SLS FILM CHALLENGE: "Madden-Style" Cut-by-Cut Deconstructed Breakdown by Master Surgeons

12:00pm-12:30pm New Product Presentations by Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall

12:00pm-1:45pm Complimentary Light Snacks and Refreshments in Exhibit Hall / Special Presentations by Exhibitors

1:45pm-5:30pm  CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Scientific Papers / Videos / Open Forum Presentations / Laparoscopy Updates (See below for a list of sessions to be presented during this time on Thursday and Friday afternoon for this track)
Directors: MASH Committee Members

2:00pm               Exhibits Close
2:00pm               Poster Gallery Closes
2:00pm-4:00pm   Refreshments Available in Designated Areas
5:30pm               Adjourn for the Day

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

7:00am-11:15am     CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

7:30am-10:30am       BREAKFAST WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND FUTURE TECHNOLOGY SESSION
Keynote Speaker Tim Reedman, BASc, MEng presents Robots in Space 

10:30am-10:45am   Closing Ceremony – Passing of the Presidential Gavel
10:45am-11:15am   SLS Business Meeting—Open to all SLS members

11:15am-12:15pm   SLS Committee Meetings              

SPECIAL INTEREST EXHIBITORS:

Cambridge Endo - Autonomy™ Laparo-Angle™: Bariatrics, NOTES – Colon – Lap Chole, Cancer, Robotics 

CIVCO Medical Solutions - showcasing the Laparostat™: Robotics, Innovations - Tricks - Simple Methods - Unusual Cases 

GENICON® - MultiSpecialty

Haptica - ProMIS: Colon, Abdominal Pelvic Pain, MultiSpecialty, Innovations - Tricks - Simple Methods - Unusual Cases, MultiSpecialty

Minnesota Medical Development, Inc. – Rebound HDR®: Hernia, Innovations - Tricks - Simple Methods - Unusual Cases, MultiSpecialty

Prosurgics - showcasing Prosurgics’ FreeHand Robotic Camera Holder: NOTES – Colon – Lap Chole, Bariatrics, Reflux – GERD – Hernia, Innovations - Tricks - Simple Methods - Unusual Cases, Robotics, MultiSpecialty

Surgical Science - LapSim®: Lap Chole

SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY:

Bariatrics – Anti-Reflus – GERD - Hernia

Scientific Paper: Trends and Correlations of MORBID Scores for Adjustable Gastric Band: Weight Loss, Resolution of Co-morbid Diseases, and Quality of Life, Brad E. Snyder, MD

Scientific Paper: Preliminary Results with Endoscopic Plicatin for Revision of Gastric Bypass, Dimitrios V. Avgerinos, MD

Scientific Paper: Routine Upper Endoscopy Before Bariatric Surgery. Would it Influence the Surgical Plan, Ehab Akkary, MD

Scientific Paper: Surgical Approach, Risks, and Outcomes of Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database, Terrence M. Fullum, MD

Scientific Paper: Management of Anastomotic Leaks After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Carlos Ballesta, MD

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Re-banding for Failed Gastric Banding, Leonid  Lantsberg, Prof Dr Med

Scientific Paper: All Strictures Are Not Alike: Laparoscopic Removal of Non-adjustable Silastic Bands After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Paul Daniel Scott, MD

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Reintervention After Roux-en-Y Gastric By-pass for Morbid Obesity, Carlos Ballesta, MD

Scientific Paper: Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia in the Elderly, Alyssa Chapital, MD

Open Forum: Combined Open-Laparoscopic Technique for Difficult Incisional Herniae, Katerina Theodoropoulou, Other

Open Forum: Laparoscopic Repair of An Incarcerated Femoral Hernia Containing Appendices Epiploica, Hang Dang, DO

Video: Single Incision Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair, Curtis Edward Bower, MD

Video: Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Repair of Large and Complex Incisional Hernia (Panama Technique), Rafael Victor Reyes-Richa, MD

Video: A Six Year Experience in the Laparoscoic Treatment of Incisional Hernias, Ignazio Massimo Civello, MD

Video: Single Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy Using a Completely Intracorporeal Liver Retractor, Mark S. Choh, MD

Innovations-Tricks-Simple Methods-Unusual Cases

Scientific Paper: Mini Laparoscopic Surgery in Latin America, Roberto Gallardo, Prof Dr Med

Scientific Paper: The Calibrated Laparoscopic Heller's Myotomy with Fundoplication in the Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia, Natale Di Martino, Prof Dr Med

Scientific Paper: Single Port Transumbilical Laparoscopic Intragastric Resection, Seong-Yeob Ryu, MD PhD

Scientific Paper: A Novel Technique for Endoscopic Repair of Symptomatic Diastasis Recti With or Without Simultaneous Ventral Hernia, Richard P. Franklin, MD

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Assisted Management of Impalpable Testis in Patients Older Than 10 Years, Ahmed Khan Sangrasi, FCPS

Open Forum: Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy For Cecal Duplication Cyst In An Adult: A Case Report, Amy J. Hanna, MD

Open Forum: Closed Bloodless Hemorrhoidectomy (CBH) A New Technique in Proctology and Related Surgical Instrument Painless Bloodless Hemorrhoidectomy Procedure (PBHP), Sarkis Yeretsian, MD

Open Forum: Silent Entry of a Sharp Metallic Foreign Body into the Abdomen: Diagnosis & Treatment Using Laparoscopy & CT Scan, Udayan B. Shah, MD

Open Forum: Recurrent Stricture in a High Risk Patient after Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: Treatment by a Novel Simultaneous Natural Orifice and Laparoscopic Endogastric Technique, Collin E. Brathwaite, MD

Open Forum: Laparoscopic Intragastric Removal of Giant Trichobezoar, Harry  Dorn, MD

Open Forum: Laparoscopically-assisted Placement of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts Helps to Avoid Unnecessary Abdominal Incisions, Marek Rudnicki, MD

Video: Laparoscopic Repair of Rectal Injury During Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, William Duncan, MD

Video: Development of a New Device for Displacement of the Small Intestine in Laparoscopic Rectosigmoid Surgery, Shinobu Tsuchida, MD PhD

Video: Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy and D1 Lymphadenectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Eddie Lambert, MD MBA

Video: Single Port Access (SPA) Proximal GIST Resection, Andrew Sze-Yuan Wu, MD

Video: Single Port Access (SPA) Hepatic Sling Technique, Andrew S. Wu, MD

Video: Laparoscopic Loop Ileostomy With a Single Port Stab Incision, Gokulakkrishna Subhas, MD

Poster: A Novel Approach to Gastric Wedge Resection Using Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS), Curtis E. Bower, MD

Poster: The Routine Preoperative Typing and Screening Prior to Elective Surgery - A Necessary Safeguard or a Misuse of Resources?, Silvio F. Ghirardo, MD

Pediatric Surgery

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Gastrostomy is Safe and Beneficial in Infants Under 10 Kilograms with Congenital Heart Disease Utilizing a Multidisciplinary Approach, Richard J. Hendrickson, MD

Scientific Paper: Pyloromyotomy Length Directed by Pre-operative Ultrasound Measurement Minimizes Incomplete Laparoscopic Pyloromyotomy in Infants, Denis David Bensard, MD

Scientific Paper: The Learning Curve in Pediatric Laparoscopic Appendectomy; Impact on Operative Time, Complications and Post Operative Length of Stay, Gustavo Stringel, MD MBA

Scientific Paper: Minimal Esophageal Dissection During Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication in Infants Reduces the Risk of Post-operative Hiatal Hernia and Wrap Herniation, Richard J. Hendrickson, MD

Poster: Management of Chyloperitoneum Following Redo-Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication in a 23 Month-Old Female, Edgar Luis Galiñanes, MD

Solid Organ - Endocrine

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Approach to Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) of the Stomach: Our Experience, Natale Di Martino, Prof Dr Med

Scientific Paper: Endoscopic Transaxillary Periareolar Thyroidectomy, Titus D. Duncan, MD

Scientific Paper: An Institutional Comarison of Laparoscopic vs. Open Adrenalectomy, Gazi B. Zibari, MD

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Resection of Retroperitoneal Mass, Marco Lombardi, MD

Scientific Paper: Prophylaxis of Recurrent Pancreatitis: Miniinvasive Approach, Vincenzo Neri, Prof Dr Med

Case Studies

Scientific Paper: Prevention of Post-op Bowel Obstruction After Rectal Resection: Results of Pelvic Omental Pedicled Shelf from Open Surgery with Applicability to Laparoscopic Surgery, Munir A. Rathore, FRCS

Scientific Paper: 149 LCBDE Cases Evaluating the Use of the Multi-Channel Instrument Guide in the Community Hospital Setting, Donald E. Wenner, MD

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Gallstone Disease with Cirrhosis of the Liver, Prasanta Raj, MD

Open Forum: Laparoscopic Duodenojejunostomy for the Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: Surgical Management for an Irreversible Cause? Marquinn D. Duke, MD

Adhesion Prevention – Abdominal/Pelvice Pain – NOTES – Colon – Lap Chole

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy for Diverticulitis: A Prospective Study of 260 Patients, Khaled Khalil Elzarrok, MD

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon and Upper Rectal Cancer, Pietro Venezia, Prof Dr Med

Scientific Paper: Types of Reconstruction and Functional Outcomes from Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer, George Bouras, MRCS

Scientific Paper: Totally Laparoscopic Reconstruction During Laparoscopic Pylorus-preserving and Segmental Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer, George Bouras, MRCS

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection for Complicated Diverticular Disease is Associated with Better Outcomes, Jonathan A. Laryea, MD

Scientific Paper: Learning Curve in Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery: Surgeon or Operating Room Staff Dependent?, Paul R. Sturrock, MD

Scientific Paper: Lessons Learned in 149 LCBDE Cases Applied to Procedural Algorithm, Donald E. Wenner, MD

Scientific Paper: The Learning Curve of Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Cholecystectomy: Definable, Short, and Safe, Jonathan M. Hernandez, MD

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Cirrhotic Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan, Abdul Razaque Shaikh, FCPS 

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Colectomy: Does the Learning Curve Extend Beyond Colorectal Surgery Residency, Joshua A. Waters, MD

Scientific Paper: Completion Proctectomy after Laparoscopic vs. Open Subtotal Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis: Is There a Difference?, Angel Mario Morales Gonzalez, MD

Scientific Paper: MIS Fellowship Influence on Obtaining Adequate Regional Lymph Node Specimens in Laparoscopic Colectomies, Harish Kakkilaya, MD

Scientific Paper: Role of Initial Clinical Assessment in the Diagnosis of Acute Diverticulitis, Munir Ahmad Rathore, FRCS

Scientific Paper: Surgery for the Chronic Abdominal and Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CAPPS) Is Surgery Indicated in these Patients?, Jay A. Redan, MD

Scientific Paper: NOTES Perforated Viscus Repair is Feasible and Comparable to Laparoscopy in a Porcine Model, Juliane Bingener, MD

Scientific Paper: Risk Factors for Prolonged Operative Time in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Yasser Ahmed Bashin, Dr Med

Scientific Paper: Early Surgical Consultation for Acute Cholecystitis and Biliary Symptoms: Is There a Difference in Outcome?, Sigi P. Joseph, MD

Scientific Paper: A Chronic Cholecystitis in a Chilaiditi's Syndrome, Josè M.M. Ferreira-Coelho, MD PhD

Scientific Paper: Novel Approach to Preventing Primary and Secondary Adhesions, Adebola O.E Obayan, MD PhD

Open Forum: Development of a Laparoscopic Colorectal Service in the Northern HSC Trust, Northern Ireland - Progress So Far., Richard P. Stevenson, Dr Med

Open Forum: Resection of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Rectum by Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery, Paul R. Sturrock, MD

Open Forum: Laparoscopic Application of a Hyaluronate/Carboxymethylcellulose Slurry Does Not Increase Postoperative Adhesions, Bradford W. Fenton, MD PhD

Open Forum: Small Bowel Obstruction after FloSeal Use, Benjamin L. Clapp, MD

Open Forum: Prolonged (> 3 Hours) Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - Reasons and Results, Gokulakkrishna Subhas, MD

Open Forum: Integrating Emergent Abdominal Laparoscopic Procedures into the Armamentarium of Laparoscopic Surgeons on a Consistant Basis: A Prospective, Identifiable, and Consistent Model, W. Peter Geis, MD

Open Forum: Timing of Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Acute Cholangitis and Subsequent Clearance of Choledocholithiasis, Vicky Ka Ming Li, MBBS FRCS

Video: Transvaginal Cholecystectomy. From Hybrids to Pure, Daniel A. Tsin, MD

Video: Laparoscopic Subtotal Colectomy for Multiple Colon Polyposis, Giancarlo Basili, MD

Video: Laparoscopic Transduodenal Sphincteroplasty, Michel Gagner, MD

Video: Laparoscopic Treatment of Colorectal Tumors. Miscellaneous of 4 Year Experience, Ignazio Massimo Civello, MD

Video: Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Cholecysto-Hysterectomy, Sharona B. Ross, MD

Poster: Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) Cholecystectomy: Is It Just About Cosmesis?, Sujit Vijay Sakpal, MD

Poster: Laparoscopic Conversion of Common Surgical Procedures: An Analysis of Patient-specific and Surgeon-specific Factors at a Community Hospital, Sujit Vijay Sakpal, MD

Bariatrics – Anti Reflux – GERD - Hernia

Scientific Paper: Late Results After Laparoscopic Fundoplication Denote Durable Symptomatic Relief of GERD, Sharona B. Ross, MD

Scientific Paper: Natural Orifice Surgery in Gastric Bypass Patients Who Regained Weight: A Feasibility Study , Chiranjiv Singh Virk, MD

Scientific Paper: Reinforced Circular Stapler in Bariatric Surgery. Is There Any Benefit?, Marcela Carolina Ramirez, MD

Scientific Paper: Side-to-side Gastro-Colic Anastomosis Provides Drastic Weight Loss: Anastomotic Size is an Important Variable, Michel Gagner, MD

Scientific Paper: Dissatisfaction After Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy Due To Esophageal Dysmotility, Sharona B. Ross, MD

Open Forum: Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Comparison of Weight Loss and Diabetes Resolution, Lisa Derr, DO

Open Forum: Transumbilical Single Incision Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Making Patients Smaller Through Smaller Incisions, Matthew B. Ostrowitz, MD

Open Forum: Hole-Mesh Device Allows Accessing the Bypassed Stomach in Patients Who Underwent Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Severe Obesity, Giovanni Cesana, MD

Video: The Sleeve Gastrectomy as a First Choice Procedure for Morbid Obesity Treatment, Mohammad Alkilani, MD

Video: Laparoscopic Reduction of Intussusception Following Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery, Ramin Roohipour, MD

Video: Laparoscopic Revision of Open Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass with Fundus Resection, Ramin Roohipour, MD

Video: Laparoendoscopic Single Site (LESS) Toupet Fundoplication, Sharona Ross, MD

Case Studies

Open Forum: Laparoscopic Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease, Francisco A. Obregon, MD

Innovations – Tricks – Simple Methods – Unusual Cases

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair IPOM with Dual-Mesh: Feasibility and Advantages, Giovanni Cesana, MD

Scientific Paper: Atraumatic Repair of Ventral Hernias Using Fibrin Glue, Stefano Olmi, MD

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Repair of Incarcerated Incisional Hernias: Our Experience, Stefano Olmi, MD

Scientific Paper: Laparoscopic Resection For Benign Gastric Tumor Around Esophagogastric Junction, Seong-Yeob Ryu, Prof Dr Med

Open Forum: SILS. Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery: Initial Experience, Fernando Arias, MD

Open Forum: Combined Thoracoscopic and Laparoscopic Repair of a Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Tale of Two Techniques, Hang Dang, DO

Open Forum: A Novel Technique for Laparoscopic Seprafilm Application, Adithya Suresh, MD

Video: Single Port Mesenteric Cyst Resection, Fernando Arias, MD

Poster: Laparoscopic Repair of Spigelian Hernia Mimicking Post-Operative Ileus Following Perineal Rectosigmoidectomy, Khanjan H. Nagarsheth, MD

Multispecialty

Scientific Paper: Validity of Resident Self-Assessment in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vanessa Palter, MD

Scientific Paper: Changes in Organ Perfusion During Laparoscopy, Douglas E. Ott, MD MBA

Open Forum: Laparoscopic Appendectomy During Pregnancy, Joong Sub Choi, Prof Dr Med

Video: Transvaginal Extraction at Donor Nephrectomy, Isabel C. Green, MD

Poster: Microcirculatory Changes During Pneumoperitoneum, Douglas E. Ott, MD MBA

Pediatric Surgery

Scientific Paper: Ten Year Experience with Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) in Pediatric Cancer Patients, Gloriamaria Gonzalez, MD

Robotics

Scientific Paper: Robotic Surgery of Advanced Gastric Cancer - Preliminary Experience, Catalin Vasilescu, MD PhD

Scientific Paper: Learning Curve Using Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies Surgery, Nadav Aviv, MD

Scientific Paper: Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy, Catalin Vasilescu, MD PhD

Open Forum: Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery: Series of our First 50 Consecutive Cases, Nadav Aviv, DO

Open Forum: Robotic Adrenalectomy: A Report of Our Early Experience at Tulane, Nadav Aviv, DO

Video: Robotic Adrenalectomy, Nadav Aviv, DO

Video: Robotic Resection of the Left, Right, and Sigmoid Colon, Nadav Aviv, DO

Poster: Learning Curve Using Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies Surgery, Nadav Aviv, MD

Solid Organ - Endocrine

Scientific Paper: Minimally invasive Video-assisted Thyroidectomy with Intra-operative Recurrent Nerve Monitoring, Nadav Aviv, MD

Video: Laparoscopic Right Adrenalectomy using the EnSeal™ System, Fuad Alkhoury, MD

Poster: Minimally Invasive Video-assisted Thyroidectomy with Intra-operative Recurrent Nerve Monitoring, Nadav Aviv, MD

Poster: An Unusual Presentation of Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix, Yong Kwon, MD