Advances In Surgery Channel

In this lecture, Kelvin D. Higa presents different cases of patients undergoing bariatric surgery who have presented with a complication such as fistula throughout its postoperative period and gives a brief summary of the best treatment in each case, how these types of complications should be treated, and the mechanisms available to avoid them.

Simon Buczacki, Honorary Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at the Cambridge Cancer Centre (United Kingdom) reviews the state of the art of targeted therapies in colorectal cancer.

Based on the current literature, Dr. Pilar Hernández Granados provides an update on the importance of reinforced tension line sutures and placement of a mesh when closing a burst abdomen.

Sleeve gastrectomy is one of the most usual procedures in bariatric surgery. Its long-term results are still being analyzed and compared to those of gastric bypass. Dr. Gagner summarizes the most important data on this subject.

During the ISPIES summit 2017, Dr. Newman discussed the applications of indocyanine green for sentinel lymph node identification in melanoma and breast cancer patients, with supporting evidence and an explanatory video.

In this lecture, Mai-Britt Tolstrup presents the results and conclusions of her study evaluating a new technique that would reduce the rate of fascial dehiscence after an emergency laparotomy with the introduction of a standardized abdominal fascial closure technique. This consists of slowly absorbable (polydioxanone) suture material in a continuous suturing ‘‘small steps’’ technique, with a minimum a wound-suture ratio of 1 : 4.

Xavier Guirao, Head of the Endocrine-Head-Neck Surgery Unit at Parc Taulí (Barcelona, Spain) reviews the basics of Surgical Site Infection Prevention.

In this lecture, Dr. Manish Chand provides an update on the role of the new technologies in surgery. He mainly focuses on online platforms, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and fluorescence imaging.

Metabolic surgery for hyperglycemia and diabetes control still hides unrevealed pathophysiologic pathways. Dr. Pattou and his team from the Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery Department work to understand this metabolic effect.

David Ke presented his experience with the treatment of colorectal anastomosis leakage combining laparoscopy and transanal approaches during the International Colorectal Disease Symposium (ICDS) held in Hong Kong.

Dr. Keith Kim explains the current role of, as well as its most recent results and the advantages that can be achieved through this challenging and innovative approach.

As TaTME is increasing its influence on rectal cancer treatment, Dr. Antonio M. Lacy explains the most important technical tips to identify the main pitfalls and avoid them and explains the current state of the art uin TaTME.

Dr. John Alverdy has spent years analyzing the microbial pathogenesis of infections that develop following surgical stress. In this lecture, he provides an update on the role of bacterial community in the development of wound infection and anastomotic leakage.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a concern in the indication and follow-up of bariatric surgery. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) may increase and trigger GERD symptoms, leading to higher rates of Barrett’s esophagus and gastroesophageal cancer. Dr. Patrick Noel speaks about the current state of GERD in bariatric surgery.

In the 2017 Frontiers in Intestinal & Colorectal Disease Conference, Prof. Clark discussed the approach to cancer in Lynch syndrome and which operation should be offered to the patient, considering the tumor location, age, anal sphincter function, and genetic mutations.

Dr. Almino Cardoso Ramos, explains the different late complications that may occur in patients operated on for morbid obesity as well as their symptoms and characteristic signs to be taken into account in the emergency department.