Learning Objectives:

  1. Define, discuss and solve specific challenges in the treatment of people with obesity, obesity-related and metabolic diseases and conditions
  2. Describe the development and use of new techniques to achieve weight loss by surgery in obese patients
  3. Discuss strategies to help patients with failed weight loss or weight regain
  4. Identify creative options for patient follow up and monitoring

8:00am A025 Robotic Sub-total Gastrectomy for Refractory Marginal Ulcers after Gastric Bypass
Authors: Nicolas ND Dreifuss, MD; Francisco Schlottmann, MD MPH; Antonio Cubisino, MD; Carolina Baz, MD; Valentina Valle, MD; Mario A Masrur, MD
Presenter: Mario A Masrur, MD
8:10am A026 Intraoperative finding of prior gastric plication during laparoscopic conversion of gastric band to sleeve gastrectomy
Authors: Wasef Abu-Jaish, MD; Berna F Buyukozturk, MD; Widian Hadi, Surgical Resident PGY3; Sarah Kelso, MD
Presenter: Widian Hadi, Surgical Resident PGY3
8:20am A027 Should we convert Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass to Duodenal Switch?
Authors: Michael Danise, MD; Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD; Andrew R Luhrs, MD
Presenter: Michael Danise, MD
8:27am A028 Laparoscopic Conversion of Mini-Gastric Bypass with Braun enteroenterostomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass to Treat Bile Reflux
Authors: Emanuel Shapera, MD; Andrew Wheeler, MD FASMBS
Presenter: Samuel Perez, BS
8:37am A029 Drama at the GJ
Authors: John Mitko, MD; Lindsey Klingbeil, MD FACS; Andres Giovannetti, MD; Francisco Quinteros, MD FASCRS; Rami Lutfi, MD FASMBS
Presenter: John Mitko, MD
8:47am A030 2-STEP APPROACH FOR ROUX-N-Y GASTRIC BYPASS CONVERSION TO SADI-S; A TACTICAL CHOICE TO REDUCE POTENTIAL SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS
Authors: Clara Pañella, MD PhD; Sara Picazo, MD; Leyre López, MD; María Del Campo, MD; Carmen Hernández., MD PhD; Antonio Torres, MD PhD; Andrés Sánchez-Pernaute, MD PhD
Presenter: Andrés Sánchez-Pernaute, MD PhD
8:57am A031 Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery: Current Applications
Authors: Nicolas ND Dreifuss, MD; Francisco Schlottmann, MD MPH; Antonio Cubisino, MD; Carolina Baz, MD; Alberto Mangano, MD; Mario A Masrur, MD
Presenter: Mario A Masrur, MD
9:07am A032 Conversion of Gastric Sleeve to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Weight Loss: Which Patients Benefit from this Procedure?
Authors: Jonathan R Zadeh, MD; Rafael Alvarez, MD; Leena Khaitan, MD; Mujjahid Abbas, MD FACS FASMBS
Presenter: Jonathan R Zadeh, MD
9:14am A033 Early obstruction after gastric sleeve
Authors: Benjamin Clapp, MD; Andres Vivar, BS; Ali M. Kara, BS; Samuel Perez, BS
Presenter: Benjamin Clapp, MD
9:30am Adjourn