Concurrent Scientific Presentations 

Thursday, December 3, 2026 / Friday, December 4, 2026

The list below reflects submissions accepted for presentation as of August 18, 2026

GENERAL SURGERY

Posters

  • Evidence-Based Selection of Surgical Staplers in Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Comparative Review of Manual, Powered, and Robotic Platforms, Christina Bagnati, BS
  • Robotic Anatomical Liver Resection using Hepatic Vein-Guided Root-First Approach: Clinical Outcomes, Taku Iida, MD, MS
  • Primary Intestinal Myeloid Sarcoma Mimicking Acute Abdomen: A Dual Dilemma of Diagnosis and Management, Pallavi Sanjay Kadam, MD
  • When a Breast Mass Is Not Breast Cancer: Cecal Adenocarcinoma Metastatic to the Breast and Axillary Lymph Nodes, Martin Karamanliev, MD
  • Non-Linear Trends in Rural-Urban Access to Minimally Invasive Hernia Repair, 2013–2024, Arslan Mohamed, BS, ACPR
  • Recto-anal Intussusception Secondary to a Rectal Lipoma, Shirin Siddiqi, BS
  • Surgical Technique for Robot-assisted Distal Pancreatectomy by Retroperitoneal Approach, Taiki Sunakawa, MD
  • Intussusception as a Rare Late Complication of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Marina Trimmer Torres, MBBS
  • Treatment Outcomes of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: Predictors of Conversion to Bailout Procedures, Mao Yamauchi, MD

Scientific Papers

  • Calcium Dysregulation in Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: Mitochondrial Stress, Immune Signaling, and Microbial Synergy in a Multi-Hit Fibrotic Model, Isabella G. Alessi, MD
  • Impedance-Controlled Bipolar Tissue Welding for Appendiceal Stump Closure in 182 Laparoscopic Appendectomies: A Single-Center Retrospective Series, Anton Burlaka, MD
  • “SLIM-MESH”: Ventral Hernia Recurrence after Open Surgery/Traditional Laparoscopic Treatment, Silvio Alen Canton, MBChB
  • Laparoscopic vs Open Aortobifemoral Bypass in Severe Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Nathalia De Leon-Fernandez,
  • Negative Endoscopic Biopsy in Gastric Submucosal Tumor: The Role of Laparoscopic Wedge Resection in GIST Diagnosis, Ketzarly G. Gallardo Durán, MD, PhD
  • Predictors of Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy in a Tertiary Hospital, Esra Mohamed Hady, MD
  • Endoscopic Rendezvous Approach Using Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube for Endoluminal Wound Vacuum Placement, Margret Joos, Prof Dr Med, DSc
  • Clinical Outcomes of Absorbable and Non-Absorbable Barbed Suture Use in Minimally Invasive Hernia Fascial Defect Closure: An Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative Registry Analysis, Flavio Malcher, MD, MSc
  • Robotic Cholecystectomy in Situs Inversus Totalis: Case Report and Technical Considerations, Jairon Rodriguez, MD
  • Bridging the Gap: Comparative Outcomes of Hybrid Laparo-Endoscopic Management and Conventional Surgery for Colorectal Lesions: A Meta-Analysis, Christine Ruiz Mape, DO
  • Robotic Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair with a Tissue Approximating Force Distributing Closure Device, Michael A. Sawyer, BS
  • Laparoscopic Management of Rapunzel Syndrome: A Case Report of a Giant Near-Obstructing Gastric Trichobezoar in an 18-Year-Old Female, Rachel Schneider, MD, MPH
  • The Remnant Strikes Back: Gallstone Pancreatitis Following Subtotal Cholecystectomy, Pooja Shah, MD
  • Robotic Cholecystectomy Following Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tube Placement: A Single Surgeon Case-Control Cohort Study, Emanuel A. Shapera, MD
  • Single-Centre Experience and Outcomes of Robotic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy, Aishwarya Sharma, MD
  • Lost and Found: An Ingested Ring Discovered Years Later in the Sigmoid Colon, Martin CW Yu, MD

Videos

  • Robotic Reduction of a Massive Sliding Inguinoscrotal Hernia with Ureteric Obstruction Causing Acute Kidney Injury: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Theodora Abah, MD, MHA
  • Second Time is the Charm: Re-do Robotic Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis at County Hospital, Fadi Aboud Syriani, MD
  • Robotic Modified Frey’s Procedure With Intraoperative Pancreatoscopy for a Patient of Chronic Calcific Pancreatitis With Intractable Pain, Selvakumar Balakrishnan,
  • Laparoscopic Excision of Large Choledochal Cyst With a Vascular Anomaly, Selvakumar Balakrishnan, MCh
  • Robotic Parenchymal Sparing Right Posterior Superior Hepatectomy for Pulmonary  Neuroendocrine Tumor Metastasis, Bhavya Bansal, BS
  • Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy with Splenectomy for Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm: Management of Pancreatic Neoplasm During Pregnancy, Bhavya Bensal, MD
  • One Elusive Band: Robotic-Assisted Exploratory Laparoscopy for Cryptogenic Abdominal Pain, Annie Laurie Benzie, BS
  • Hostile Territory: Robotic Cholecystectomy  in the Abdomen with Loss of Domain, Jimmy Dawood, MD
  • Robotic Resection of Caudate Lobe Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Farman H. Fatah, MD
  • Robotic Repair of Traumatic Left Diaphragmatic Rupture, William A. Hardy, BS
  • Robotic Modified Graham Patch Repair for Duodenal Perforation, Amaris S. Jalil, MD, MBBS
  • Robotic Radical Cholecystectomy and Partial Duodenectomy for Gallbladder Cancer, Natalia K. Kalasho, MD
  • Robotic Extended Totally Extraperitoneal Repair (eTEP) of a Recurrent Incarcerated Ventral Hernia, Prenali S. Kamat, MD, MS
  • Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Ampulary Adenocarcinoma, Shivanshu Kumar, MBBS
  • Robotic Resection of Hemorrhagic Hepatic Adenoma in Segment 4/5, Shivanshu Kumar, MBBS
  • Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a Setting of Partial Small Bowel Malrotation, Allyson Lim-Dy, MD
  • Practical Approach to Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy with Splenectomy, Jessica N. Lospenuso, MD
  • Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Modified Blumgart Technique, Jessica N. Lospenuso, MD
  • Robotic Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Placement for Colorectal Liver Metastasis, Juan Mariano Huertas Aguilar, BS
  • Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy With Hepatic Arterial Variation for Pancreatic Head Adenocarcinoma, Juan Mariano Huertas Aguilar, MD
  • CARR: Colonoscopy-Assisted Robotic Resection of an Appendiceal Orifice Adenoma, Stephanie S. Massimilian, MD, PhD
  • Laparoscopic Choledochal Cyst Excision: Practical Approach to P-C Type Anomalous Pancreaticobiliary Duct Junction and Hilar Duct Management, Chae yun Oh, MS3
  • Robotic Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair with Tissue Approximating Force Distributing Closure Device, Michael A. Sawyer, MD
  • Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Lysis of Adhesions, Reduction of Internal Hernia, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, Christopher M. Schilson, MD
  • Robotic GIST Gastrectomy – a Video Case Series, Emanuel A. Shapera, MD
  • Robotic-Assisted Small Bowel Resection for Bleeding Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Michala Sliefert, MD
  • Robotic Parenchymal-Sparing Liver Resection and Ultrasound-Guided Intraoperative Ablation for Metastatic Rectal Cancer, Risabh Thakkar, MD
  • Robotic Posterior Hepatectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Following Systemic Therapy Response, Risabh Thakkar, DO, MHSA
  • Personalized Laparoscopic Anatomical Extended Right Posterior Sectionectomy Using Dual Inflow and Outflow Control Guided by ICG Fluorescence Negative Staining Based on 3D Reconstruction, Kunlin Xie, Prof Dr Med, PhD
  • Robotic Repair of a Diaphragmatic Injury From Pigtail Placement, Banruo Yang, MD, PhD
  • Laparoscopic Excision of Splenic Cyst with Omental Patch, Halley Yung, MD, PhD

GYNECOLOGY

Posters

  • Chromic Sticks Around: A Case of Post-Cesarean Granuloma from Retained Suture, Griffin Hornung, BS
  • Uterine Preservation Through Hysteroscopy: A Case Review of Focal Placenta Accreta, Devneet K. Kainth, BS
  • Visualizing Fibroids and Fertility: A Pilot Study of an Infographic to Improve Patient Understanding of Minimally Invasive Fibroid Surgery, Swati Kumari, BS
  • Efficacy of Vaginal Photobiomodulation for Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Triple-Masked Randomized Controlled Trial, Georgine Lamvu, BS
  • A Comparison of Sexual Function After Vaginal, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Hysterectomy for Benign Gynecologic Indication, Anika Mahavni, DO
  • Bulkamid™ for Female SUI: Systematic Review, Greg J. Marchand, MD
  • Intraoperative Hysterography: A Novel Way to Rule out Uterine Perforation In Medical Complicated Patients, Ryan Margolin, MD
  • Dermoid with a Twist: A Rare Case of Torsed Pedunculated Ovarian Cyst, Izabella Ostrowski, MD, PhD
  • Restoring Control: Mental Health Outcomes After Hysterectomy for Fibroids in Veterans, Manasa Satyajit, MD
  • Endometrioid Adenofibroma Arising From an Ovarian Endometrioma in a Postmenopausal Patient, Anna Zaradna, MD

Scientific Papers

  • Compartment-Specific Diagnostic Performance of Pelvic MRI for Endometriosis: A Surgical and Pathologic Correlation Study, Sharon Cote, MD
  • Revising Office-Based Permanent Contraception: Novel Mechanical Fallopian Tube Occlusion Device, Stephen A. Grochmal, MD, MPH
  • Novel Alternative for In-Office Hysteroscopic Permanent Tubal Sterilization Using a Deployed Metallic Biomaterial Implant, Stephen A. Grochmal, MD
  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Transvaginal Ultrasound versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Rectosigmoid Endometriosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Samantha Kegel, MD
  • Pain Trajectories After Laparoscopic Sacrospinous Ligament Transection Versus CT-Guided Nerve Blocks for Pudendal Neuralgia: A Matched Case-Control Pilot Study, Grace Maszy, MD
  • Preoperative Mindfulness Meditation Training and Postoperative Recovery After Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy, Kari Plewniak, MD
  • Trends in Opioid Prescriptions After Benign Gynecologic Surgery, Firas Shalabi, MBBS
  • Detection of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases in Early-Stage Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Using the One-Step Nucleic Acid Amplification Assay – Initial Experience, Slavcho Tomov, MD
  • Surgical Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) in Patients With Severe Obesity (BMI>40): An Urgent Need to Bridge the Gap., Ian M. Vasicka, MD
  • Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) in Postgraduate GYN Surgery: Myth or Reality?, Ian M. Vasicka, BS
  • Uterine Artery Blockage via the Anterior Cul-de-Sac in Minimally Invasive Myomectomy: Experience of 61 Cases, Pengfei Wang, MBBS

Videos

  • Stepwise Minimally Invasive Excision of a Cesarean Scar Ectopic, Hala Al Kallas, MD
  • Robotic Resection of Gonadal Vein Embolization Coil in a Patient with Anomalous Renal Vasculature, Chinmayi Aryasomayajula, MD
  • Surgical Management of Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy: A Case Series, Kendal C. Burnette, MD, MPH
  • Combined Robotic Assisted and Hysteroscopic Management of a Type II Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy, Nicole T. Catalano, MD
  • Laparoscopic Excision of Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Ovarian Vessels, Connie W. Cheng, MD, MS
  • Total Laparoscopic Management of Vaginal Evisceration Post Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence, Prabhav Girotra, MBBS
  • Vaginal Septoplasty for OHVIRA Syndrome with Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Guidance, Katerina Litvinova, BS
  • Tactile-Assisted Finger Enucleation During Single-Port Laparoscopic Myomectomy for Large Uterine Fibroids: A Novel Surgical Technique, Yueyang Liu, MD, MPH
  • The 30 Minute Three Port Robotic Hysterectomy with Difficult Bladder Flap, Ryan Margolin, MD, PhD
  • Robotic Assisted Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with Severe Endometriosis and Extensive Surgical History with Bicornuate Uterus and Pelvic Kidney, Sarah E. McGuire Calilung, MD
  • Transabdominal Cerclage: A Case Study and Discussion on Robotic Surgical Technique, Kylie M. Ridley, MD
  • Laparoscopic-Assisted Uterine Aspiration for Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy, Paige E. Riedelsheimer, MCh
  • Laparoscopic Six-Step Butterfly Resection Deeply Infiltrating Endometriosis Under Luminous Rectal Indicator, Jing Xiao, Prof Dr Med

MULTISPECIALTY

Posters

  • Cystoscopy- Guided Polyacrylamide Hydrogel (PAHG) Injection Complicated by Culture-Proven Urosepsis: A Rare Case Report, Sofia Rachad, MD, MS
  • Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Operations of Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery vs. Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomies Within a Community Health System, Braxton Gabriella, MD
  • Operating at a Cost: Exploring the Ergonomic Toll of Surgical Practice, Kirsten Sasaki, BS

Scientific Papers

  • Multivisceral Resection for Pancreatic Tail Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Acute Large Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report and Systematic Review, Hadi Almohsen, Dr Med
  • Perioperative Outcomes Following Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy, Rectopexy, and Combined Sacrocolpopexy with Rectopexy, Sarah Danforth, MD
  • Prior Hernia Repair in Women Undergoing Robotic-Assisted Sacrocolpopexy: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics, Sumaya Kumek, DO
  • Evaluating the Role of US Medical Student Core Clerkship Volunteers in Supporting Surgical and Acute Clinical Services During a Junior Doctor Strike in a UK Hospital, Negin Motaman, MD, MBBS
  • Use of an Abdominal Wall Elevation Device with Direct Trocar Entry in Laparoscopic and Robotic Gynecologic Surgery, Ceana Nezhat, MBBS
  • Preoperative Transabdominal Ultrasound Assessment of Abdominal Wall Thickness and Retroperitoneal Vascular Proximity: Clinical Implications for Laparoscopic Planning, Ceana Nezhat, MD
  • Robotic Aortic and Non-Aortic Vascular Surgery, Petr Stadler, MD, MPH
  • Natural Orifice Surgery – An Emerging Surgical Discipline, Michael Stark, MD
  • Strategies for Improving Outcomes After Failed Laparoscopy: A Multi-Centric, Multi-Speciality Study, Pallavi Sanjay Zarekar, MD

Videos

  • Enhancing Medical Student Engagement in Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Structured Intraoperative Teaching Approach, Ekhlas Abdulraheem, MBChB
  • Robotic Management of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Literature Review and a Single Institution Experience, Farman H. Fatah, MD
  • Thoracic Endometriosis: A Case Presentation on Surgical Management, Emily D. Fronk, MD
  • Retained Calcified Plastic Foreign Body Eroding Into the Bladder: Case Summary and Review of the Literature, Saleh Jaser, BS
  • Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis, Kevin M. van Derveer, BS

UROLOGY

Poster

  • Bladder Diverticula: Open vs Minimally Invasive Management, Ana Chacon Santiago, MS

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Scientific Paper

  • The Pedi-SOFT Cluster Score: A Multidimensional Risk Stratification Model for Pediatric Liver Transplant Outcomes, Muskan S. Garg, Prof Dr Med
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Pediatric Thoracic Surgery: A 13-Year Comparative Outcomes Study from a Tertiary Centre in Nepal, Amit Kumar Mishra

 

Presentation list is subject to change.

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