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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy Is Effective And Safe In Non-Achalasia Esophageal Motility Disorders: An International Multicenter Study, Mouen A. Khashab, Pietro Familiari, Peter V. Draganov, Hanaa Dakour Aridi, Joo Young Cho, Michael Ujiki, Ricardo Rio Tinto, Hubert Louis, Pankaj N. Desai, Vic Velanovich, Eduardo Albéniz, Amyn Haji, Jeffrey Marks, Guido Costamagna, Jacques Devière, Yaseen Perbtani, Mason Hedberg, Fermin Estremera, Luis A. Martin Del Campo, Dennis Yang, Majidah Bukhari, Olaya Brewer, Omid Sanaei, Lea Fayad, Amol Agarwal, Vivek Kumbhari, Yen-I Chen

Surgery Faculty Publications

Background and study aims: The efficacy of per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in non-achalasia esophageal motility disorders such as esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (EGJOO), diffuse esophageal spasm (DES), and jackhammer esophagus (JE) has not been well demonstrated. The aim of this international multicenter study was to assess clinical outcomes of POEM in patients with non-achalasia disorders, namely DES, JE, and EGJOO, in a large cohort of patients.

Patients and methods: This was a retrospective study at 11 centers. Consecutive patients who underwent POEM for EGJOO, DES, or JE between 1/2014 and 9/2016 were included. Rates of technical success (completion of …

Improvement In Existing Chest Wall Irregularities During Breast Reconstruction, Katherine M. Huber, Amanda Zimmerman, Deniz Dayicioglu

Surgery Faculty Publications

Mastectomies for both cancer resection and risk reduction are becoming more common. Existing chest wall irregularities are found in these women presenting for breast reconstruction after mastectomy and can pose reconstructive challenges. Women who desired breast reconstruction after mastectomy were evaluated preoperatively for existing chest wall irregularities. Case reports were selected to highlight common irregularities and methods for improving cosmetic outcome concurrently with breast reconstruction procedures. Muscular anomalies, pectus excavatum, scoliosis, polythelia case reports are discussed. Relevant data from the literature are presented. Chest wall irregularities are occasionally encountered in women who request breast reconstruction. Correction of these deformities is …

Outcomes In Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap And Implant-Based Reconstruction: Does Age Really Matter?, Lauren V. Kuykendall, Angie Zhang, Bugra Tugertimur, Sara Bijan, Corin Agoris, Ambuj Kumar, Deniz Dayicioglu

Surgery Faculty Publications

Despite the growing elderly population, there is limited research specific to this demographic concerning breast reconstruction (BR). Lack of evidence-based BR recommendations in older populations may contribute to misconceptions and subsequent underutilization of BR, especially autologous BR. Patients who received either deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap BR or tissue expander/implant (TE/I) BR by a single surgeon between July 2011 and July 2015 were surveyed postoperatively by using the psychometrically validated BREAST-Q questionnaire to determine patient satisfaction. Patients were categorized into younger and older cohorts based on median age (55 years) and further stratified based on the type of reconstruction. …