Stapler Misfire During Laparoscopic Revision of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with Intra-operative Endoscopy

This presentation will focus on the intra-operative decision-making in the event of a stapler misfire during a revisional surgery, including:

Use of intra-operative endoscopy to support assessment of the situation.
Options for repair after stapler misfire

Speaker

Dr. Etienne St-Louis, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Chirurgien pédiatrique
Membre Associé
Division de chirurgie pédiatrique Harvey E. Beardmore
Hôpital de Montréal pour Enfants
Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill

Pediatric Surgery Attending
Associate Member
Harvey E. Beardmore Division of Pediatric Surgery
Montreal Children's Hospital
McGill University Health Centre

Dr. Etienne St-Louis obtained a PhD in Experimental Surgery from McGill University while completing his General Surgery residency at the McGill University Health Centre. He went on to complete a Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, where he has been recruited as Faculty. His interest in the surgical management of adolescent obesity has led him to complete additional training in the minimally invasive, robotic, metabolic, and bariatric surgery department of the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île de Montréal.