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Scientific Presentations and Lectures

Selected Abstracts/Presentations by Dr. Sandor:

 

1.     Sandor A, Lane JM, Williams CH, Marfatia R, Carey EA, Clark NJ. Liposome-based bupivacaine local infiltration of the surgical sites effectively reduces postsurgical opioid requirements following laparoscopic bariatric procedures. Obesity Week 2013, A-187-P, November 11-16, Atlanta, GA

2.     Sandor A. Cholelithiasis and Choledocholithiasis Following Weight Loss Surgery: Management and Technical Considerations. 5th Scietific Meeting of the Japan-Hungarian Surgical Society (JHS) Symposium Commemorating Kiss, Regoly, Ogami, Otani, October 4-5. 2012, Budapest, Hungary

3.     Sandor A, Brown MW. Is Bariatric Surgery Safe? The Management and Prevention of Surgical Complications Following Bariatric Procedures Matsuyama-Balassa Symposium, 4th Scietific Meeting of the Japan-Hungarian Surgical Society (JHS), November 18-20. 2010, Yokohama, Japan

4.     Sandor A. Update on Severe Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 42nd Scientific Symposium of the Hungarian Medical Association of America, Sarasota, Florida, October 24-29, 2010

5.     Sandor A. The Evolution of Bariatric Surgical Procedures 40th Anniversary Scientific Symposium of the Hungarian Medical Association of America, Sarasota, Florida, October 25-30, 2008

6.     Sandor A, Perugini RA, Czerniach DR, Litwin DEM, Kelly JJ. Early and Late Presentation of Small Bowel Obstruction following Laparoscopic Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass. 2nd Scietific Meeting of the Japan-Hungarian Surgical Society (JHS), Sept 22-24, 2006, Tokyo, Japan

7.     Sandor A, McEnaney P, Haveran LA, Perugini RA, Czerniach DR, Litwin DEM, Kelly JJ. Gone in 60 Minutes. Antecolic/Antegastric Laparoscopic Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass. 13th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), June 1-4, 2005, Venice, Italy

8.     McEnaney P, Litwin DEM, Sandor A, Haveran L, Hirsh M, Danielson P. Technical considerations when planning laparoscopic adrenalectomy in pediatric patients. International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) 2005 Scientific Session, June 1-4, 2005, Venice, Italy

 

9.     Haveran LA, McEnaney P, Sandor A, Czerniach DR, Kelly JJ, Baker S, Litwin DEM, Perugini RA. An Argument for Metabolic Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Patients. 13th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), June 1-4, 2005, Venice, Italy

 

10.  Sandor A, McEnaney P, Haveran LA, Perugini RA, Czerniach DR, Litwin DEM, Kelly JJ. Small bowel obstruction following laparoscopic Roux en-Y gastric bypass. Lessons learned from 714 cases. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) 46th Annual Meeting, May 14-19 2005, Chicago, IL

 

11.  Sandor A, Czerniach DR, McEnaney P, Haveran LA, Perugini RA, Litwin DEM, Kelly JJ. Avoidance of selective coincident cholecystectomy in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2005 Scientific Session, April 13-16, 2005, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

 

12.  Haveran LA, McEnaney P, Sandor A, Czerniach DR, Perugini RA, Litwin DEM, Kelly JJ. Resolution of hypertension and diabetes following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2005 Scientific Session, April 13-16, 2005, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

13.  McEnaney P, Perugini RA, Sandor A, Haveran LA, Czerniach DR, Litwin DEM, Kelly JJ. Is resolution of hypertension following laparoscopic gastric bypass related to insulin resistance? Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2005 Scientific Session, April 13-16, 2005, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

14.  Sandor A, Litwin DEM. Surgery in the Digital Age. Japanese-Hungarian Surgical Society, International Symposium, Budapest, Hungary, August 30-31, 2001

15.  Sandor A, Litwin DEM. Surgery And the Internet – Great Medical and Surgical Internet Sites. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2001 Postgraduate Course, St. Louis, Missouri, April 18-21, 2001.

16.  The HALS Study Group (Presented by Sandor A). Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery with the HandPort System – A Multi-Center Study of 68 Cases. Annual Congress, Swedish Surgical Society, Norrköping, Sweden, August 23-27, 1999.

 

17.  Sandor A, Yood SM, Kelly JJ, Litwin DEM. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Splenomegaly. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 1999 Scientific Session, San Antonio, Texas, March 24-27, 1999.

 

18.  Kelly JJ, Dunn, R, Sandor A, Yood SM, Litwin DEM. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Omental Flap Elevation. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 1999 Scientific Session, San Antonio, Texas, March 24-27, 1999.

 

19.  Yood SM, Kelly JJ, Sandor A, Saltzman JR, Litwin DEM. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Gastrectomy. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 1999 Scientific Session, San Antonio, Texas, March 24-27, 1999.

 

20.  Sandor A, Kelly JJ, Litwin, DEM. Handoscopy. New Frontiers in Laparoscopic Surgery? Progress in Medicine – 30th Anniversary Scientific Symposium of the Hungarian Medical Association of America, Sarasota, Florida, October 25-30, 1998. Paper #50.

 

21.  The Southern Surgeons’ Club Study Group. Handoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Multi-Center Trial of a Minimally Invasive Technique for Complex Abdominal Surgery. 79th Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, Toronto, Ontario, September 25-27, 1998

 

22.  Sandor A, Miu K, Tang LH, Kidd M, S.W. Schmid, Modlin IM. Octreotide Inhibits TGFa and IGF-I Mediated Enterochromaffin-Like Cell Tumor Proliferation in Mastomys. 97th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association and Digestive Disease Week, Washington, D.C., USA, May 11-14, 1997. Gastroenterology 112 (4 SUPPL.). 1997. A1184

 

23.  Sandor A, Modlin IM. The Surgical Relevance of the Biology of Appendiceal Carcinoids: An Analysis of 1570 Cases. 77th Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, USA, September 27-29, 1996. Paper #9.

 

24.  Modlin IM, Schmid SW, Sandor A, Bortecen KH, Buchler MW. The GERDian Conundrum: Placate, Plicate or pH regulate? 77th Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, USA, September 27-29, 1996. Paper #1.

 

25.  Miu K, Kidd M, Sandor A, Tang LH, Blaser MJ, Modlin IM. H. pylori Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulates DNA synthesis and histamine release in purified rat enterochromaffin-like cells. 96th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association and Digestive Disease Week, San Francisco, California, USA, May 18-23, 1996. Gastroenterology 110 (4 SUPPL.). 1996. A199.

 

26.  Borin J, Tang LH, Kidd M, Miu K, Sandor A, Luque EA, Modlin IM. The pathophysiological relevance of somatostatin receptor-2 (SSTR2) in gastric carcinoids. 96th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association and Digestive Disease Week, San Francisco, California, USA, May 18-23, 1996. Gastroenterology 110 (4 SUPPL.). 1996. A493.

 

27.  Modlin IM, Sandor A, Kidd M, Tang LH. Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors: An Analysis of 8305 Cases. 96th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association and Digestive Disease Week, San Francisco, California, USA, May 18-23, 1996. Gastroenterology 110 (4 SUPPL.). 1996. A30.

 

28.  Modlin IM, Tang LH, Borin J, Kidd M, Luque EA, Miu K, Sandor A. Somatostatin Receptor Regulation of Gastric Enterochromaffin-Like (ECL) Cell Transformation to Gastric Carcinoid. 17th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Napa, California, USA, April 21-23, 1996

 

29.  Sandor A, Kidd M, Tang LH, Modlin IM. The Analysis of 8305 Carcinoid Tumors with Special Reference to Gastric Carcinoids. 1995 Combined Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the Connecticut Society of the American Board Surgeons, December 6, 1995, Cromwell, Connecticut
(Award Winning Presentation in Annual Resident Competition)

 

30.  Sandor A, Kidd M, Lawton GP, Tang LH, O'Keefe SJD, Modlin IM. Neurotransmitter regulation of ECL cell histamine secretion. 95th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association and Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, California, USA, May 14-17, 1995. Gastroenterology 108 (4 SUPPL.). 1995. A682.

 

31.  Kidd M, Sandor A, Lawton GP, Tang LH, O'Keefe SJD, Modlin IM. Acetylcholine mediated enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cell modulation of the cephalic phase of acid secretion. 95th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association and Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, California, USA, May 14-17, 1995. Gastroenterology 108 (4 SUPPL.). 1995. A627.

 

32.  Kidd M, Sandor A, Lawton GP, Tang LH, O'Keefe SJD, Modlin IM. The role of calcium channels in gastrin driven ECL cell histamine secretion. 95th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association and Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, California, USA, May 14-17, 1995. Gastroenterology 108 (4 SUPPL.). 1995. A627.

 

33.  Lawton GP, Tang LH, Miu K, Sandor A, Kidd M, Modlin IM. The histamine and transforming growth factor-alpha contribution to the mucosal mitogenetic cascade induced by gastrin. Association of VA Surgeons, Nineteenth Scientific Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA 1995.

 

 

Invited Lectures / Grand Rounds

 

1.     Sandor A. Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery: The Myth, The Expectations and the Realities. SGNA 36th Annual Course, May 17-22, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

2.     Sandor A. The Weight is Over: Update on Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. Grand Rounds, Melrose Wakefield Hospital, June 7, 2006, Melrose, Massachusetts

3.     Sandor A. From Weight Loss Surgery to Metabolic Surgery. The Evolution of Bariatric Surgical Procedures. Grand Rounds, Melrose Wakefield Hospital, Feb 4, 2009, Melrose, Massachusetts

4.     Sandor A. From Weight Loss Surgery to Metabolic Surgery. The Evolution of Bariatric Surgical Procedures. Grand Rounds, Winchester Hospital, Feb 13, 2009, Winchester, Massachusetts

5.     Sandor A. Update on GERD Management - 2011. Grand Rounds, Melrose Wakefield Hospital, Jan 16, 2011, Melrose, Massachusetts

6.     Sandor A. The Surgical Management of GERD. Grand Rounds, Winchester Hospital, Feb 18, 2011, Winchester, Massachusetts