Surgical Video Session

Ligamentum Teres Cardiopexy After Sleeve Gastrectomy

Nam Nguyen, BSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, The University of British Columbia 
Richmond, BC
BC Obesity Society, President

Dr. Nguyen completed medical school from the University of British Columbia (1991) and an Internship from University of Toronto (1992). He completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Toronto (1997).  Dr. Nguyen has been an active staff member at the Richmond Hospital since 1998 and started the hospital's Bariatric Program in 2006.

Presentation Overview:

Post Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy GE Reflux Disease (LSG-GERD) is a commonly encountered problem for patients and can be difficult to manage. We will review the literature on Ligamentum Teres Cardiopexy and present a video case of a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and persistent LSG-GERD, undergoing Laparoscopic Ligamentum Teres Cardiopexy, and review our experience.