Abstract Submission Guidelines

The abstract must be written and presented in English.

Abstracts must contain original data and meet international ethical standards.

The abstract title and the author(s) or names of institutions are not to be included in the abstract text.

Instructions for Preparing Abstracts

Please read the following instructions carefully before preparing your abstract.

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Abstract authors should keep data separate to create several abstracts from one data set. If splitting is deemed to have occurred, the abstracts will be rejected.

1. The Title of the Abstract:

The title of the abstract must be less than 20 characters.
Identifying information such as author or institution names should not be included in the title.

2. Abstract Format

• A maximum of 300 words are allowed for each paragraph.

• Images and tables may NOT be included in the abstract.

The abstract must be split into the following sections:

• Background and Purpose: a statement of the hypothesis or research question

• Material and Methods: an explanation of the study design and experimental methods used

• Results: a concise summary of the significant findings of the experiment or study. Sufficient data must be provided to permit evaluation by the reviewers and public reading the abstracts. Statements such as “the data will be discussed” are not acceptable.

• Conclusion(s): summary of the overall findings and the importance of the study.

• Keyword(s): a tool to help indexers and search engines find relevant papers

The maximum number of authors is 15.

Abstracts should not contain proprietary or confidential information.

All signing authors and investigators are responsible for all studies concerning national legislation, international legislation and ethical guidelines regarding human and animal studies.

Failure to adhere to these rules will result in the automatic rejection of the abstract.

Video Submission Rules

Please submit the textual abstract along with your video, following the Abstract Format instructions above.

Video must be submitted online through a link where the author has previously submitted the video. Any type of link can be submitted. Please be aware that the link must be open to allow the evaluation of the abstracts.

Videos must include verbal narration. Narration must use generic terms, and no use of commercial/proprietary names is allowed. Videos must be at most 7 minutes, together with video slides in length.

Videos will be rated based on the surgical procedure’s relevancy, the video’s production quality, value as a teaching aid for inclusion in the ACS Video Library, and adherence to the submission guidelines.

Please be sure your video(s) comply with the following instructions:

1. Video must be an original production, in final edited form with a clear voice-over in English, connecting the narration with images shown. The video should not exceed 7 minutes, and background music is not accepted.

2. Display the video title, name of the surgeon(s) and co-authors, an institution where the surgery was performed, and the location (city, state/country) at the beginning.

3. Any conflicts of interest are to be shown on a disclosure slide following the title slide.

4. Videos submitted with identifiable patient information or features will be rejected. Please obscure the patient’s name on any images, remove personal information and blur the patient’s face if it is not part of the procedure.

5. If the information is about a clinical case, the narration must provide information about the subject, such as medical history, diagnostic workup and outcome. If the information is about a particular procedure, the video must address the components of the procedure and include information that addresses the various surgical techniques.

6. Do not use copyrighted images, illustrations or videos unless you are the copyright holder.

7. Ensure that text graphics are legible when the video is rendered to its final format.

8. External views of laparoscopy should be recorded with a video camera if possible and not with the laparoscope. When recording laparoscopy, use smoke evacuation to optimize image clarity using energy devices. Be sure to record laparoscopic videos in the highest quality possible.

Video Abstract Requirements

The abstract requires a 300-word summary of the video content, 5 keywords related to your video and must highlight one educational or technical aspect addressed by the video. It would be best if you also chose the category most accurately reflects your video topic from the above table named abstract categories.

Presenting Author

Only authors listed in the author string can present at the time of submission. If one of the listed co-authors cannot present the study, the Organizing Committee will have to withdraw the video from the program.

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