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SSAT 1999 Abstracts
2068. Interval Cholecystectomy Following Percutaneous Cholecystostomy For Acute Cholecystitis
S Lorenzo-Rivero, R A Underwood, J S Wu, M E Bowdish, S Philip, B Littenberg, D D Picus, N J Soper,
St Louis, MO
2069. Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Critically Ill Patients
Gerald M Fried, Craig Baldry,
Montreal, PQ, Canada
2070. The Inaccuracy of Ultrasonography in Diagnosing Polypoid Lesions of the Gallbladder
Lawrence J Damore Ii, K Fernandez, C H Cook, J Cunningham, W S Melvin, E C Ellison,
Columbus, OH
2071. Bile Duct Injury Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
William C Chapman, Allen J Herline, Jacob P Debelak, Scott Seidel, Kevin Revis, Kelly Wright, Wright Pinson,
Nashville, TN
2072. Risk of Pulmonary Embolism After Laparoscopic Surgery
Olivier Huber, S De Buren, H Bounameaux, Ph Morel,
Geneva, Switzerland
2073. Biliary Hyperkinesia: A New Indication for Cholecystectomy
C H Cook, J Kisner, W S Melvin, J Olsen, R Pozderac, L C Martin,
Columbus, OH
2074. The Cholangiovenous Reflux Of Biliary Bacteria: E. Coli Reflux More Readily Than Pseudomonas And Are More Commonly Associated With Bacteremia
Lygia Stewart, A L Oesterie, G A Kan, J McL Griffiss, L W Way,
San Francisco, CA
2075. Correlation Of Magnetic Resonance Cholangio-Pancreatography With Functional Assessment Of Pancreatojejunostomy After Whipple Operation
M F Chen, H M Chen, Y Y Jan,
Taipei, Taiwan
2076. Intrahepatic Extension of Hepatohilar Cholangiocarcinoma Visualization by 3-D Biliary Tract Mapping
Masanori Suzuki, Tohru Takahashi, Kenji Hukuhara, Michiaki Unno, Kojin Endoh, Heigo Takeuchi, Seiki Matsuno,
Sendai, Japan
2078. Endorectal Ultrasonography and Treatment of Early Rectal Cancer
Takayuki Akasu, Hitoshi Kondo, Takuji Gotoda, Shin Fujita, Kenichi Sugihra, Yoshihiro Moriya,
Tokyo, Japan
2079. Early Effect of Preoperative Neoadjuvant Radio-Chemotherapy on the Anal Sphincter in Patients with Advanced Rectal Carcinoma
Werner Kauer, H Nekarda, H J Stein, J R Siewer,
Munchen, Germany
2080. The Role of Laparoscopy in the Initial Multimodality Management of Near Obstructing Rectal Cancer.
Jonathan Koea, J Guillem, K Conlon, B Minsky, A Cohen,
New York, NY
2081. Prognostic significance of guanylyl cyclase C (GCC) mRNA in lymph nodes from patients with stage II colorectal cancer
B Cagir, A Gelman, E Bittner, E Weaver, J Palazzo, D Weinberg, R Fry, S Waldman,
Philadelphia, PA
2082. Primary Tumor Response to Preoperative Chemoradiation does not Insure the Absence of Regional Lymph Node Metastases in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.
J Fleming, K Hunt, B Feig, Stephen Curley, L Ellis, N Janjan, K Cleary, J Skibber,
Houston, TX
2083. MDM2/p53 Protein Expression in the Development of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma.
G Abdel-Fattah, B Yoffe, B Krishnan, V Khaoustov, Kamal Itani,
Houston, TX
2084. Alterations In Cyclic Amp-Related Signaling Molecules In Human Colorectal Tumor Specimens
C C Carlson, S L Simonton, K A Yeh, L L Burnham, Daniel T Dransfield,
Augusta, GA
2085. Intraluminal Application of Capsaicin Reduces Postoperative Gastric and Colonic Ileus in Rats
Tilman T Zittel, A Huge, M E Kreis, T Meile, H D Becker, E C Jehle,
Tubingen, Germany
2086. Predicting the Need for Colectomy in Pediatric Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
R A Falcone, L G Lewis, B W Warner,
Cincinnati, OH
2087. Can Preoperative Extent Of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis Predict Postoperative Pouch Function?
I Hassan, A F Horgan, Santhat Nivatvongs, D R Larson, D M Ilstrup,
Rochester, MN
2088. Physiologic And Clinical Outcome After Proctocolectomy And Jejunal Pouch-Anal Canal Anastomosis
Fabio Teixeira, Miguel Pera, Marina Hinojosa-Kurtzberg, Russell B Hanson, Keith A Kelly,
Scottsdale, AZ
2089. Topographical Variability in Susceptibility to Inflammation in the Ileoanal Pull-Through Pouch
C M Schmidt, A J Lazenby, E Abernathy, R J Hendrickson, C A Capadonna, J V Sitzmann, Baltimore, MD,
Washington, DC
2090. What Is The Benefit Of Pre Operative Sperm Preservation For Patients, Who Will Undergo Rectal Excision For Benign Diseases?
Peter Van Duijvendijk, Laura T Van Lochem, Frederik M Slors, Carlo W Taat, Jan W A De Vries, Huug Obertop, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2091. Laparoscopic GI surgery: The cost of resident training.
C Daniel Smith, Timothy M Farrell, John G Hunter,
Atlanta, GA
2092. Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Colectomy: An Appraisal of 73 Consecutive Cases.
Kuan S Wong, Peter W Marcello, Jeffrey D Milsolm, Cleveland, OH,
New York, NY
2093. Are There Limits on What Can Be Done Laparoscopically For Benign Colon Disease?
Jose Antonio Diaz-E., Morris E Franklin, Daniel Abrego, Jeffrey L Glass, Jorge E Balli, George B Kazantsev, San antonio, TX,
San Antonio, TX, TX
2094. Diffuse Cavernous Hemangiomas And Giant Arteriovenous Malformations Of The Rectum: Proctectomy With Coloanal Anastomosis Is Safe And Effective
Harry L Reynolds, I C Lavery, Victor W Fazio,
Cleveland, OH
2095. Turnbull-Cutait Pull Through Excision For Benign Disease: Indications And Outcome
Feza H Remzi, Scott A Strong, Victor W Fazio,
Cleveland, OH
2096. A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Early Initiation and Hospital Discharge on a Liquid Diet Following Elective Intestinal Surgery
Kevin E Behrns, Susan A Kircher, Michelle R Brownstein, Mark J Koruda,
Chapel Hill, NC
2097. Functional Long-Term Results After Laparoscopic Rectopexy Operation for Rectal Prolaps or Intussuception
Tilman Zittel, K Manncke, S Haug, K Winter, M E Kreis, H D Becker, E C Jehle,
Tubingen, Germany
2098. Cell Mediated Immune Response in Megacolon from Patients with Chronic Chagas' Disease
Ulysses Ribiero, M Okumura, A Habr-Gama, J J Gama-Rodrigues, C E P Corbett,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
2099. Simultaneous assessment of esophageal and gastric bilirubin exposure in GERD
Martin Fein, Karl H Fuchs, Stefan M Freys, Johannes Heimbucher, Joern Maroske, Harald Tigges, Arnulf Thiede,
Wuerzburg, Germany
2100. A Manometric Indicator of Esophageal Outflow Resitance: Ramp Intrabolus Pressure
A A Nisim, O L Gastal, J Johansson, G M R Campos, M Hashemi, R N Lord, J Theisen, P F Crookes, T R Demeester, C G Bremner,
Los Angeles, CA
2101. Mechanisms Of Dysphagia After Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication: A Case-Control Study
Daniel M Herron, Paul D Hansen, Lee L Swanstrom,
Portland, OR
2102. The Effect Of An Esophageal Bougie On Long-Term Dysphagia Rates Following Nissen Fundoplication: A Double-Blind, Prospective, Randomized Trial
E Patterson, Lee Swanstrom, Paul Hansen, Daniel Herron, N Ramzi, B Standage,
Portland, OR
2103. Improvement Of Psychological Well Being And Gastrointestinal Symptoms By Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
David W Rattner,
Boston, MA
2104. Five Year Comprehensive Follow-Up of Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication.
M Anvari, C Allen, ON, Canada, Hamilton,
ON, Canada
2105. In Patients With Poor Esophageal Motility, 360o Fundoplication Causes No More Dysphagia Than 270o Fundoplicaton
Stephen B Archer, Timothy M Farrell, Gene J Branum, C Daniel Smith, John G Hunter,
Atlanta, GA
2106. Is Total Fundoplication Possible in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) and Defective Peristalsis?
Thomas R Eubanks, P Omelanczuk, Santiago Horgan, C Richards, D Pohl, C A Pellegrini,
Seattle, WA
2107. Irritable Bowel Symptoms Predict Worse Functional Outcome After Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
Karen R Draper, C Lind, Howard Mertz, M Caudill, K Sharp, M Holzman, R Wolff, W O Richards,
Nashville, TN
2108. Quality Of Life In Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Karl Hermann Fuchs, Martin Fein, Stefan M Freys, Johannes Heimbucher, Joern Maroske, Harald Tigges, Arnulf Thiede,
Wuerzburg, Germany
2109. Obesity Is A Major Cause Of Failure For Both Transabdominal And Transthoracic Antireflux Operations.
A R Perez, A C Moncure, David W Rattner,
Boston, MA
2110. Causes of Reoperation after Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication.
M Anvari, T Boghossian,
Hamilton, ON, Canada
2111. Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery and Treatment of Peptic Esophageal Strictures
Christina G Richards, T Eubanks, S Horgan, D Pohl, C Pellegrini,
Seattle, WA
2112. Mechanisms of Respiratory Symptoms in Patients with GERD: Implications of Dual Probe pH Monitoring
David James Bowrey, J H Peters, O L Gastal, L F Sillin, Cedric G Bremner, J Theisen, J A Hagen, P F Crookes, S R Demeester, T R Demeester,
Los Angeles, CA
2113. Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Provides Symptom Relief Comparable to Nissen Fundoplication
C Anthony Kim, C D Smith, Timothy M Farrell, K D Galloway, Gene D Branum, John G Hunter,
Atlanta, GA
2114. 5 Year Follow Up On Anti-Reflux Surgery For Barrettīs Esophagitis
Morris E Franklin, Jose Antonio Diaz-E., Richard Otero, Jeffrey L Glass, Jorge E Balli, George B Kazantsev, Leoncio Obregon,
San antonio, TX,
2115. Telomerase reverse transcriptase activation in Barrett's esophagus and Barrett's adenocarcinomas
Reginald V Lord, Peter Tsai, Kathy D Danenberg, Jeffrey H Peters, T R Demeester, Cedric G Bremner, Kristin Skinner, Milton T Kiyabu, Joerg Theisen, Peter V Danenberg,
Los Angeles, CA
2116. A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) About Cost-Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Versus Conventional General Surgery
T Strate, C Bloechle, K Gaward, Thomas Langwieler, J R Izbicki,
Hamburg, Germany
2117. Functional Results Of Vagal-Preserving Esophageal Resection With Jejunal Interposition
J Salo, J Salminen, O J Ramo, P Nikkinen, M Farkkila, J Isolauri,
Helsinki, Finland
2118. Laparoscopic-Guided Large Volume Ethanol Injection For Encapsulated Epatocellular Carcinoma In Patients With Cirrhosis
Santiago Horgan, Thomas C Winter, William S Helton, Chicago, IL,
Seattle, WA
2119. A 5-Year Institutional Experience with Hepatic Cryosurgery and Hepatic Artery Chemotherapy (FUDR) for Unresectable Colorectal Metastases.
A J Bilchik, T Sarantou, L J Foshag, D M Rose, S L Stern, P I Haigh, K Chu, K P Ramming,
Santa Monica, CA
2120. Result Of 18 Resected Cases Of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Tumor Thrombi Developed In The Main Portal Vein, Inferior Vena Cava Or Extrahepatic Bile Duct
Shuichi Fukuda, Koji Okuda, Mahiro Imamura, Eiji Tanaka, Ichiro Imamura, Naoyuki Saito, Hisafumi Kinoshita, Naofumi Eriguchi, Shigeaki Aoyagi,
Kurume, Japan
2121. Safe Isolated Resection Of The Caudate Lobe (CL) For Large Benign Hepatic Tumors: The Role Of Total Vascular Isolation (TVI)
Menahem Ben-Haim, D Likholatnikov, S Emre, T Fishbein, P Sheiner, C M Miller, M E Schwartz,
New York, NY
2122. Hepatic Resection Using Vascular Inflow Control And Low Central Venous Pressure Improves Morbidity And Mortality
H Chen, N B Merchant, Mukund S Didolkar,
Baltimore, MD
2123. The Role of Intraoperative Ultrasound in the Detection of Occult Liver Metastases after Helical CT Staging in Resectable Pancreatic and Periampullary Adenocarcinoma
Charles Portera, R S Berman, J E Lee, C Charnsangavej, B Fornage, Douglas B Evans, Pw T Pisters,
Houston, TX
2125. Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition Protects Hepatic Integrity in Hemorrhagic Shock
A S Santibanez-Gallerani, A Barber, S J Williams, S Davis, Y Zhao, G Tom Shires,
Las Vegas, NV
2126. Hepatic NF-kB Activation During Endotoxemia is Inhibited by the Stress Response
T A Pritts, Q Wang, D R Fischer, X Sun, Josef E Fischer, H R Wong, P O Hasselgren,
Cincinnati, OH
2127. Effects Of A Potent Inhibitor Of Free Oxygen Radicals Production During Liver Normothermic Ischemia/Reperfusion Process. Experimental Study
Jose Eduardo M Cunha, P De Luca Neto, Emilio E Abdo, McC Machado, F A De Luca, Mohamed I A Taha, Amm Coelho, R L Assad,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
2128. Hemodynamics of the Harvested Liver
R Ricciardi, S H Quarfordt, T McLaughlin, S E Donohue, S M Wheeler, D P Foley, William C Meyers,
Worcester, MA
2130. A Novel Class II Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Predominantly Expressed in the Liver and Its Enhanced Expression during Liver Regeneration
Fuminori Ono, Masanori Suzuki, Michiaki Unno, Hisatake Kondo, Seiki Matsuno,
Sendai, Japan
2131. Epidemiology Of Pancreatic Cancer In Northeast Italy: Incidence, Resectability Rate, Hospital Stay And Survival (1990 - 1992)
S Pedrazzoli, C Pasquali, C Sperti, C Filipponi,
Padova, Italy
2132. In Hospital Mortality in Small Hospital Volumes Change the Surgical Management of pancreatic cancer.
Dirk J Gouma, Rutger C I Van Geenen, Thomas M Van Gulik, Laurens Th De Wit, Hugo Obertop,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2133. Diagnosis Of Borderline Pancreatic Tumors By Endosonography Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Allowing Custom-Made Pancreatic Surgery
Annette Fritscher-Ravens, P V J Sriram, C Bloechle, Boris Brand, J Itzbicki, Nib Soehendra,
Hamburg, Germany,
2134. Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Localized Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
R R White, H Hurwitz, M Keogan, C Lee, M Anscher, M Gottfried, J Baillie, M Branch, P Jowell, T Pappas, D Tyler,
Durham, NC
2135. Do Preoperative Biliary Stents Increase Post-Pancreaticoduodenectomy Complications?
T A Sohn, Charles J Yeo, J L Cameron, H A Pitt, K D Lillemoe,
Baltimore, MD
2136. Morbidity and Mortality after PV/SMV resection during (PP)PD
Rutger C I Van Geenen, Laurens Th De Wit, Thomas M Van Gulik, Hugo Obertop, Dirk J Gouma,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2137. Quality of Life: Whipple Procedure Versus Pylorus-Preserving Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Cancer
C Bloechle, C F Eisenberger, D C Broering, Wolfram T Knoefel, J R Izbicki,
Hamburg, Germany
2138. Protein-Digestive And -Absorbing Fanctions After Pylorus-Preserving Pancreatoduodenectomy
Ohshima Satoshi, Nakamori Shoji, Sakon Masato, Aoki Taro, Shiozaki Ken, Okami Jiro, Nagano Hiroaki, Dono Keizo, Umeshita Koji, Monden Morito,
Suita, Japan
2139. The Direct Prorelaxing Effect Of Thyroxine (T4) On Sphincter Of Oddi (SO) Is Mediated Via K+-Channel Regulation
Johanna Inkinen, J Sand, P Aryola, I Porsti, I Nordback, 33800 Tampere, Finland,
Tampere, Finland
2140. Benign and malignant lesions of the papilla of Vater - Local or radical resection?
Jochen Premar, F Treitschke, H G Beger, Germany,
Ulm, Germany
2141. Surgical Management Of Intraductal Papillary-Mucinous Tumors Of The Pancreas
Ryuichiro Doi, Ryo Hosotani, Koji Fujimoto, Takatomo Koshiba, Yoshiharu Miyamoto, Sanae Nakajima, Shoichiro Tsuji, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Masayuki Imamura,
Kyoto, Japan
2142. Expression of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Receptor II and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1-Receptor in Human Ductal Carcinoma of the Pancreas.
R C Karl, L Lu, S Teng, D Coppola, R C Karl,
Tampa, FL
2143. Matrix-Metalloproteinase Activity in Surgical Specimens Accurately Reflects Metastatic Potential of Human Pancreatic Cancer
E E Zervos, M Haq, A E Shafii, Alexander S Rosemurgy,
Tampa, FL
2144. Morphologic Parameters and BCL-2 and Bax Expressioin in Adenocarcinomas of the Ampulla of Vater and Pancreas - Correlation with Patient Survival
T Kristopaitis, S Yong, G Aranha,
Maywood, IL
2145. A High Fat, High-Protein Diet Promotes Carcinogenesis In A Rat Model Of Ductal Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Kaspar Z'Graggen, Jens Werner, Ramon E Jimenez, Fiona Graeme-Cook, Jaime A Rivera, Andrew L Warshaw, Carlos Fernandez-Del castillo,
Boston, MA
2146. Glutathione and Transforming Growth Factor Alpha (TGF-a)-Dependent Proliferation of the Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cell Line ASPC-1
Thomas Schnelldorfer, S Gansauge, F Gansauge, G Leder, H G Beger, A K Nussler,
89075 Ulm, Germany
2147. Hypoxia Increases the Malignant Potential of Pancreatic Cancer
H G Hotz, O J Hines, P Buchler, N Ryder, T Yu, B Hotz, Howard A Reber,
Los Angeles, CA
2148. Phase II randomised controlled trial of early enteral nutrition in predicted severe acute pancreatitis
James J Powell, Gordon Hill, Sian Storey, John Murchison, Kenneth Ch Fearon, James A Ross, Ajith K Siriwardena,
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2149. Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Impact of Antibiotic-Prophylaxis on Type and Frequency of Microbiological Contamination and Outcome
Beat Gloor, W Uhl, C A Mueller, G Mai, O Tcholakov, M Tauber, Markus W Buechler,
Bern, Switzerland
2150. Prediction of Severe and Septic Courses of Acute Pancreatitis by Noninvasive Intramucosal PH-Measurements of the Sigma
Jens Werner, T Keck, J Schmidt, C Kuntz, M M Gebhard, M Aulmann, Christian Herfarth, Ernst Klar,
Heidelberg, Germany
2151. Neutrophils are not Responsible for Hepatic Injury in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Masahiro Goshima, Yoshifumi Takeyama, Yuichi Hori, Takashi Ueda, Kozo Takase, Masahiro Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Kuroda,
Kobe, Japan
2152. Adhesion Molecules Correlate With Lung Injury During Acute Pancreatitis (AP).
Andrew H Lundberg, D N Granger, J Russell, O Sabek, J Henry, L W Gaber, M Kotb, A O Gaber, Memphis, TN,
Shreveport, LA
2153. Serum Changes Induced by Trypsin During Acute Pancreatitis Result in Neutrophil Activation and Remote Organ Injury
Werner Hartwig, R E Jimenez, A Kelliher, F Preffer, A L Warshaw, C Fernandez-Del castillo,
Boston, MA
2154. Necrotizing Pancreatitis Results in Local and Systemic Upregulation of Transforming Growth Factor b1 (TGFb1): Evidence for a Common Mechanism of Injury
K A Joseph, J Kalish, H Yee, Peter Shamamian,
New York, NY
2155. Effect Of Platelet Activating Factor Antagonist BN-52021 On Bacterial Translocation In Acute Pancreatitis
Lourenilson J De Souza, S Jancar, Krm Leite, S N Sampietre, R S Assis, McC Machado, Jem Cunha,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
2156. Transforming Growth Factor b1 Induces Hepatocellular Injury in Rat Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Yuichi Hori, Yoshifumi Takeyama, Takashi Ueda, Kozo Takase, Masahiro Goshima, Masahiro Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Kuroda, Kobe, Japan
2157. Neuronal Regulation of Pancreatic Exocrine Secretion and Early Response Gene Transcription
D J Turner, B J Segura, R A Cowles, W Zhang, G Romanchuk, K Leach, M W Mulholland,
Ann Arbor, MI
2158. Islet Proliferation is Inhibited by Overexpression of MENIN.
Allan Y Wu, Shimode T Alan, J C Arora, Eric H Wang, Passarro Edward, Mark P Sawicki,
Los Angeles, CA
2159. The Ontogeny of Activin B and Follistatin in Developing Embryonic Mouse Pancreas: Implications for Lineage Selection.
T Maldonado, A Kadison, C Crisera, J Grau, S Alkasab, M Longaker, George K Gittes,
New York, NY
2160. Extracellular Matrix (ECM) Proteins Are Produced By Isolated Pancreatic Myofibroblasts
E K Ng, B L Barent, G S Smith, K M Murayama, Saint Louis, MO,
St Louis, MO
2161. Medical Resource Utilization Before And After Pancreatic Head Resection In Chronic Pancreatitis
Thomas J Howard, J W Jones, T M Dale, D J Selzer, G J Rhoades,
Indianapolis, IN
2162. Strategies for the Treatment of Pancreatic Graft Thrombosis After Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation
L Fernandez-Cruz perez, R Gilabert, E Astudillo, M J Ricart, L Sabater, L Salvador,
Barcelona, Spain
2163. Human Duodenal Vesicles: New Advances In Non Invasive Intracellular pH Measurements
Michael J Sessler, Michael Weinlich, Christina Baumstark, Engin Usta, Horst D Becker,
Tuebingen, Germany
2164. The Effect of Massive Small Bowel Resection on the Bax/Bcl-W Ratio and Enterocyte Apoptosis
L E Stern, R A Falcone, C J Kemp, L S Stuart, C R Erwin, B W Warner, Cincinnati, OH
2165. Effect of the Distal Remnant on Ileal Adaptation.
D C Ferguson, Jon S Thomspon,
Omaha, NE
2166. Bile Acid Modulates Intestinal Epithelial Cell Migration
Eric D Strauch, Jian-Ying Wang, Kathleen M Lally, Barbara L Bass,
Baltimore, MD
2167. Effect Of Five Different Catecholamines On Peristalsis In Guinea Pig Ileum
Stefan Scheidl, Thomas Petnehazy, Peter Holzer, Heinz F Hammer,
Graz, Austria
2168. Neural Inhibition in Jejunal Circular Muscle After Small Bowel Transplantation(SBT): Nitric Oxide (NO) has no Apparent Role
B M Balsiger, J A Duenes, N Ohtani, C Shibata, W J Anding, Michael G Sarr,
Rochester, MN
2169. Small Bowel Transplantation Induces Adrenergic Denervation-Hypersensitivity in Ileal Longitudinal Smooth Muscle in Rats
N Ohtani, B M Balsiger, W J Anding, J A Duenes, Michael G Sarr,
Rochester, MN
2170. Increased Gut Epithelial Apoptosis and Mucosal Atrophy After Burn
S E Wolf, M A Debroy, M G Jeschke, S Rajaraman, J C Thompson,
Galveston, TX
2171. Direct Measurement Of Phosphatidylcholine Hydroperoxide Discloses The Mechanism Of Rat Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
Tsuyoshi Masuko, Iwao Sasaki, Yuji Funayama, Hiroo Naito, Kohei Fukushima, Chikashi Shibata, Teruo Miyazawa, Kiyotaka Nakagawa, Seiki Matsuno,
Sendai, Japan
2172. The Beneficial Effect of IGF-1/BP-3 Complex Administration on Intestinal Bacterial Translocation in Rat Acute Pancreatitis Model
Hideaki Nomura, S Haji, K Yasuda, H Ohyanagi, Osaka, Japan,
Osakasayama, Japan
2173. Surgically Induced Lumenolymphatic Transference of Microspheres: Interaction between Bacterial LPS and Extravasated Muscularis Leukocytes.
Nicolas T Schwarz, Donna Beer Stolz, Anthony J Bauer, Pittsburgh, PA
2174. The Efficacy of a Sodium Hyaluronate-Based Bioresorbable Membrane in the Prevention of Peritonitis-Induced Adhesions
Ali M Ghellai, James M Becker, Kevin C Skinner, Daniel J Lynch, M Jude Colt, Arthur F Stucchi,
Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA
2175. Etiology and Outcome of Small Bowel Obstruction-An 11 year Audit
G Miller, J Bowman, I Shrier, Philip H Gordon, Philip H Gordon,
Montreal, PQ, Canada
2176. Mesenteric Infarction is a Hospital Acquired Condition
Jeffrey S Bender, Tamara S Newman, Melissa A Smith-Meek, Thomas H Magnuson,
Baltimore, MD
2177. Angiographic and Surgical Approach to Acute Mesenteric Ischemia. A Prospective Study
Juan Mier, P Sanchez, R Blanco, J Rodriguez, V Martinez, Mexico City, Mexico
2178. Ischemic Colitis In Young Adults: A Single Institution Experience
Ourania A Preventza, K N Lazaridis, M D Sawyer, Rochester, MN, Rohester, MN
2179. Comparison of Massive Resection versus Repeated Resection Leading to the Short Bowel Syndrome
Jon S Thompson, Omaha, NE
2180. A new 99m-TC-Labelled Anti-WBC Antibody (LeuTech) for Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis with Equivocal Presentation.
Eric B Rypins, Samuel L Kipper, Oceanside, CA
2181. Evaluation of Survival in Patients Undergoing Resection of Metastatic Melanoma to the Abdominal Viscera
Sancar Bayar, Ronald R Salem, New haven, CT
2182. Incidental Appendectomy in the Era of Laparoscopy
H T Wang, H C Sax, Rochester, NY
2183. Risk Assessment for Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) complications.
Scott Lee, Holden Chang, Edward H Livingston, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angles, CA
2184. Lipid Risk Profile And Weight Stability After Gastric Bariatric Operations
Robert E Brolin, L J Bradley, A C Wilson, New Brunswick, NJ
2186. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass For Super-Morbid Obesity
Philip Raymond Schauer, Sayeed Ikramuddin, William Gourash, George Panzak, Pittsburbh, PA
2187. Laparoscopic Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass
Sunil Bhoyrul, M Kulkrani, M A Vierra, Stanford, CA
2188. The Ileocecal Reservoir
Gaudenz Curti, J Metzger, Christian Hamel, F Harder, Markus Von Flue, Basel, Switzerland, Luzern, Switzerland
2189. Gastric Outlet Obstruction Resulting From Peptic Ulcer Disease Requiring Surgical Resection Is Infrequently Associated With Helicobacter Pylori
Jeff Gibson, S W Behrman, T C Fabian, Memphis, TN
2190. Standard Roux-En-Y Gastrojejunostomy vs "Uncut" Roux-En-Y Gastrojejunostomy: A Case-Controlled Study.
R A Mon, Joseph J Cullen, Iowa City, IA
2191. Laparoscopic Wedge Resection of the Stomach for Early Cancer and Leiomyosarcoma - Results of Six Years Experience
Yoshihide Otani, M Ohgami, M Kimata, J Tokuyama, T Kubota, K Kumai, M Kitajima, M Mukai, Tokyo, Japan
2192. Neoadjuvant Radio-Chemotherapy of Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Phase I-II Pilot Study
Olivier Huber, A Roth, A Allal, R De Peyer, I Doussis, A Hadengue, Ph Morel, Geneva, Switzerland
2193. Analysis of 154 Actual 5-Year Survivors in Gastric Cancer
Steven N Hochwald, S Kim, D Klimstra, M F Brennan, M Karpeh, New York, NY
2194. Surgical Resection Improves Survival in the Treatment of Early Gastric Lymphoma.
S Blair, S Shah, W Tamim, R Quinlan, Richard S Swanson, Worcester, MA
2195. Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition Negates Bombesin Induced Gastroprotection.
A Castaneda, L Chang, David W Mercer, Houston, TX
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2196. Quality Of Life And Long-Term Survival After Surgery For Chronic Pancreatitis
K A Campbell, T A Sohn, H A Pitt, P K Sauter, J Coleman, K D Lillemoe, C J Yeo, J L Cameron, Baltimore, MD
2197. The Presence of Nerve Growth Factor and its Receptor is Associated with Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis
H Friess, Z Zhu, F F Di Mola, C Kulli, H Graber, A Zimmerman, M Korc, M Reinshagen, M W Buchler, Bern, Switzerland, Irvine, CA, Ulm, Germany
2198. Comparison of Delayed Therapy with ICAM-1 Antibodies and a Specific Endothelin-1 Antagonist in Severe Experimental Pancreatitis
T Foitzik, Guido Eibl, M Kirchengast, H J Buhr, Berlin, Germany, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2199. Peripheral Lymphocyte Reduction in Severe Acute Pancreatitis is Caused by Apoptosis
Yoshifumi Takeyama, Kozo Takase, Takashi Ueda, Yuichi Hori, Masahiro Goshima, Masahiro Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Kuroda, Kobe, Japan
2200. Randomised Prospective Trial on Pylorus Preserving Versus Classic Duodenopancreatectomy (Whipple) in Pancreatic Cancer
Christian A Seiler, M Wagner, Ch Sadowski, M W Buchler, Bern, Switzerland, Berne, Switzerland
2201. Specific Pancreatic Enzymes Activate Macrophages To Produce TNFa: The Role Of NF-kB And IkB Proteins
C Murphy, W Denham, G Carter, J Norman, Tampa, FL
SSAT Research Forum - Colon I
2202. Do Patients with "Severe" Colitis Have a Higher Complication Rate After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis (IPAA)?
Merril T Dayton, Kenneth L Larsen, Salt Lake City, UT
2203. NSAIDS Attenuate Proliferation Of Colonic Carcinoma Cells By Blocking Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Induced CA++ Mobilization
E R Kokoska, G S Smith, T A Miller, St. Louis, MO
2204. Restaging of primary rectal cancer by pelvic CT scan and transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS)following preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT)
Salvatore Pucciarelli, Federico Cavallari, Matteo Chiesura, Decet Giandomenico, Toppan Paola, Anto Andres, Riccardo Marchesin, Giuseppe Dodi, Mario Lise, Padova, Italy
2205. Rectal Excision and Preservation of Continence in the Elderly.
Gaudenz Curti, Christian Hamel, Felix Harder, Markus Von Flue, Basel, Switzerland, Luzem, Switzerland, Luzern, Switzerland
2206. Gene Induction of 11b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 (11b-HSD2) is Essential for Enhancement of Aldosterone-Mediated Sodium Absorption After Total Proctocolectomy in Rats
Shun Sato, Kohei Fukushima, K Koyama, I Sasaki, H Naito, Yuji Funayama, C Shibata, H Ogawa, Seiki Matsuno, Sendai, Japan
2207. Early Postoperative Food Intake Induces Colonic Motility Following Colorectal Surgery in Patients
M E Kreis, G Thiers, Tilman T Zittel, M Kasparek, H D Becker, E C Jehle, Tuebingen, Germany
SSAT Research Forum - Pancreas II
3468. Gene Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer Using a Mutant Adenovirus Capable of Preferentially Destroying Cancer Cells
Makoto Sunamura, Hirofumi Hamada, Fuyuhiko Motoi, Lianghao Ding, Tadaaki Yokoyama, Toshimasa Yatsuoka, Syoji Fukuyama, Shin-Ichi Egawa, Masao Kobari, Akira Horii, Seiki Matsuno, Sendai, Japan, Tokyo, Japan
3469. Villous Tumors Of The Duodenum: Reappraisal Of Local Versus Extended Resection
G H Sakorafas, M G Sarr, G G Tsiotos, D R Farley, D M Nagorney, Michael B Farnell, Rochester, MN
3470. The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Family is Differentially Expressed in Papilla of Vater and Pancreatic Cancer: Cause for Different Prognosis
H Friess, L Wang, Z Zhu, M E Martignoni, R Gerber, M Schroder, A Zimmermann, M Korc, M W Buchler, Bern, Switzerland, Irvine, CA
3471. Is CT-Angiography Sufficient for Prediction of Resectability of Pancreatico-Duodenal Neoplasms?
P F Saldinger, R Richards, J Goldberg, V Raptopoulos, M L Steer, Jeffrey B Matthews, Boston, MA
3472. Prospective Evaluation of Laparoscopy in Patients with Hepatobiliary Malignancies
William R Jarnagin, L H Blumgart, K Conlon, J Bodniewicz, Yuman Fong, New York, NY
3473. Sodium Salicylate Decreases Cyclin D1 Expression and Induces G1 Cell Cycle Arrest in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells
R A Perugini, M P Callery, T P McDade, F J Vittimberga, Worcester, MA
1205. Using Quality of Life Scores to Help Determine Treatment: Is Restoring Bowel Continuity Better Than an Ostomy?
C Ko, L C Rusin, D J Schoetz, J A Coller, J J Murray, P L Roberts, T D Arnell, Burlington, MA
3475. Expression And Function Of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase During Rat Colon Anastomotic Healing
D T Efron, F J Thornton, C Steulten, U S Tantry, M B Witte, T Kiyama, Adrian Barbul, Baltimore, MD
3476. Isolated Right Segmental Hepatic Duct Injury: A Diagnostic And Therapeutic Challenge:
K D Lillemoe, Jason A Petrofski, Michael A Choti, Anthony Venbrux, John L Cameron, Baltimore, MD
3477. Inflammatory Cytokines Alter Human Gallbladder Epithelial Absorption
R V Rege, Dallas, TX
3478. Gallstone Pathogenesis: Slime Production By Biliary Bacteria Is More Important Than Beta-Glucuronidase Production
Lygia Stewart, R Pontz, A L Oesterle, J McL Griffiss, L W Way, San Francisco, CA
3479. Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy plus Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration (LC+LCBDE) vs. ERCP-sphincterotomy plus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (ERCP/S+LC) for Common Bile Duct Stone Disease
Stanley J Rogers, John P Cello, J K Horn, Andre Campbell, Robert Mackersie, William B Schecter, San Francisco, CA
3480. Determinants Of Survival In Patients With Spontaneous Rupture Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Chi Leung Liu, C M Lo, S T Fan, China, Hong Kong
3481. Segmental Resection is Superior to Wedge Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases: Analysis of 270 Cases
C Palese, R Dematteo, William Jarnagin, R Sun, L Blumgart, Y Fong, New York, NY
3482. Increased expression of duodenal iron transporter (NRAMP-2) mRNA in duodenal biopsies of patients with hereditary hemochromatosis
Heinz M Zoller, Antonello Pietrangelo, Wolfgang Vogel, Guenter Weiss, Innsbruck, Austria, Modena, Italy
3483. Growth Hormone Acutely Stimulates Intestinal Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter Activity
A Tavakkolizadeh, R Shen, J Jasleen, D Soybel, D Jacobs, M Zinner, S Ashley, Edward Whang, Boston, MA
3484. Caspase 2 and 3 Modulate Glutamine-Starvation-Induced Apoptosis in Enterocytes.
H T Papaconstantinou, D H Chung, W Zhang, N H Ansari, Mark R Hellmich, C M Townsend, T C Ko, Galveston, TX
3485. Interleukin-11: A Cytokine Or An Intestinal Growth Factor?
K Alavi, R Prasad, K Lundgren, M Z Schwartz, Wilmington, DE
3486. Therapeutic Effect of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection using O-ring
Jun Myung Kim, Dong Ki Lee, Soon Koo Baik, Sang Ok Kwon, Wonju, South Korea
3487. Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma in an E1A/E1B Transgenic Model Involves p53 Disruption
Mark D Duncan, Tarik Tihan, David M Donovan, Quy H Phung, John W Harmon, Patricia J Gearhart, Kimberly Lk Duncan, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore `, MD
SSAT Research Forum - Esophagus
4670. GASTRIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IMPROVES BOTH GI SYMPTOMS AND GASTRIC EMPTYING IN PATIENTS WITH "POST-SURGICAL" GASTROPARESIS.
Jean Luo, Thomas L. Abell, Paula Eaton, Guy Voeller, Univ of Tenn, Memphis, Memphis, TN
4671. TARGETING MOLECULAR PATHWAYS AS NOVEL THERAPY FOR GASTRIC CANCER
D A Litvak, H T Papaconstantinou, C M Townsend Jr., B M Evers, Univ of Texas Med Branch, Galveston, TX
4672. ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS AS A REMEDIAL OPERATION FOR GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX (GER) AFTER VERTICAL BANDED GASTROPLASTY (VBG)
B M Balsiger, M M Murr, Michael G Sarr, Mayo Clin, Rochester, MN
4673. NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE IMPAIRMENTOF MUCOSAL DEFENSE IN PORTAL HYPERTENSIVE GASTRIC MUCOSA
M Tomikawa, Y Akiba, J D Kaunitz, H Kawanaka, K Sugimachi, A S Tarnawski, I James Sarfeh, VA Med Ctr, Long Beach, CA
4674. Suppression of Gastric Acid Secretion in Patients with GERD Results in Bacterial Overgrowth and Deconjugation of Bile Salts
Joerg Theisen, D Nehra, D Citron, M Hashemi, J A Hagen, S R Demeester, G M R Campos, L F Sillin, Cedric G Bremner, J Johansson, David J Bowrey, J H Peters, Cardiff, United Kingdom, Los Angeles, CA
4675. Effect Of Laparoscopic Fundoplication On Gerd-Induced Respiratory Symptoms
Marco G Patti, Massimo Arcerito, Andrea Tamburini, Carlo V Feo, Bassem Safadi, Urs Diener, Lawrence W Way, San Francisco, CA
4676. Ongoing Study on the Prognostic Relevance of an Immunohistochemically Detectable Tumor Cell Dissemination in Esophageal Cancer
Stefan Hosch, A Rehders, S Bull, K Pantel, J R Izbicki, Hamburg, Germany, Munich, Germany
4677. One-Hundred Laparoscopic Heller-Dor Operations: Our Experience in Treating Primary Esophageal Achalasia
Mario Costantini, G Zaninotto, D Molena, F Buin, L Nicoletti, E Ancona, Italy, Padova, Italy



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