SSAT Plenary Session
402 A

Co-Moderators:

Natalie E. Joseph, Philadelphia, PA Howard S. Kaufman, Los Angeles, CA

8. Liver Metastasis Echogenicity on Intraoperative Ultrasound Is a Prognostic Factor After Curative Hepatic Resection
Michelle DeOliveira, Timothy M. Pawlik, Ana Gleisner, Lia Assumpto, Michael A. Choti
Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

9. Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Changes the Relationship Between pT And pN Status, and Their Prognostic Significance in Esophageal Cancer
Simon Law¹, Dora Kwong², Kam-Ho Wong¹, Ka-Fai Kwok¹, Jonathan Sham², John Wong^1
1Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; ²Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

10. Hepatic Artery Chemoembolization in 122 Patients with Metastatic Carcinoid Tumor: Lessons Learned
Mark Bloomston¹, Osama Al-Saif¹, Bryan Palmer¹, Manisha Shah², E. Christopher Ellison¹, Gregory Guy³, Edward W. Martin^1
1Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; ²Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; ³Radiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

11. Does Pancreatic Duct Stenting Decrease the Rate of Pancreatic Fistula Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy? Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial
Jordan M. Winter¹, John L. Cameron¹, Kurtis A. Campbell¹, David Chang¹, JoAnn Coleman¹, Patricia K. Sauter², Taylor S. Riall³, Chris L. Wolfgang¹, Chris J. Sonnenday¹, Michael R. Marohn¹, Richard D. Schulick¹, Michael A. Choti¹, Charles J. Yeo^2
1Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; ²Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; ³Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

12. Pancreatic Cancer in the General Population: Improvements in Survival over the Last Decade
Taylor S. Riall, Jean L. Freeman, Courtney M. Townsend, James S. Goodwin, Yong-Fang Kuo, Zhang Dong, William H. Nealon
Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

13. Postoperative Pancreatic Fistulas Are Not Equivalent After Proximal, Distal, and Central Pancreatectomy
Wande Pratt, Shishir Maithel, Tsafrir Vanounou, Mark P. Callery, Charles M. Vollmer
Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

14. The Durability of Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication: Ten Year Outcomes
Craig B. Morgenthal¹, A Stival¹, M D. Shane¹, N A. Gletsu¹, G Milam¹, V Swafford¹, J G. Hunter², C D. Smith^1
1Endosurgery Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; ²Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

15. Gastrectomy as a Remedial Operation for Failed Fundoplication
Valerie A. Williams, Thomas J. Watson, Oliver Gellersen, Sebastian Feuerlein, Daniela Molena, Carolyn Jones, Lelan Sillin, Jeffrey H. Peters
Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic/Foregut Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

16. Long-Term Outcome After Resection for Chronic Pancreatitis: Results of 203 Patients
Frank Makowiec, Hartwig Riediger, Eva Fischer, Ulrich Adam, Ulrich T. Hopt
Dept. of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

17. Lentivirus-Mediated RNA Interference of HMGA1 Gene Promotes Chemosensitivity to Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Siong-Seng Liau, Stanley W. Ashley, Edward E. Whang
Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

18. Metabolic Characterization of Non-Diabetic Severely Obese Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass; Preoperative Classification Predicts the Effects of Surgery on Insulin-Glucose Homeostasis
Richard A. Perugini, Stephen Quarfordt, Donald Czerniach, Mitchell Cahan, John J. Kelly, Demetrius E. Litwin
Surgery, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA

SSAT/AGA/ASGE State-Of-The-Art Conference
403 A
Management Of Diverticular Disease
Moderator: Scott A. Strong, Cleveland, OH

Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
Charles P. Heise, Madison, WI

Natural History of Diverticulitis
Clifford Y. Ko, Los Angeles, CA

Imaging and Interventional Techniques in Diverticulitis
Mark E. Baker, Cleveland, OH

Acute Diverticulitis of the Left Colon: Value of the Initial CT and Timing of Elective Colectomy
Patrick Ambrosetti, Geneva, Switzerland

Operative Treatment of Recurrent or Complicated Diverticulitis
Eric J. Dozois, Rochester, MN

DDW Combined Clinical Symposium
Hall 151
Controversies In The Treatment Of Rectal Cancer
Sponsored by: SSAT, ASGE, & AGA

Co-Chairs:

Frank Gress, Durham, NC Robin S. McLeod, Toronto, ON

Laparoscopic Surgery and Rectal Cancer
Matt Mutch, St. Louis, MO

The Role of Local Excision in Rectal Cancer
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, San Francisco, CA

Role of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer
Edith Miller, Philadelphia, PA

SSAT Video Breakfast Session
403 A

Co-Moderators:

David M. Mahvi, Madison, WI Attila Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN

V1. Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Thoracoscopic Mobilization of Esophagus in Prone Position
Chinnuswamy Palaninvelu, Palanisamy Senthilnathan, Ramakrishnan Parthsarathi, Rangaswamy Senthilkumar
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology & Minimal Access Surgery, GEM Hospital India Pvt Limited, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

V2. Laparoscopic Redo Nissen Fundoplication with Reduction of Paraesophageal Hernia and Sliding Hiatal Hernia with Reconstruction of Esophageal Hiatus
Alexander S. Rosemurgy, Kerry Thomas, Desiree Villadolid, Donald Thometz, Sarah Cowgill
Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

V3. Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric Cardia Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Don J. Selzer¹,^2
1Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Surgery, Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis, IN

V4. Transgastric Repair of a Gastrogastric Fistula Following Laparoscopic Roux-Y Gastric Bypass
Kurt E. Roberts¹, Andrew J. Duffy¹, Walter E. Longo¹, Priya Jamidar², Robert L. Bell^1
1Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; ²Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

V5. Pancreas Preserving Duodenectomy for Duodenal Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
R.M. Walsh, Andrew Smith
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

V6. Resection and Reconstruction of the Superior Mesenteric Vein for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Craig P. Fischer, Barbara L. Bass
Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital/Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Houston, TX

V7. Laparoscopic Ileocolic Resection for Crohn's Disease—Ileosigmoid Fistula
Barry Salky; David Hazzan
Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

SSAT Public Policy Committee Panel
402 A
A Medical Malpractice Primer: Adverse Events - What You Need To Know And Do
Moderator: James M. Becker, Boston, MA

Definitions, Dos, and Don'ts
Steven M. Strasberg, St. Louis, MO

Advice from a Plaintiff's Attorney
Bruce Fagel, Los Angeles, CA

Risk Management in This Litigious Milieu
John C. Metcalfe, Long Beach, CA

SSAT/AHPBA Joint Symposium
402 B
Advanced Surgical Therapy For Pancreatic Cancer
Moderator: Theodore N. Pappas, Durham, NC

Overview and Current Update on Dr. Whipple's Operation
J. Michael Henderson, Cleveland, OH

Extended Surgical Resection for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Bryan M. Clary, Durham, NC

Combined Modality Treatment for Localized Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Peter W.T. Pisters, Houston, TX

Laparoscopic Pancreatic Resection
Attila Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN

ISDS Lecture
403 A
Liver Transplantation in Asia—Beyond the Titanic
ISDS President Chung-Mau Lo, University of Hong Kong Medical Center, Hong Kong, China

SSAT Plenary Session
403 A

Co-Moderators:

Susan Galandiuk, Louisville, KY Kenneth K. Tanabe, Boston, MA

19. Is a Peroperative End to End Anastomosis for a Bile Duct Injury Justified?
Philip R. de Reuver¹, Otto M. van Delden², Erik A. Rauws³, Olivier R. Busch¹, Thomas M. van Gulik¹, Dirk J. Gouma^1
1Surgery, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; ²Radiology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; ³Gastroenterology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

20. Combination Therapy with TRA-8 Anti-Death Receptor-5 Antibody Significantly Reduces Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cell Viability In Vitro and Growth In Vivo
Leo C. DeRosier¹, Zhi Huang¹, Jeffrey Sellers², Kurt Zinn³, Donald Buchsbaum², Selwyn Vickers^1
1Department of Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL; ²Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL; ³Department of Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL

21. Gallstones Containing Bacteria Are Biofilms: Bacterial Slime Production and Ability to Form Pigment Solids Determines Infection Severity and Bacteremia
Lygia Stewart¹, J. MacLeod Griffiss², Gary A. Jarvia², Lawrence W. Way^3
1Surgery, UCSF / SF VAMC, San Francisco, CA; ²Microbiology and Labarotory Scinece, UCSF / SFVAMC, San Francisco, CA; ³Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA

State-Of-The-Art Lecture
403 A
Back to the Future: New Directions in Surgical Education
Jeffrey L. Ponsky, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

Meet The Professor Luncheons

Medical vs. Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis
Fabrizio Michelassi, New York NY, & Ellen J. Scherl, New York, NY
410

Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery
Atilla Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN
Wilshire Grand L.A. Verdugo Room

Multidisciplinary Management of Biliary Leaks/Injuries
Keith D. Lillemoe, Indianapolis, IN
Wilshire Grand L.A. Chandler Room

Preoperative Decision Making in the Difficult Patient with Pancreatic Cancer
Mark P. Callery, Boston, MA
405

Surgical Management of GI Neuroendocrine Tumors
Herbert Chen, Madison, WI
Wilshire Grand L.A. Sawtelle Room

Treatment of Villous Adenocarcinoma Endoscopy vs. Local Resect vs. Whipple
Carlos Fernandez-del-Castillo, Boston, MA
Wilshire Grand L.A. Balboa Room

SSAT Plenary Session
402 A

Co-Moderators:

Jeffrey B. Matthews, Cincinnati, OH C. Max Schmidt, Indianapolis, IN

22. Steatocholecystitis: An Explanation for Increased Cholecystectomy Rates
Hayder Al-Azzawi¹, Attila Nakeeb¹, Romil Saxena², Henry A. Pitt^1
1Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; ²Department of Pathology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

23. Rapid Re-Operation for Crohn's Disease
Mary Otterson, KR Theriot, David Binion, D Thameem, S Shidham, OA Hatoum, Sarah Lundeen, Gordon Telford
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

24. A New Drug Delivery System Targeting Ileal Epithelial Cells Induced Electrogenic Sodium Absorption: Possible Promotion of Intestinal Adaptation Following Total Colectomy
Sho Haneda¹, Kouhei Fukushima¹, Yuji Funayama¹, Chikashi Shibata¹, Ken-ichi Takahashi¹, Hitoshi Ogawa¹, Yasuhiko Tabata², Iwao Sasaki^1
1Surgery, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; ²Institute for Frontier Medical Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

25. 1382 Pancreaticoduodenectomies for Pancreatic Cancer: A Single Institution Experience
Jordan M. Winter¹, John L. Cameron¹, Kurtis A. Campbell¹, David Chang¹, JoAnn Coleman¹, Patricia K. Sauter², Ralph H. Hruban⁵, Taylor S. Riall³, Richard D. Schulick¹, Michael A. Choti¹, Keith D. Lillemoe⁴, Charles J. Yeo^2
1Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; ²Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; ³Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; ⁴Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; ⁵Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

26. Successful Diaphragm Pacing in a Porcine Model with Natural Orifice Transvisceral Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES): Increasing the Options for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients
Raymond Onders¹,², Michael McGee¹,², Jeffrey Marks¹,², Anthony Ignagni¹,², Michael Rosen¹,², Amitabh Chak¹,², Ashley Faulx¹,², Robert Schilz¹,², Steve Schomisch¹,², MaryJo Elmo¹,², Jeffrey Ponsky¹,^2
1University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; ²Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

DDW Combined Clinical Symposia
Concourse Hall 151

Evidence-Based Management Of Obesity Surgery And Its Complications
Sponsored by: SSAT, ASGE, & AGA

Moderators:

Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville, VA Richard Rothstein, Lebanon, NH

Effectiveness and Common Complications of Bariatric Surgery: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Ninh T. Nguyen, Orange, CA

Effectiveness and Common Complications of Bariatric Surgery: Lap Adjustable Gastric Band
Jeff W. Allen, Louisville, KY

Effectiveness and Common Complications of Bariatric Surgery: Biliopancreatic Diversion and Duodenal Switch
Peter F. Crookes, Los Angeles, CA

Medical Management of Complications After Bariatric Surgery
Lee M. Kaplan, Boston, MA

Emerging Endoscopic Treatments for the Treatment of Obesity
Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR

SSAT Posters Of Distinction Quick Shots
402 A

Co-Moderators:

Mark P. Callery, Boston, MA Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL

P1. Cancer of the Gallbladder: National Patterns of Surgical Intervention
James T. McPhee, Maksim Zayaruzny, Giles F. Whalen, Demetrius E. Litwin, Mary E. Sullivan, Frederick A. Anderson, Jennifer F. Tseng
Surgery, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

P2. Targeting MEK with PD325901 Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth in TGF-a Transgenic Mice
Matthew Hennig¹, Patrick Klein¹,², Navin Bansal³, Nedumangalam Hekmatyar³, Sabrina Wentz¹, Amanda Norris¹, Stephen Noble¹, Courtney Doyle¹, Huangbing Wu¹, Yufang Wang¹, Jean Campbell⁴, Nelson Fausto⁴, Glenn Merlino⁶, Judith Sebolt-Leopold⁷, C M. Schmidt¹,⁸; ¹Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
²Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; ³Radiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; ⁴Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; ⁵Biology, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; ⁶Molecular Genetics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; ⁷Pfizer Global R&D, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; ⁸Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN

P3. Does Reflux Height Matter? A Study Of 1680 Patients
Guilherme M. Campos¹, Fernando Herbella¹, Ian Nipomnick¹, Marco Patti¹, Eric Vittinghoff^2
1Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; ²Epidemiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

P4. Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism in EXON 4 of Esophageal Cancer Related Gene – 2 As a Prognostic Marker for Esophageal Carcinoma
Tamina Rawnaq¹, Jussuf T. Kaifi¹, Paulus G. Schurr¹, Michael Bubenheim², Oliver Mann¹, Emre F. Yekebas¹, Petra Merkert¹, Viacheslav Kalinin¹, Bjoern-Christian Link¹, Tim Strate¹, Guido Sauter³, Klaus Pantel⁴, Jakob R. Izbicki^1
1Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; ²Institute for Biometry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; ³Institute for Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; ⁴Institute for Tumor Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

P5. A Prospective Evaluation of an Algorithm Incorporating Routine Pre-Operative Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration in Suspected Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Mohamad Eloubeidi¹, shyam Varadarajulu¹, Shilpa Desai¹, Rhett shirley¹, Martin Heslin², Mohit Mehra¹, Juan P. Arnoletti², Isam Eltoum³, C. Mel Wilcox¹, Selwyn Vickers^2
1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmigham, Birmingham, AL; ²Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL; ³Pathology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

P6. Detection of Microsatellite Alteration in Serum DNA As a Tool for Differentiation Between Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Pancreas
Robin Wachowiak¹, Jussuf T. Kaifi¹, Bjoern C. Link¹, Dean Bogoevski¹, Guellue Cataldegirmen¹, Uta Reichelt², Lars Wolfram¹, Jakob R. Izbicki¹, Emre F. Yekebas^1
1General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; ²Institute of Pathology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

P7. Microsatellite DNA Alterations of Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumors Are Predictive for Outcome
Paulus G. Schurr¹, Stefan Wolter¹, Jussuf Kaifi¹, Uta Reichelt², Helge Kleinhans¹, Robin Wachowiak¹, Emre Yekebas¹, Tim Strate¹, Viacheslav Kalinin¹, Hansjoerg Schaefer¹, Izbicki Jakob^1
1Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; ²Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

P8. Robotic Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Outcome and Cost Analysis in a Case-Matched Control Study
Stefan Breitenstein, Antonio Nocito, Carmen Oggier, Markus Weber, Perre-Alain Clavien
Universitiy Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

P9. Radiofrequency Ablation for HCC in Cirrhotic Patients: Prognostic Factors for Survival
Andrea Ruzzenente, Marco Sandri, Calogero Iacono, Silvia Pachera, Corrado Pedrazzani, Sebastiano Tasselli, Alfredo Guglielmi
Surgery and Gastroenterology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

P10. Hyperbilirubinemia in Appendicits: A New Predictor of Perforation
Joaquin Estrada, Rodney J. Mason, Mikael Petrosyan, Jordan Barnhart, Matthew Tao, Shirin Towfigh
Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

SSAT/ASCRS Joint Symposium
403 A

Minimally Invasive Approaches To Rectal Disease
Moderator: Mark H. Whiteford, Portland, OR

Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Resection of Rectal Tumors
Mark H. Whiteford, Portland, OR

The STARR Procedure for Rectocele
C. Neal Ellis, Mobile, AL

Laparoscopic Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis
David W. Larson, Rochester, MN

Laparoscopic Management of Rectal Prolapse
Conor P. Delaney, Cleveland, OH

DDW Combined Clinical Symposia
Concourse Hall 151
Surgery In The Cirrhotic Patient
Sponsored by: AASLD & SSAT

Co-Moderators:

Patrick Kamath, Rochester, MN David M. Mahvi, Madison, WI

The Hepotologist's Viewpoint
Lawrence Friedman, Newton, MA

The Anesthesiologist's Viewpoint
David Plevak, Rochester, MN

The Surgeon's Viewpoint
W. Scott Helton, Chicago, IL