Systemic Inflammatory Response After Natural Orifice Translumenal Surgery: Transvaginal Cholecystectomy in Porcine Model
Daniel Tong, Univ of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hosp, Hong Kong, China

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Fluorophore-Conjugated Anti-CEA Antibody for Intraoperative Imaging of Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancer
Michele McElroy, UCSD Medical Center, San Diego, CA

Murine Colitis Is Inhibited in MMP-9 Knockout Mice: The Addition of IGFBP-3 Overexpression Does Not Further Decrease Disease Severity
Raymond Baxter, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Everolimus Impairs the Healing of Intestinal Anastomoses
Markus Kueper, University of Tuebingen, Tübingen, Germany

Polyphenon E, an EGCG Containing Green Tea Extract That Inhibits Tumor Growth, Has No Impact on Wound Collagen Content or Clinical Rate of Wound Infection or Dehiscence Yet Has a Mild Inhibitory Effect on Healing as Judged by Tensometry
Aviad Hoffman, Columbia University, New York, NY

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Polymorphism Arg290Arg in Esophageal Cancer Related Gene 1 (ECRG1) Is a Prognostic Factor for Survival in Esophageal Cancer
Kai Bachmann, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Barrett’s Intestinal Metaplasia mRNA Expression Profile in Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Endoscopic Biopsy Specimens
Reginald V. Lord, UNSW, St. Vincents' Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

KI-67 Antigen Is Overexpressed in Barrett's Carcinogenesis
Richard Gurski, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Enteral Immunonutrition with Long Chain Triglycerides Significantly Reduces the Recruitment of Immune Cells Into the Liver During Experimental Sepsis
Maximilian Feilitzsch, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Association of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Inflammatory Mediators from Adipose Tissue
Atul Madan, University of Miami, Miami, FL

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Reduction of Local Inflammatory Response on Acute Pancreatitis in Rats: Effects of a Hypertonic Saline Solution
Ana Maria Coelho, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Effects of Late Administration of Pentoxifylline in Experimental Severe Acute Pancreatitis
José Jukemura, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Development of Monoclonal Antibodies to Aid in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer
Karin Hardiman, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

Combination Therapy with Suberoyl Bis-Hydroxamic Acid (SBHA) and Lithium Chloride for Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors
Joel Adler, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Pancreatic Cancer: Expression and Role of the Transcription Factors Snail, Slug, and Twist
Hubert Hotz, Charite Medical School, Berlin, Germany

A Model for Defining Molecular Aspects of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Patients for Targeted Adjuvant Therapy
Shayna Showalter, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

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Small Bowel Engineering Using Small Intestinal Submucosa (SIS)
Syde Taheri, University at Buffalo, Williamsville, NY

Diurnal Regulation of Drug Transporters in the Small Bowel
Adam Stearns, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Mediacl School, Oxford University, Boston, MA

Electrosurgical and Ultrasonic Devices: An Evaluation of Thermal Spread and Other Device Characteristics
Charles Dolce, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

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Epithelial Cell Turnover Is Increased in the Excluded Stomach Mucosa After Vertical Banded Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity
Adriana Safatle-Ribeiro, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Management of Preoperatively Suspected Choledocholithiasis: A Decision Analysis
Bilal Kharbutli, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

A Novel Hepatico-Jejunostomy Technique Featuring a Purse-String Anastomosis and a Biodegradable Stent: A Preclinical Study in Minipigs
Johanna Laukkarinen, Tampere University Hospital, Boston, MA

Primary Gallbladder Cancer: A 22 Year Experience in a Tertiary Care Center
Rubayat Rahman, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Only Pain from Acute Inflammation Is Relieved One Year Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Dyspeptic Patients with Cholelithiasis
Samaad Malik, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Surgery for Symptomatic Portal Biliopathy
Puneet Dhar, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, India

Study of a Reverse Phase Polymer in Cholecystectomy: Prevention of Stone Migration and Enhancment of Dissection
Marvin Ryou, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

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Laparoscopic and Open Anterior Resection and Low Colorectal Anastomosis for Adult Megacolon: Surgical Outcomes
Sergio Araujo, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

To Control Intraoperative Bacterial Contamination and SSI During Anterior Resection or Hartmann's - Mile's Operation: What Can We Do?
Katsunori Nishikawa, Machida Municipal Hospital, Machida-shi, Japan

Preoperative Versus Postoperative Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: Decision Analysis and Outcome Prediction Using a Modified Markov Model
Andreas Kaiser, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Effect of Metastatic to Examined Lymph Nodes Ratio on Colon Cancer Survival
Sukhyung Lee, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX

A Prospective Single Center Experience of "Fast-Track" in Colorectal Surgery: Toward Zero Anastomotic Complications
Pierluigi Di Sebastiano, IRCCS casa Sollievo Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Laparoscopic Versus Conventional Colostomy Closure of Hartmann’S Procedure: A Case-Matched Study
Jung Kang, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan

A New Method to Analyze the Quality and Progression of Colonoscopy
Lars Enochsson, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Image-Guided Sentinel Lymph Node Navigation in Colon Cancer: A Pilot Study
Julio Mayol, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Low Preoperative Serum Albumin Levels Do Not Affect Early Outcomes After Ileoanal Pouch Surgery but May Be Associated with Long-Term Mortality
Kweku Appau, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

TGF-Beta1 and IGF-1 and Anastomotic Recurrence of Crohn’s Disease After Ileo-Colonic Resection
Imerio Angriman, Clinica Chirurgica 1^, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Pre- Versus Postoperative Pelvic Radiotherapy in Patients Undergoing Abdominoperineal Resections for Rectal Cancer: Does Timing Make a Difference on Long-Term Patient Quality of Life?
Michael Kasparek, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany

Sacral Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction in Female Patients: A Longterm Follow Up
Galal El-Gazzaz, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Long Term Out Come and Quality of Life After Restorative Proctocolectomy in a Cohort of 955 Canadian Patients
Marco Scarpa, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Colorectal Surgical Specimen Lymph Node Harvest: Improvement of Lymph Node Yield with a Physicians Assistant
Robert Moesinger, McKay-Dee Hospital Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Ogden, UT

Relevance of Comorbidity for Postoperative Lethality and Morbidity After Surgery for Perforated Diverticulitis of the Sigmoid Colon
Mario Mueller, Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

Management and Treatment of Iliopsoas Abscess
Parissa Tabrizian, The Mount Sinai Medical Center NY, New York, NY

Comparison of GFAP Expression and Mucosal Mast Cell Numbers in Pediatric Intestinal Diseases
Eumenia Castro, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

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Outcomes of Laparoscopic Assisted Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Adenocarcinoma of Esophagus
Martin Montenovo, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

The Challenge of Diagnostic Assesment of a Failed Fundoplication: Benefits of High-Resolution Manometry of the GE-Junction
Attila Dubecz, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Looking Beyond Age and Comorbidities as Predictors of Outcomes in Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
Anirban Gupta, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

No Additional Value of Bronchoscopy After EUS in the Preoperative Assessment of Patients with Esophageal Cancer at or Above the Carina
Mark van Heijl, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Analysis of First-Time Antireflux Redo-Surgery Versus Multiple Redo-Surgery
Karl Fuchs, Markus-Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany

A Meta-Analysis of Trials Comparing the Effectiveness of Use of Mesh in Laparoscopic Repair of Paraesophageal Hernias
Anne Lidor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Prediction of Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Esophageal Carcinoma by PET-CT
Kirsten Thurau, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Endolumenal Fundoplication with EsophyX™: The Initial North American Experience
Simon Bergman, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Analysis of Utilization and Outcome of Laparoscopic and Open Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
Marcelo Hinojosa, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA

High Prevalence of Lymph Node Metastases in pT1 Esophageal Cancer: Is Local Therapy Justified?
Ines Gockel, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

The Use of Alveolus Stents in the Treatment of Esophageal Leaks, Perforation or Fistulae
Irfan Qureshi, University of Pittsburgh Medical center, Pittsburgh, PA

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Treatment Strategy for Synchronous Metastases of Colorectal Cancer: Is Hepatic Resection After an Observation Interval Appropriate?
Yasuhiro Shimizu, Aichi Cacer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Non-Operative Management of High Grade Liver Injuries
Beat Schnüriger, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland

Yttrium-90 Microsphere Induced Gastrointestinal Tract Ulceration
Christopher South, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Hepatic Neuroendocrine Metastases: Bland or Chemoembolization?
Susan Pitt, University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Madison, WI

Laparoscopic Treatment of Nonparasitic Hepatic Cysts
Orlando Torres, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil

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Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (hTERT) Expression in Carcinogenesis of Serous Cystic Neoplasm of the Pancreas
Akira Nakashima, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

Pulmonary Dysfunction Associated with Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Hidehiro Sawa, Kobe University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nishi-Kobe Medical center, Kobe, Japan

Incidence and Management of Chylous Leaks Following Pancreatic Resection: A High Volume Single-Center Institutional Experience
Timothy Pawlik, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Clinical Significance and Natural History of Microinvasive Pancreatic Adenocarcinomas Associated with Resected Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasmss: A Multi-Institutional Experience
Eugeen Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Surgical Management of Failed Endoscopic Treatment of Pancreatic Disease
Kimberly Evans, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Is Distal Pancreatectomy (DP) Useful for Treatment of Cancer of the Body or Tail of the Pancreas?
Jane Wey, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, CA

In-Hospital Mortality for Distal Pancreatectomy: A National Study
Melissa Murphy, UMass Memorial, Worcester, MA

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Isolated Local Venous Invasion: Does Surgical Resection Confer a Survival Benefit?
Michael Abramson, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA

Gemcitabine-Based Adjuvant Chemotherapy Following R1 Resection Still Improves Survival for Patients with Locally-Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Keita Wada, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Intra-Operative Application of the Hand-Held Confocal Microscope: A Pilot Study
Nam Nguyen, Bankstown Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Complications Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy Are Common but Do Not Impact Long-Term Survival
Mary Dillhoff, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

A National Survey Regarding the Management of Acute Pancreatitis in Brazil
Tercio De Campos, University of Sao Paulo, Santa Casa School of Medical Sciences, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

The Striking Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients with Necrotizing Pancreatitis
James Lopes, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

Feasibility of Laparoscopic Partial Pancreatic Head Resection with Lateral Pancreaticojejunostomy (Frey Procedure) for Chronic Pancreatitis
Jayleen Grams, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Surgeon's Contribution to Long Term Survival of Pancreatic Cancer
Calogero Iacono, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy

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Enteral Stenting: Management of Complications and Malfunctions in a Single Center Series of 46 Patients
Melissa Phillips, University of Virginia, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Primary Ileostomy Adenocarcinoma: Rare Condition After Proctocolectomy
Rachel Forbes, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Surgical Management of Acute Appendicitis: 50 Years of Progress
William Scott Melvin, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

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Distal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Jean-Marc Heinicke, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Utilization of Pre-Operative Patient Factors to Predict Post-Operative Vitamin D Deficiency for Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass
Judy Jin, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Primary Stenting for Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction with Self-Expanding Metal Stents (SEMS) in Cape Town, South Africa
John Shaw, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

The Molecular and Clinical Significance of CD44 Proteolytic Cleavage in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Kai-Hsi Hsu, Tainan Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, ROC, Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Tainan, Taiwan

Laparoscopic Ajustable Gastric Banding: 4-Year Follow Up
Philipp Busch, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Gastrojejunal (GJ) Leak After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB) Carries Minimal Risk with an Aggressive Detection / Management Approach, Whereas Greater Morbidity / Mortality Occurs with Leak at the Jejunojejunostomy (JJ)
Alexander Perez, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Quantitative Analysis of Free Ubiquitin and Multi-Ubiquitin Chain in Precancerous and Cancerous Gastric Tissues
Yoshio Ishibashi, Jikei University Shool of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Surgical Outcomes of Patient with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in the Era of Selective Drug Therapy
Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

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Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using Flexible Endoscopy: Saline Infiltration Gallbladder Fossa Dissection Technique
John Afthinos, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY

The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Mankanwal Sachdev, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN

Impact of Gastric Irrigation on NOTES Mesh Placement
Lauren Buck, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX

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