49th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 17 – 21, 2008
San Diego Convention Center – San Diego, California
during Digestive Disease Week^®

All rooms at the San Diego Convention Center unless otherwise indicated.

Program and Abstracts  |  Posters

	The Plenary presentations, Presidential Address, and Guest Oration from the Monday morning scientific sessions are all available online. Watch the synchronized video, PowerPoint, and audio of each speaker by clicking on the "" link following each presentation’s title and author block. These streaming presentations are only viewable using Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 5.0 or higher. To provide the smoothest possible viewing experience, all slides are downloaded completely before the presentation is played; download times are dependent on presentation length and connection speed. These Web-based presentations can also be projected for your staff, residents, and colleagues with the assistance of your audiovisual department.
	indicates a ticketed session requiring a separate registration and fee.
	indicates the 21 papers also being presented at the Residents & Fellows Research Conference. Participation in and attendance at this conference is by invitation only.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

• Residents & Fellows Research Conference

Sunday, May 18, 2008
Postgraduate Course: Unresolved Problems And Evolving Solutions In Surgical Gastroenterology

• Session I: Multimodal Approach To Colorectal Liver Metastases
• Session II: Acute Bile Duct Injuries: Oh My God, I’ve Cut The Bile Duct
• Session III: Lower Gi Emergencies: Where, What, And How?
• Session IV: Benign And Malignant Bile Duct Issues
• Session V: Benign Disorders Of The Esophagus

Monday, May 19, 2008

• Presidential Plenary A (Plenary Session I)
• Presidential Address
• Presidential Plenary B (Plenary Session II)
• Doris and John L. Cameron Guest Oration
• Poster Session I
• Meet-The-Professor Luncheons
• DDW Combined Clinical Symposia
• Plenary Session III
• SSAT/AGA/ASGE State-of-the-Art Conference
• Video Session I: HPB Surgery
• DDW Combined Clinical Symposia

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

• Video Session II: Breakfast At The Movies
• Public Policy Committee Panel
• SSAT/AHPBA Joint Symposium
• Basic Science Plenary (Plenary Session IV)
• Quick Shots I
• DDW Combined Clinical Symposium
• Maja and Frank G. Moody State-of-the-Art Lecture
• Poster Session II
• Meet-the-Professor Luncheons
• Plenary Session V
• DDW Combined Clinical Symposium
• Controversies in GI Surgery
• Quick Shots II
• SSAT/ASCRS Joint Symposium
• DDW Combined Clinical Symposium

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

• SSAT/ISDS Joint Breakfast Symposium
• Education Committee Panel
• Translational Science Plenary (Plenary Session VI)
• DDW Combined Clincial Symposium
• Plenary Session VII
• Video Session III: NOTES: Where Are We Today?
• Poster Session III
• SSAT/SAGES Joint Luncheon Symposium: The Gastrointestinal Anastomosis: Evidence vs. Tradition
• Quick Shots III
• Meet-the-Professor Luncheons
• DDW Combined Clincial Symposium