49th Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts
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
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SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008
8:00 AM – 5:15 PM
POSTGRADUATE COURSE (28ABCD)UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS AND EVOLVING SOLUTIONS IN SURGICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
Course Director: John C. Bowen, New Orleans, LA
Welcome and Course Overview
John C. Bowen, New Orleans, LA
8:10 AM – 10:10 AM
SESSION I: MULTIMODAL APPROACH TO COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASES
Preoperative and Intraoperative Mapping of Metastases
Reid B. Adams, Charlottesville, VA
Liver Anatomy and Surgical Technique
Myrddin Rees, Basingstoke, UK
Methods to Improve Resectability
J. Nicolas Vauthey, Houston, TX
Ablative Techniques: When and How
Michael A. Choti, Baltimore, MD
Predicting Long-Term Outcome and a Way Forward
John S. Bolton, New Orleans, LA
Case Presentations
| Moderators: | Myrddin Rees, Basingstoke, UK J. Nicolas Vauthey, Houston, TX |
Preoperative and Intraoperative Mapping of Metastases
Reid B. Adams, Charlottesville, VA
Liver Anatomy and Surgical Technique
Myrddin Rees, Basingstoke, UK
Methods to Improve Resectability
J. Nicolas Vauthey, Houston, TX
Ablative Techniques: When and How
Michael A. Choti, Baltimore, MD
Predicting Long-Term Outcome and a Way Forward
John S. Bolton, New Orleans, LA
Case Presentations
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 AM – 11:40 AM
SESSION II: ACUTE BILE DUCT INJURIES: OH MY GOD, I’VE CUT THE BILE DUCT
Moderator: Thomas J. Howard, Indianapolis, IN
Interactive Course Introduction
Thomas J. Howard, Indianapolis, IN
Case #1: Acute Injury, Transection of CHD, Recognized Intraoperatively
Mark P. Callery, Boston, MA
Case #2: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 2-Days Postop, Patient with Abdominal Pain, Low Grade Fevers, Ileus
Glen A. Lehman, Indianapolis, IN
Case #3: Patient Transferred to Your Care from an Outside Facility, 5 Days Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Fevers, Hypotension on Dopamine, Has a Large Biloma Identified on Cross Sectional Imaging
Matthew S. Johnson, Indianapolis, IN
Moderator: Thomas J. Howard, Indianapolis, IN
Interactive Course Introduction
Thomas J. Howard, Indianapolis, IN
Case #1: Acute Injury, Transection of CHD, Recognized Intraoperatively
Mark P. Callery, Boston, MA
Case #2: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 2-Days Postop, Patient with Abdominal Pain, Low Grade Fevers, Ileus
Glen A. Lehman, Indianapolis, IN
Case #3: Patient Transferred to Your Care from an Outside Facility, 5 Days Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Fevers, Hypotension on Dopamine, Has a Large Biloma Identified on Cross Sectional Imaging
Matthew S. Johnson, Indianapolis, IN
11:40 PM – 12:30 PM
LUNCH
12:30 AM – 2:00 PM
SESSION III: LOWER GI EMERGENCIES: WHERE, WHAT, AND HOW?
Moderator: Fabrizio Michelassi, New York, NY
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
W. Charles Sternbergh, III, New Orleans, LA
Lower GI Hemorrhage
David W. McFadden, Burlington, VT
Colonic Perforations
Wai-Lun Law, Hong Kong, China
Fulminant Ulcerative Colitis
Alessandro Fichera, Chicago, IL
Ischemic and C. Difficile Colitis
Kirk A. Ludwig, Durham, NC
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Fabrizio Michelassi, New York, NY
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
W. Charles Sternbergh, III, New Orleans, LA
Lower GI Hemorrhage
David W. McFadden, Burlington, VT
Colonic Perforations
Wai-Lun Law, Hong Kong, China
Fulminant Ulcerative Colitis
Alessandro Fichera, Chicago, IL
Ischemic and C. Difficile Colitis
Kirk A. Ludwig, Durham, NC
Panel Discussion
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
SESSION IV: BENIGN AND MALIGNANT BILE DUCT ISSUES
Moderator: David M. Mahvi, Madison, WI
Introduction
David M. Mahvi, Madison, WI
PSC: Current Treatment
Edward E. Whang, Boston, MA
Benign Biliary Strictures: Stent vs. Surgical Therapy
Sharon M. Weber, Madison, WI
Cholangiocarcinoma: Strategies for the Management of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Taylor S. Riall, Galveston, TX
Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Is There Evidence That Hepatic Resection Improves Outcome for Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma?
Margo Shoup, Maywood, IL
Panel Discussion
Moderator: David M. Mahvi, Madison, WI
Introduction
David M. Mahvi, Madison, WI
PSC: Current Treatment
Edward E. Whang, Boston, MA
Benign Biliary Strictures: Stent vs. Surgical Therapy
Sharon M. Weber, Madison, WI
Cholangiocarcinoma: Strategies for the Management of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Taylor S. Riall, Galveston, TX
Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Is There Evidence That Hepatic Resection Improves Outcome for Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma?
Margo Shoup, Maywood, IL
Panel Discussion
3:15 PM – 5:30 PM
SESSION V: BENIGN DISORDERS OF THE ESOPHAGUS
Moderator: Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL
Motility Disorders: Not Enough, Too Much, and Discoordinated Squeeze
Ravinder K. Mittal, San Diego, CA
Recurrent and Advanced Achalasia: Robotic Heller Procedures and When to Resect
Santiago Horgan, San Diego, CA
Pseudoachalasia with Failed Fundoplication: What Now?
Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL
Esophageal Perforations: What to Do, When?
Jeffrey H. Peters, Rochester, NY
Current Treatment of Diverticula of the Esophagus
John G. Hunter, Portland, OR
Benign Esophageal Strictures: Non-Operative Options
Nicholas J. Shaheen, Chapel Hill, NC
Benign Esophageal Strictures: Surgical Options
Timothy M. Farrell, Chapel Hill, NC
Caustic Injuries to the Esophagus
David A. Katzka, Philadelphia, PA
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL
Motility Disorders: Not Enough, Too Much, and Discoordinated Squeeze
Ravinder K. Mittal, San Diego, CA
Recurrent and Advanced Achalasia: Robotic Heller Procedures and When to Resect
Santiago Horgan, San Diego, CA
Pseudoachalasia with Failed Fundoplication: What Now?
Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL
Esophageal Perforations: What to Do, When?
Jeffrey H. Peters, Rochester, NY
Current Treatment of Diverticula of the Esophagus
John G. Hunter, Portland, OR
Benign Esophageal Strictures: Non-Operative Options
Nicholas J. Shaheen, Chapel Hill, NC
Benign Esophageal Strictures: Surgical Options
Timothy M. Farrell, Chapel Hill, NC
Caustic Injuries to the Esophagus
David A. Katzka, Philadelphia, PA
Panel Discussion
