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2012 Annual Meeting Posters: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

53rd Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 18 - 22, 2012
San Diego Convention Center - San Diego, California
during Digestive Disease Week®


Program (Subject to Change)
Last Updated 02/13/12

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SSAT POSTER SESSIONS

The SSAT Poster Sessions will be held in Halls C-G of the San Diego Convention Center, from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Authors will be at their posters to answer questions from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Basic: Colon-Rectal
P180 5-HT3 and 5-HT4 Receptors Promote Colonic Peristalsis via Different Mechanisms in Guinea Pigs
Irena Gribovskaja-Rupp, Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
P182 Tumor Growth Is Stimulated After Sham Laparotomy and Is Associated with Enhanced Tumor Angiogenesis and Elevated Serum PDG-BB Levels in Mice
Xiaohong Yan, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY

Basic: Esophageal
P183 Evaluation of Chromosal Aberrations in the Primary Tumor, Lymph Node Metastases and Disseminated Tumor Cells of Patients with Esophageal Cancer: Implications for Anti-Tumoral Therapy?
Daniel Vallbohmer, Department of General, Visceral and Paediatric Surgery, University of Dusseldorf, Dussledorf Germany

Basic: Hepatic
P184 Sevofluorane Reduces Liver Damage Secondary to Ischemic/Reperfusion Injury by a Mechanism Not Related to a Preconditioning Effect
Ana Maria M. Coelho, Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Brazil

Basic: Pancreas
P185 Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Hypertonic Saline Solution in Pancreatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injuries
Renato S. Godoy, Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Brazil
P186 LRP6 Overexpression as a Potential Marker of Early Stage Tumor Progression in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Jovanny Zabaleta, Pediatrics, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, LSU Health Sciences Center, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

Basic: Small Bowel
P187 A Neurokinin-1 Receptor (NK1R) Antagonist (NK-1RaA) That Reduces Postoperative Adhesions Reduces the Adhesion Related Chemokines CXCL1(KC) and CXCL2 (MIP-2) and Their Receptor, CXCR2
Hisashi Kosaka, surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
P188 Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Prevents LPS-Induced Loss of Permeability in Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Ruiyun Li, University of Maryland, Baltimore VAMC, Baltimore, MD
P189 Changes in Peptidergic Neurotransmission with VIP and Substance P During Postoperative Ileus in Rat
Brigitte Goetz, Department of Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich Germany

Clinical: Biliary
P190 Non Invasive Pathway to Reduce Negative ERCP in Patients Presented by Obstructive Jaundice with Gallstones
Bilal O. Al-Jiffry, Surgery, Surgery, Taif University, AlHada Military Hospital, Taif Saudi Arabia
P191 Prognostic Impact of Human Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1 Expression in Adjuvant Gemcitabine-Based Chemotherapy After Surgical Resection for Cholangiocarcinoma
Hironori Kobayashi, Hiroshima Univ, Hiroshima Japan
P192 Image Documentation and Textual Operative Description of the Technique and the Findings of Laparoscopic Intraoperative Cholangiography Are Sub-Optimal
Alex Karran, Gwent Institute of Minimal Access surgery, Cardiff United Kingdom
P193 Is Cholecystostomy a Safe Procedure in Patients with Cirrhosis?
Rajiv Jayadevan, Surgery, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
P194 Dome-Down Dissection Is a Safe and Practical Primary Approach to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Results of a Ten Year Experience
Dylan Nieman, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
P195 Use the Duodenum, It’s Already There: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Biliary Reconstruction to the Either the Jejunum or Duodenum
John B. Rose, III, General Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
P196 Gynecologic and Fertility Issues in NOTES Colposcopic Procedures
Anibal Rondan, Department of Surgery, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Argentina
P197 Gallbladder Wall Changes in Patients with and Without Metabolic Syndrome
Maria Fernanda Gonzalez-Medina, Gastrointestinal Surgery and Investigation Department , Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Veracruz, Veracruz, Veracruz Mexico

Clinical: Colon-Rectal
P198 Emergent Restorative Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis: Expertise May Matter Most When It’s Hard to Find
Caitlin W. Hicks, Surgery, , Massachusetts General Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
P199 Predictive Factors of Acute Respiratory Failure in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Hossein Masoomi, Surgery (colorectal division), University of California, Irvine-Medical Center, Orange, CA
P200 Altered Rectal Tone and Compliance and Hyposensitivity for Non-Noxious Stimuli in Patients with Fecal Incontinence After Anorectal Surgery
Richard Alexander Awad, Experimental Medicine and Motility Gastroenterology Service U 107, Mexico City General Hospital, Mexico, D.F. Mexico
P201 Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy: A Comparison of Natural Orifice vs. Transabdominal Specimen Extraction
Reginald L. Griffin, university of florida, Jacksonville, FL
P202 Colorectal Cancer in Patients Under 50 Years of Age: Frequent and More Often Advanced?
Elizabeth Myers, Colorectal Surgery, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
P203 Clostridium Difficile Colitis: 21st Century Pandemia
Haisar E. Dao, Surgery, St. Elizabeth'sMedical Center. Tufts University School of Medicine., Boston , MA
P204 Never Too Old for Abdominal Surgical Repair of Rectal Prolapse
Jaime Benarroch-Gampel, Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
P205 Ventral Rectopexy with Biological Mesh: Surgical Option for Selected Patients with Obstructed Defecation Syndrome
Angelo Stuto, 1st Surgical Dept, Az. Osp 'SMA', Pordenone Italy
P206 Complications of Hartmann Takedown in the Era of Primary Anastomosis
Ari Garber, Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
P207 Rectal Prolapse Repair: Laparoscopic or Perineal Approach?
Aaron Saul Rickles, Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
P208 Effect of Iatrogenic Spleen Injuries During Colorectal Carcinoma Surgery on the Early Postoperative Result
Meyer Frank, Dept. of General, Abdominal & Vascular Surgery, Institute for Quality Assurance in Operative Medicine, University Hospital, University Hospital, Magdeburg Germany
P210 Rectal Cancer in the Young: Is It a Different Disease?
Dana Michelle Hayden, CCF, Weston, FL, FL
P211 Tumors Confined to the Presacral Space: A Diverse Group Requiring Individualized Evaulation and Surgery
Craig Alan Messick, Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
P212 Diabetic Patients Take Longer to Recover Than Non-Diabetics Within an Enhanced Recovery Programme
Alison Luther, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton United Kingdom
P213 Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer
Sekhar Dharmarajan, Surgery, Washington Univ, St. Louis, MO

Clinical: Esophageal
P214 Does Morbid Obesity Worsen Outcomes After Esophagectomy?
Neil H. Bhayani, Providence Portland Cancer Center, Portland, OR
P215 Outcomes of Partial Versus Total Esophagectomy for Malignancy
Hossein Masoomi, Surgery (colorectal division), University of California, Irvine-Medical Center, Orange, CA
P216 Esophageal Perforation: Trend Towards Endoscopic Treatment
Peter P. Grimminger, Department of General-, Visceral- and Tumor surgery , University Clinic Cologne, Cologne Germany
P217 Esophageal Stripping Creates a Clear Operative Field for Lymph-Node Dissection along the Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Prone Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery of Esophagus (VATS-E)
Hiroshi Makino, Surgery, Gastro-Enterological Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo Japan
P218 Outcomes of Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication in Patients with Manometric Patterns of Esophageal Motility Disorders
Fernando A.M. Herbella, Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, sao paulo Brazil
P219 Prognostic Factors of Very Long-Term Survival and Causes of Death in Early Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Jarmo Antero Salo, Division of General Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery, Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki Finland
P220 Laparoscopic Ischemic Conditioning as a Modality to Reduce Gastric Conduit Morbidity Following Esophagectomy
Marco Zahedi, Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL
P221 Overweight Patients Operated on for Cancer of the Esophagus Survive Longer Than Normal Weight and Obese Patients
Marco Scarpa, Oncological Surgery Unit, Venetian Oncology Institute (IOV-IRCCS), Padova Italy
P222 Esophageal Failure and Refractory Dysphagia Following Roux-en Y Esophagojejunostomy
Alfredo Amenabar, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Argentina
P223 Esophageal Perforation: Review of Outcomes from a Single-Institution Series
Hugo Santos-Sousa, Esophageal and Gastric Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João / Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto Portugal
P224 Comparative Manometric Characteristics of 3 Anti-Reflux Operations
Ralph W. Aye, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
P225 The Influence of Postoperative Complications on Recurrence and Long-Term Survival After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Arzu Oezcelik, Surgery, General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Southern California, University of Essen, Essen Germany
P226 Fully Covered Self Expanding Removable Metal Stents Are Effective for Esophageal Fistulas, Leaks, Perforations and Benign Strictures
Jennifer L. Kramer, Swedish Medical Center and Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA
P227 Predictors of Complicated Diaphragmatic Hernia
Roman Grinberg, Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
P228 Pathologic Response in Esophageal Cancer Does Not Necessarily Correlate with Improved Survival
Veeraiah Siripurapu, Surgery, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
P229 Does FDG-Uptake on PET-CT Provide Additional Prognostic Information for Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma?
Claire Natalie Brown, Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester United Kingdom

Clinical: Hepatic
P230 Preoperative Chemotherapy, Histological Tumor Regression and Long-Term Outcome After Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastasis
Frank Makowiec, Dept. of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg Germany
P232 Impact of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on Long-Term Survival for Resected Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Clancy J. Clark, Gastroenterologic and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Clinical: Pancreas
P233 Role of Endoscopic Retrograde Pancreatography to Detect Early Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Concomitant with Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas
Takao Ohtsuka, Surgery and Oncology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Japan
P235 Major Pancreatic Resections in Octogenarians: A Community Hospital Experience
Paritosh Suman, Surgery, The Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center, Harlem Hospital Center, The Valley Hospital, New York, NY
P236 Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy Using S-1 for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Sohei Satoi, Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka Japan
P237 Meta-Analysis of Trials Comparing Central and Distal Pancreatectomies: Short and Long-Term Outcomes
Mohammad Sarhan, Columbia University at Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY
P238 The Presence of Abdominal Complications Is an Independent Predictor of Poor Survival After Resection for Pancreatic Cancer
Stefano Crippa, Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Università di Verona, Ospedale Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria, Verona Italy
P239 Splenic Vein Thrombosis Is Associated with Specific Increased Complications and Reduced Survival in Patients Undergoing Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Harish Lavu, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
P240 Hepaticojejunostomy Leaks Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Closer Look at a Rare Complication
Richard Burkhart, Department of Surgery and the Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary, and Related Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
P241 Parenteral Nutrition After Pancreatoduodenectomy: Who Needs It?
Ian K. Ferries, Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
P242 Fat Absorptive Function After Pylorus Preserving Pancreatoduodenectomy Assessed by 13C-Labeled Mixed Triglyceride Breath Test
Masahiko Morifuji, Sanmu Medical Center, Chiba Japan
P243 Autoimmune Pancreatitis (AIP): Short and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Treated Initially by Pancreaticoduodenectomy, a Comparative Study
Greg Roberts, Surgery, Indiana Univ Med Ctr, Indianapolis, IN
P244 Alvimopan Patients Show Significant Improvement in Recovery Post Pancreaticoduodenectomy Surgeries
Elizabeth T. Liu, Surgery, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
P245 Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis: Who Is Undergoing This Radical Procedure?
Katherine Ann Morgan, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
P246 Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Pancreas Cancer Does Not Lead to Radiologic Tumor Regression
Vikas Dudeja, Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minnespolis, MN
P247 National Database Research Beyond ICD-9 Codes: Evaluating Post-Pancreatectomy Diabetes Using Pharmacy Claims
Elan R. Witkowski, Surgical Outcomes Analysis & Research (SOAR) , University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
P248 Early Enteral Nutrition Support Does Not Improve Postoperative Outcome in Patients After Whipple Resection
Mario Muller, Department of Surgery, Torornto, ON Canada

Clinical: Small Bowel
P249 Surgical Therapy for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) of the Duodenum
Jens Hoeppner, Dept. of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg Germany
P251 Early Complications Following Diverting Loop Ileostomy: An Audit of 182 Consecutive Patients with a Special Emphasis on Preoperative Risk Stratification
Matthias Turina, Surgery, , Triemlispital, University of Zürich, Zürich Switzerland

Clinical: Stomach
P252 Surgical Outcomes After Gastric Electric Stimulator Placement for Refractory Gastroparesis
Deborah Keller, Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
P253 Current Problems in General and GI Surgery for Super-Old Patients with Age over 85 Years
Tatsuya Ueno, Surgery, South Miyagi Medical Center, Miyagi-Pref Japan
P254 Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Comorbidities vs Medical Treatment in a Cohort of Morbidly Obese Patients: A Prospective Study
Paolo Gentileschi, General Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome Italy
P255 Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Stomach: Case Report and Literature Review
Mohummed R. Khani, Surgery, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
P256 Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Is Safe in Patients with Mild to Moderate Pulmonary Hypertension
Hernan Urrego, General Surgery, Ochsner Clinical Foundation, New Orleans, MD
P257 Recurrence Pattern of Gastric Cancer After Curative Gastrectomy
Wee Boon Tan, Department of General Surgery, Singapore National University Hospital, Singapore Singapore
P258 Surgical Treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) of the Stomach: Data Analysis of the East German Gastric Cancer Study (“EGGC Study '02“)
Meyer Frank, Dept. of General, Abdominal & Vascular Surgery, Institute for Quality Assurance in Operative Medicine, University Hospital, University Hospital, Magdeburg Germany
P259 Management of Synchronous Primary Adenocarcinoma and Carcinoid Tumor of the Stomach
Maithao Le, General & Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
P260 Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours Is Safe and Effective
Rabih Wassel, Maidstone Cancer Centre, Maidstone Hospital, Kent United Kingdom
P262 Does Helicobacter Pylori Migrate with Proton Pump Inhibitor Use?
Jason Shayne Dazley, Gastroenterology, Seton Hall University, Newark , NJ

Translational Science: Colon-Rectal
P263 Establishment and Characterization of Three Microsatellite-Instable Cell Lines Derived from Sporadic and Inherited Primary Colorectal Carcinomas
Michael Linnebacher, General Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock Germany
P264 Development of a Novel Murine Model of Portal Vein Catheterization as a Strategy to Analyze Liver-Directed Therapies for Colorectal Cancer Metastasis
Joe Valentino, Markey Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Translational Science: Esophageal
P265 In Rats After Esophagojejunostomy, Reflux Esophagitis Is Accompanied by the Expression of SOX-9 in Basal Cells of the Squamous Epithelium and in Barrett’s Metaplasia
Thai Hong Pham, Surgery, North Texas VAMC; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
P266 AKT Expression Is Associated with Degree of Pathologic Response in Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus Treated with Neoadjuvant Therapy
Maki Yamamoto, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

Translational Science: Other
P267 Nurses Attitudes Towards Women Surgeons
Sharona B. Ross, Surgery, , University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

Translational Science: Small Bowel
P268 Does Small Intestinal Atresia Impact on Amino Acid and Monosaccharide Transporter Expression in the Newborn Gut?
Raphael Nicolas Vuille-dit-Bille, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zürich Switzerland

Translational Science: Stomach
P269 Gastric Bypass and Duodenal Switch Cause Body Weight Loss Through Different Mechanisms in Rats
Yosuke Kodama, Dept of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, NTNU, Trondheim Norway



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