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Esophageal Diseases II
Mo1218	Step Down Approach in Managment of Pharyngoesophageal Stricture Vaibhav Kumar Varshney, Sr, Gastrointestinal Surgery, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, DELHI, DELHI, India
Mo1219	Development of Barrett's Esophagus after Esophagectomy: Experience at a Single Tertiary Center Wei-Chung Chen, Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Mo1220	The Influence of Surgical Approach Methods in Different Interval Overall Survival: A Meta-Analysis of Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery with Surgery Alone in Resectable Esophageal Cancer Yung-Han Sun, Division of Thoracic Surgery,, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Graduate Institute of Business and Management, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan
Mo1221	Esophageal Cancer Patients Management: Cross-Cultural Differences between Dutch and Italian Patients in Perceived Quality of Provided Oncological Information Luca Maria Saadeh, Surgical Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology, Padova, Italy
Mo1222	Patterns of Polymorphisms in Vitamin D Metabolism Related Genes in the Genomic DNA of Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Saurabh Singhal, General Surgery, Biomedical Sciences, Creighton university Medical Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Mo1223	Collis Gastroplasty Is Over-Used: Prospective Data Base Analysis and Surgical Outcomes Review Dmitry Oleynikov, Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Mo1224	Long-Term Follow-Up of Reflux Associated Mucosal Damage in the Remnant Esophagus following Transthoracic Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer Hans F. Fuchs, Surgery, University of Cologne, Koeln, Germany
Mo1225	Patterns of Enteral Feeding Access in Esophagectomy: An Analysis of SEER-Medicare Patrick Daniel Lorimer, Surgery, Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Mo1227	Health Related Quality of Life and Physiologic Outcomes of Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia Vic Velanovich, Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Mo1228	CUSUM Analysis of Anastomotic Leak Rates following Esophagectomy Provides a Tool to Identify Quality Problems and Evaluate Sources of Improved Outcomes Patrick James McLaren, General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Mo1229	Autonomy of Robotic Platform Allows for Reduced Requirement for Expert Assistance in Minimally Invasive Anti-Reflux Surgery Maureen Daly Moore, Surgery, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Mo1230	Readmission and Reintervention after Esophageal Myotomy: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study of Patients with Achalasia Elan R. Witkowski, Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Mo1231	Esophageal Stent: An Essential Tool in Treatment of Complex Esophageal Disease Victoria Chang, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Obesity and Nutrition II
Mo1964	Safety Analysis of Bariatric Patients Undergoing Outpatient Upper Endoscopy with Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation Tyler Rodman McVay, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Mo1965	Portomesenteric Thrombosis after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Toghrul Talishinskiy, Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
Mo1966	The Gut Microbiome Shifts Acutely and Independently from Hypocaloric Restriction following the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Cyrus Jahansouz, Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Mo1968	Patient Travel and Choice Making in Bariatric Surgery Zhi Ven Fong, General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Liver Diseases and Transplantation II
Mo1572	Minimally Invasive vs. Open Hepatectomy: A Comparative Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Fabio Bagante, Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Verona, Italy
Mo1573	Low Molecular Weight Heparin Fragment Decreases Intracellular Calcium in Human Hepatocarcinoma Cells under Calcium Overload Ênio Rodrigues Vasques, GASTROENTEROLOGY, FMUSP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Mo1574	Impact of Early Postoperative Hyperglycemia on Short-Term Outcomes after Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases Georgios A. Margonis, Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Mo1575	Minimally Invasive Hepatectomy: A Comparison of Safety, Cost, and Patient Experience to the Open Approach Rebecca Marie Dodson, Surgical Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
Mo1576	PET/CT Standardized Uptake Value of 11C-Choline as a Predictor of Long-Term Survival in Patients Operated for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Preliminary Report Guido Costa, Department of Hepatobiliary and General Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
Biliary Tract Diseases II
Mo1455	Additional Resection of the Cancer Positive Proximal or Distal Duct Margin for Wide-Spread Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma Minoru Esaki, Hepato-biliary pancreatic surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Mo1456	Laparoscopic Surgery Fellowship and Senior Surgeon Mentoring: Necessities in Era of Limited Open Cholecystectomy Experience during General Surgery Residency Kenneth Sirinek, Surgery, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX
Mo1457	When Should We Perform Cholecystectomy for Severe Acute Cholecystitis following Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage? Koetsu Inoue, surgery, South miyagi medical center, Oogawara-mach, Shibata-gun, Japan
Mo1458	Prognostic Factors after Surgical Resection for Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer Tetsuo Ajiki, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Mo1459	Sex Matters in Cholecystitis Mariam F. Eskander, Surgical Outcomes Analysis & Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Mo1460	Minimally Invasive and Open Gallbladder Cancer Resections: 30- vs. 90-Day Mortality Steven Cunningham, Saint Agnes Hospital and Cancer Institute, Ellicott City, MD
Pancreatic Diseases II
Mo1439	Preoperative Pain and Disability Score Predicts Long-Term Pain Relief after Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Cell Transplantation Compared to Assessment of Central Pain Toms Augustin, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Mo1440	Decrease of CC-Family Chemokines Levels in the Heart Tissue of Aged Rats following Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A New Mechanism of Heart Protection during Systemic Inflammation Marcel C. Machado, Clinical Emergency, University of SaoPaulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mo1441	Lymph Node Ratio and Para-Aortic Node Involvement Are Not Independent Predictors of Survival after Resection for Pancreatic Cancer Mario Gruppo, 3rd Surgical Clinic, Padova, Italy
Mo1442	Risk Factors of the Recurrence after Surgical Resection for Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas Seiko Hirono, Second of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Mo1443	Impaired Mitochondrial Redox Signalling Leads to Aberrant Epigenetic Regulation in Occult Hepatitis B & C Infections Kewal Krishan Maudar, G.I. Surgery and Administration, Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Mo1444	Clinico-Pathological Features and Survival of Resected Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Associated with Von Hippel Lindau Disease and Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Ilaria Pergolini, Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Mo1445	Impact of Fellow vs. Resident Assistance on Outcomes following Pancreaticoduodenectomy Andrea Jester, Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Mo1446	Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Outcome of Duodenum Preserving Pancreatic Head Coring with Duodenum Preserving Pancreatic Head and Body Coring in Chronic Pancreatitis Vikash Moond, GENERAL SURGERY, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
Mo1447	Graded Morbidity Profiles for Duodenum Preserving Pancreatic Head Resection Are Equivalent to Those for Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Head-Dominant Chronic Pancreatitis Olga Kantor, Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Mo1448	C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin as Predictors of Postoperative Inflammatory Complications after Pancreatic Surgery Giardino Alessandro, Surgery, Casa di Cura Pederzoli, Verona, Peschiera del Garda, Italy
Mo1449	How Can We Measure Learning Curves in Complex Laparoscopic Pancreas Resections? Uwe A. Wittel, General- and Visceral Sugery, Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Mo1450	Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Is Associated with Improved Clinicopathologic Outcomes and Equivalent Morbidity and Mortality following Pancreaticoduodenectomy Brandon Chapman, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO
Mo1451	Anemia Is an Independent Predictor of Complications following Pancreatectomy Mark Pedersen, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Stomach and Small Bowel Disorders II
Mo1380	Patterns of Initial Recurrence after Curative Resection for Gastric Adenocarcinoma According to Lauren Histologic Type Kevin Chang, Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kttering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Mo1381	Role of Assessment for Venous Invasion in Predicting Prognosis after Surgical Treatment of Gastric Cancer Yuta Ibuki, Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Mo1382	Peri-Operative Administration of Resveratrol Did Not Hinder Abdominal or Gastric Wound Healing in a Murine Model Xiaohong Yan, Surgery, Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY
Mo1383	Seasonal Patterns of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States: Consistency in Admission Rates John V. Gahagan, Surgery, UC Irvine Health, Orange, CA
Mo1384	Management of a Surgical Gastric Perforation with Endoscopic Suturing Andrew C. Storm, Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Mo1385	Retrograde Jejunogastric Intussusception: A Single-Institution Experience over Two Decades Siva Gavini, SVIMS, Tirupati, India
Mo1387	Ogaki Classification Using Water-Soluble Contrast Agent for the Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction : An Audit of 650 Consecutive Cases in Single Center Haruki Mori, surgery, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Gifu, Japan
Mo1388	CT Scan or Physical Exam: Which Is a Better Diagnostic Tool for Incarcerated Hernia? Safoora Choudry, Surgery, Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Wright State University, Springfield, IL
Mo1389	Readmissions and Length of Stay Increased by Anxiolytic Medications in Ventral Hernia Repairs Crystal F. Totten, Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Mo1390	Diverticula of the Small Intestine: A 5 Year Inpatient Review Omar M. Ghanem, Department of Surgery, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Silver Spring, MD
Colorectal Diseases II
Mo1750	Emergent Colectomy Is Independently Associated with Decreased Long-Term Overall Survival in Colon Cancer Patients Zhaomin Xu, Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Mo1751	Is There a Difference in Short-Term Outcomes When Colonic J-Pouch Anal Anastomosis Reconstruction Is Performed following Laparoscopic vs. Open Low Anterior Resection? Shaun Robert Brown, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, El Paso, TX
Mo1752	The Robotic Approach Significantly Reduces Length of Stay after Laparoscopic Colectomy: ACS NSQIP Matched Analysis Ahmed Mohammed Al-Mazrou, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center / New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Mo1753	Preoperative Predictors of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections in Crohn’s Disease Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Operations Amy L. Lightner, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Mo1754	Diverting Loop Ileostomy for Ileo-Colic Anastomosis Is Associated with a Lower Serious Anastomotic Leak Rate: A Nationwide Analysis Alexander Hawkins, Colon & Rectal Surgery, Washington University, St Louis, MO
Mo1755	CDKN2A Hypermethylation and Synchronous Bilateral Colorectal Cancer Fabio Coppedè, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Mo1756	Factors Associated with Survival following Cytoreductive Surgery and Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer Sean Dineen, Surgical Oncology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Mo1757	Evolution of Short-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon Cancer Anne Milou Dinaux, Surgery, General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Mo1758	Impact of Fluorescence Angiography on Clinical and Financial Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery: A Case Matched Series Deborah Keller, Colorectal Surgery,, Houston Methodist Hospital, Colorectal Surgical Associates, Hershey, PA
Mo1759	Posture during Defecation Is a Risk Factor for Colonic Diverticular Disease Seyfettin Koklu, Gastroenterology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Mo1760	Crohn’s Disease Recurrence after Ileocolonic Resection: High Expression of TLR2 and TLR4 Is Associated to Prolonged Disease Free Interval Imerio Angriman, Surgery, University of Padova, Vicenza, Italy
Mo1761	A Case-Matched Comparative Study of Self-Expandable Metal Stent Placement and Acute Resection in the Management of Right-Sided Colonic Obstructions Femke Julie Amelung, Gastroenterology, Surgery, Academic Medical Centre Utrecht, Meander Medical Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands
Mo1762	Does Stoma-Site Extraction Increase Stoma Complications? Wanglin Li, colorectal department, Digestive disease institute, Cleveland, OH
Mo1763	Transitioning to a Combination Mechanical and Oral Antibiotic Bowel Prep Is Associated with Reduced Postoperative Ileus and Length of Stay after Colorectal Resection Daniel Herzig, Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Mo1764	Short Term Complications after Elective Surgery for Acute Diverticulitis Anne F. Peery, Gastroenterology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Mo1765	Effect of Polyhexanide on the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections after Colorectal Surgery Hannes Philipp Neeff, Department of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Mo1766	Local Excision following Pelvic Imaging vs. Radical Resection for Stage I Rectal Cancer: Balancing Morbidity, Survival and Recurrence — A Matched Study Leonardo C. Duraes, Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Mo1767	Comparison of Robotic versus Single-Port Laparoscopic Completion Proctectomy with IPAA for Ulcerative Colitis Cigdem Benlice, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Mo1768	Rectal Cancer and Gender: Differences of the Perioperative Management, Early Postoperative and Oncosurgical Long-Term Outcome — Data Obtained in a Prospective Multicenter Observational Study Frank Meyer, Dept. of General, Abdominal and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital at Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany