57th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 21 - 24, 2016
San Diego Convention Center - San Diego, CA
during Digestive Disease Week®

Program (Subject to Change)
Last Updated 02/29/16

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

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MONDAY, MAY 23, 2016
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	24 BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS: WRITERS WORKSHOP PART II
	SUBMITTING AND REVISING YOUR MANUSCRIPT Faculty Kevin E. Behrns, Gainesville, FL Richard A. Hodin, Boston, MA
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	30 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
	HEREDITARY COLORECTAL SYNDROMES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT Sponsored by: SSAT, AGA Moderators: Jose Guillem, New York, NY Sapna Syngal, Boston, MA
	Surgical Management of Lynch Syndrome and the Polyposis Syndromes: When to Pull the Trigger and How Much to Take Out? James M. Church, Cleveland, OH
	Endoscopic Approaches to the Management of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes Patrick M. Lynch, Houston, TX
	Advances in Evaluation and Management of Lynch Syndrome Matthew B. Yurgelun, Boston, MA
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	28D PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL I
	Moderators: Y. Nancy You, Houston, TX Neil Hyman, Chicago, IL 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
582	Factors Associated with Repeated Health Resource Utilization in Patients with Diverticulitis Steven N. Mathews, Ryan Lamm, Jie Yang, Lijuan Kang, Dana A. Telem, Aurora Pryor, Mark A. Talamini, Jill C. Genua Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
583	20-Year Trends in the Management of Diverticulitis across New York State: An Analysis of 265,724 Patients Ryan Lamm, Steven N. Mathews, Jie Yang, Lijuan Kang, Dana A. Telem, Aurora Pryor, Mark A. Talamini, Jill C. Genua Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
584	Obesity and Its Implications on Morbidity and Mortality after Appendectomy in Younger Adults Maitham Moslim1, Toms Augustin1, Stacy Brethauer1, Ann Rogers2, Diya Alaedeen1, Ali Aminian1, Matthew Kroh1, Eric B. Schneider3, R.Matthew Walsh1 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 2PENN STATE HERSHEY, HERSHEY, PA; 3Johns Hopkins school of medicine, Baltimore, MD
585	Long-Term Outcomes in Indeterminate Colitis Patients Undergoing Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: Function, Quality of Life and Complications Katharine Jackson1, Luca Stocchi2, Ana Bennett3, Ahmet Rencuzogullari2, Feza H. Remzi2 1Surgery, Confluence Health, Wenatchee, WA; 2Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; 3Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
586	Compliance with Removal of Urinary Catheter Guideline Recommendations Leads to Improved Outcome in Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Patients Allan Okrainec1,4, Mary-Anne Aarts1, Emily A. Pearsall1,3, J. Charles Victor2, Marg McKenzie3, Anand Govindarajan3,1, Ori Rotstein1, Stuart McCluskey4, Lesley Gotlib Conn5, Robin McLeod1 1Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; 4University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; 5Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
587	Simulation as an Adjunct to Didactics to Increase Knowledge Retention: One Year Follow-Up Bogdan Ionescu1, Natalee Young1, Duane Patterson3,4, Rodney Grim2, Theodore Bell2, Vanita Ahuja1,4 1Surgery, Wellspan York Hospital, York, PA; 2Population Health Management and Research, Wellspan York Hospital, York, PA; 3Medical Simulation Center, Wellspan York Hospital, York, PA; 4Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	28AB SSAT/AHPBA/E-AHPBA SYMPOSIUM: HPB
	EXTENDING THE LIMITS OF RESECTION FOR COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASES Moderators: Ernst J.M. Klar, Rostock, Germany Javier Lendoire, Buenos Aires, Argentina
	One-Stage Surgery Guido Torzilli, Milan, Italy
	Bilateral Disease Thomas A. Aloia, Houston, TX
	Positive Margins and Outcome Michael I. D'Angelica, New York, NY
	ALPPS Hauke Lange, Mainz, Germany
	Panel and Audience Discussion
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	28C VIDEO SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
	Moderators: Edward Lin, Atlanta, GA Kevin Reavis, Portland, OR 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
588	Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Management following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Daniela Treitl, Kfir Ben-David Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
589	Laparoscopic Epiphrenic Diverticulectomy, Heller Myotomy, and Dor Fundoplication for a Giant Epiphrenic Diverticulum Rebecca G. Lopez, Mihir M. Shah, Benjamin M. Martin, Jamil L. Stetler, Ankit Patel, Jahnavi Srinivasan, John Sweeney, S. Scott Davis, Edward Lin Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
590	Circumferential Long Segment Esophageal ESD for Intramucosal Esophageal Cancer in a Background of Barrett's: Oncologic Outcomes vs. Postoperative Stricture Ahmed Sharata, Keerti Pally, Ashwin A. Kurian General Surgery, Denver Esophageal and Stomach Surgery, Englewood, CO
591	Treating Complete Occlusion of the Esophagogastric Anastomosis after Transhiatal Esophagectomy: A Laparoscopic-Assisted Double-Endoscopy Technique Edward Chau, Nikolai Bildzukewicz, John Lipham Surgery, Keck Medical Center of USC, South Pasadena, CA
592	Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy with Retrograde Extraction Wendy Jo Svetanoff, Shunsuke Akimoto, Sumeet Mittal Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
593	Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair after Minimally-Invasive Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy Vladimir P. Daoud, Gina Adrales Minimally-Invasive Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	28C CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: HPB
	PREOP & INTRAOP STRATEGIES FOR HILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA Moderator: Sean P. Cleary, Toronto, ON, Canada Panelists Bryan M. Clary, San Diego, CA Michael I. D'Angelica, New York, NY Alan W. Hemming, San Diego, CA Masato Nagino, Nagoya, Japan
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	28D CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
	DIVERTICULITIS MANAGEMENT IN 2016 Moderator: Imran Hassan, Iowa City, IA Panelists Hermann Kessler, Cleveland, OH Jason Hall, Burlington, MA Mary R. Kwaan, Minneapolis, MN
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	28AB CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
	POEM VS. LAPAROSCOPIC HELLER: WHICH IS NOW THE GOLD STANDARD? Moderator: Steven P. Bowers, Jacksonville, FL
	Frame the Debate Steven P. Bowers, Jacksonville, FL
	POEM Is Now the Gold Standard Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL
	Laparoscopic Heller Is Still the Gold Standard Marco G. Patti, Chicago, IL
	Panel and Audience Discussion
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	30 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AASLD-ACCREDITED)
	WORKUP AND MANAGEMENT OF UNKNOWN LIVER MASSES Sponsored by: AASLD, SSAT, AGA Moderators: Shimul A. Shah, Cincinnati, OH Michael Volk, Redlands, CA
	Multidisciplinary Management of Liver Lesions Michael Volk, Redlands, CA
	Use of MRI to Characterize Liver Lesions Claude Sirlin, San Diego, CA
	Management of Vascular Lesions Shimul A. Shah, Cincinnati, OH
	Management of Cystic Lesions David M. Nagorney, Rochester, MN
	Management of Adenomas Safi Dokmak, Clichy, France
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	28AB MAJA AND FRANK G. MOODY STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE
	The Best Medicine: Leadership Lessons for Work and Life Bruce L. Gewertz, Los Angeles, CA
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Exhibit Hall C POSTER SESSION II (NON-CME)
	Authors available at their posters to answer questions 12 PM - 2 PM; posters on display 9:30 AM - 4 PM.
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	32 MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
	TIPS TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AND GET GOOD OUTCOMES WITH PEH REPAIR Faculty Steven R. DeMeester, Los Angeles, CA Brant K. Oelschlager, Seattle, WA
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	30 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (ASGE-ACCREDITED)
	CLINICAL CHALLENGES OF PANCREATIC CYSTS Sponsored by: ASGE, AGA, SSAT Moderators: Frank G. Gress, New York, NY Anne Marie Lennon, Baltimore, MD
	The AGA Guidelines: The Only Way to Go James M. Scheiman, Ann Arbor, MI
	Alternative Guidelines Make More Sense Marcia Irene Canto, Baltimore, MD
	What Is the Role EUS in Management of Pancreatic Cysts in 2016? John M. DeWitt, Indianapolis, IN
	The Surgeon's Perspective: When Should You Refer Your Patient for Surgery? Barish Edil, Aurora, CO
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	28C PLENARY SESSION: HPB II
	Moderators: Michael G. House, Indianapolis, IN Andrew Lowy, La Jolla, CA 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
708	The Impact of Hepaticojejunostomy Anastomotic Leaks after Pancreatoduodenectomy: An Uncommon Complication but a Devastating Source of Morbidity and Mortality Andrea Jester, Catherine Chung, david becerra, E M. Kilbane, Michael G. House, Nicholas J. Zyromski, C. Max Schmidt, Attila Nakeeb, Eugene P. Ceppa Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
709	The Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Status and Extent of Lymphadenectomy in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Confined to and Extending beyond the Pancreas Onur Kutlu2, Jeffrey E. Lee1, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey1, David Adams2, Michael P. Kim1, Jason B. Fleming1, Matthew H. Katz1, Claudius Conrad1 1Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; 2Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
710	Prognosis of Fibrolamellar Carcinoma Compared to Non-Cirrhotic Conventional Hepatocellular Carcinoma Suguru Yamashita1, Yun Shin Chun1, Guillaume Passot1, Claudius Conrad1, Thomas Aloia1, MA Shama2, Kanwal Raghav2, Manal Hassan2, Ahmed Kaseb2, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey1 1Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson, Houston, TX; 2Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
711	Poor Glycemic Control Is Associated with Failure to Complete Neoadjuvant Therapy and Surgery in Patients with Localized Pancreatic Cancer Eunice Paul Rajamanickam, Mohammed Aldakkak, Kathleen Christians, Ben George, Paul S. Ritch, Beth A. Erickson, Fabian Johnston, Douglas B. Evans, Susan Tsai Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
712	Postoperative Pancreatitis after Pancreaticoduodenectomy Predicts Clinically Relevant Postoperative Pancreatic Fistulas Uwe A. Wittel, Christian Kühlbrey, Niki Samiei, Frank Makowiec, Ulrich T. Hopt Universitaestkinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
713	Restitution of Tumor Suppressor MIR-145 Using Magnetic Nanoparticles Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Saini Setua2, Stephen W. Behrman1, Sheema Khan2, Murali M. Yallapu2, Meena Jaggi2, Subhash C. Chauhan2 1Surgery, Univ. of Tennessee, Memphis, TN; 2Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	28D PUBLIC POLICY & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE PANEL
	REGIONALIZATION: WILL IT IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY OR HURT ACCESS TO GI SURGERY CARE? Moderators: Peter Muscarella, II, Bronx, NY Randall S. Zuckerman, Kalispell, MT
	Quality Outcomes Impact of Regionalization: How Systems Need to Change to Improve Quality Justin B. Dimick, Ann Arbor, MI
	The Impact of Regionalization at the Hospital Level, Its Effect on Maintaining Hospital Viability, and the Impact on the Surrounding Community Velinda Stevens, Kalispell, MT
	How Regionalization Has Affected Them Already and Their Patients and the Concerns on How It Could Affect Things in the Future Michael D. Sarap, Cambridge, OH
	How Regionalization Can Affect Training of Residents and Fellows, How the Recertification Process Could Be Affected, and How the House of Surgery Could Be More Involved O. Joe Hines, Los Angeles, CA
	Fellowship Training in Advanced GI Surgery, Its Future Role in Recertification, and the Role of Accreditation Programs in the Process Matthew M. Hutter, Boston, MA
	Panel and Audience Discussion
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	28AB SSAT/ASCRS SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
	RECTAL CANCER: HOW BEST TO PERFORM A TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION Moderators: Conor P. Delaney, Cleveland, OH Y. Nancy You, Houston, TX
	The Commission on Cancer's National Rectal Cancer Accreditation Program (NRCAP) and Expected Outcomes David W. Dietz, Cleveland, OH
	Open Total Mesorectal Excision Martin R. Weiser, New York, NY
	Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision Conor P. Delaney, Cleveland, OH
	Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision Alessio Pigazzi, Orange, CA
	Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Patricia Sylla, New York, NY
	Panel and Audience Discussion
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	28C CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
	ALTERNATIVES TO FUNDOPLICATION FOR GERD: AN OBJECTIVE LOOK AT THE DATA Moderator: Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR Panelists Kyle A. Perry, Columbus, OH John C. Lipham, Los Angeles, CA Peter D. Siersema, Utrecht, Netherlands
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	28AB CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: HPB
	MIXED-DUCT IPMN: RESECT OR OBSERVE? Moderator: Jennifer F. Tseng, Boston, MA
	Frame the Debate Jennifer F. Tseng, Boston, MA
	Resect Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, Boston, MA
	Observe Jeffrey E. Lee, Houston, TX
	Panel and Audience Discussion
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	28D CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
	COMPLETE CLINICAL RESPONSE AFTER NEOADJUVANT CHEMORADIATION FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CANCER: WATCH AND WAIT OR RADICAL SURGERY? Moderator: John R. Monson, Rochester, NY
	Frame the Debate John R. Monson, Rochester, NY
	Radical Surgery James W. Fleshman, Dallas, TX
	Watch and Wait Jesse Joshua Smith, New York, NY
	Panel and Audience Discussion
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	28AB ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Members Only