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58th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 6 - 9, 2017
McCormick Place - Chicago, IL
during Digestive Disease Week®

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All rooms at McCormick Place unless otherwise indicated.

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MONDAY, MAY 8, 2017
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	S505a BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS: WRITERS WORKSHOP PART II
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	Moderators: Richard Hodin, Boston, MA Gregory D. Kennedy, Birmingham, AL
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC (AGA-ACCREDITED)
	GERD: FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TESTING AND THERAPY Sponsored by: AGA, SSAT, ASGE Moderators: L. Michael Brunt, St. Louis, MO Prakash Gyawali, St. Louis, MO
	How to Make a Conclusive Diagnosis of GERD in 2017 Daniel Sifrim, London, England
	Benefits and Risks of Long-Term PPI Therapy: What Is the Evidence? Peter J. Kahrilas, Chicago, IL
	Beyond PPIs: Therapeutic Options for GERD Symptoms Andre J.P.M. Smout, Utrecht, Netherlands
	Invasive Endolumenal and Transoral Therapies for GERD Vic Velanovich, Tampa, FL
	Innovative Surgical Therapies: Role of Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation John C. Lipham, Los Angeles, CA
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	S505a PLENARY SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC I
	Moderators: Michel Gagner, Montreal, QC, Canada Ozanan R. Meireles, Boston, MA 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
559	The Diagnostic Dilemma of Manometrically Detected Non-Achalasia Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction (EJOO): Implications in Surgical Decision-Making Yoshihiro Komatsu, Philip Jackson, Ali H. Zaidi, Fahim Habib, Samantha Martin, Emily Lloyd, Albert A. Civitarese, TOSHITAKA HOPPO, Blair Jobe Esophageal and Lung Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
560	Primary and Reoperative Antireflux Surgery: Outcomes and Lessons Learned Saurabh Singhal1, 2, Takahiro Masuda1, 2, Sumeet Mittal1, 2 1. General Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 2. Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
561	Strategies for Surgical Remediation of the Multi-Fundoplication Failure Patient Michael Antiporda, Chloe Jackson, C D. Smith, Mathew Thomas, Enrique F. Elli, Steven P. Bowers General Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
562	Optimal Therapy in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis William M. Whited, Jaimin Trivedi, Victor van Berkel, Matthew Fox Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
563	Risk Factors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Western Early Gastric Cancer after Optimal Surgical Treatment Marcus Kodama Ramos2, Marina Pereira2, André R. Dias2, Osmar K. Yagi2, Sheila F. Faraj3, Adriana V. Safatle-Ribeiro2, Evandro Sobroza de Melo3, Fauze Maluf-Filho2, Bruno Zilberstein1, Ivan Cecconello1, Ulysses Ribeiro1, 2 1. Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; 2. Gastroenterology, Sao Paulo Cancer Institute of Hospital das Clinicas, ICESP-HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; 3. Pathology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
564	Multivisceral Resections for Locally Advanced Esophago-Gastric Cancer: A Bridge Too Far? Juan-Carlos Molina, Alreem Al Hinai, Alexandre Gosselin-Tardif, Carmen L. Mueller, Jonathan Spicer, David Mulder, Lorenzo E. Ferri McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	S504 SSAT/AHPBA SYMPOSIUM: HPB
	UPDATES AND NEW HORIZONS IN PANCREATIC CANCER Moderators: John D. Christein, Birmingham, AL Rebecca M. Minter, Dallas, TX
	Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable Disease Matthew Katz, Houston, TX
	Current State of Precision Medicine for Pancreas Cancer Nita Ahuja, Baltimore, MD
	Role of IRE for Pancreatic Robert C.G. Martin, II, Louisville, KY
	Management of Locally Advanced Disease Cristina R. Ferrone, Boston, MA
	Panel and Audience Discussion
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	S505b VIDEO SESSION: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
	Moderators: Sajid A. Khan, New Haven, CT Luca Stocchi, Cleveland, OH 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
565	Three Approaches to the Inferior Mesenteric Artery during Robotic D3 Lymphadenectomy for Rectal Cancer Songphol Malakorn, Tarik Sammour, Brian K. Bednarski, Y. Nancy You, George J. Chang Surgical oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
566	Robotic Transduodenal Resection of an Ampullary Neuroendocrine Tumor Yongwoo D. Seo, Kevin M. Sullivan, James O. Park General Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
567	Laparoscopic Resection of Duodenal Carcinoid through an Intraluminal Approach in a Morbidly Obese Patient Mihir M. Shah1, Benjamin M. Martin2, Jamil L. Stetler3, Ankit Patel3, S. Scott Davis3, Edward Lin3 1. Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 2. Colorectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 3. General Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
568	Laparoscopic Segmental Duodenectomy with Duodenojejunostomy for a Non-Ampullary Duodenal Adenoma with Low Grade Dysplasia Michael Choi, Miguel Burch, Alexander Ayzengart Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
569	Endoscopic Pattern Tracing Training Model to Improve Control of Scope Tip for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) Abhinit Shah1, 2, Erica Pettke1, Xiaohong Yan1, Vesna Cekic1, Elie Sutton3, Geoff Bellini1, Nipa D. Gandhi1, Richard L. Whelan1 1. Surgery, Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY 2. Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India; 3. Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, NY
570	Autologous Mesenchymal Cells Transplantation in the Treatment of Perianal Fistula Pierpaolo Sileri1, Mostafa Shalaby1, 2, Fabio Nicoli1, Marco Gallinella Muzi1 1. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; 2. Derpartment of General Surgery, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	S505a CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: HPB
	MANAGEMENT OF BILIARY DISEASE POST RYGB Moderator: John D. Christein, Birmingham, AL
	Faculty Matt M. Hutter, Boston, MA Gary C. Vitale, Louisville, KY Daniel J. Deziel, Chicago, IL
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	S505b CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
	EMR AND ESD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COLORECTAL NEOPLASIA Moderator: David B. Stewart, Sr., Hershey, PA
	Faculty Peter V. Draganov, Gainesville, FL Jeffrey Lee, Houston, TX Simon S. Ng, Hong Kong, China
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	S504 CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
	SHOULD WE LOWER THE BMI THRESHOLD FOR METABOLIC SURGERY? Moderator: Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville, VA
	Frame the Debate Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville, VA
	Yes, We Should Lower the BMI Threshold Brandon D. Williams, Nashville, TN
	No, We Should Not Lower the BMI Threshold Samer G. Mattar, Portland, OR
	Panel and Audience Discussion
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB
	INCIDENTAL LIVER FINDINGS: WHEN TO TREAT, HOW TO FOLLOW? Sponsored by: SSAT, AASLD, AGA Moderators: Hashem B. El-Serag, Houston, TX Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Houston, TX
	The Surgeon Perspective Yun Shin Chun, Houston, TX
	The Radiologist Perspective Bachir Taouli, New York, NY
	The Hepatologist Perspective Norman Sussman, Houston, TX
	Case Presentations Sean P. Cleary, Toronto, ON, Canada
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	S504 MAJA AND FRANK G. MOODY STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE
	Planning Healthcare for Tomorrow, During Turbulent Times Today Janis M. Orlowski, Chicago, IL
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	South Hall 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	S505b MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
	DECISION MAKING IN EARLY RECTAL CANCER
	Faculty Gregory D. Kennedy, Birmingham, AL Y. Nancy You, Houston, TX
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	S503 DDW COMBINED RESEARCH FORUM (AASLD-ACCREDITED)
	OBESITY: ADVANCES IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Moderators: Paresh C. Shah, New York, NY Arun J. Sanyal, Richmond, VA Surgical Management of Obesity: An Overview Natan Zundel, Miami Beach, FL Anthropomorphic and Metabolic Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery Adham R. Saad, Lauren Goss, Britney Corey, Richard Stahl, Jayleen Grams University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Five Year Outcomes Following Transoral Outlet Reduction (TORE) Show Effective and Durable Treatment of Weight Regain After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Pichamol Jirapinyo, Mustafa Huseini, Christopher C. Thompson Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Novel Therapeutics for Fatty Liver Disease Michael Charlton, Salt Lake City, UT
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	S505b PUBLIC POLICY & ADVOCACY AND HEALTH CARE QUALITY & OUTCOMES COMMITTEES PANEL
	HEALTH POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE ARE WE NOW? Moderators: Collin E. Brathwaite, Mineola, NY Anthony Vine, New York, NY
	MACRA/MIPS Update Ross F. Goldberg, Phoenix, AZ
	Academic Medical Centers Functioning in the New Payments System Melinda S. Hancock, Richmond, VA
	Update on Quality Metrics Pierre F. Saldinger, Flushing, NY
	Update on ACOs Stuart G. Marcus, Arlington Heights, IL
	Panel and Audience Discussion
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	S504 SSAT/ASCRS SYMPOSIUM: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
	RECTAL CANCER QUALITY: MULTIPLE INITIATIVES, ONE COMMON GOAL Moderators: Najjia N. Mahmoud, Philadelphia, PA Y. Nancy You, Houston, TX
	Ensuring Quality in Technique: The Checklist Initiative Larissa Temple, Rochester, NY
	Learning from the Data: The Future of Minimally Invasive Rectal Cancer Surgery Nancy N. Baxter, Toronto, ON, Canada
	Policy 101: How Rectal Cancer Care Abuts Reimbursement Arden M. Morris, Stanford, CA
	CoC Initiatives: Putting It All Together Steven D. Wexner, Weston, FL
	Panel and Audience Discussion
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	S505a VIDEO SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
	Moderators: Denise W. Gee, Boston, MA Sharona Ross, Tampa, FL 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
694	Linx with Hiatal Hernia Repair: Step by Step Christopher Lai, Fahim Habib, Yoshihiro Komatsu, Blair Jobe Esophageal Lung Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
695	Laparoscopic Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device Removal with Concurrent Nissen Fundoplication Matthew T. Allemang, Andrew T. Strong, James Villamere, John Rodriguez, Jeffrey Ponsky, Matthew Kroh Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
696	Laparoscopic Treatment of Esophageal Perforation during Pneumatic Dilation for Esophageal Achalasia Mario Costantini, Renato Salvador, Giovanni Capovilla, Stefano Merigliano University of Padua, Padova, Italy
697	Successful Management of Complete Esophagogastric Anastomotic Disruption Using Combined Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy Jeffrey R. Watkins, Alexander S. Farivar, Eric Vallieres, Ralph W. Aye, Brian E. Louie Division of Thoracic Surgery, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA
698	Transgastric Laparoscopic Resection of a Stomach Mass at the Gastro-Esophageal Junction Spyridon Pagkratis, Bradley Hall, Priscila R. Armijo, Dmitry Oleynikov University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
699	Laparoscopic Transgastric Polypectomy Sarah Meade, Desmond H. Birkett, Thomas Schnelldorfer General Surgery, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	S505a CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
	SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF GASTROPARESIS Moderator: Dmitry Oleynikov, Omaha, NE
	Faculty William S. Richardson, New Orleans, LA Kyle A. Perry, Columbus, OH Kent R. Van Sickle, San Antonio, TX
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	S504 CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: HPB
	PANCREATECTOMY: DOES THE APPROACH MATTER? Moderator: Keith D. Lillemoe, Boston, MA
	Frame the Debate Keith D. Lillemoe, Boston, MA
	Open Douglas B. Evans, Milwaukee, WI
	Robotic Arthur James Moser, Boston, MA
	Laparoscopic Michael L. Kendrick, Rochester, MN
	Panel and Audience Discussion
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	S505b CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY DEBATE: SMALL BOWEL & COLORECTAL
	EXPECTANT MANAGEMENT VS. INCIDENTAL APPENDECTOMY AFTER NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATED APPENDICITIS Moderator: Neil Hyman, Chicago, IL
	Frame the Debate Neil Hyman, Chicago, IL
	Don't Surgeons Have Enough Else to Do? Deborah A. Nagle, Boston, MA
	Was It Really So Much Fun That We Should Risk It Again? Melanie Morris, Birmingham, AL
	Panel and Audience Discussion
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (ASGE-ACCREDITED)
	MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTIONS FOR NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS Sponsored by: ASGE, SSAT, AGA Moderators: Carlos Fernández-del Castillo, Boston, MA Martin Lewis Freeman, Edina, MN
	Videso-Assisted Retroperitoneal Debridement and Other MIS Techiques for Necrosis Karen D. Horvath, Seattle, WA
	Combined Modality Endoscopic Drainage and Percuaneous Catheter Drainage Andrew S. Ross, Seattle, WA
	Endoscopically-Based Step Up Approaches Stuart K. Amateau, Minneapolis, MN
	Step Up Strategies and Surgery vs Endscopy (including the Tension Trial) Hjalmar C. van Santvoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Grant Park A, Hyatt McCormick Place DDW DIVERSITY SYMPOSIUM (AASLD-ACCREDITED)
	CAREER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR DIVERSE FACULTY IN ACADEMIA AND PRACTICE Sponsored by: AASLD, SSAT, AGA, ASGE Moderators: Octavia Pickett-Blakely, Philadelphia, PA Sandra M. Quezada, Baltimore, MD Matthew Walsh, Cleveland, OH
	Enhancing Recruitment, Retention, and Promotion for Underrepresented Minorities Darwin Conwell, Columbus, OH
	Developing Succesful Mentoring Relationships Marcia R. Cruz-Correra, San Juan, PR
	Collaborative Research in Underrepresented Minority Populations Darrell M. Gray, Columbus, OH
	Overcoming Challenges with Intention and Implementation of Diversity Initiatives in Medical Education Maria L. Soto-Greene, Newark, NJ
	Panel and Audience Discussion
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	S504 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (NON-CME, members only)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Adler CC24, Hyatt McCormick Place DDW DIVERSITY RECEPTION (NON-CME)