DECISION MAKING FOR FAILED REFLUX PROCEDURES, RE-DO FUNDOPLICATIONS, AND LARGE HIATAL HERNIAS
Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL
Anne Lidor, Madison, WI

CAN WE PICK-UP THE PACE? OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF GASTROPARESIS
Sponsored by: ASGE, AGA, SSAT

Moderators:

Brian E. Lacy, Jacksonville, FL Linda Anh B. Nguyen, Stanford, CA

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF GASTROPARESIS: WHAT'S NEW?
Michael Camilleri, Rochester, MN

OPTIMIZING NUTRITION IN GASTROPARESIS
Berkeley Limketkai, Palo Alto, CA

GASTRIC PACING FOR GASTROPARESIS: DOES IT HELP?
Jennifer A. Christie, Brookhaven, GA

REMOVING THE OBSTRUCTION: ENDOSCOPIC AND SURGICAL APPROACHES
John Rodriguez, Cleveland, OH

Q&A

Moderators:

Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville, VA Joerg Zehetner, Bern, Switzerland

10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion

MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED USE OF POSTOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER
Rhami Khorfan^*1, Cary Jo Schlick¹, David J. Bentrem², Ryan P. Merkow^1
1Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; ²Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

DISCUSSANT: O. Joe Hines, MD

EXOSOMAL MIR-15B-3P PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF GASTRIC CANCER BY TARGETING DYNLT1
Shuchun Wei^*, Guoxin Zhang
Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

DISCUSSANT: Andreas Karachristos, MD

PREDICTORS OF PERSISTENT DYSPHAGIA AFTER MAGNETIC SPHINCTER AUGMENTATION
Shahin Ayazi^*, Ali H. Zaidi, Ping Zheng, Kristy Chovanec, Yoshihiro Komatsu, Ashten N. Omstead, Madison Salvitti, Toshitaka Hoppo, Kirsten Newhams, Blair A. Jobe
Esophageal and Lung Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

DISCUSSANT: Brian E. Louie, MD

COMPLICATIONS AND READMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING FOLLOWING ELECTIVE BARIATRIC SURGERY
Tarik Yuce^*, Rhami Khorfan, Nathaniel J. Soper, Eric S. Hungness, Alexander Nagle, Ezra N. Teitelbaum, Karl Bilimoria, David Odell
Department of Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

DISCUSSANT: Alexander Ayzengart, MD

UPDATE ON THE DURABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF COLLIS GASTROPLASTY FOR CHRONIC GERD AND PARAESOPHAGEAL HERNIA AT FOUR YEARS POST-INTERVENTION
Zachary Sanford, Adam S. Weltz, Alex Addo, Richard Lu^*, Adrian Park
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD

DISCUSSANT: David Rattner, MD

THE IMPACT OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS ON A RETURN TO INTENDED ONCOLOGIC TREATMENT (RIOT) IN RESECTED GASTRIC CANCER PATIENTS
Marcus F. Ramos^2,1, Tiago B. de Castria³, Marina A. Pereira², André R. Dias², Fernanda F. Antonacio³, Paulo M. Hoff³, Bruno Zilberstein¹, Ivan Cecconello¹, Ulysses Ribeiro^*2,1
1Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; ²Gastroenterology, Sao Paulo State Cancer Institute - University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine - ICESP-HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³Oncology, Sao Paulo State Cancer Institute - ICESP-HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

DISCUSSANT: Sushanth Reddy, MD

TECHNICAL AND ONCOLOGICAL ISSUES IN MAJOR HPB SURGERY. BACK TO THE BASICS!

Moderators:

Felipe Coimbra, Brazil Flavio G. Rocha, Seattle, WA

10 TIPS TO A SAFE MAJOR LIVER RESCTION
Felipe Coimbra, Brazil

KEY TACTICAL STEPS TO PROCEED AN EXTENDED PANCREATIC RESECTION
Steven J. Hughes, Gainesville, FL

LIVER MINIMAL INVASIVE SURGERY: FROM PANNING TO SUCCESS
Allan Tsung, Columbus, OH

MIS IN PANCREATIC RESECTION. FROM LEARNING TO ADVANCED TECHNIQUE
Michael L. Kendrick, Rochester, MN

INNOVATION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN HPB ONCOLOGY
Jean Nicholas Vauthey, Houston, TX

Moderators:

Vitaly Poylin, Boston, MA Kellie L. Mathias, Rochester, MN

10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion

HYBRID ROBOTIC TAMIS APPROACH TO A LARGE, LOW LAYING, NEARLY CIRCUMFERENTIAL RECTAL POLYP.
Monika A. Krezalek^*1, Nicolas Contreras-Peraza², Maile E. Parker¹, Eric Dozois¹, Scott Kelley¹, David W. Larson¹, Kevin Behm^1
1Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

AN ESD TRAINING PROGRAM UTILIZING INANIMATE MODELS AND EX VIVO INTESTINE
Erica Pettke^*1, Jaspreet Sandhu², Carl Winkler¹, Abhinit Shah³, Xiaohong Yan¹, Vesna Cekic¹, Shantha Kumara HMC¹, Nipa Gandhi¹, Richard L. Whelan^1
1Surgery, Mount Sinai West Hospital, New York, NY; ²Surgery, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, New York, NY; ³Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India

ROBOTIC TOTAL PROCTOCOLECTOMY, END ILEOSTOMY, AND OMENTAL PEDICLE FLAP
Peter J. Davis^*, Scott Kelley, Kevin Behm
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF A COMBINED PARAHIATAL AND HIATAL HERNIA WITH MESH AND MAGNETIC SPHINCTER AUGMENTATION
Daniel A. Barrera^*1, Ahmed M. Zihni², Ashwin A. Kurian^2
1Centura Health St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, CO; ²SurgOne Foregut Institute, Denver, CO

DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; A TRANS-ABDOMINAL LAPAROSCOPIC PRIMARY REPAIR
David E. McCabe^*, William S. Richardson
Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA

REFLUX BARRET'S HIATAL HERNIA AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY
Moderator: Michael Schweitzer, Baltimore, MD

BARIATRIC GI, BARETT'S/GERD, PRE AND/OR POSTOP
Vivek Kumbhari, Baltimore, MD

PARAESOPHAGEAL/GERD
Katherine Lamond, Baltimore, MD

BIG DATA VERSUS CLINICAL TRIALS IN HPB SURGERY
Moderator: Sharon M. Weber, Madison, WI

FRAME THE DEBATE
Sharon M. Weber, Madison, WI

BIG DATA ARE BETTER
Jennifer F. Tseng, Boston, MA

RANDOMIZED TRIALS ARE STILL THE STANDARD
Jason B. Fleming, Tampa, FL

DO ALL PATIENTS REQUIRE RESECTION AFTER SUCCESSFUL DRAINAGE OF DIVERTICULAR ABSCESSES?
Moderator: Neil Hyman, Chicago, IL

FRAME THE DEBATE
Neil Hyman, Chicago, IL

FOR COLECTOMY AFTER DRAINAGE OF DIVERTICULAR ABCESSES
Jason F. Hall, Boston, MA

AGAINST COLECTOMY AFTER DRAINAGE OF DIVERTICULAR ABCESSES
Fergal Fleming, Rochester, NY

CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: SURVEILLANCE, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Sponsored by: AASLD, ASGE, SSAT, AGA

Moderators:

Gregory J. Gores, Rochester, MN James H. Tabibian, Sylmar, CA

DEFINITIONS AND PATHOGENESIS
Nataliya Razumilava, Ann Arbor, MI

EMERGING TECHNIQUES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND SURVEILLANCE
John E. Eaton, Rochester, MN

ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT
Raj Shah, Cleveland Heights, OH

SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
Timothy M. Pawlik, Columbus, OH

Q&A
Gregory J. Gores, Rochester, MN

MEETING OUR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: VALUE-BASED HEALTHCARE
David B. Hoyt, Chicago, IL

Authors available at their posters to answer questions 12 PM - 2 PM; posters on display 9:30 AM - 4 PM.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMITTING/REVISING
Susan Galandiuk, Louisville, KY
Anne Lidor, Madison, WI

Moderator: Kerry Bolton, Washington, D.C.

OBESITY (SSAT)
Ali Tavakkoli, Boston, MA

OBESITY (ASGE)
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Rochester, MN

OBESITY (AASLD)
Zobair Younossi, Falls Church, VA

OBESITY (AGA)
Shelby A. Sullivan, Denver, CO

VIDEO COACHING AND CERTIFICATION TO ENABLE COMPETENCY BASED SURGICAL EDUCATION

Moderators:

Brian R. Davis, El Paso, TX Taylor S. Riall, Tucson, AZ

VIDEO REVIEW TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL FEEDBACK FOR RESIDENTS
Brian Goldblatt, Milwaukee, WI

EXPERT VIDEO REVIEW FOR PRACTICING SURGEONS AS PART OF A QUALITY CONSORTIUM
Dmitry Oleynikov, Omaha, NE

VIDEO REVIEW OF NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF COMPETENCE
Matthew Ritter, Bethesda, MD

WHAT IS COACHING? HOW DO WE TRAIN THE TRAINERS?
Dimitrios Stefanidis, Indianapolis, IN

AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF RECTAL CANCER

Moderators:

Neil Hyman, Chicago, IL Heather Yeo, New York, NY

DOES AN ADVERSE MICROBIOME CAUSE COLORECTAL CANCER?
Benjamin D. Shogan, Chicago, IL

WHERE DOES LOCAL EXCISION FIT IN?
Ronald Bleday, Boston, MA

TME: OPEN, LAP, OR ROBOTIC?
James W. Fleshman, Dallas, TX

ARE WE READY FOR WATCH AND WAIT?
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, New York, NY

MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH RECTAL CANCER AND SYNCHRONOUS LIVER METASTASES
Andrea Karachristos, Philadelphia, PA

Moderators:

Alexander Ayzengart, Gainesville, FL W. Scott Melvin, New York, NY

10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion

ESSENTIALS OF LAPAROSCOPIC REMOVAL OF MAGNETIC LES AUGMENTATION DEVICE (LINX), REDO HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR AND TOUPET FUNDOPLICATION FOR RECURRENT GERD
Roshin Thomas^*, Jad Khoraki, Guilherme Campos
VCU, Richmond, VA

ROBOTIC REPAIR OF GIANT HIATAL HERNIA WITH NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION
Sharona B. Ross, Andres E. Giovannetti^*, Iswanto Sucandy, Alexander Rosemurgy
Surgery, Florida Hospital Tampa, Chicago, IL

IDENTIFICATION OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODE USING SUBMUCOSAL INJECTION OF INDOCYANINE GREEN AND DAVINCI FIREFLY CAMERA SYSTEM
Timothy J. Vreeland^*1, Phillip S. Ge², Jeffrey Lee², Paul Mansfield¹, Brian Badgwell¹, Naruhiko Ikoma^1
1Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson, Houston, TX; ²Gastroenterology, University of Texas MD Anderson, Houston, TX

UNUSUAL CASE OF BILATERAL EPIPHRENIC DIVERTICULA
Katharina Fetten^*, Sumeet Mittal
General Surgery, Norton Thoracic Institute, St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

PERORAL GASTRIC ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY
Stephanie M. Novak^*1, Zachary M. Callahan^1,2, Michael Ujiki^1
1General Surgery, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL; ²General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

ROBOTIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY WITH TRANSIT BIPARTITION FOR AN OBESE PATIENT WITH COMPLICATED METABOLIC SYNDROME
Cigdem Benlice^*1, Cahide I. Sahin¹, Can Karaca², Bilgi Baca^1
1General Surgery, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey; ²Bahcelievler Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

ENDOSCOPIC/SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR RELAPSING ACUTE AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
Sponsored by: SSAT, ASGE

Moderators:

Steven J. Hughes, Gainesville, FL Santhi Swaroop Vege, Rochester, MN

INTRODUCTION
Santhi Swaroop Vege, Rochester, MN

WHEN DOES THE PATIENT WITH THE RAP OR CHRONIC PANCREATITIS REQUIRE ENDOSCOPIC OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION?
Chris Forsmark, Gainesville, FL

EVIDENCE BASED ENDOSCOPIC INTERVENTIONS FOR RAP AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
Jorge V. Obando, Durham, NC

RESECTION OR DRAINAGE PROCEDURE OR TPIAT FOR CHRONIC PANCREATITIS?
Kevin E. Behrns, St. Louis, MO

WORDS OF WISDOM: WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS OF ENDOSCOPIC/SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS?
Marco J. Bruno, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Q&A
Steven J. Hughes, Gainesville, FL

Moderators:

David B. Stewart, Tucson, AZ Kurt G. Davis, New Orleans, LA

3-minute presentation, 3-minute discussion

THE ROLE OF NEOADJUVANT VERSUS ADJUVANT THERAPY FOR DUODENAL ADENOCARCINOMA: A NATIONAL CANCER DATABASE (NCDB) PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHED ANALYSIS
Kimberly M. Linden^*, Atlee M. Melillo, Gaughan John, Chioma G. Obinero, Umur Atabek, Francis Spitz, Young Hong
General Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, PA

THE PREVALENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF DUODENAL BULB POLYPOSIS AFTER DUODENECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS
Ji Yoon Yoon^*1, Neal Mehta², Carol A. Burke², Toms Augustin³, Margaret O'Malley², Lisa A. LaGuardia², Michael W. Cruise⁴, Gautam N. Mankaney², James M. Church⁵, Matthew Kalady⁵, R Matthew Walsh³, Amit Bhatt^2
1Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ³General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ⁴Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ⁵Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

PARKINSON'S DISEASE IS MORE PREVALENT IN PATIENTS WITH APPENDECTOMIES: A NATIONAL POPULATION-BASED STUDY
Mohammed Z. Sheriff^*1, Emad Mansoor², Gregory S. Cooper^2
1Internal Medicine, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; ²Digestive Health Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

INDICATIONS FOR AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH 30-DAY READMISSIONS AFTER CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY AND HYPERTHERMIC INTRAPERITONEAL CHEMOTHERAPY (HIPEC): A STUDY FROM THE US HIPEC COLLABORATIVE
Tiffany C. Lee^*1, Koffi Wima¹, Jeffrey Sussman¹, Syed Ahmad¹, Jordan Cloyd², Ahmed Ahmed², Keith Fournier³, Andrew Lee³, Sean Dineen⁴, Benjamin Powers⁴, Jula Veerapong⁵, Joel Baumgartner⁵, Callisia N. Clarke⁶, Harveshp Mogal⁶, Charles A. Staley⁷, Shishir K. Maithel⁷, Jennifer Leiting⁸, Travis e. Grotz⁸, Laura Lambert⁹, Ryan J. Hendrix⁹, Sharon M. Weber¹⁰, Courtney Pokrzywa¹⁰, Byrne Lee¹¹, Fabian M. Johnston¹², Jonathan B. Greer¹², Sameer Patel^1
1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; ²The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; ³University of Texas MD Anderson, Houston, TX; ⁴Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL; ⁵University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA; ⁶Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; ⁷Emory University, Atlanta, GA; ⁸Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ⁹University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA; ¹⁰University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; ¹¹City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA; ¹²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

PARENTERAL NUTRITION INSTEAD OF EARLY REOPERATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PERSISTENT EARLY POSTOPERATIVE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION
Dominykas Burneikis^*, Luca Stocchi, Ezra Steiger, Denise Jezerski, Sherief Shawki
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

SMALL BOWEL SEROMUSCULAR FLAPS USED FOR PELVIC DEFECTS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING REOPERATIVE SURGERY
Brielle Hebert^*, Kellie L. Mathis, Nho V. Tran
General Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN

LOW-GRADE APPENDICEAL MUCINOUS NEOPLASM: LOCAL VS DISSEMINATED INTRAPERITONEAL DISEASE
Eliahu Y. Bekhor^*1,2, Daniel Solomon^1,2, Brianne Sullivan¹, Margaret Hofstedt¹, Serena Zheng³, Samuel Ballentine⁴, Jacquelyn Carr¹, Nathan M. Bolton¹, Deepa Magge¹, Benjamin Golas¹, Daniel Labow¹, Alexandros Polydorides⁴, Umut Sarpel^1
1Division of Surgical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; ²Department of general surgery, Rabin medical center, Petach Tikva, Israel; ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New york, NY; ⁴Department of pathology, Ichan school of medicine at mount sinai, New York, NY

SURVIVAL AND TREATMENT TRENDS FOR SMALL BOWEL AND COLORECTAL GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS
Chady Atallah¹, Hamda Almaazmi^*1,2, Miloslawa Stem¹, Brian D. Lo¹, James Taylor¹, Bashar Safar¹, Jonathan Efron^1
1Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; ²Surgery, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

THE ROLE OF EMERGENT AVAILABILITY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND OUTCOMES OF GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING AMONG THE ELDERLY.
Kevin B. Ricci^*1, Angela M. Ingraham², Amy P. Rushing¹, Vijaya T. Daniel³, Adrian Diaz¹, Anghela Z. Paredes¹, Victor Heh¹, M. Didem Ayturk⁴, Holly E. Baselice¹, Wendelyn M. Oslock¹, Scott Strassels¹, Heena P. Santry^1
1Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; ²Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; ³Surgery, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA; ⁴Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA

Moderators:

Kyle A. Perry, Columbus, OH Jayleen Grams, Birmingham, AL

3-minute presentation, 3-minute discussion

PREOPERATIVE HAND GRIP STRENGTH AS A PREDICTOR OF LENGTH OF STAY AFTER ESOPHAGECTOMY
Michael Watson¹, Sally J. Trufan², Nicole Gower¹, Lauren A. Jeck¹, Benjamin M. Motz¹, Meredith Byrne³, Joshua S. Hill^*1, Jonathan Salo^1
1Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; ²Department of Biostatistics, Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; ³Clinical Nutrition, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

IMPACT OF HIATAL HERNIA STATUS ON MANOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER (LES) AND ESOPHAGEAL BODY FUNCTION
Shahin Ayazi^*, Ali H. Zaidi, Ping Zheng, Kristy Chovanec, Madison Salvitti, Ashten N. Omstead, Xinxin Shen, Yoshihiro Komatsu, Toshitaka Hoppo, Blair A. Jobe
Esophageal and Lung Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

RISK OF MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY IS ELEVATED IN PATIENTS WITH IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES
Jessica Jou^*2, Allison R. Schulman¹, Jonathan F. Finks³, Amir A. Ghaferi³, Oliver A. Varban³, Ryan W. Stidham^1
1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; ³Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS IS A LONG-TERM COMPLICATION OF SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Nicholas A. Hoerter^*, Scott M. Smukalla, Max Pitman, Violeta Popov
New York University Langone Health, New York, NY

REVISIONAL SURGERY FOR RECURRENT MARGINAL ULCERATION FOLLOWING ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS: INCIDENCE, OUTCOMES AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION
Adam Di Palma^*, Azusa Maeda, Timothy Jackson, Allan Okrainec
Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

MEASUREMENT OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL DISTENSIBILITY AFTER MAGNETIC SPHINCTER AUGMENTATION: CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND DEFINING NORMAL VALUES
Shahin Ayazi^*, Philip Jackson, Anastasia Gorbunova, Yoshihiro Komatsu, Ali H. Zaidi, Fahim Habib, Madison Salvitti, Kirsten Newhams, Catherine M. Siegfried, Ping Zheng, Blair A. Jobe
Esophageal and Lung Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

OPTIMIZING DEVELOPMENT OF ENDOSCOPIC-DERIVED GASTRIC CANCER ORGANOIDS FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Miranda Lin^*1, Mei Gao¹, Yachao Yang¹, Wesam M. Frandah², Moamen Gabr², Houssam E. Mardini², Joseph Kim^1
1Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; ²Gastroenterology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

INDICATION AND FEASIBILITY OF MICROVASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS IN ESOPHAGEAL RECONSTRUCTION AFTER ESOPHAGECTOMY
Yoshitaka Ishikawa^*, Katsunori Nishikawa, Keita Takahashi, Takanori Kurogochi, Masami Yuda, Yujiro Tanaka, Akira Matsumoto, Yuichiro Tanishima, Norio Mitsumori, Katsuhiko Yanaga
Surgery, The Jikei University, Tokyo, Japan

ACUTE PANCREATITIS IN PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF BARIATRIC SURGERY: IS IT LESS SEVERE?
Paul T. Kroner^*1, C. Roberto Simons-Linares², Alex M. Kesler¹, Peter Abader¹, Mohammad Afsh¹, Juan E. Corral¹, Prabhleen Chahal², Massimo Raimondo^1
1Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL; ²Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

DECREASING NATIONAL TRENDS IN HOSPITAL CHARGES FOR ESOPHAGECTOMY HAVE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC AREAS FOR FURTHER COST CONTAINMENT
Victoria Lyo^*1, Patrick J. McLaren³, Jack Wiedrick², Elizabeth Dewey¹, John G. Hunter¹, James P. Dolan^1
1Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; ²Biostatistics & Design Program, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; ³Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA

Moderators:

Sean Dineen, Tampa, FL Lygia Stewart, San Francisco, CA

3-minute presentation, 3-minute discussion

PANCREATIC FISTULA IN THE ERA OF NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY IS AN UNCOMMON COMPLICATION BUT MAY HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON LONG-TERM SURVIVAL
Thomas P. Hank^*, Marta Sandini, Cristina R. Ferrone, Clifton Rodrigues, Maximilian Weniger, Motaz Qadan, Andrew L. Warshaw, Keith D. Lillemoe, Carlos Fernández-del Castillo
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

WNT11 PROMOTES PANCREATIC CANCER CELL MOTILITY AND INVASION
Tara Hughes^*1, Xinqun Li¹, Bingbing Dai¹, Christian Siangco¹, Kaberi Das¹, Shanshan Bai², Hu Min², Tapsi Kumar², Emi Sei², Nicholas Navin², Michael P. Kim^1
1Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; ²Genetics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

THE PATH TO WHIPPLE RECONSTRUCTION: TRANS-MESOCOLON OR THROUGH LIGAMENT OF TREITZ?
Adriana C. Gamboa^*, Mohammad Y. Zaidi, Rachel M. Lee, Juan M. Sarmiento, David Kooby, Maria C. Russell, Kenneth Cardona, Shishir K. Maithel
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

STERILITY CULTURES FOLLOWING PANCREATECTOMY WITH ISLET AUTOTRANSPLANTATION IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION: DO THEY MATTER?
Alexander R. Cortez^*2,1, Al-Faraaz Kassam^2,1, Tom K. Lin³, Grant C. Paulsen⁴, Todd M. Jenkins², Lara A. Danziger-Isakov³, Maisam Abu-El-Haija³, Jaimie D. Nathan^2,1
1Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; ²Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; ³Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; ⁴Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

THROMBOEMBOLIC RISK IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ABDOMINO/PELVIC SURGERY FOR VARIOUS MALIGNANCIES
Jessica Crystal^*, Nicholas Manguso, James M. Mirocha, Allan W. Silberman
Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

COLON INVOLVEMENT IN NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS: INCIDENCE, RISK FACTORS, AND OUTCOMES
Megan Nicolas^*, Thomas K. Maatman, Alexandra M. Roch, M A. Heimberger, Kyle A. Lewellen, Hayder H. Al-Azzawi, Eugene P. Ceppa, Michael G. House, Attila Nakeeb, Christian Schmidt, Nicholas J. Zyromski
Surgery, Indiana University, Inadianapolis, IN

INTERNATIONAL VALIDATION OF THE AMSTERDAM MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF SURVIVAL AFTER RESECTED PANCREATIC CANCER
Stijn van Roessel¹, Marin Strijker^*1, Ewout W. Steyerberg², Jesse V. Groen², J. S. Mieog², Olivier R. Busch¹, Asif Halimi³, Laura Zarantonello³, B. Groot Koerkamp⁴, Ulrich F. Wellner⁵, Casper H. van Eijck⁴, Mohammad Abu Hilal⁶, Marco Del Chiaro³, Tobias Keck⁵, Adnan A. Alseidi⁷, Claudio Bassi⁸, Marc Besselink^1
1Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands; ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands; ³Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; ⁴Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ⁵Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck, Germany; ⁶University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom; ⁷Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA; ⁸University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy

THE INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF PANCREATITIS AFTER DUODENECTOMY IN FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS
Neal Mehta^*1, Jiyoon Yoon², Ravi S. Shah², Toms Augustin³, Gautam N. Mankaney¹, James M. Church⁴, Matthew Kalady⁴, R Matthew Walsh³, Amit Bhatt¹, Carol A. Burke^1
1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Shaker Heights, OH; ²Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; ³General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; ⁴Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

SHOULD DIFFUSE MAIN-DUCT INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS NEOPLASMS BE TREATED WITH TOTAL PANCREATECTOMY?
Alex Blair^*, Ross M. Beckman, James F. Griffin, Vincent P. Groot, Jun Yu, Martin Makary, Richard Burkhart, Matthew J. Weiss, John Cameron, Christopher L. Wolfgang, Jin He
Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

CONFRONTING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND ITS IMPACT ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND PATIENT CARE
Sponsored by: ASGE, SSAT, AGA, AASLD
Moderator: Austin L. Chiang, Philadelphia, PA

DEFINING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND WAYS TO IDENTIFY IT
Sandra M. Quezada, Baltimore, MD

CONFRONTING UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS IT
John M. Carethers, Ann Arbor, MI

HOW UNCONSCIOUS BIAS IMPACTS PATIENT CARE
Renee Williams, New York, NY

PANCREATIC CANCER
Sponsored by: AGA, SSAT, ASGE

Moderators:

Jose G. Trevino, Gainesville, FL Aimee L. Lucas, New York, NY

SCREENING AND SURVEILLANCE
Marcia I. Canto, Baltimore, MD

CYSTIC FLUID ANALYSIS
Randall Brand, Pittsburgh, PA

SIGNALING NETWORKS DRIVING CANCER
Enrique Rozengurt, Los Angeles, CA

DECISION-MAKING OF NEOADJGUVANT V. PRIMARY SURGICAL THERAPY
Mark J. Truty, Rochester, MN

Q&A
Jose G. Trevino, Gainesville, FL

Immediately following the DDW Diversity Symposium, this reception provides a networking opportunity for attendees to gather, discuss relevant issues and learn more about what each society is doing to promote diversity in GI.