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64th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 6-9, 2023
McCormick Place | Chicago, IL
in partnership with Digestive Disease Week®


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All rooms at McCormick Place unless otherwise indicated.
Schedule is subject to change.

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Tracks
Esophagus, Gastric, Bariatric, & Metabolic GI Tract
Hepatobiliary & Pancreas Education, Quality, Outcomes, & Policy
Abdominal Wall/Peritoneal Surface/Small Bowel General & Society Business

SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room S406
3040
Live Streamed PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY I
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Moderators: Mark A. Talamini, La Jolla, CA
(8-minute presentation, 6-minute discussion)

323
Residents Conference FEASIBILITY AND SAFETY OF TAILORED LYMPHADENECTOMY USING SENTINEL NODE NAVIGATED SURGERY WITH A HYBRID TRACER OF TECHNETIUM-99M AND INDOCYANINE GREEN IN HIGH-RISK T1 ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA PATIENTS
C. Frederiks1,3, A. Overwater1,3, J. Bergman2, R. E. Pouw2, B. De Keizer3, R. J. Bennink2, L. A. Brosens3, S. L. Meijer2, R. van Hillegersberg3, M. I. Van Berge Henegouwen2, J. Ruurda3, S. S. Gisbertz2, B. L. Weusten1,3
1Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, Netherlands, 2Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; 3Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

324
Residents Conference PANCREATIC CYSTIC NEOPLASMS: STILL HIGH RATES OF PREOPERATIVE MISDIAGNOSIS IN THE GUIDELINES AND EUS ERA
A. Burelli1, A. Nepi1, C. Tomelleri1, G. Perri1, S. Crino2, L. Bernardoni2, G. Marchegiani1, C. Bassi1, R. Salvia1
1Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Paediatrics and Gynaecology, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Unit, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy

325
ONE YEAR FOLLOW UP IN THREE PHASE IB/IIA CLINICAL TRIALS OF EX VIVO EXPANDED ALLOGENEIC BONE MARROW DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FISTULIZING CROHN'S DISEASE
A. L. Lightner, A. Otero Pineiro, J. Reese, J. Ream, D. Nachand, A. Adams, A. VanDenBossche, N. Dadgar, T. L. Hull
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States

326
Residents Conference PREDICTORS OF INSUFFICIENT FUTURE LIVER REMNANT HYPERTROPHY AFTER PORTAL VEIN EMBOLIZATION
R. I. Ayabe1, A. Haddad1, A. D. Newton1, R. Lin2, C. D. Tzeng1, Y. Chun1, B. Odisio1, J. Vauthey1, T. E. Newhook1, H. S. Tran Cao1
1Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Division of Surgery, Houston, TX, United States; 2The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Biostatistics, Houston, TX, United States
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room S406
3160
Live Streamed SSAT & FOUNDATION AWARDS CEREMONY
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Announcements of SSAT and Foundation sponsored awards, reports from the SSAT Foundation, recognition of the Foundation donors, presentation of the Public Service Award, and conferment of the Founders Medal.
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Room S406
3170
Live Streamed PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
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INTRODUCTION
Mark Talamini, Southboro, MA

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ADDRESS: “Open the Door”
Jennifer Tseng, Boston, MA
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Room S406
3250
Live Streamed DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION
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TITLE: “Better Health and the Equity Imperative”
Esther Choo, Portland, OR
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Room S406
3295
Live Streamed PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY II
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Moderators: Jennifer Tseng, Boston, MA
(8-minute presentation, 6-minute discussion)

442
Residents Conference PREOPERATIVE DETECTION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA'S MICROVASCULAR INVASION ON CT-SCAN BY ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE AND RADIOMICS ANALYSES
S. Famularo1,2,3, M. Donadon4, C. Penzo5, M. Bortolotto6, C. Maino7, F. Milana1,3, J. Marescaux2, M. Diana2,8, F. Romano6,7, F. Giuliante9, F. Ardito9, G. Grazi10, G. Torzilli3,1
1Dept. of Surgery, Hepatobiliary and general surgery division, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Lombardia, Italy. 2IRCAD France, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France; 3Humanitas University, Milan, Italy; 4Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy; 5Pole d'Expertise de la Regulation Numérique (Perique), Paris, France; 6Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; 7Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Lombardia, Italy; 8Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Ingenieur de l'Informatique et de l'Imagerie, Illkirch, Grand Est, France; 9Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Lazio, Italy; 10Istituto Regina Elena, Roma, Lazio, Italy

443
Residents Conference BARIATRIC SURGERY DECREASES THE RISK OF DEVELOPING CANCER: A MUTLICENTER POPULATION-BASED STUDY
V. Chittajallu1, E. Mansoor1, J. Perez1, Y. Abu Omar2, S. Firkins2, H. Yoo2, B. Baggott2, R. Simons-Linares2
1Digestive Health Institute, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, United States; 2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States

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Residents Conference EXTENDING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR PANCREATODUODENECTOMY WITHIN THE HIGH-VOLUME SETTING: THE EXPERIENCE FACTOR
S. Cannas1, F. Casciani2, C. Vollmer1
1Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; 2Universita degli Studi di Verona Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Verona, Veneto, Italy
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
South Hall A, Poster Hall
POSTER SESSION I (NON-CME)
 
Authors available at their posters to answer questions 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm; posters on display 9:30 AM - 4 PM.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room S406
3380
Live Streamed LEGENDS OF GI SURGERY
 
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TITLE: “Interview with Dr. Jennifer F. Tseng & Dr. Nancy L. Ascher”

Jennifer Tseng, Boston, MA
Nancy Ascher, San Francisco, CA
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room S504
3495
ORAL SESSION: COLORECTAL DISEASES II
 
Moderators: Marco Scarpa, Padova, Italy
Brian Bello, Washington DC
Kim C. Lu, Portland, OR
(3-minute presentation, 2-minute discussion)
 
503. RECTAL CANCER STAGING IS MORE INFORMATIVE THAN ANAL STAGING FOR ANAL ADENOCARCINOMA: A POPULATION-BASED ANALYSIS
J. Kohn1, A. Troester1, Q. Wang2, R. Madoff1, I. Hassan3, W. B. Gaertner1, S. Marmor1, P. Goffredo1
1University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, Minneapolis, MN, United States; 2University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States; 3University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, United States
 
504. RECTAL CANCER RADIATION SENSITIVITY MODIFIED BY SPATA20
R. N. Aoun, S. Ferrandon, M. Zin Hlaing, J. Fedro, M. Kalady
Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
 
505. NOVEL EPIGENETIC THERAPY FOR HYPERTHERMAL INTRAPERITONEAL CHEMOTHERAPY ENABLES GENE REMODELING OF THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT
O. K. Coburn-Flynn1, M. V. Butchy1, G. Calendo2, R. Emery1, V. Verchio1, K. Knapp1, Z. Ladd3, P. Zhang1, F. Spitz1, J. Jelinek2, Y. K. Hong1
1Surgery, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, United States; 2Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Camden, NJ, United States; 3Rowan University Cooper Medical School, Camden, NJ, United States
 
506. IMMUNOREACT 10: INFLUENCE OF BMI IN THE IMMUNOLOGICAL MICROENVIRONMENT OF PERITUMORAL HEALTHY MUCOSA IN RECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA
C. Vignotto1, M. Scarpa2, A. Stepanyan1, R. Salmaso1, A. Kotsafti2, O. De Simoni2, G. Becherucci1, S. Negro1, G. Spolverato1, F. Scognamiglio1, N. Maturi1, C. Ruffolo1, I. Angriman1, V. Chiminazzo1, I. Maretto1, M. Zizzo3, F. Bergamo2, S. Brignola4, G. Businello5, V. Guzzardo1, L. Dal Santo1, C. Ceccon1, M. Massani4, A. Pozza4, I. Cataldo4, T. Stecca4, A. Dei Tos1, V. Zagonel2, P. Pilati2, B. Franzato2, A. Scapinello2, B. Salmaso5, G. Pirozzolo6, A. Recordare6, L. Laurino6, A. Porzionato2, M. Agostini2, Q. Bao1, F. Cavallin7, B. Di Camillo8, R. Bardini1, I. Castagliuolo1, S. Pucciarelli1, M. Fassan1,2, M. Scarpa1
1Chirurgia Generale 3, Azienda Ospedale Universita Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italy; 2Istituto Oncologico Veneto Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Padova, Veneto, Italy; 3Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Surgery, Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Emilia Romagna, Italy; 4Azienda ULSS n 2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Veneto, Italy; 5Azienda ULSS n 5 Polesana, Rovigo, Veneto, Italy; 6Azienda ULSS 3 Serenissima, Venezia, Veneto, Italy; 7Indipendent Statician, Solagna, Veneto, Italy; 8Universita degli Studi di Padova Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Padova, Veneto, Italy
 
507. OCCURRENCE OF SMALL INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY IN A MURINE MODEL OF DSS-COLITIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH ALTERED SEROTONERGIC SIGNALING
Z. M. Raouf, S. N. Steinway, D. Scheese, H. Moore, C. M. Lopez, M. Sampah, K. Tsuboi, J. Duess, H. Jang, W. B. Fulton, M. Wang, P. Lu, S. Wang, T. Prindle, C. P. Sodhi, D. Hackam
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
 
508. SEGMENTAL COLECTOMY IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS
S. Yilmaz, R. L. Gunter, A. E. Kanters, D. R. Rosen, J. M. Lipman, S. D. Holubar, T. L. Hull, S. Steele
Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
 
509. IS ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY BENEFICIAL IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH STAGE III APPENDICEAL ADENOCARCINOMA?
T. Pu1, S. Ghabra1, J. T. Swinarska2, S. R. Akmal1, L. L. Nguyen3, T. B. Tran3, A. M. Blakely1, O. S. Eng3
1Surgical Oncology Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States; 2Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Corp, Chicago, IL, United States; 3University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
 
510. DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE ILEOANAL POUCH SYNDROME DISTRESS INVENTORY
P. Cavallaro1, S. Eisenstein3, N. Fearnhead4, K. S. Olortegui5, R. Steinhagen6, M. Varma7, S. D. Wexner8, L. G. Bordeianou2
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States; 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; 3University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States; 4University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom; 5University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States; 6Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States; 7University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, United States; 8Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, United States
 
511. DEFINING LONG-TERM QUALITY OF LIFE AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES AFTER REDO ILEAL POUCH ANAL ANASTOMOSIS: WHAT SHOULD PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS EXPECT?
M. Maspero, O. Lavryk, S. D. Holubar, J. M. Lipman, T. Qazi, B. L. Cohen, S. Steele, T. L. Hull
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
 
513. DISPARITIES IN OSTOMY CREATION FOR PERIANAL FISTULIZING COMPLICATIONS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH CROHN'S DISEASE WITHIN A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL COHORT
S. Gadepalli1, B. M. Boyle2, M. Chavannes3, M. D. Egberg4, J. S. Frischer5, C. Gayer3, P. Kandavel3, S. C. Kim6, L. McMahon7, P. P. Minar5, K. Mollen6, B. Nwomeh2, B. Pasternak7, M. R. Phillips4, J. Adler1
1Pediatric Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; 2Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States; 3Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States; 4The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States; 5Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States; 6UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 7Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, United States
 
512. STOMA PREDICTION TOOL FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING ILEOCOLIC RESECTION
M. S. Brar1,2, J. Saini2, A. Boughn2, E. Kennedy1,2, H. MacRae1,2, A. De Buck1,2
1Surgery, University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
 
515. REDIVERSION OF THE FAILING POUCH: WHY & WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
T. Uchino, E. Lincango, A. E. Kanters, J. M. Lipman, D. Liska, M. Valente, H. Kessler, E. Gorgun, T. L. Hull, S. Steele, S. D. Holubar
Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
 
514. SMALL CELL CANCER OF THE RECTUM: A NATIONAL CANCER DATABASE ANALYSIS OF MULTIMODAILTY TREATMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON SURVIVAL
M. Badrinath, P. Kudaravalli, D. Huang, A. Goyal, A. Basnet, U. K. Murthy
Gastroenterology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
 
517. FIRST CLINICAL REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SINGLE PORT ROBOTIC RECTAL CANCER REGISTRY
J. H. Marks1, G. Choi2, T. Ikner1, H. Saidi1, H. Kim2, D. S. Keller1
1Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA, United States; 2Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
 
516. FISTULOTOMY AFTER ILEOANAL POUCH: IS IT EVER SAFE?
O. Hernandez Dominguez, N. E. Brooks, E. Lincango, M. Obi, A. E. Kanters, E. Gorgun, J. M. Lipman, H. Kessler, M. Valente, D. Liska, S. Steele, T. L. Hull, S. D. Holubar
Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
 
518. PROLAPSE RECURRENCE AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES AFTER RESECTION RECTOPEXY VERSUS VENTRAL MESH RECTOPEXY: A DECADE LATER
A. R. Spivak, M. Maspero, R. Y. Spivak, J. A. Sankovic, S. Norman, C. Deckard, S. Steele, T. L. Hull
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
 
519. WHAT PREDICTS COMPLETE RESPONSE TO TNT IN LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CANCER?
S. Yilmaz, N. Tursun, M. Conces, D. Elamin, I. Ozgur, M. Maspero, D. R. Rosen, S. Krishnamurthi, A. Khorana, E. H. Balagamwala, S. Amarnath, D. Liska, M. Valente, S. Steele, E. Gorgun
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room S505
3500
ORAL SESSION: STOMACH AND BARIATRIC DISEASES
 
Moderators: Sergio Bardaro, Cleveland, OH
Naruhiko Ikoma, Houston, TX
Anne O. Lidor, Madison, WI
(3-minute presentation, 2-minute discussion)
 
521. IMPACT OF LYMPHADENECTOMY ON SURVIVAL FOR GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA IN NORTH AMERICA
F. B. Maegawa1, C. E. Hall1, A. Patel1, F. Serrot1, J. Stetler1, D. Patel1, S. Patel1, I. Konstantinidis2, J. M. Sarmiento1, E. Lin1
1Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States; 2Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
 
522. UNDER-UTILIZATION OF NEOADJUVANT THERAPY FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER
J. M. Greene1,2, S. Nassoiy1,2, J. Weiss1,2, S. Young1,2, D. P. Milgrom1,2, D. A. Hanes2, M. Goldfarb2
1Surgical Oncology, Donald L Morton CGSO Fellowship, Santa Monica, CA, United States; 2Providence Health and Services, Portland, WA, United States.
 
523. ENDOSCOPIC AND PHYSIOLOGIC OUTCOMES OF LAPAROSCOPIC CONVERSION OF SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY TO GASTRIC BYPASS DUE TO GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE
G. M. Campos, E. Gray, J. Salluzzo, R. M. Bolckmans, G. D. Mazzini, R. Roriz-Silva, L. Wolfe
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, United States
 
524. LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY LACKS INTRA AND INTER SURGEON AGREEMENT IN TECHNICAL KEY-POINTS THAT MAY AFFECT GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE AFTER THE PROCEDURE
R. C. Katayama1, F. A. Herbella1, C. H. Arasaki1, A. C. de Grande1, M. G. Patti2
1Surgery, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; 2University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
 
525. OPEN-CAPSULE PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR IS ASSOCIATED WITH FASTER HEALING TIME FOR MARGINAL ULCERATION AFTER ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS
H. Yoo2, S. Firkins1, A. Kwon2, K. J. Imperio-Lagabon1, R. K. Bajwa1, B. Flora1, C. Simons-Linares1
1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States; 2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
 
526. COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY COMPARED TO SEMAGLUTIDE FOR WEIGHT LOSS IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY
M. Haseeb1, U. Hayat2, P. Jirapinyo1, C. C. Thompson1
1Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; 2Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States
 
527. BARIATRIC SURGERY IS ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED RISK OF PANCREATIC CANCER: ANALYSIS OFA U.S. NATIONAL DATABASE
S. Firkins1, Y. Abu Omar1, H. Yoo1, V. Chittajallu2, B. Flora1, B. Baggott1, C. Simons-Linares1
1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States; 2University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, United States
 
528. ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION ADENOCARCINOMA MAY BE BIOLOGICALLY CLASSIFIED BY IMMUNOEXPRESSION OF MOLECULAR MARKERS
S. B. Marques2, I. C. Soares2, M. B. Ribeiro2, M. A. Pereira2, F. R. Takeda2, S. Szachnowicz1, R. A. Sallum2, F. Maluf-Filho2, U. Ribeiro2, A. V. Safatle-Ribeiro1,2
1Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; 2Universidade de Sao Paulo Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
 
529. PREDICTORS OF PERITONEAL RECURRENCE AFTER CURATIVE GASTRECTOMY FOR GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA: A SINGLE INSTITUTION ANALYSIS
D. J. Szor, M. A. Pereira, F. Tustumi, A. R. Dias, M. F. Ramos, B. Zilberstein, U. Ribeiro
Universidade de Sao Paulo Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
 
530. COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING SADI VS. RYGB IN 2020 AND 2021
S. Hamid, J. Canner, G. Chao, K. E. Gibbs
Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, United States
 
531. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY: IS ALTERED ANATOMY THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS?
M. Moussally, H. Bou Daher, A. I. Sharara, H. Tamim, R. Alami
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
 
532. SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY IS ASSOCIATED WITH LONGITUDINAL IMPROVEMENTS IN LUNG FUNCTION AND PATIENT-REPORTED RESPIRATORY OUTCOMES
V. Mathur, M. Karvar, T. Lo, A. Tavakkoli, E. G. Sheu
General/GI Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
 
533. GASTRIC PER ORAL PYLOROMYOTOMY (GPOP) IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ALL TYPES OF GASTROPARESIS
A. E. Williams, M. Kutcher, J. B. Littlejohn, J. R. Moremen
Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
 
534. EFFECT OF HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR ON GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX SYMPTOMS AFTER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
M. Minhem, L. O. Rustom, A. I. Sharara, H. H. Rimmani, A. I. Al Abbas, R. Shayto, H. Aridi, A. Alrazim, A. Kerbage, H. Bou Daher, Y. H. Shaib, R. Alami, B. Safadi
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
 
535. CLINICAL IMPACT OF POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGINS IN GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA IN THE ERA OF PREOPERATIVE THERAPY
Y. Hirata, P. Mansfield, B. Badgwell, N. Ikoma
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Division of Surgery, Houston, TX, United States
 
536. 2 YEAR METABOLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING BARIATRIC SURGERY AFTER RENAL AND HEPATIC TRANSPLANT
L. P. Dongur, Y. Samman, S. Samreen
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States
 
537. LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOLLOWING DOR, TOUPET, AND NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION: A NETWORK META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS
Y. Lee1,3, U. Tahir1, K. Yang1, T. Hassan1, Y. Samarasinghe1, J. Dang2, A. Doumouras1, D. Hong1
1McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States; 3Harvard University T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room S503
3575
SSAT AND PANCREAS CLUB JOINT SYMPOSIUM: MODERN MANAGEMENT OF IPMN
 
Faculty: John C. McAuliffe, Bronx, NY
Susan Tsai, Milwaukee, WI
Nicholas Zyromski, Indianapolis, IN
William H. Nealon, Manhasset, NY

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UPDATE ON MOLECULAR MARKERS

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UPDATE ON UNIFIED GUIDELINES
Chris Wolfgang, New York, NY

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UPDATE ON IAP GUIDELINES

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UPDATE ON ADVANCED ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES
Tamas Gonda, New York, NY
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room S504
3580
PANEL II
ERGONOMICS AND THE SURGEON: STRINKING A HEALTHIER POSE
 
Moderators: Connie M. Shao, Birmingham, AL
Jessica Zaman, Albany, NY
Victoria M. Gershuni, Philadelphia, PA

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ERGONOMICS AND PHYSICIAN WELLNESS
Adrian Park, Annapolis, MD

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ERGONOMICS IN OPEN SURGERY
Julie Hallet, Toronto, Ontario

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ERGONOMICS IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Jenny Shao, Philadelphia, PA

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ERGONOMICS IN THE GENERAL SURGERY TRAINEE
Ian Soriano, Elkins Park, PA

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EVALUATING AND OPTIMIXING ERGONOMICS IN THE OPERATING ROOM
Kristen Wong, Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Room S505
3505
VIDEO SESSION: ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES
 
Moderators: Shahin Ayazi, Pittsburgh, NY
Daniel Tseng, Portland, OR
Darryl Hiyama, Los Angeles, CA
(5-minute presentation, 3-minute discussion)
 
538. CONCOMITANT HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH TRANSORAL INCISIONLESS FUNDOPLICATION (CTIF)
R. Fazl Alizadeh, D. Orozco, V. H. Patel, K. J. Chang, N. T. Nguyen
University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, United States
 
539. A VIDEO CASE REVIEW: ROBOTIC SURGICAL TREATMENT OF AN EPIPHRENIC DIVERTICULUM IN A PATIENT WITH ACHALASIA
J. P. Rua, L. F. Serrano
Surgery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
 
540. ROBOTIC ENUCLEATION OF AN ESOPHAGEAL LEIOMYOMA: HOW I DO IT
A. Dubecz, L. Giulini
Surgery, Paracelsus Private Medical University Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany
 
541. AUTOLOGOUS POSTERIOR RECTUS SHEATH AS A VASCULARIZED ONLAY FLAP: A NOVEL APPROACH TO HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR
M. A. Varsanik, M. Fefferman, Y. Vigneswaran
Surgery, University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL, United States.
 
542. SUCCESSFUL CASE OF VACUUM-STENT TREATMENT FOR ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE AFTER IVOR LEWIS ESOPHAGECTOMY
L. M. Pattynama, R. E. Pouw, W. J. Eshuis
Amsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
 
543. ROBOTIC TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGETOMY FOR LONG-TERM SEVERE ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE REQUIRING MULTIPLE STENTS
M. Slavin, S. B. Ross, M. Trotto, I. Sucandy, A. Rosemurgy
Digestive Health Institute Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States
 
544. SUBTOTAL GASTRECOMY FOR GERD IN A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE PRIOR ANTI-REFLUX OPERATIONS
R. Acho, C. DuCoin, T. Nehila, K. Labib
Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
 
545. ROBOTIC APPROACH TO A MASSIVE EPIPHRENIC DIVERTICULUM
L. McTaggart, A. Medina, M. Kattih, C. DuCoin
General Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
 
546. LAPAROSCOPIC EXCISION OF A LARGE ESOPHAGEAL LEIOMYOMA EXTENDING FROM THE PERICARDIUM TO BEYOND GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION IN THE SAME-DAY-SURGERY SETTING
J. Chahine, F. Banki
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Memorial Hermann Southeast Esophageal Disease Center, Houston, TX, United States
 
547. LARGE PARAESOPHAGEAL HERNIA REPAIR: SURGICAL PEARLS
L. McTaggart, D. Cook, W. J. Ho, C. DuCoin
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
 
548. LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF SLIPPED NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION
A. R. Latorre-Rodríguez1, S. K. Mittal1,2
1Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States; 2Creighton University School of Medicine Phoenix Regional Campus, Phoenix, AZ, United States
 
549. LAPAROSCOPIC ROBOTIC-ASSISTED PARAESOPHAGEAL HERNIA REPAIR COMPLICATED BY PULMONARY CYST
M. Shockley, L. F. Serrano
General Surgery, UCF/HCA GME Consortium of Greater Orlando, Orlando, FL, United States
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room S104
3515
DDW SHARK TANK (NON-CME)
 
Sponsored by: AGA, AASLD, ASGE, SSAT

Moderators: Michael L. Kochman, Philadelphia, PA
Scott Fraser, Seattle, WA

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WELCOME AND SHARK INTRODUCTIONS
Michael L. Kochman, Philadelphia, PA
Scott Fraser, Seattle, WA

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AASLD SHARK
Jasmohan Bajaj, Richmond, VA

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AGA SHARK
Sri Komanduri, Evanston, IL

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ASGE SHARK
Walter Park, Stanford, CA

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SSAT SHARK
Alessandro Fichera, Dallas, TX

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AASLD INNOVATOR
Jin Ge, Chapel Hill, NC

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AGA INNOVATOR
Torrey Smith, Hayward, CA

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ASGE INNOVATOR
Venkata Akshintala, Baltimore, MD

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SSAT INNOVATOR
Barry Salky, New York, NY
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Oak Room at the Metropolitan, 66th Floor of Willis Tower
Ticketed Session SSAT FOUNDATION: AROUND THE WORLD RECEPTION
 
Join your friends and colleagues at this year's reception during DDW 2023 to celebrate the Foundation's global community and the work the Society is promoting around the world. Tickets are now available! Tickets are 50 USD and all sales are donations to the SSAT Foundation. Inspired cuisine, fun and games have been planned for all attendees and guests! Purchase your tickets today!

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