52nd Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 6 - 10, 2011
McCormick Place - Chicago, Illinois
during Digestive Disease Week®
Program and Abstracts | Posters
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The Plenary presentations, Presidential Address, and Doris and John L. Cameron Guest Oration from the Monday morning scientific sessions are all available online. Watch the synchronized PowerPoint and audio of each speaker by clicking on the "![]() |
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Moderators: | Gerald M. Fried, Montreal, PQ Tonia M. Young-Fadok, Phoenix, AZ |
"I still have that heartburn, Doc.": Recurrent Reflux After Nissen Fundoplication.
Marco G. Patti, Chicago, IL
"But I eat less than a sparrow!": Weight Gain After a Bariatric Operation
Philip R. Schauer, Cleveland, OH
"Lab calling: That fluid you sent has an amylase of 12,000.": Pancreatic Fistula After Whipple Procedure
Chung-Mau Lo, Hong Kong China
"Oops, was that the CBD?": Management of BDI During Lap Cholecystectomy
Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL
"Radiology calling: Do you want a drain in this collection?": Contained Leak After Low Anterior Resection
Susan Galandiuk, Louisville, KY
"It still feels like it did before surgery": Recurrent Perianal/Rectovaginal Fistula
Tracy L. Hull, Cleveland, OH
"Is that bile staining in the wound?": Management of Enterocutaneous Fistula
Wai-Lun Law, Hong Kong China
"Shouldn't the enzymes be improving by now?": Liver Failure After Extended Hepatic Resection
Go Wakabayashi, Morioka Japan
Moderators: | Kimberly Brown, Pittsburgh, PA Jonathan F. Critchlow, Boston, MA |
Moderators: | Prateek Sharma, Kansas City, MO Kenneth K. Wang, Rochester, MN |
Early Recognition of Barrett's Neoplasia
Prateek Sharma, Kansas City, MO
Endoscopic Resection and Ablation
Christian Ell, Wiesbaden Germany
Pre and Post Ablation Histological Evaluation
John Goldblum, Cleveland, OH
Minimally Invasive Approaches to Barrett's Neoplasia and Cancer
Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR
Summary: Current Status
Kenneth K. Wang, Rochester, MN
Moderators: | Ellen J. Hagopian, New York, NY John T. Mullen, Boston, MA |
Moderators: | Imran Hassan, Springfield, IL Thomas H. Magnuson, Baltimore, MD |
Moderators: | James M. Church, Cleveland, OH James Anthony DiSario, Monterey, CA |
Familial Colorectal Cancer Risk and Syndromes: Taking Family History and Genetic Testing
Randall W. Burt, Salt Lake City, UT
Endoscopic Surveillance and Therapy, and Chemoprevention
James Anthony DiSario, Monterey, CA
Prophylactic Surgery in Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
Matthew F. Kalady, Cleveland, OH
Case Discussion Session
James M. Church, Cleveland, OH
Audience Questions
Moderators: | Jeffrey H. Peters, Rochester, NY Steven D. Schwaitzberg, Cambridge, MA |
THE PROBLEM
Epidemiology of an Epidemic: Obesity in the U.S.
Raul J. Rosenthal, Weston, FL
Obesity Is Driving an Epidemic of GI Cancer
Jeffrey H. Peters, Rochester, NY
Unique Physiologic Considerations in Morbidly Obese Patients
Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville, VA
Panel and Audience Discussion
CONTROVERSIES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY
The Lap Band Should Be Abandoned
Marina S. Kurian, New York, NY
Lab Band Is an Alternative
Ninh T Nguyen, Orange, CA
Metabolic Surgery: Are We There Yet?
Philip R. Schauer, Cleveland, OH
Panel and Audience Discussion
COMPLICATIONS
Surgical Complications in the Obese: Paradox or Problem?
Matthew M. Hutter, Boston, MA
Bariatric Centers of Excellence: The Right Thing for Patients
Daniel B. Jones, Boston, MA
Centers of Excellence Are Unnecessary and Restrict Access
Edward L. Felix, Fresno, CA
Early and Late Complication of Bariatric Surgery That General Surgeons Must Know
Michael G. Sarr, Rochester, MN