47th Annual Meeting
May 20-24, 2006
Los Angeles, California
Program and Abstracts | Posters
Barbara L. Bass, Houston, TX
Moderator: H. Randolph Bailey, Houston, TX
H. Randolph Bailey, Houston, TX
David A. Rothenberger, Roseville, MN
Jose G. Guillem, New York, NY
Robin S. McLeod, Toronto, ON
Moderator: Daniel G. Coit, MD
Irving Waxman, Chicago, IL
Mark P. Callery, Boston, MA
Martin S. Karpeh, Stony Brook, NY
Daniel G. Coit, New York, NY
Moderator: Richard A. Hodin, Boston, MA
Stanley W. Ashley, Boston, MA
Samuel Singer, New York, NY
Richard A. Hodin, Boston, MA
Sharon M. Weber, Madison, WI
Moderator: Barbara L. Bass, Houston, TX
Yuman Fong, New York, NY
David A. Kooby, Atlanta, GA
Matt Mutch, St. Louis, Missouri
Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR
Myriam J. Curet, Stanford, CA
Moderator: Fabrizio Michelassi, New York, NY
Fabrizio Michelassi, New York, NY
Howard S. Kaufman, Los Angeles, CA
Ann C. Lowry, St. Paul, MN
William J. Sandborn, Rochester, MN
Moderator: Debra L. Sudan, Omaha, NE
Jonathan P. Fryer, Chicago, IL
Jon S. Thompson, Omaha, NE
Debra L. Sudan, Omaha, NE
Kareem M. Abu-Elmagd, Pittsburgh, PA
Moderator: Patrick R. Reardon, Houston, TX
Brant K. Oelschlager, Seattle, WA
Patrick R. Reardon, Houston, TX
W. Scott Melvin, Columbus, OH
Jo Buyske, Philadelphia, PA
403 A
Welcome and introduction of new members, announcements of SSAT scholarship awards, reports from the SSAT Foundation, recognition of the Foundation donors, and conferment of the Founders Medal.
403 A
Moderator: Robert V. Stephens, Phoenix, AZ
Mehran Anvari1, Christopher J. Allen2, ELVIS Research Group3
1Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 2Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 3McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Dawn M. Emick1, Taylor S. Riall2, John L. Cameron1, Jordan M. Winter1, Keith D. Lillemoe3, JoAnn Coleman1, Patricia K. Sauter1, Charles J. Yeo4
1Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD; 2Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; 3Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; 4Surgery, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Rebekah White, I Avital, C Sofocleous, K Brown, L Brody, A Covey, G Getrajdman, W Jarnagin, R Dematteo, Y Fong, L Blumgart, M D'Angelica
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Emanuele Lezoche1, Mario Guerrieri2, Angelo De Sanctis2, Roberto Campagnacci2, Maddalena Baldarelli2, Giovanni Lezoche1, Silvana Perretta1
1Dpt of Surgery Paride Stefanini, University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy; 2Dpt. of Surgery, Polytechnical University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
403 A
SSAT President Barbara L. Bass, MD, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
403 A
Moderator: Barbara L. Bass, MD, Houston, TX
Wai Lun Law, Hok Kwok Choi, Yee Man Lee, Judy W. Ho, Chi Leung Seto
Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Peter Buechler, Yun Su, Amiq Gazdhar, Markus W. Buechler, Helmut Friess
General Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Erik E. Johnson, Glen E. Leverson, John D. Pirsch, Charles P. Heise
Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
403 A
Present and Future Advances in Surgical Technologies and Surgical Education
Jacques Marescaux, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
West Hall A
Authors available at their posters to answer questions 12:00 PM 2:00 PM; posters on display 8:00 AM 5:00 PM.
Obesity Surgery: Which Procedure Is Best?
Ninh T. Nguyen, Orange, CA
Wilshire Grand L.A. Balboa Room
The Role of HAI vs. Systemic Chemotherapy After Liver Resection for CRC
William Jarnagin, New York, NY
Nancy Kemeny, New York, NY
Surgical Management of Non-Colorectal Liver Mets
Sharon Weber, Madison, WI
Wilshire Grand L.A. Glenwood Room
Cystic Tumors Of The Pancreas Concourse Hall 151
Sponsored by: AGA, ASGE, & SSAT
Co-Chairs: | Michael L. Kochman, Philadelphia, PA James Scheiman, Ann Arbor, MI |
Clinical Evaluation: Cross-Sectional Imaging and EUS
Marcia Canto, Baltimore, MD
Surgical Evaluation of the Patient with a Pancreatic Cyst
Jeffrey A. Drebin, Philadelphia, PA
Developing a Rational Patient Care Approach to the Patient with a Pancreatic Cyst
James M. Scheiman, Ann Arbor, MI
Concourse Hall 152
Sponsored by: ASGE, SSAT, & AGA
Co-Chairs: | Rome Jutabha, MD, Los Angeles, CA Ann C. Lowry, St. Paul, MN |
Management of Fistulas
Michael J. Stamos, Orange, CA
Management of Fissures
Mika Varma, San Francisco, CA
Management of Hemorrohoids
Dean Jensen, Los Angeles, CA
402 A
Co-Moderators: | Natalie E. Joseph, Philadelphia, PA Howard S. Kaufman, Los Angeles, CA |
Michelle DeOliveira, Timothy M. Pawlik, Ana Gleisner, Lia Assumpto, Michael A. Choti
Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Simon Law1, Dora Kwong2, Kam-Ho Wong1, Ka-Fai Kwok1, Jonathan Sham2, John Wong1
1Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; 2Department of Clinical Oncology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Mark Bloomston1, Osama Al-Saif1, Bryan Palmer1, Manisha Shah2, E. Christopher Ellison1, Gregory Guy3, Edward W. Martin1
1Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; 2Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; 3Radiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Jordan M. Winter1, John L. Cameron1, Kurtis A. Campbell1, David Chang1, JoAnn Coleman1, Patricia K. Sauter2, Taylor S. Riall3, Chris L. Wolfgang1, Chris J. Sonnenday1, Michael R. Marohn1, Richard D. Schulick1, Michael A. Choti1, Charles J. Yeo2
1Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; 2Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; 3Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Taylor S. Riall, Jean L. Freeman, Courtney M. Townsend, James S. Goodwin, Yong-Fang Kuo, Zhang Dong, William H. Nealon
Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Wande Pratt, Shishir Maithel, Tsafrir Vanounou, Mark P. Callery, Charles M. Vollmer
Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Craig B. Morgenthal1, A Stival1, M D. Shane1, N A. Gletsu1, G Milam1, V Swafford1, J G. Hunter2, C D. Smith1
1Endosurgery Unit, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; 2Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Valerie A. Williams, Thomas J. Watson, Oliver Gellersen, Sebastian Feuerlein, Daniela Molena, Carolyn Jones, Lelan Sillin, Jeffrey H. Peters
Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic/Foregut Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Frank Makowiec, Hartwig Riediger, Eva Fischer, Ulrich Adam, Ulrich T. Hopt
Dept. of Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Siong-Seng Liau, Stanley W. Ashley, Edward E. Whang
Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Richard A. Perugini, Stephen Quarfordt, Donald Czerniach, Mitchell Cahan, John J. Kelly, Demetrius E. Litwin
Surgery, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA
403 A
Management Of Diverticular Disease
Moderator: Scott A. Strong, Cleveland, OH
Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
Charles P. Heise, Madison, WI
Natural History of Diverticulitis
Clifford Y. Ko, Los Angeles, CA
Imaging and Interventional Techniques in Diverticulitis
Mark E. Baker, Cleveland, OH
Acute Diverticulitis of the Left Colon: Value of the Initial CT and Timing of Elective Colectomy
Patrick Ambrosetti, Geneva, Switzerland
Operative Treatment of Recurrent or Complicated Diverticulitis
Eric J. Dozois, Rochester, MN
Hall 151
Controversies In The Treatment Of Rectal Cancer
Sponsored by: SSAT, ASGE, & AGA
Co-Chairs: | Frank Gress, Durham, NC Robin S. McLeod, Toronto, ON |
Laparoscopic Surgery and Rectal Cancer
Matt Mutch, St. Louis, MO
The Role of Local Excision in Rectal Cancer
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, San Francisco, CA
Role of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer
Edith Miller, Philadelphia, PA
403 A
Co-Moderators: | David M. Mahvi, Madison, WI Attila Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN |
Chinnuswamy Palaninvelu, Palanisamy Senthilnathan, Ramakrishnan Parthsarathi, Rangaswamy Senthilkumar
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology & Minimal Access Surgery, GEM Hospital India Pvt Limited, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Alexander S. Rosemurgy, Kerry Thomas, Desiree Villadolid, Donald Thometz, Sarah Cowgill
Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Don J. Selzer1,2
1Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 2Surgery, Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis, IN
Kurt E. Roberts1, Andrew J. Duffy1, Walter E. Longo1, Priya Jamidar2, Robert L. Bell1
1Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; 2Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
R.M. Walsh, Andrew Smith
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Craig P. Fischer, Barbara L. Bass
Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital/Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Houston, TX
Barry Salky; David Hazzan
Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
402 A
A Medical Malpractice Primer: Adverse Events - What You Need To Know And Do
Moderator: James M. Becker, Boston, MA
Definitions, Dos, and Don'ts
Steven M. Strasberg, St. Louis, MO
Advice from a Plaintiff's Attorney
Bruce Fagel, Los Angeles, CA
Risk Management in This Litigious Milieu
John C. Metcalfe, Long Beach, CA
402 B
Advanced Surgical Therapy For Pancreatic Cancer
Moderator: Theodore N. Pappas, Durham, NC
Overview and Current Update on Dr. Whipple's Operation
J. Michael Henderson, Cleveland, OH
Extended Surgical Resection for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Bryan M. Clary, Durham, NC
Combined Modality Treatment for Localized Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Peter W.T. Pisters, Houston, TX
Laparoscopic Pancreatic Resection
Attila Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN
403 A
Liver Transplantation in AsiaBeyond the Titanic
ISDS President Chung-Mau Lo, University of Hong Kong Medical Center, Hong Kong, China
403 A
Co-Moderators: | Susan Galandiuk, Louisville, KY Kenneth K. Tanabe, Boston, MA |
Philip R. de Reuver1, Otto M. van Delden2, Erik A. Rauws3, Olivier R. Busch1, Thomas M. van Gulik1, Dirk J. Gouma1
1Surgery, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2Radiology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3Gastroenterology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leo C. DeRosier1, Zhi Huang1, Jeffrey Sellers2, Kurt Zinn3, Donald Buchsbaum2, Selwyn Vickers1
1Department of Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL; 2Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL; 3Department of Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Lygia Stewart1, J. MacLeod Griffiss2, Gary A. Jarvia2, Lawrence W. Way3
1Surgery, UCSF / SF VAMC, San Francisco, CA; 2Microbiology and Labarotory Scinece, UCSF / SFVAMC, San Francisco, CA; 3Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
403 A
Back to the Future: New Directions in Surgical Education
Jeffrey L. Ponsky, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Medical vs. Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis
Fabrizio Michelassi, New York NY, & Ellen J. Scherl, New York, NY
410
Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery
Atilla Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN
Wilshire Grand L.A. Verdugo Room
Multidisciplinary Management of Biliary Leaks/Injuries
Keith D. Lillemoe, Indianapolis, IN
Wilshire Grand L.A. Chandler Room
Preoperative Decision Making in the Difficult Patient with Pancreatic Cancer
Mark P. Callery, Boston, MA
405
Surgical Management of GI Neuroendocrine Tumors
Herbert Chen, Madison, WI
Wilshire Grand L.A. Sawtelle Room
Treatment of Villous Adenocarcinoma Endoscopy vs. Local Resect vs. Whipple
Carlos Fernandez-del-Castillo, Boston, MA
Wilshire Grand L.A. Balboa Room
402 A
Co-Moderators: | Jeffrey B. Matthews, Cincinnati, OH C. Max Schmidt, Indianapolis, IN |
Hayder Al-Azzawi1, Attila Nakeeb1, Romil Saxena2, Henry A. Pitt1
1Department of Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; 2Department of Pathology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Mary Otterson, KR Theriot, David Binion, D Thameem, S Shidham, OA Hatoum, Sarah Lundeen, Gordon Telford
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Sho Haneda1, Kouhei Fukushima1, Yuji Funayama1, Chikashi Shibata1, Ken-ichi Takahashi1, Hitoshi Ogawa1, Yasuhiko Tabata2, Iwao Sasaki1
1Surgery, Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; 2Institute for Frontier Medical Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Jordan M. Winter1, John L. Cameron1, Kurtis A. Campbell1, David Chang1, JoAnn Coleman1, Patricia K. Sauter2, Ralph H. Hruban5, Taylor S. Riall3, Richard D. Schulick1, Michael A. Choti1, Keith D. Lillemoe4, Charles J. Yeo2
1Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; 2Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; 3Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; 4Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; 5Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Raymond Onders1,2, Michael McGee1,2, Jeffrey Marks1,2, Anthony Ignagni1,2, Michael Rosen1,2, Amitabh Chak1,2, Ashley Faulx1,2, Robert Schilz1,2, Steve Schomisch1,2, MaryJo Elmo1,2, Jeffrey Ponsky1,2
1University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; 2Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Concourse Hall 151
Evidence-Based Management Of Obesity Surgery And Its Complications
Sponsored by: SSAT, ASGE, & AGA
Moderators: | Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville, VA Richard Rothstein, Lebanon, NH |
Effectiveness and Common Complications of Bariatric Surgery: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Ninh T. Nguyen, Orange, CA
Effectiveness and Common Complications of Bariatric Surgery: Lap Adjustable Gastric Band
Jeff W. Allen, Louisville, KY
Effectiveness and Common Complications of Bariatric Surgery: Biliopancreatic Diversion and Duodenal Switch
Peter F. Crookes, Los Angeles, CA
Medical Management of Complications After Bariatric Surgery
Lee M. Kaplan, Boston, MA
Emerging Endoscopic Treatments for the Treatment of Obesity
Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR
402 A
Co-Moderators: | Mark P. Callery, Boston, MA Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL |
James T. McPhee, Maksim Zayaruzny, Giles F. Whalen, Demetrius E. Litwin, Mary E. Sullivan, Frederick A. Anderson, Jennifer F. Tseng
Surgery, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
Matthew Hennig1, Patrick Klein1,2, Navin Bansal3, Nedumangalam Hekmatyar3, Sabrina Wentz1, Amanda Norris1, Stephen Noble1, Courtney Doyle1, Huangbing Wu1, Yufang Wang1, Jean Campbell4, Nelson Fausto4, Glenn Merlino6, Judith Sebolt-Leopold7, C M. Schmidt1,8; 1Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
2Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; 3Radiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; 4Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 5Biology, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; 6Molecular Genetics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; 7Pfizer Global R&D, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI; 8Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN
Guilherme M. Campos1, Fernando Herbella1, Ian Nipomnick1, Marco Patti1, Eric Vittinghoff2
1Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; 2Epidemiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Tamina Rawnaq1, Jussuf T. Kaifi1, Paulus G. Schurr1, Michael Bubenheim2, Oliver Mann1, Emre F. Yekebas1, Petra Merkert1, Viacheslav Kalinin1, Bjoern-Christian Link1, Tim Strate1, Guido Sauter3, Klaus Pantel4, Jakob R. Izbicki1
1Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; 2Institute for Biometry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; 3Institute for Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; 4Institute for Tumor Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Mohamad Eloubeidi1, shyam Varadarajulu1, Shilpa Desai1, Rhett shirley1, Martin Heslin2, Mohit Mehra1, Juan P. Arnoletti2, Isam Eltoum3, C. Mel Wilcox1, Selwyn Vickers2
1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmigham, Birmingham, AL; 2Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL; 3Pathology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Robin Wachowiak1, Jussuf T. Kaifi1, Bjoern C. Link1, Dean Bogoevski1, Guellue Cataldegirmen1, Uta Reichelt2, Lars Wolfram1, Jakob R. Izbicki1, Emre F. Yekebas1
1General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; 2Institute of Pathology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Paulus G. Schurr1, Stefan Wolter1, Jussuf Kaifi1, Uta Reichelt2, Helge Kleinhans1, Robin Wachowiak1, Emre Yekebas1, Tim Strate1, Viacheslav Kalinin1, Hansjoerg Schaefer1, Izbicki Jakob1
1Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; 2Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Stefan Breitenstein, Antonio Nocito, Carmen Oggier, Markus Weber, Perre-Alain Clavien
Universitiy Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Andrea Ruzzenente, Marco Sandri, Calogero Iacono, Silvia Pachera, Corrado Pedrazzani, Sebastiano Tasselli, Alfredo Guglielmi
Surgery and Gastroenterology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Joaquin Estrada, Rodney J. Mason, Mikael Petrosyan, Jordan Barnhart, Matthew Tao, Shirin Towfigh
Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
403 A
Minimally Invasive Approaches To Rectal Disease
Moderator: Mark H. Whiteford, Portland, OR
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Resection of Rectal Tumors
Mark H. Whiteford, Portland, OR
The STARR Procedure for Rectocele
C. Neal Ellis, Mobile, AL
Laparoscopic Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis
David W. Larson, Rochester, MN
Laparoscopic Management of Rectal Prolapse
Conor P. Delaney, Cleveland, OH
Concourse Hall 151
Surgery In The Cirrhotic Patient
Sponsored by: AASLD & SSAT
Co-Moderators: | Patrick Kamath, Rochester, MN David M. Mahvi, Madison, WI |
The Hepotologist's Viewpoint
Lawrence Friedman, Newton, MA
The Anesthesiologist's Viewpoint
David Plevak, Rochester, MN
The Surgeon's Viewpoint
W. Scott Helton, Chicago, IL
Concourse Hall 152 Sponsored by: ASGE, AGA, & SSAT
Co-Moderators: | John G. Lee, Orange, CA Ken McQuaid, San Francisco, CA |
GI Bleeding, When to Scope, When to Sleep?
Ian Mark Gralnek, Los Angeles, CA
Cholangitis: What's a Real Emergency?
John G. Lee, Orange, CA
Foreign Bodies: What Gets Into People Anyway?
Greg Ginsberg, Philadelphia, PA
Emergency Potpourri: Caustic Ingestions, Trauma, and Acute Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
John Patrick Cello, San Francisco, CA
403 A
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
403 A
Co-Moderators: | L. William Traverso, Seattle, WA Edward E. Whang, Boston, MA |
Sukhyung Lee1,2, Brennan Carmody1, Luke Wolfe1, Eric DeMaria1, John M. Kellum1, Harvey Sugerman1, James W. Maher1
1Surgery, Va. Commonwealth U., Richmond, VA; 2Surgery, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX
Kaye M. Reid1, Lina Patel3, Jaffer Ajani2,3, John H. Donohue1,3, Members of the Gastric PCE Project The3
1General Surgery, Mayo Clinic - Rochester, Rochester, MN; 2GI Medical Oncology, M.D. Anderson, Houston, TX; 3American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer , Chicago, IL
Joe Matsumoto, William Traverso
General Surgery, Virginia Mason Clinic, Seattle, WA
Thomas J. Howard, Joseph E. Krug, Jian Yu, Christian M. Schmidt, Lewis E. Jacobson, James A. Madura, Eric A. Wiebke, Keith A. Lillemoe
Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Genevieve B. Melton1, William C. Lavely2, Heather A. Jacene2, Richard D. Schulick1, Michael A. Choti1, Richard L. Wahl2, Susan L. Gearhart1
1Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD; 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
Angelita Habr-Gama1, Rodrigo O. Perez1, Afonso H. Sousa1, Fabio G. Campos1, Igor E. Proscurshim1, Wladimir Nadalin2, Desiderio R. Kiss1, Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues1
1Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Radiology, Univeristy of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
402 A
Bariatric Surgery Training: Getting Your Ticket Punched
Moderator: Daniel B. Jones, Boston, MA
Mini-Fellowships
Philip R. Schauer, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship Model (One-Year)
C. Daniel Smith, Atlanta, GA
Epidemiology: The Whole Truth
David R. Flum, MPH, Seattle, WA
Zero Tolerance for Bad Outcomes: An Achievable Goal?
Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville, VA
Concourse Hall 151
Care Of The Liver Transplant Patient In A Non-Transplant Center
Sponsored by: AGA, AASLD, & SSAT
Co-Chairs: | Emmet B. Keeffe, Palo Alto, CA John Moore Vierling, Los Angeles, CA |
When to Refer for Liver Transplantation
J Eileen Hay, Rochester, MN
Immunosuppression and Its Long-Term Consequences
Kelly Burak, Rochester, MN
Management of Recurrent Disease
Norah Terrault, San Francisco, CA
403 A
Co-Moderators: | Joerg Haier, Muenster, Germany Janice F. Rafferty, Cincinnati, OH |
Samir Mehta, John Bennett, David Mahon, Michael Rhodes
Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom
Fernando A. Herbella, Ian Nipomnick, Pietro Tedesco, Marco G. Patti
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Aisha Violette, Vic Velanovich
Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Imran Hassan1, John H. Pemberton1, Yi-Qian N. You1, Ernesto R. Drelichman1, Doris M. Rath-Harvey1, Cathy D. Schleck2, Drik R. Larson2, Tonia M. Young-Fadok1
1Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2Section of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
James O. Park, Mithat Gonen, Michael D'Angelica, Ronald Dematteo, Fong Yuman, Leslie H. Blumgart, William R. Jarnagin
Surgery, MSKCC, New York, NY
Jorg Glatzle1, Michael S. Kasparek1, Tobias Meile1, Jutta Hahn1, Mario H. Mueller2, Martin E. Kreis2, Alfred Konigsrainer1, Wolfgang Steurer1
1General Surgery, University, Tuebingen, Germany; 2General Surgery, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
403 A
Controversies In Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery
Co-Moderators: | Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville, VA Tonia M. Young-Fadok, Scottsdale, AZ |
Controversy #1: Is Severe Obesity a Contraindication to Performing a Laparoscopic Colectomy?
Yes
Anthony J. Senagore, Cleveland, OH
No
Peter W. Marcello, Burlington, MA
Controversy #2: Is the Hand Device a Good Bridge to Overcome the Learning Curve and in Selected Cases?
Yes
Garth Hadden Ballantyne, Hackensack, NJ
No
Thomas Read, Pittsburgh, PA
Controversy #3: Should Proctocolectomy and IPAA Be Done Totally Laparoscopically?
Yes
Tonia Young-Fadok, Scottsdale, AZ
No
but Laparoscopic-Assisted
Charles Friel, Charlottesville, VA
Controversy #4: Should Pelvic Dissection for Rectal Cancer Be Performed Laparoscopically?
Yes
Matthew Mutch, St. Louis, MO
No
but Laparoscopic-Assisted
Richard L. Whelan, New York, NY
Controversy #5: Should Both Laparoscopic and Open Approaches Be Offered to All Patients with Colon Cancer?
Yes
Barry A. Salky, New York, NY
No
Richard P. Billingham, Seattle, WA
Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Stanley W. Ashley, Boston, MA
Wilshire Grand L.A. Fernwood Room
Management of GI Stromal Tumors
Todd W. Bauer, Charlottesville, VA
407
The Right Therapy At The Right Time: Evidence-Based Management Options For Crohn's Disease Concourse Hall 151
Sponsored by: SSAT & AGA
Co-Chairs: | Barbara L. Bass, Houston, TX Steve Hanauer, Chicago, IL |
What Are Appropriate End Points for Medical and Surgical Trials in Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Brian Feagan, London, ON
Management of Complex Perineal Disease
Zane Cohen, Toronto, ON
Stricturing Disease: Determining Factors in Surgical Management of Jejunoileal and Colonic Disease
Fabrizio Michelassi, New York, NY
Step up or Top Down: Therapeutic Choices to Optimize Disease Control
William J. Sandborn, Rochester, MN