51ST ANNUAL MEETING - Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

THE SOCIETY FOR SURGERY 

OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT 

51 ST 

ANNUAL 

MEETING 

May 1 – 5, 2010 

Ernest N. Morial 

Convention Center 

New Orleans, Louisiana 

PROGRAM BOOK



Table of Contents 

Continuing Medical Education Accreditation....................................2 * 

Current Officers and Board of Trustees.............................................12 

Standing Committees .......................................................................13 

History of the SSAT ...........................................................................15 

SSAT Foundation...............................................................................21 * 

Schedule-at-a-Glance ........................................................................50 

PROGRAM 

FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING 

Ernest M. Morial Convention Center 

New Orleans, Louisiana 

May 1–5, 2010 

Founders Medal.................................................................................53 

Guest Oration....................................................................................54 

State of the Art Lecture .....................................................................55 

Program Schedule .............................................................................56 

Poster Session Detail .......................................................................104 

Author Index...................................................................................132 

* The complete Program Book, including the Disclosure Index and 

Foundation Contributors, will be mailed to SSAT Early Bird 

Registrants in advance of the Annual Meeting. In addition, complete 

Program Books with these two sections will be available for SSAT 

Members on site in New Orleans, Louisiana, or by logging into the 

Members Only Area of the SSAT Website at: 

http://www.ssat.com/cgi-bin/membersOnly.cgi. 

PLEASE BRING THIS PROGRAM BOOK WITH YOU TO THE ANNUAL MEETING.

THE SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT 

ACCME ACCREDITATION STATEMENT 

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT 

American 

College of 

Surgeons 

Division of 

Education 

This activity has been planned and implemented in 

accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of 

the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical 

Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of 

the American College of Surgeons and the Society for 

Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. The American College 

of Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide 

continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. 

AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDITS 

The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity 

for a maximum of 23.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians 

should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their 

participation in the activity. 

DISCLOSURES 

Please refer to the following pages for a complete listing of program 

committee, moderator, and speaker disclosures. 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 

If you require special accommodations to attend or participate in the 

CME activity, please provide information about your requirements to 

SSAT, 900 Cummings Center, Suite 221-U, Beverly, MA 01915; 

phone: (978) 927-8330; fax: (978) 524-8890; 

e-mail: ssat@prri.com 

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51ST ANNUAL MEETING • MAY 1–5, 2010 • NEW ORLEANS, LA 



OFFICERS: 

2009–2010 

President 

David M. Mahvi, Chicago, IL 

President-Elect 

David W. Rattner, Boston, MA 

Vice President 

Merril T. Dayton, Buffalo, NY 

Secretary 

Fabrizio Michelassi, New York, NY 

Treasurer 

Robin S. McLeod, Toronto, ON 

Recorder 

Jeffrey H. Peters, Rochester, NY 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

David W. McFadden, Chair Burlington, VT 

Stanley W. Ashley Boston, MA 

Kevin E. Behrns Gainesville, FL 

John C. Bowen New Orleans, LA 

Mark P. Callery Boston, MA 

Craig P. Fischer Houston, TX 

James W. Fleshman St. Louis, MO 

Gerald M. Fried Montreal, PQ 

Susan Galandiuk Louisville, KY 

Nathaniel J. Soper Chicago, IL 

L. William Traverso Seattle, WA 

Selwyn M. Vickers Minneapolis, MN 

STANDING COMMITTEES 2009–2010 

EDUCATION COMMITTEE 

Attila Nakeeb, Chair 

John S. Bolton 

Thomas A. Broughan 

Michael A. Choti 

O. Joe Hines 

Darryl T. Hiyama 

Florencia G. Que 

William S. Richardson 

Nicholas J. Zyromski 

FINANCE COMMITTEE 

Robin S. McLeod, Chair 

Merril T. Dayton 

David M. Mahvi 

David W. McFadden 

Fabrizio Michelassi 

William H. Nealon 

Daniel J. Scott 

Magesh Sundaram 

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS 

COMMITTEE 

John S. Bolton, Chair 

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE 

Selwyn M. Vickers, Chair 

Clifford S. Cho 

Joseph J. Cullen 

Jose Eduardo M. Cunha 

Karen E. Deveney 

Gerald M. Fried 

Robert E. Glasgow 

Mary T. Hawn 

David A. Iannitti 

Ernst J.M. Klar 

James D. Luketich 

John R. Potts, III 

Jennifer F. Tseng 

R. Matthew Walsh 

David I. Watson 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE 

L. William Traverso, Chair 

John C. Bowen 

Daniel B. Jones 


David I. Soybel 

PATIENT CARE COMMITTEE 

David B. Adams, Chair 

Elijah Dixon 

George M. Fuhrman 

Howard S. Kaufman 

Ronald F. Martin 

Randall S. Zuckerman 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE 

Mark P. Callery, Co-Chair 

Craig P. Fischer, Co-Chair 

James W. Fleshman 

Patrick M. Forgione 

Emina H. Huang 

Donald E. Low 



Jeffrey H. Peters 

David W. Rattner 

David Shibata 

J. Nicolas Vauthey 

PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE 

Steven C. Stain, Chair 

Jonathan R. Hiatt 

Thomas John Howard 

Stuart G. Marcus 

Kaye M. Reid Lombardo 

Marek Rudnicki 

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE 

Jeffrey H. Peters, Chair 

Kevin E. Behrns 

Jeffrey A. Drebin 

Michael L. Kendrick 

A. James Moser 

Steven D. Wexner 

RESEARCH COMMITTEE 

Diane M. Simeone, Chair 

Gerard V. Aranha 

Richard A. Hodin 

Taylor S. Riall 

George A. Sarosi, Jr. 

C. Max Schmidt 

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REPRESENTATIVES 

HISTORY OF THE SSAT 

Board of Governors of the 

American College of Surgeons 


American Board of Surgery 


ABS GI Surgery Advisory Council 

John G. Hunter 

Fellowship Council Board 

Michael S. Nussbaum 

Fellowship Council 

Accreditation Committee 

L. Michael Brunt 


Gastroenterology 

Women’s Coalition 

Mary T. Hawn 

Jennifer F. Tseng 

International Congress of 

Endoscopy 2011 

Brian J. Dunkin, Steering 

Craig P. Fischer, Finance 

Jeffrey M. Marks, Scientific 

Journal of Gastrointestinal 

Surgery 

John L. Cameron, Editor 

Jeffrey B. Matthews, Associate Editor 

Charles J. Yeo, Associate Editor 

PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEES 

BILIARY/HEPATIC 

J. Nicolas Vauthey, Chair 

Todd W. Bauer 

Ellen J. Hagopian 

Alan W. Hemming 

Robert C.G. Martin 

Timothy M. Pawlik 

COLON-RECTAL/ 

COMBINED SCIENCE 

Emina H. Huang, ,Chair 

Bridget N. Fahy 

Amy L. Halverson 

Kirk A. Ludwig 

Carmine Volpe 

Mark L. Welton 

ESOPHAGEAL 

Donald E. Low, Chair 

Steven R. DeMeester 

Timothy M. Farrell 

Piero Marco Fisichella 

Brant K. Oelschlager 

Brett C. Sheppard 

PANCREAS 

Patrick M. Forgione, Chair 

Wayne Frederick 

William G. Hawkins 

Thomas John Howard 

Kaye M. Reid Lombardo 

Charles M. Vollmer, Jr. 

SMALL BOWEL/STOMACH 

James W. Fleshman, Chair 

J. Christopher Eagon 

Richard A. Hodin 

Matthew M. Hutter 

Tien C. Ko 

Vivek N. Prachand 

VIDEO 

David Shibata 

Thomas A. Aloia 

Brian J. Dunkin 

John J. Kelly 

Michael Rosen 

Juan M. Sarmiento 

Aaron R. Sasson 

Shimul A. Shah 

Dr. Warren Cole 

Dr. Robert Turell 

Dr. John Waugh 

The history of the SSAT begins in 1957 when 

Dr. Robert Turell dreamed “of launching a new 

surgical organization oriented to the problems of 

the alimentary tract and of creating a research or 

educational foundation.” 1 He discussed the 

possibility of a new society with many prominent 

surgeons and many discouraged him, but he found 

substantial support from Dr. Warren Cole, who 

agreed to help under the condition that Dr. John 

Waugh would assist in the formation of the society. 

The three met in Rochester, Minnesota, at which 

time Dr. Waugh confessed that he had been 

entertaining similar thoughts for a society devoted 

to the advancement of alimentary surgery. 

The Society was incorporated on March 30, 1960, 

and was initially named the Association for Colon 

Surgery. The founding membership consisted of 

authors who had contributed papers to six issues of 

the Surgical Clinics of North America edited by 

Dr. Turell and the authors of the chapters in his 

textbook Diseases of the Colon and Anorectum. In 

the beginning it was thought advisable to limit 

the Society’s interest to surgery of the colon, but 

Dr. Cole proposed that the name be changed to The 

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract to reflect 

wide interest in abdominal surgery. Dr. Robert 

Zollinger, the Society’s third president, gave a 

convincing address entitled “Justifying our 

Existence.” 2 He noted that papers related to the 

alimentary tract made up less than half of the 

programs of other societies including the American 

College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, and that SSAT 

was the only North American organization focused 

on surgical problems of the entire alimentary tract, 

a situation which still exists today. 

The requirements for membership in the Society 

have been a matter of frequent debate since its 

inception. In 1965, five years after the founding of 

the society, the Board of Trustees directed that the 

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membership should be enlarged rather than restricted to a small group. 

The first constitution of the Society was approved that same year. The 

requirements for membership were: 

1. Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons or its equivalent; 

and 

2. Demonstrated interest in the function and disease of the alimentary 

tract as evidenced by fundamental research or by publication of 

significant papers. 

Initially, the number of published papers was flexible, but by 1981, sixteen 

years later, the requirement for at least 10 publications became the law of 

the membership committee. As a result, the society’s growth flattened. 

In 1984, the Board of Trustees became concerned over the lack of growth 

and again decided that the publication requirement should be liberalized. 

Dr. James Thompson, Chairman of the Board, noted that “the ascendancy 

of our collegial organization, the American Gastroenterological Association 

(AGA), to a position of great importance, many believe, dates from its 

adoption of the recommendation of Dr. Mort Grossman that it be an 

egalitarian and not an elitist organization.” Dr. Thompson urged the 

membership to identify surgeons practicing alimentary surgery in their 

community and propose them for membership. At this time, the only 

membership criteria were certification by the American Board of Surgery 

or its equivalent, membership in the American College of Surgeons or its 

equivalent, and an interest in gastrointestinal surgery. 

In 1993, President-Elect Dr. Bernard Langer set an agenda that focused on 

three important issues facing the Society: first, the creation of advanced 

training programs in gastrointestinal surgery; second, the need to increase 

substantially the membership of the Society to include the vast majority 

of surgeons practicing alimentary tract surgery in North America; and 

third, an assessment of starting the Society’s own journal of gastrointestinal 

surgery. During his presidency, Dr. Langer convened a task force that recommended 

to the Board a campaign to aggressively recruit members, a 

change in the membership process to one of direct application, and the 

creation of a trainee membership. The proposed criteria for membership 

were: 

1. A degree from a medical school acceptable to the Board of 

Trustees; 

2. A license to practice medicine in the applicant’s state, providence 

or country; 

3. Certification by a board that is a member of the Board of the 

American Board of Medical Specialties, the Royal College of 

Physicians and Surgeons in Canada or an equivalent body; and 

4. An interest in surgical aspects of digestive disease. The most 

important part of the proposal was that applications for 

membership could be initiated by the applicant. 

The result of these changes has been a substantial increase in the 

membership of the Society in recent years. 

The development of the Society’s own journal took many years. The 

founders of the organization wished to live in harmony with the already 

established surgical organizations, which precluded consideration of 

an independent journal. After the first annual meeting, several existing 

journals expressed interest in publishing the Society’s papers the publication 

of the papers presented at the first annual meeting. Ultimately, a 

decision was made to publish in the American Journal of Surgery, edited 

by Dr. Zollinger; that journal subsequently published the papers presented 

at the Society for the next ten years. Only once during that period, in 

1965, the Society reviewed the possibility of publishing its own journal, 

but thought it not to be desirable at the time. In 1970, the American 

Journal of Surgery became the official journal of the Society, with all 

members subscribing to the journal as part of their membership. 

The issue resurfaced again in 1993 as one of Dr. Langer’s three important 

decisions facing the Society. The issue became part of the agenda of the 

special task force convened during his presidency. In response to the 

report of the task force, the Board appointed a Publication Committee, 

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chaired by Dr. Keith Kelly, to study the issue. At its October, 1995 meeting, 

the Board accepted the recommendation of the Publication Committee 

to proceed with establishing an SSAT journal. The name selected was 

the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. Most importantly, the journal 

was to be owned and copyrighted by the Society. The Board made the 

decision to have dual editors and appointed Drs. Keith Kelly and John 

Cameron to the position. 

From the beginning, SSAT has shown an interest in integrating with 

other professional organizations. It all started in 1964, when Dr. Helger 

Jenkins urged that a committee be appointed to work out a joint membership 

with gastroenterologists. Apparently in response to his request, 

a Liaison Committee to the AGA was appointed by the Board around 

1966. Dr. Lloyd Nyhus chaired the committee. Their charge was to 

explore possible ways of bringing the two societies interested in gastrointestinal 

diseases into closer relationship. The committee found it 

impossible to schedule a joint meeting with the AGA and the whole 

issue would have been dropped if it was not for the death of a prominent 

individual in Minneapolis from ulcerative colitis. The family of the 

deceased individual established the Digestive Disease Foundation of 

Minneapolis for the purpose of funding research in the broad scope of 

digestive diseases. In February, 1967 Dr. Nyhus, still attempting to make 

contact with the AGA, attended a conference on Digestive Disease as a 

National Problem. This conference was sponsored by the Digestive 

Disease Foundation of Minneapolis, the National Institute of Arthritis 

and Metabolic Diseases and the AGA. The purpose of the conference was to 

stress to the federal government the overall importance of digestive disease 

on the American public. Details regarding the prominence of the problem, 

the need for continued research, the needs for manpower and a plan to 

provide for these needs in the future were presented. As a direct result of 

the conference, the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Disease 

identified the problem of gastrointestinal disease for in-depth study. 

The following year, Dr. Nyhus reported to the Society that the AGA had 

taken an interest in our Society because of the desire to have surgeons 

involved in discussions about digestive disease with governmental agencies. 

This provided an opportunity for the two societies to discuss a variety of 

issues, including the possibility of a joint annual meeting. At that time, 

the SSAT’s annual meeting was held in conjunction with the AMA meeting, 

and it was suggested that SSAT change its meeting dates to coincide with 

the AGA. 

The AGA, in moving towards its goal of obtaining research dollars, formed 

both a Federation of Digestive Disease Societies and a Digestive Disease 

Foundation. Dr. Morton Grossman addressed the SSAT’s Board of Trustees at 

its 1970 meeting, explaining that the goal of the Federation and Foundation 

was to develop a National Digestive Disease Institute similar to the National 

Cancer Institute. The purpose of the Institute would be to support research, 

education of the lay public, unify public relations and initiate legislation 

regarding digestive diseases. He expressed the hope that our Society 

would join both organizations. There was considerable discussion of Dr. 

Grossman’s presentation, and the decision was made to join both the 

Federation and Foundation. 

When the action of the Board was reported at the Society’s annual business 

meeting, Dr. Ward Griffen took the issue of integration with the AGA 

one step further and recommended that the membership be polled 

regarding moving the meeting of our Society to coincide with the AGA 

meeting. 

At the 1972 meeting, Dr. Nyhus reported that the poll of the membership 

showed that eighty percent were strongly in favor of changing the 

date and location of the meeting to coincide with the AGA in a so-called 

Digestive Disease Week; accordingly, arrangements for a combined 

meeting in New York were set for May, 1973. 

The combined meeting went exceedingly well and most members enthusiastically 

supported the motion to continue the arrangement. In October, 

1974, six months after the annual meeting, Dr. Robert Zeppa and Dr. Frank 

Moody were authorized to attend the newly formed Digestive Disease 

Week Council as representatives of our Society. So it was that Digestive 

Disease Week came into being. 

Four years later, in his presidential address entitled “Cooperation to 

Meet the Challenges,” 3 Dr. Zeppa reviewed the Society’s decision to join 

Digestive Disease Week Council. He noted that financial benefit and 

stability came to each of the four societies, namely the AGA, the American 

Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Society 

for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the SSAT; second, attendance 

at our meeting increased; third, the quality of our program improved; 

fourth, the educational benefits for our members expanded by the 

diversity of programs available; and fifth, there was increased accessibility 

for dialogue, formal and informal, with our medical colleagues. He 

concluded that the membership was to be congratulated for its wise 

decision. 

More recently we have furthered our relationship with the component 

societies of DDW by contributing to combined clinical symposiums, 

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organizing a yearly consensus conference, and integrating appropriate oral 

and poster presentations of our papers into AGA focused research sections 

and the president’s plenary poster session. 

The Society’s founder, Dr. Robert Turell, in his presidential address, spoke 

of his dream of creating a research and educational foundation for alimentary 

surgery. In practical terms, creating a research and educational foundation 

required the development of an enduring source of funding. The first 

move in realizing this dream occurred at the Board of Trustees meeting 

in October, 1985. Dr. Bernard Jaffe, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee 

on Research and Education, recommended that the Board issue a policy 

statement supporting the development of a two year program for postresidency 

experience in research and clinical surgery of the digestive tract 

for the purpose of providing leadership for the discipline in the future. 

The committee further recommended that the Society sponsor a Career 

Development Award to support individuals involved in this advanced 

experience. 

The next year, the Society used its share of DDW profits to fund the 

fellowship. Drs. David Nahrwold and Jaffe worked out the process of 

application and selection with the understanding that the first award would 

be given in 1987. The annual award was subsequently increased step wise 

to its current level of $50,000 per year. The majority of its recipients 

currently have University appointments and many have ongoing NIH 

funding. The program has been a tremendous success. 

Five decades after Dr. Turell’s initial imaginings, the SSAT is a strong 

organization with a growing membership, strong ties to other disciplines in 

medicine involved in the study and treatment of digestive diseases, and a 

commitment to support the next generation of alimentary tract surgeons. 

References 

1. Turell R. Quo Vadis. Am J Surg. 1968;115:2–5. 

2. Zollinger RM. Justifying our existence. Am J Surg. 1964;107:233–38. 

3. Zeppa R. Cooperation to meet the challenges. Am J Surg. 1979;137:3–6. 

* This history of the SSAT was excerpted from the Presidential Address 

of Tom DeMeester at the 38 th Annual Meeting in Washington DC by 

Richard Bell. The full text can be found in–DeMeester TR. Change, 

Relationships, and Accountability: Marks of a Vibrant Society. 

J Gastrointest Surg. 1998;2:2-10. 

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SSAT FOUNDATION 

The SSAT Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Society for Surgery 

of the Alimentary Tract. The Foundation was established in 2000 to help 

the Society achieve its mission. Founded over forty years ago, the SSAT 

now has a membership of over 2850 physicians and is in the forefront of 

its medical specialty. The SSAT’s mission is to stimulate, foster, and provide 

surgical leadership in the art and science of patient care; to promote and 

support the education and research of the diseases and functions of the 

alimentary tract; to provide a forum for the presentation of such research 

and educational endeavors; and to foster training and funding opportunities 

and scientific publications in support of these activities. 

Research and education remain the cornerstone of fulfilling the Society’s 

mission, and the Foundation seeks to support the SSAT’s current initiatives 

including: the Career Development Award for young faculty members; 

the Residents and Fellows Research Conference held at the time of 

Digestive Disease Week; the Doris and John L. Cameron Guest Oration; 

the Maja and Frank Moody State-of-the-Art Lecture; the Carol and Tom 

R. DeMeester Traveling Fellowship for Surgeons within the U.S. or 

Canada; and the Karen and Josef E. Fischer International Traveling 

Fellowship Award for Surgeons in Academic Practice. 

The SSAT Foundation receives support from a variety of sources including 

private foundations, industry, and individual friends of the Society, 

most notably SSAT members. The Foundation offers a variety of giving 

opportunities including charitable lead trusts, charitable remainder 

trusts, bequests, and other planned giving instruments. The Foundation 

is proud of its supporters and pays special tribute to its donors through 

recognition of them in the following list. 

SSAT FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES 

Keith D. Lillemoe, Chair 

Barbara L. Bass, Vice Chair 

Fabrizio Michelassi, Secretary 

Robin S. McLeod, Treasurer 

John C. Bowen 



Jeffrey L. Ponsky 

Nathaniel J. Soper 

Robert V. Stephens 

L. William Traverso 

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POSTGRADUATE COURSE: Multidisciplinary Management of Gastrointestinal Disease 

PLENARY SESSION III: 

Quality, Outcomes, 

& Risk Assessment 

SSAT/AGA/ASGE 

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CONFERENCE: 

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POSTER SESSION I (authors available @ posters 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM) 

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FOUNDERS MEDAL 

Monday, May 3, 2010 

7:45 AM – 8:15 AM 

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 244-245 

LAYTON F. RIKKERS, MD 

Professor, Emeritus 

Surgery, University of Wisconsin 

Madison, WI 

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DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION 

“Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine” 


11:15 AM – 12:00 PM 


CHAD A. MIRKIN, PhD 

Director, International Institute for Nanotechnology 

George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Professor of 

Medicine, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, & 

Professor of Biomedical Engineering 

Northwestern University 

Evanston, IL 

MAJA & FRANK G. MOODY 

STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE 

“Some of My Best Friends Are Surgeons” 

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM 


PETER B. COTTON, MD, FRCS, FRCP 

Professor of Medicine, Digestive Disease Center 

Medical University of South Carolina 

Charleston, SC 

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Scientific Program 

Fifty-First Annual Meeting 

May 1–5, 2010 

All rooms at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center unless 

otherwise indicated. 

indicates a ticketed session requiring a separate registration and fee. 

Saturday, May 1, 2010 


7:45 AM – 8:15 AM OPENING SESSION 244-245 

Moderator: David M. Mahvi, Chicago, IL 

Welcome and introduction of new members, announcements 

of SSAT scholarship awards, reports from the SSAT Foundation, 

recognition of the Foundation donors, presentation of the Public 

Service Award, and conferment of the Founders Medal. 

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY A 244-245 

(PLENARY SESSION I) 

10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion 

Moderator: Merril T. Dayton, Buffalo, NY 

8:00 AM – 2:30 PM RESIDENTS & Terrace Room, 12th Floor, 

FELLOWS RESEARCH Westin Canal Place 

CONFERENCE 

By invitation only. The 23 participating presentations are 

indicated throughout this Program Book by the icon to the left. 

Sunday, May 2, 2010 

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM POSTGRADUATE 243-245 

COURSE 

MULTIDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT OF 

GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE 

Course Director: David M. Mahvi, Chicago, IL 

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Participants will be able to: 

• Discuss current investigations and novel strategies in 

the management of patients with surgical conditions 

relating to the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas; 

discuss current basic science investigation relating to 

the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas; and discuss 

current studies in clinical outcomes for patients 

with surgical disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. 

The Effects of RAGE Signaling on the Development of 

Colorectal Liver Metastases 

Joseph Dinorcia * , Nikalesh Ippagunta, Mark Foster, 

Dorota N. Moroziewicz, Jean C. Emond, Ann Marie Schmidt, 

John D. Allendorf 

Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 

New York, NY 

The Preoperative Manometric Pattern Predicts the 

Outcome of Surgical Treatment for Esophageal 

Achalasia 

Renato Salvador * , Mario Costantini, Giovanni Zaninotto, 

Tiziana Morbin, Christian Rizzetto, Lisa Zanatta, Martina 

Ceolin, Elena Finotti, Emanuela Guirroli, Loredana Nicoletti, 

Francesco Cavallin, Gianfranco Da Dalt, Ermanno Ancona 

Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, Clinica 

Chirurgica I, University of Padua, Padua, Italy 

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289 Long-Term Follow-Up After Anti-Reflux Surgery in 

Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus 

Joerg Zehetner * , Steven R. Demeester, Shahin Ayazi, 

Jesse L. Costales, Florian Augustin, Helen J. Sohn, 

John C. Lipham, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Tom R. Demeester 

Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of 

Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 

290 Pay-for-Obesity? Performance Metrics Ignore Differences 

in Complication Rates and Cost for Obese Patients 

Undergoing Two Common General Surgical Procedures 

Kenzo Hirose * , Andrew D. Shore, Elizabeth C. Wick, 

Martin A. Makary 

Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 244-245 

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Introduction 

Merril T. Dayton, Buffalo, NY 

Zen and the Art of Surgery: How to Make Johnny a 

Surgeon 


10:30 AM – 11:15 AM PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY B 244-245 

(PLENARY SESSION II) 


Moderator: David M. Mahvi, Chicago, IL 

Learning objectives for this session are the same as those for 

Plenary Session I on page 57. 

315 Disappearing Colorectal Metastases After Chemotherapy: 

Should We Be Concerned? 

Mark G. Van Vledder * , Mechteld C. De Jong, Timothy M. Pawlik, 

Richard D. Schulick, Luis Diaz, Michael A. Choti 

Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 

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Radiation Dose from Computed Tomography in 

Patients with Necrotizing Pancreatitis: How Much 

Is Too Much? 

Chad G. Ball * , Camilo Correa-Gallego, Thomas J. Howard, 

Nicholas J. Zyromski, Michael House, Henry A. Pitt, Attila 

Nakeeb, C. Max Schmidt, Keith D. Lillemoe 

Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 

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317 Image-Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Locally 

Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Results of First 

85 Patients 

Mukund S. Didolkar *1 , Cardella Coleman 2 , Mark J. Brenner 2 , 

Kyo U. Chu 1 , Elizabeth Stanwyck 3 , Airong Yu 3 , Nicole Olexa 1 , 

Nagaraj Neerchal 3 

1 Surgical Oncology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; 

2 Radiation Oncology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; 

3 Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland at Baltimore 

County Campus, Baltimore, MD 

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON 244-245 

GUEST ORATION 

Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine 

Sp329 Chad A. Mirkin, Evanston, IL 

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM POSTER SESSION I Hall F 

Authors available at their posters to answer questions 

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM; posters on display 8 AM – 5 PM. 

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM MEET-THE-PROFESSOR 

LUNCHEONS 

Appendicitis: Is It Still an Emergency? 297 

Sp332 Christopher R. Mantyh, Durham, NC 

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• Describe the relationship between the duration of 

symptoms for appendicitis and complicated disease; 

illustrate the use of non-operative management in the 

treatment of appendicitis; and explain the effective 

use of imaging to help diagnose appendicitis. 

Endoscopic Management of Esophageal 248-249 

Perforation and Leaks 

Donald E. Low, Seattle, WA 

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• Identify the appropriate assessment and evaluation of 

esophageal leaks and esophageal perforation; review 

standardized treatment algorithm; determine when 

surgical treatment is necessary; review principles which 

allow more functional treatment; and highlight the 

evolving role of endoscopy in assessment and treatment 

of leaks and perforations. 

Innovations in Abdominal Wall 350-351 

Reconstruction 

Michael Rosen, Cleveland, OH 


• List the current options available for abdominal wall 

reconstruction; describe the principles of component 

separation; illustrate the importance of a functional 

abdominal wall; and explain a technique of minimally 

invasive component separation. 

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CONTROVERSIES IN 255-257 

GI SURGERY A 

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DEBATE 1: 

Moderator: 

INCISIONAL HERNIA: 

LAPAROSCOPIC OR OPEN REPAIR? 

Bruce J. Ramshaw, Columbia, MO 


• Identify appropriate patient selection criteria for 

laparoscopic and open ventral hernia repair; and 

understand potential complications of open and laparoscopic 

ventral hernia repair, and their avoidance and 

management. 

Frame the Issue 

Bruce J. Ramshaw, Columbia, MO 

Laparoscopic Repair for Incisional Hernia 

Michael Rosen, Cleveland, Ohio 

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Open Repair for Incisional Hernia 

Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr., Omaha, NE 

Panel and Audience Discussion 

DEBATE 2: 

Moderator: 

ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR CANCER: 

WHAT’S THE BEST APPROACH? 



• Review the current approaches to esophageal resection; 

compare outcomes of minimally invasive versus open 

approaches to esophagectomy; and understand the 

drawbacks of open and minimally invasive techniques. 



Open Resection 

Thomas J. Watson, Rochester, NY 

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy 

Blair A. Jobe, Pittsburgh, PA 


2:15 PM – 3:45 PM DDW COMBINED 

CLINICAL SYMPOSIA 

COMPLICATED CROHN’S DISEASE: Auditorium C 

A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO 

FISTULAS, ABSCESSES, AND STRICTURES 

Sponsored by: AGA, ASGE, SSAT 

Moderators: Charles Bernstein, Winnipeg, MB 

Jeffry Katz, Cleveland, OH 


• Review the state of the art management of intraabdominal 

abscesses, fistula, and strictures in Crohn’s 

disease; discuss the benefits, risks, and outcomes of 

endoscopic management of strictures in complicated 

Crohn’s disease; and evaluate the impact of anti-TNF 

therapy on the surgical management of fistula, 

abscesses, and strictures in Crohn’s disease. 

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The Management of Intraabdominal Abcesses 

Richard A. Hodin, Boston, MA 

Impact of Anti-TNF Therapy on Surgery in IBD 

Robert R. Cima, Rochester, MN 

Endoscopic Management of Strictures: Outcomes, 

Benefits, and Risks 

Severine Vermeire, Leuven Belgium 


NON-TRANSPLANT SURGICAL 

Ballroom AB 

OPTIONS FOR HEPATOCELLULAR 

CARCINOMA 

Sponsored by: AASLD, SSAT, AGA 

Moderators: Laura Kulik, Chicago, IL 

Myron E. Schwartz, New York, NY 


• Understand organ allocation for HCC and the role of 

resection; determine the optimal candidates for surgical 

resection; understand the safety limits laproscopic/ 

open radiofrequency ablation; and understand the 

role of salvage transplantation following resection 

Surgical Options from a Transplant Hepatologist’s 

Viewpoint 

Laura Kulik, Chicago, IL 

HCC: Limits of Resectability 

Myron E. Schwartz, New York, NY 

Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Ablation as 

Definitive Treatment for HCC 

Robert C.G. Martin, Louisville, KY 


2:15 PM – 4:30 PM VIDEO SESSION I: COLON- 253-254 

RECTAL & HEPATOBILIARY 


Moderators: William G. Hawkins, St. Louis, MO 

Mark L. Welton, Stanford, CA 


• Discuss current investigations and novel strategies in 

the management of patients with surgical conditions 

relating to the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas. 

416 Single Incision Laparoscopic Liver Resection of 


Ameet G. Patel 1 , Ajay P. Belgaumkar *1,2 , Jojo James 1 , 

Beth Murgatroyd 1,2 , Kirstin Carswell 1 

1 Department of Surgery, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation 

Trust, London, United Kingdom; 2 Department of Surgery, Princess 

Grace Hospital, London, United Kingdom 

417 Single-Incision Laparoscopic Completion Proctectomy 

and Ileal J-Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in an 18 Year-Old 

Male with Ulcerative Colitis Refractory to Medical 

Therapy 

Alexandre Bouchard * , Tonia M. Young-Fadok 

Mayo Clinic-Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 

418 Intra-Operative Ultrasound During Laparoscopic 

Cholecystectomy: A Video Library 

Jason M. Pfluke * , Michael Parker, Horacio J. Asbun, 

C. Daniel Smith, Steven P. Bowers 

Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL 

419 Laparoscopic-Assisted Isolated Caudate Lobe Resections 

Edward Lin, Juan M. Sarmiento * 

Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 

420 Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection with Transrectal 

Specimen Extraction and Intracorporeal Anastomosis 

Philip A. Omotosho * , Jin S. Yoo, Aurora D. Pryor 

Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 

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421 Laparoscopic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy for Rectal 

Prolapse 

Pierpaolo Sileri * , Vito M. Stolfi, Domenico Benavoli, 

Luana Franceschilli, Lodovico Patrizi, Achille Gaspari 

Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy 

422 Laparoscopic Anterior Resection for Sigmoid Cancer 

With Transanal Extraction Using TEM (Transanal 

Endoscopic Microsurgery) 

Janivette Alsina * , Patricia Sylla 

General Surgery, MGH, Boston, MA 

2:15 PM – 4:45 PM SSAT/AGA/ASGE 244-245 

STATE-OF-THE-ART 

CONFERENCE 

NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS: NOVEL 

MINIMALLY INVASIVE STRATEGIES 

Moderator: C. Max Schmidt, Indianapolis, IN 

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• Understand the presentation spectrum of necrotizing 

pancreatitis; understand the appropriate management 

of patients with necrotizing pancreatitis based upon 

patient presentation and course; appreciate situations 

where appropriate management may be unclear based 

upon lack of data or quality data in the medical literature; 

understand different (i.e., novel less invasive) approaches 

to surgical intervention in patients with necrotizing 

pancreatitis; understand appropriate patient selection 

for particular interventions in patients with necrotizing 

pancreatitis based upon patient presentation and course; 

and appreciate situations where appropriate intervention 

may be unclear based upon lack of data or quality 

data in the medical literature. 

Introduction 

C. Max Schmidt, Indianapolis, IN 

Open Pancreatic Necrosectomy: Indications in the 

Minimally Invasive Era 

Carlos Fernandez del-Castillo, Boston, MA 

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Minimally Invasive/Laparoscopic Pancreatic 

Necrosectomy 

Jeffrey B. Matthews, Chicago, IL 

Endoscopic Pancreatic Necrosectomy 

Evan Fogel, Indianapolis, IN 

Necrotizing Pancreatitis – Interventional Radiology & 

Management 

Eric vanSonnenberg, Phoenix, AZ 

Case Presentations 


2:15 PM – 5:00 PM PLENARY SESSION III: 243 

QUALITY, OUTCOMES, & 

RISK ASSESSMENT 


Moderators: Patrick M. Forgione, Burlington, VT 

Shimul A. Shah, Worcester, MA 



423 Are You Calling Me a Poor Performer? Comparison of 

Outlier Identification Methods in Hospital Surgical 

Quality Improvement Programs 

Karl Y. Bilimoria *1,2 , Ryan P. Merkow 3 , Mark E. Cohen 1 , 

David J. Bentrem 2 , Bruce L. Hall 4 , Clifford Y. Ko 1,5 

1 Divison of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of 

Surgeons, Chicago, IL; 2 Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of 

Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 3 Departmet of 

Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; 4 Department of Surgery, 

Washington University St. Louis, St. Lous, MO; 5 Department of 

Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, MO 

424 Elective Surgery for Diverticulitis Is Associated with 

High Risk of Intestinal Diversion and Hospital 

Readmission in Older Adults 

Anne O. Lidor *1 , Eric B. Schneider 1 , Amy Sheer 2 , Albert W. Wu 2 , 

Jodi B. Segal 2 , Robert Herbert 2 , David C. Chang 1 

1 Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, 

MD; 2 Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg 

School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 

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425 Repair of Symptomatic Giant Paraesophageal Hernias 

in Elderly (>70 Yrs) Patients Results in Improved 

Quality of Life 

Brian E. Louie *1 , Maurice Blitz 2 , Jeraldine Orlina 1 , Alex Farivar 1 , 

Ralph W. Aye 1 

1 Thoracic Surgery, Swedish Medical Center and Cancer Institute, 

Seattle, WA; 2 Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph’s Health Center, Toronto, 

ON, Canada 

426 Redefining Mortality After Pancreatic Cancer Resection 

James E. Carroll * , Jillian K. Smith, Jessica P. Simons, 

Melissa M. Murphy, Sing Chau Ng, Shimul A. Shah, 

Zheng Zhou, Jennifer F. Tseng 

Surgery, Surgical Outcomes Analysis & Research, University of 

Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 

427 Patients Admitted with Acute Abdominal Conditions 

Are at High Risk for Development of Symptomatic 

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) but Often Fail to 

Receive Adequate Prophylaxis 

Emily Pearsall *2 , Ujash Sheth 2 , Darlene Fenech 3,1 , 

Marg Mckenzie 2 , J. Charles Victor 4 , Robin S. Mcleod 1,2 

1 Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2 Surgery, 

Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3 Surgery, Sunnybrook 

Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; 4 Dalla Lana School of 

Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 

428 The Yield of Non-Invasive Testing in Post- 

Cholecystectomy Patients with Suspected Bile 

Duct Injury 

John M. Iskander *1 , Gregory A. Cote 1 , Riad R. Azar 1 , 

J. Christopher Eagon 2 , Dayna S. Early 1 , Steven A. 

Edmundowicz 1 , Daniel Mullady 1 , Faris Murad 1 , 

Jerry Wallis 3 , Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda 1 

1 Gastroenterology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; 2 Surgery, 

Washington University, St. Louis, MO; 3 Nuclear Medicine, Washington 

University, St. Louis, MO 

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Risk Stratification for Distal Pancreatectomy Utilizing 

ACS-NSQIP: Preoperative Factors Correlate with 

Morbidity 

Kaitlyn J. Kelly * , Yin Wan, Robert J. Rettammel, Emily Winslow, 

Clifford S. Cho, Sharon M. Weber 

Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 

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430 Multivisceral Transplantation with Preservation of 

Native Liver, Pancreaticoduodenal Complex and 

Spleen: Indications and Long-Term Outcome 

Ruy Cruz * , Guilherme Costa, Geoffrey Bond, Kyle Soltys, 

William C. Stein, Guosheng Wu, Dolly Martin, Rakesh Sindhi, 

George V. Mazariegos, Kareem M. Abu-Elmagd 

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 

Waist Circumference Predicts Complications in Rectal 

Cancer Surgery 

Courtney Balentine *1,2 , Celia Robinson 1,2 , Christy Marshall 1,2 , 

Jonathan Wilks 1,2 , Kujtim Haderxhanaj 2 , Shubhada Sansgiry 2 , 

Nancy J. Petersen 2 , Daniel Albo 1,2 , David H. Berger 1,2 

1 Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of 

Medicine, Houston, TX; 2 Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs 

Hospital, Houston, TX 

432 Impact on Hospital Systems by Esophagectomy (EG) 

and Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD): Objective 

Comparison of Surgical Complications Using the 

Accordion Severity Grading System 

Donald E. Low * , Madhankumar Kuppusamy, Yasushi Hashimoto, 

L. William Traverso 

General Surgery, Virginia Mason Clinic, Seattle, WA 

433 Predicting Post-Operative Mortality in Colorectal 

Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Accuracy 

of POSSUM, P-POSSUM and CR-POSSUM 

Colin Richards * , Fiona Leitch, Paul G. Horgan, 

Donald C. Mcmillan 

University Department of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, 

United Kingdom 

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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: 255-257 

MANAGING OSTOMY 

COMPLICATIONS 

Moderator: Bruce A. Orkin, Boston, MA 

• Participants will be able to: 

• Recognize the high rates and types of ostomy complications; 

More effectively manage some specific ostomy 

problems; and understand the spectrum of ostomy 

issues and when to seek more expert assistance. 

PANELISTS: 

Sp441 Kirk A. Ludwig, Milwaukee, WI 

Sp442 Michael S. Nussbaum, Jacksonville, FL 

Sp443 Alan G. Thorson, Omaha, NE 



LIVER URGENCIES AND 

EMERGENCIES: WHAT YOU 

NEED TO KNOW 

Sponsored by: AASLD, AGA, SSAT 

Ballroom AB 

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Hematemesis in Liver Disease 

Anne Larson, Dallas, TX 


MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX 

Auditorium C 

COLORECTAL ISSUES 

Sponsored by: ASGE, SSAT, AGA 

Moderators: Barry A. Salky, New York, NY 

David Schwartz, Nashville, TN 


• Evaluate and treat perirectal fistulas in Crohn’s; treat 

and understand options in recurrent rectal CA; and 

evaluate complex Crohn’s disease in adolescents. 

PANELISTS: 

Alessandro Fichera, Chicago, IL 

Phillip Fleshner, Los Angeles, CA 

Scott Lee, Seattle, WA 

David Schwartz, Nashville, TN 

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Moderators: 

Bruce R. Bacon, St. Louis, MO 

Michael B. Fallon, Houston, TX 

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• Explain the practical differential diagnosis and initial 

management of the comatose patient with liver disease; 

explain the practical differential diagnosis and 

initial management of the rising creatinine in liver 

disease; and review the practical specifics of whom to 

intubate, when to scope, what to use medically, and 

when to consider TIPS, IR, surgery, and transplant. 

Acute Altered Mental Status in Cirrhosis 

Jasmohan Bajaj, Richmond, VA 

The Rising Creatinine in Liver Disease 

Thomas Boyer, Tucson, AZ 

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7:30 AM – 9:15 AM VIDEO SESSION II: 244-245 

BREAKFAST AT THE MOVIES 


Moderators: David Shibata, Tampa, FL 

J. Nicolas Vauthey, Houston, TX 


Video Session I on page 63. 

512 Flexible Endoscopic Cricopharyngeal Myotomy for 

Zenker’s Diverticulum 

Richard A. Pierce * , Danny V. Martinec, Trudie A. Goers, 

Erwin Rieder, Lee L. Swanstrom 

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Legacy Health System, Portland, OR 

513 Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy 

Sujit Kulkarni * , David Vivas, Tanuja Damani, Paresh C. Shah 

Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 

514 A Standardized Approach to Minimally Invasive 

Transhiatal Esophagectomy 

James Lopes * , Steven N. Hochwald, Kfir Ben-David 

General Surgery, Univeristy of Florida, Gainesville, FL 

515 Laparoscopic Bile Duct Cyst Resection 

Guido M. Sclabas * , Michael L. Kendrick 

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

516 Central Pancreatectomy with Pancreaticogastrostomy: 

Open and Laparoscopic Approaches 

Laureano Fernández-Cruz * 

Surgery, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain 

517 Gastric Volvulus Following Laparoscopic Heller 

Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication for Achalasia 

Chirag Dholakia * , Kevin M. Reavis 

Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 

518 Laparoscopic Component Separation in Complex 

Abdominal Wall Reconstruction 

Karem C. Harth * , Jeffrey A. Blatnik, Michael J. Rosen 

General Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 

Cleveland, OH 

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8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: 255-257 

SURGERY FOR DIVERTICULITIS: 

WHEN AND WHY? 

Moderator: Neil Hyman, Burlington, VT 

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• Understand the natural history of diverticulitis; understand 

the appropriate role for colon resection in patients 

with recurrent diverticulitis; understand the treatment 

options available for complicated diverticulitis; and 

understand the principles of safe conduct of surgery 

for diverticulitis. 

PANELISTS: 

Jonathan F. Critchlow, Boston, MA 

Janice F. Rafferty, Cincinnati, OH 

Bruce G. Wolff, Rochester, MN 

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM DDW COMBINED Ballroom AB 

CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM 

GIST THE FACTS 

Sponsored by: SSAT, AGA, ASGE 

Moderators: Steven I. Itzkowitz, New York, NY 

Chandrajit P. Raut, Boston, MA 


• Explain the role of endoscopy in diagnosis and surveillance 

of presumed gastrointestinal stromal tumors 

and the management of small tumors; summarize the 

updated information on histologic analysis, immunohistochemistry, 

and the role of mutation testing; discuss 

the latest developments in medical management of 

advanced GIST, including new agents on the horizon 

and optimal dosing of imatinib and sunitinib; explain 

the results of the ACOSOG Z9001 and Z9000 trials of 

adjuvant therapy for primary GIST and the RTOG 

0132 neoadjuvant trial; and review the role of surgery 

in the management of advanced GIST. 

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Endoscopic Diagnosis, Surveillance, and Management 

of Small GISTs 

William Brugge, Boston, MA 

GIST Histopathology and Mutation Analysis 

Christopher Corless, Portland, OR 

Medical Management of Advanced GIST and Role of 

Serum Drug-Level Testing 

Margaret von Mehren, Philadelphia, PA 

Surgical Management of Primary and Metastatic GIST 

and Indications for Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant 

Therapy for Primary GIST 

Chandrajit P. Raut, Boston, MA 


8:30 AM – 10:00 AM SSAT PUBLIC POLICY 243 

COMMITTEE/AGA PRACTICE 

MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS 

COMMITTEE JOINT PANEL 

HEALTH CARE REFORM AND GASTROINTESTINAL 

DISEASES 

Moderator: Jonathan R. Hiatt, Los Angeles, CA 

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• Describe the potential impact of health care reform on 

academic health centers; list quality measures used to 

assess GI practices, and how these might be used in 

health care reform; and describe how health care reform 

may lead to integration of digestive disease practice. 

Impact of Reform on Academic Health Centers 

Michael J. Zinner, Boston, MA 

Quality Measures and the Effect on Health Care Reform 

Clifford Y. Ko, Los Angeles, CA 

What Does a Digestive Disease Practice Look Like in a 

Reformed Health Care Model? 

Joel Brill, Phoenix, AZ 


9:30 AM – 11:00 AM SSAT/AHPBA 244-245 

JOINT SYMPOSIUM 

TODAY’S APPROACHES TO COLORECTAL 

CANCER (CRC) LIVER METASTASES 

Moderator: Scott Helton, New Haven, CT 

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• Better understand the natural history of colorectal cancer 

metastatic to the liver and the tumor biological, staging 

and treatment factors that predict long term survival; 

understand the pros and cons and rational for neoadjuvant 

and adjuvant treatment approaches with 

chemotherapy for resectable metastatic colorectal cancers 

of the liver; appreciate strategies for individually tailoring 

therapy to improve safe extended liver resection for 

CRC mets; and better understand nonresectional liver 

directed therapies and their impact on outcome for 

metastatic colorectal cancer. 

Introduction 

Scott Helton, New Haven, CT 

Prognostic Markers and Staging Systems for Patients 

with CRC Metastases 

Michael D’Angelica, New York, NY 

The Role of Perioperative Chemotherapy in Resectable 

CRC Metastases: What Does the Evidence Support? 

Timothy M. Pawlik, Baltimore, MD 

Optimal and Individually Tailored Resection of CRC 

Metastases 

Eddie K. Abdalla, Houston, TX 

What, How, and When to Offer Non-Resection 

Therapy for CRC Metastases 

N. Joseph Espat, Providence, RI 


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10:00 AM – 11:15 AM BASIC SCIENCE PLENARY 243 

(PLENARY SESSION IV) 


Moderators: Richard A. Hodin, Boston, MA 

Emina H. Huang, Gainesville, FL 



588 Insulin, Leptin, and Tumoral Adipocytes Promote 

Murine Pancreatic Cancer Growth 

Patrick B. White * , Eben M. True, Kathryn M. Dalbec, Sue Wang, 

Deborah A. Swartz-Basile, Henry A. Pitt, Nicholas J. Zyromski 

Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 

Indianapolis, IN 

589 Involvement of Osteopontin in the Matrix Degrading 

and Proangiogenic Changes Mediated by Nicotine in 

Pancreatic Cancer Cells 

Melissa Lazar *1 , Jennifer Sullivan 1 , Tamer Aziz 1 , Galina Chipitsyna 1 , 

Charles J. Yeo 1,3 , Hwyda A. Arafat 1,2 

1 Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; 2 Pathology 

Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 

PA; 3 Jefferson Pancreatic, Biliary & Related Cancer Center, Thomas 

Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 

590 Intestinal Adaptation of Oligopeptide Absorption via 

PepT1 After Massive (70%) Mid Small Bowel Resection 

Srivats Madhavan * , Jeffrey S. Scow, Munenori Nagao, Ye Zheng, 

Judith A. Duenes, Michael G. Sarr 

Department of Surgery and Gastroenterology Research Unit, Mayo 

Clinic, Rochester, MN 

591 Genetic Deletion of Hematopoietic 5-Lipoxygenase 

Suppresses Intestinal Polyposis in Apc468 Knockout Mice 

Eric C. Cheon *1,2 , Matthew J. Strouch 2 , Seth B. Krantz 2 , 

Mohammad K. Khan 3 , Kristen Dennis 3 , Nichole R. Blatner 3 , 

Elias Gounaris 3 , Khashayarsha Khazaie 3 , David J. Bentrem 2,4 

1 Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Illinois College of 

Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2 Surgery, Northwestern Memorial 

Hospital and Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; 3 Gastroenterology, 

Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Feinberg School of Medicine, 

Chicago, IL; 4 Surgery, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 

Chicago, IL 

592 TNF-α Treatment Induces Directional IL-8 Secretion in 

Polarized Caco-2 Cells 

Dennis I. Sonnier * , Stephanie R. Bailey, Rebecca M. Schuster, 

Alex B. Lentsch, Timothy A. Pritts 

Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM QUICK SHOTS SESSION I 253-254 


Moderators: Wayne Frederick, Washington, DC 

Charles M. Vollmer, Jr, Boston, MA 



593 Intraoperative Assessment of Perfusion in Gastric 

Grafts for Reconstruction After Esophagectomy: 

Predicting Anastomotic Complications 

Joerg Zehetner * , Steven R. Demeester, Jeffrey A. Hagen, 

Shahin Ayazi, Jesse L. Costales, Florian Augustin, 

Helen J. Sohn, John C. Lipham, Tom R. Demeester 

Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of 

Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 

594 A Drain Amylase < 1000 U/L on the First Post-Operative 

Day Effectively Predicts the Absence of a High-Impact 

Fistula Following Pancreatic Resection 

Gregory R. Veillette * , Camilo Correa-Gallego, Cristina R. Ferrone, 

Sarah P. Thayer, Jennifer A. Wargo, Andrew L. Warshaw, 

Carlos Fernandez Del-Castillo 

Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 

595 Functional Lumen Imaging Probe to Assess Geometric 

Changes in the Esophagogastric Junction Following 

Endolumenal Fundoplication 

Toshitaka Hoppo, Barry P. Mcmahon * , Bart P. Witteman, 

Stefan J. Kraemer, Robert W. O’Rourke, Flemming H. Gravesen, 

Blair A. Jobe 

Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, The Heart, Lung and Esophageal 

Surgery Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 

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596 Increased Risk of Surgery After Attenuation of 

Anti-TNFα Therapy for Crohn’s Disease 

Brian P. Bosworth *1 , Benjamin Lebwohl 2 , Raja Taunk 3 , 

Nicole Green 1 , Harrison Lakehomer 1 , Ugonna Iroku 2 , 

Arun Swaminath 2 , Jeffrey W. Milsom 4 , Fabrizio Michelassi 4 , 

Ellen J. Scherl 1 

1 Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Medical College of Cornell 

University, New York, NY; 2 Digestive and Liver Diseases, Columbia 

College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; 3 Medicine, New 

York Presbyterian Hospital: Weill Cornell Center, New York, NY; 

4 Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 

597 Validation of an Endovascular-First Strategy for the 

Treatment of Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia 

Christopher A. Durham *1 , Michael M. Mcnally 1 , Bryan A. Ehlert 1 , 

Walter J. Pories 1 , Frank M. Parker 2 , William M. Bogey 2 , 

Charles S. Powell 2 , Michael C. Stoner 2 

1 Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; 2 Cardiovascular 

Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 

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Efficacy of Adjuvant Versus Neoadjuvant Therapy for 

Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Decision 

Analysis 

Hiromichi Ito * , Daniel T. Ruan, Edward E. Whang 

Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 

599 Improvement of Respiratory Symptoms Following 

Heller Myotomy for Achalasia 

Saurabh Khandelwal *1 , Rebecca Petersen 1 , Roger P. Tatum 2,1 , 

Daniel M. Aaronson 1 , Fernando Mier 1 , Huseyin Sinan 1 , 

Ana V. Martin 1 , Carlos A. Pellegrini 1 , Brant K. Oelschlager 1 

1 Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 2 Surgery, VA Puget 

Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 

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Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus in the Young 

Arzu Oezcelik * , Steven R. Demeester, Shahin Ayazi, Emmanuele 

Abate, Joerg Zehetner, Jessica M. Leers, Jeffrey A. Hagen, 

John C. Lipham, Helen J. Sohn, Tom R. Demeester 

Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 

Los Angeles, CA 

601 Resection or Pallative Bypass for Locally Advanced 

Pancreatic Cancer? 

Tobias Keck, Ulrich F. Wellner * , Dietlind Tittelbach-Helmrich, 

Frank Makowiec, Ulrich T. Hopt 

Department for General and Visceral Surgery, University of Freiburg, 

Freiburg, Germany 

602 Effect of Pulmonary Hypertension on Adult Patients 

Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery 

I. Michael Leitman *1,2 , Andrew D. Yu 2 , Joseph Park 2 , 

Martin S. Karpeh 1 

1 Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY; 

2 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 

603 Which Is Better: Routine or Selective Endoscopy 

Before Bariatric Surgery? 

Paul N. Montero * , Timothy Kuwada, Keith S. Gersin, 

B. Todd Heniford, Dimitrios Stefanidis 

Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Medical 

Center, Charlotte, NC 

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM VIDEO SESSION III: 255-257 

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 

IN MINIMAL ACCESS GI SURGERY 


Moderators: Brian J. Dunkin, Houston, TX 

Michael Rosen, Cleveland, OH 



604 Hybrid Transvaginal NOTES Cholecystectomy Using a 

Novel Flexible Toolbox and Internal Retraction System 

Eric S. Hungness *1 , Byron F. Santos 1 , Magdy P. Milad 2 , 

Nathaniel J. Soper 1 

1 Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 

2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, 

Chicago, IL 

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605 Modified Single Incision Laparoscopic Gastric Band 

Placement with Intracorporeal Gastric Retraction 

Lauren B. Mashaud * , Emmanuel Eisenstein, Homero Rivas, 

Daniel J. Scott 

UT Southwestern Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, UT 

Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 

606 Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery 

(NOTES) Retraction 

Byron F. Santos * , Eric S. Hungness, Edward Auyang, 

Nathaniel J. Soper 

Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 

607 Magnetic Cautery Dissector for Single Site Laparoscopic 

Cholecystectomy in a Cadaver Model 

Lauren B. Mashaud 1 , Emmanuel Eisenstein 1 , Deborah C. Hogg 1 , 

Heather E. Beardsley 2 , Raul Fernandez 2 , Jeffrey A. Cadeddu 1 , 

Richard Bergs 2 , Daniel J. Scott *1 

1 UT Southwestern Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, UT 

Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; 2 University of Texas 

Arlington, Arlington, TX 

608 Laparoscopic Placement of a Novel Anti-Reflux Device 

Noam Belkind * , Kari Thompson, Julieta Paleari, 

Ozanan R. Meireles, Michael Sedrak, Garth R. Jacobsen, 

Bryan J. Sandler, Mark A. Talamini, Santiago Horgan 

Surgery, UCSD, San Diego, CA 

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM DDW COMBINED Ballroom AB 


THE PROBLEMATIC BILIARY 

STRICTURE 

Sponsored by: ASGE. SSAT, AASLD, AGA 

Moderators: John Lee, Orange, CA 

Henry A. Pitt, Indianapolis, IN 


• Comprehend the role of multiple stents and covered 

metal stents for benign strictures; comprehend the 

role of surgery and the influence of arterial injury for 

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benign strictures; comprehend the role of cholangiocarcinoma 

in PSC; comprehend the role of endoscopic 

therapy for PSC; and comprehend the role of extrahepatic 

biliary resection for PSC. 

Endoscopic Management of Postoperative Biliary 

Strictures 

Michel Kahaleh, Charlottesville, VA 

Surgical Management of Postoperative Biliary 

Strictures 

Steven M. Strasberg, St. Louis, MO 

Endoscopic Management of Primary Sclerosing 

Cholangitis (PSC) 

Adam Slivka, Pittsburgh, PA 

Surgical Resection for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis 

(PSC) 

Timothy M. Pawlik, Baltimore, MD 


11:15 AM – 12:00 PM MAJA AND FRANK G. MOODY 244-245 

STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE 

Some of My Best Friends Are Surgeons 

Sp603 Peter B. Cotton, Charleston, SC 

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM POSTER SESSION II Hall F 




LUNCHEONS 

Endoscopic Bariatric Procedures (SSAT, ASGE) 383-385 

Sp607 Jeffrey M. Marks, Cleveland, OH 

Sp608 Christopher C. Thompson, Boston, MA 

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• Describe the available primary endoscopic bariatric 

procedures; define the possible role for endoscopy for 

patients with weight regain; and explain the anatomical 

changes that occur with the different surgical bariatric 

procedures. 

Familial Colorectal Cancer: Surgical 255-257 

Management 

Philip B. Paty, New York, NY 

Glen Balch, Dallas, TX 


• Understand the role of genetic testing in the management 

of hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes; cite the 

evidence and circumstances supporting prophylactic 

surgery in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Lynch 

Syndrome; and appreciate the genetic diversity, 

phenotypic variation, and surgical management of 

attenuated polyposis syndromes. 

Multidisciplinary Treatment of Grand Salon C, 

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Section 18, 

What’s New (SSAT, AGA) 

Hilton Riverside 

Fabrizio Michelassi, New York, NY 

Ellen Scherl, New York, NY 


• Manage ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease with 

optimal and modern medical treatment; recognize the 

failure of medical treatment and know the current 

relative and absolute indications to surgical treatment; 

gain knowledge of the side effects and morbidity of 

some of the biological treatments and appreciate the 

postoperative side effects; and gain knowledge in 

maintenance therapy after surgery in Crohn’s. 

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM “MOC”: HOW THE SSAT CAN 244-245 

HELP YOU 

Moderators: David M. Mahvi, Chicago, IL 

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• List the requirements for MoC in Surgery; and identify 

sources and opportunities to fulfill the MoC requirements. 

Online GI-Focused Maintenance of Certification (MoC) 


MoC Requirements: The ABS Perspective 

Steven C. Stain, Albany, NY 

MoC’s Potential Impact on Malpractice Premiums 

Daniel B. Jones, Boston, MA 

The 2011–2013 SSAT Postgraduate Courses: A 

Three-Year MoC Cycle 

David W. Rattner, Boston, MA 


2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CONTROVERSIES IN 255-257 

GI SURGERY B 

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DEBATE 3: 

Moderator: 

LAPAROSCOPY VERSUS OPEN 

SURGERY FOR RECTAL CANCER 

Steven D. Wexner, Weston, FL 


• Evaluate the indications for laparoscopy for rectal 

carcinoma; assess the benefits of laparoscopy for the 

curative treatment of rectal carcinoma; observe the 

complications of laparoscopy for rectal carcinoma; 

and discuss the evidence in support of each technique. 


Steven D. Wexner, Weston, FL 

Laparoscopy for Rectal Cancer 

James W. Fleshman, St. Louis, MO 

Laparotomy for Rectal Cancer 

Victor W. Fazio, Cleveland, OH 


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DEBATE 4: 

Moderator: 

BARIATRIC SURGERY IN 

NON-OBESE PATIENTS? 

Philip R. Schauer, Cleveland, OH 


• Learning Objectives to follow. 


Philip R. Schauer, Cleveland, OH 

Bariatric Surgery Is Indicated for Non-Obese Patients 

Francesco Rubino, New York, NY 

Bariatric Surgery Is Not Justified for Patients Who Are 

Not Obese 

Bruce D. Schirmer, Charlottesville, VA 




FROM OGILVIE’S TO SWALLOWED Auditorium C 

KEYS: EMERGENCIES THAT WILL 

GET YOU OUT OF BED 


Moderators: Neena S. Abraham, Houston, TX 

Nicholas J. Shaheen, Chapel Hill, NC 


• Understand the role of medical and surgical approaches 

to Ogilvie’s Syndrome and fulminant colitis; describe 

the optimal use of devices for removing esophageal 

foreign bodies; and review best practices for the urgent 

evaluation of caustic ingestions. 

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Foreign Body Ingestions: Planning and Executing the 

Best Approach 

Michael Kochman, Philadelphia, PA 

Caustic Ingestions: Immediate Management and 

Prevention of Future Complications 

Sharmila Anandasabapathy, New York, NY 


GE JUNCTION TUMORS 

Sponsored by: SSAT, ASGE, AGA 

Moderators: Jeffrey H. Peters, Rochester, NY 

Kenneth K. Wang, Rochester, MN 

Ballroom AB 


• Determine the appropriate patients for endoscopic 

resection of early GEJ carcinoma.; discuss the pros and 

cons of surgical resection options; and apply the use of 

adjuvant chemotherapy. 

Early Neoplasia of the Cardia: Endoscopic 

Management 

Kenneth K. Wang, Rochester, MN 

Surgical Treatment: Selection of Esophagectomy or 

Gastrectomy 

Stanley W. Ashley, Boston, MA 

The Increasing Evidence for Lymphadenectomy in 

Curable GEJ Cancer 

Jeffrey H. Peters, Rochester, NY 

Neoadjuvant Therapy in 2010: Chemo Only Versus 

Chemorads 

Jaffer Ajani, Houston, TX 


DAILY 

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Fulminant Colitis: Who, What and How to Treat 

David Rubin, Chicago, IL 

Ogilvie’s Syndrome: True Emergency, or Cause for a 

Measured Medical Approach? 

Loren Laine, Los Angeles, CA 

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2:15 PM – 3:45 PM PLENARY SESSION V 243 


Moderators: Steven R. DeMeester, Los Angeles, CA 

Taylor S. Riall, Galveston, TX 



789 Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Fundoplication: 

Initial Experience with Safety and Reduction of 

Symptoms 

Seaborn A. Roddenbery * , Sharona B. Ross, Connor A. Morton, 

Michelle Vice, Sujat Dahal, Linda K. Barry, Michelle Hamel, 

Alexander S. Rosemurgy 

Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 

790 

Trends in the Management and Survival of Surgically 

Managed Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma: A Population- 

Based Analysis 

Skye C. Mayo *1 , Andrew D. Shore 3 , Christopher L. Wolfgang 1 , 

Barish H. Edil 1 , Kenzo Hirose 1 , Joseph M. Herman 2 , 

Richard D. Schulick 1 , Michael A. Choti 1 , Timothy M. Pawlik 1 

1 Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; 2 Radiation 

Oncology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; 3 Health 

Policy and Management, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of 

Public Health, Baltimore, MD 

791 Alcohol Consumption as a Modifiable Risk Factor in 

Elective Surgery 

Bharath Nath * , Youfu Li, James Carroll, Gyongyi Szabo, 

Jennifer F. Tseng, Shimul A. Shah 

Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 

792 Loss of Alkalization in Proximal Esophagus: A 

New Diagnostic Paradigm for Patients with 

Laryngopharyngeal Reflux 

Shahin Ayazi * , Jeffrey A. Hagen, Joerg Zehetner, Matthew Lilley, 

Priyanka Wali, Florian Augustin, John C. Lipham, 

Steven R. Demeester, Tom R. Demeester 

Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 

793 Time Course for Malignant Degeneration of Pancreatic 

Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN) 

Based on 210 Resected Cases 

Toshiyuki Moriya * , L. William Traverso 

General Surgery, Virginia Mason Clinic, Seattle, WA 

3:15 PM – 4:45 AM SSAT/ASCRS JOINT 244-245 

SYMPOSIUM 

MULTIMODALITY MANAGEMENT OF 

RECTAL CANCER: UPDATE AND CURRENT 

CONTROVERSIES 

Moderators: Susan Galandiuk, Louisville, KY 

Jose G. Guillem, New York, NY 

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• Appreciate the importance of open dialogue among 

different specialists for optimal management of rectal 

cancer patients; understand how multimodality preoperative 

therapy can facilitate optimal rectal cancer 

surgery; understand how to select patients for neoadjuvant 

therapy; and understand the importance of 

timing and sequence of therapies. 

The Surgeon’s Role in the Management of Locally 

Advanced Rectal Cancer 

David A. Rothenberger, Minneapolis, MN 

Current Pre- and Post-Op Chemotherapeutic Options 

for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer 

Axel Grothey, Rochester, MN 

The Role of Preoperative Chemoradiation in Facilitating 

Local Control and Restorative Surgery 

Bruce Minsky, Chicago, IL 

Case Presentations, and Panel and Audience Discussion 

DAILY 

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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: 255-257 

POST-OP SMALL BOWEL 

OBSTRUCTION 

Moderator: Merril T. Dayton, Buffalo, NY 

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• Assess the patient with early post-op small bowel 

obstruction and decide when the patient can be safely 

observed and treated conservatively; ascertain when 

the patient is deteriorating and will likely require operative 

intervention by use of clinical exam, radiologic 

modalities, and other diagnostic aids; understand 

when laparoscopy may be used safely to manage 

uncomplicated post-op small bowel obstruction; and 

know techniques on how to safely operate for post-op 

small bowel obstruction in the previously-entered 

abdomen with many adhesions. 

PANELISTS: 

Daniel T. Dempsey, Melrose Park, PA 

Gerald M. Larson, Louisville, KY 

Dmitry Oleynikov, Omaha, NE 

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM QUICK SHOTS SESSION II 243 


Moderators: Robert E. Glasgow, Salt Lake City, UT 

Brant K. Oelschlager, Seattle, WA 



794 Prophylactic Pancreatic Resection in Patients with 

IPMN Does Not Negatively Impact Patient Quality of 

Life: A Preliminary Study 

Minna K. Lee * , Joseph Dinorcia, Marc M. Holden, Lisa J. Pursell, 

Wei-Yann Tsai, Peter D. Stevens, Nicole Goetz, Victor R. Grann, 

John A. Chabot, John D. Allendorf 


New York, NY 

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795 Citizen Perceptions of LESS Surgery and NOTES: The 

Impact of Age, Gender, and BMI 

Sharona B. Ross * , Connor A. Morton, Robert Boyle, Seaborn A. 

Roddenbery, Linda K. Barry, Jennifer C. Cooper, Carl B. Bowers, 

Alexander S. Rosemurgy 

Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 

15-Year Trend of Peptic Ulcer Complications in the 

US: A Decline in Mortality, but at What Price? 

Alexander De Los Reyes * , Samuel Jacob, Vijay K. Maker, 

Marek Rudnicki 

Surgery, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL 

797 Outcomes of Abdominal Surgery in Neutropenic Patients 

Riad H. Al Natour * , Stanley W. Ashley, Ali Tavakkolizadeh 

Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 

798 Medically Managed Hypercholesterolemia and 

Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Preoperatively 

Predicts Poor Survival After Surgery for Pancreatic 

Cancer 

Ryaz Chagpar *1 , Robert C. C. Martin 1 , Syed A. Ahmad 2 , 

Hong Jin Kim 4 , Sharon Weber 3 , David Kooby 5 , Charles A. Staley 5 , 

Kelly M. Mcmasters 1 , Charles R. Scoggins 1 

1 Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; 2 Surgery, University 

of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; 3 Surgery, University of Wisconsin, 

Madison, WI; 4 Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 

NC; 5 Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

799 

Hepatic Artery Infusion of Obatoclax Increases Survival 

and Decreases Tumor Size in a Rat Model of 

Cholangiocarcinoma 

Rory Smoot *1 , Alphonse E. Sirica 2 , Gregory J. Gores 3 

1 Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Rochester, 

MN; 2 Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University 

School of Medicine, Richmond, VA; 3 Division of Gastroenterology 

and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 

800 The Relationship Between Patient Physiology, the 

Systemic Inflammatory Response and Survival in 

Patients Undergoing Curative Resection of Colorectal 

Cancer 

Colin Richards, Fiona Leitch * , Paul G. Horgan, Donald C. Mcmillan 

Glasgow University Department of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 

Glasgow, United Kingdom 

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801 Obstetric and Cryptoglandular Rectovaginal Fistulas: 

Long-Term Surgical Outcome; Quality of Life; and 

Sexual Function 

Galal El-Gazzaz * , Tracy L. Hull, Emilio D. Mignanelli, 

Jeffrey Hammel, Brooke Gurland, Massarat Zutshi 

Colorectal surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 

802 Peripancreatic Fat Invasion Is an Independent Predictor 

of Poor Outcome Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy 

for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Influences 

the Pattern of Recurrence 

Nigel B. Jamieson *1 , Karin Oien 2 , Alan K. Foulis 2 , Euan J. Dickson 1 , 

Clem W. Imrie 1 , Ross Carter 1 , Colin Mckay 1 

1 West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit, Glasgow University Department 

of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; 

2 Glasgow University Department of Pathology, Glasgow Royal 

Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom 

803 The Short-Term Outcome of Transoral Incisionless 

Fundoplication 2.0 Procedure for Gastroesophageal 

Reflux Disease in a Highly Selected Population 

Toshitaka Hoppo * , Blair A. Jobe 

Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, The Heart, Lung and 

Esophageal Surgery Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 

Pittsburgh, PA 



LIVER AND GI COMPLICATIONS Auditorium C 

OF SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME 

Sponsored by: AASLD, AGA, SSAT 

Moderators: Samuel Kocoshis, Cincinnati, OH 

Bernard Messing, Clichy La Garenne France 


• Understand the pathophysiology of short bowel 

syndrome; recognize the metabolic complications of 

intestinal failure; recognize the optimal nutritional 

regimen for patients with short bowel syndrome; identify 

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the risk factors, epidemiology, and treatment of intestinal 

failure-associated cholestasis; and discuss the indications, 

contraindications and desired outcomes of autologous 

intestinal reconstrutcive surgery. 

Intestinal Failure as a Major Complication of SBS 

Bernard Messing, Clichy La Garenne France 

Hepatic Complications of Short Bowel Syndrome 

Saul Karpen, Houston, TX 

Surgical Rescue of Pediatric and Adult Patients with 

Short Bowel Syndrome 

Jon S. Thompson, Omaha, NE 


OBSCURE GI BLEEDING 

Sponsored by: ASGE, AGA, SSAT 

Moderators: Glenn Eisen, Portland, OR 

Lauren Gerson, Stanford, CA 

Ballroom AB 


• Describe current management algorithms for Obscure 

GI Bleeding; understand utilization of Wireless Enteroscopy 

for patients with OGIB; describe indications and 

outcomes associated with Balloon and Spiral Enteroscopy; 

outline therapeutic management options for patients 

with OGIB; and describe current medical management 

options for patients with OGIB. 

Wireless Enteroscopy 

Jonathan Leighton, Scottsdale, AZ 

Balloon and Spiral Enteroscopy 

Lauren Gerson, Stanford, CA 

Therapeutic Management of OGIB 

John Vargo, Cleveland, OH 

Medical Management of OGIB 

Jamie Barkin, Miami Beach, FL 


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5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 244-245 

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MEMBERS RECEPTION Stage Door 

Canteen and 

Atrium, National 

World War II Museum 

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 

7:30 AM – 9:30 AM SSAT/ISDS JOINT BREAKFAST 244-245 

SYMPOSIUM: CANCER OF THE 

GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT: EAST 

MEETS WEST 

Moderators: Gerald M. Fried, Montreal, PQ Canada 

Go Wakabayashi, Morioka Japan 

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• Discuss the indications for innovative minimally invasive 

treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies; use 

evidence to determine whether these novel therapies 

are applicable in the context of their individual practice; 

identify specific and effective learning opportunities 

to best ensure that they are competent to incorporate 

these therapies in their practice. 

Introduction 

Gerald M. Fried, Montreal, PQ Canada 

FOREGUT 

Western View: Role of Flexible Endoscopy in Management 

of High Grade Dysplasia of Esophagus and Early 

Gastric Cancer 

Lorenzo Ferri, Montreal, PQ Canada 

Eastern View: Individualized Minimally Invasive 

Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer 

Yuko Kitagawa, Tokyo Japan 


DAILY 

SCHEDULE 

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COLORECTAL 

Eastern View: Present Status of Laparoscopic Surgery 

for Rectal Cancer in Japan 

Masahiko Watanabe, Tokyo Japan 

Western View: Does Single-Port Laparoscopy Have a 

Place in the Management of Colorectal Cancer? 

Tonia M. Young-Fadok, Phoenix, AZ 


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HPB 

Eastern View: Laparoscopic Liver Resection for 

Hepatic Malignancy 

Ho-Seong Han, Seoul South Korea 

Western View: Laparoscopic Ablation of Hepatic 

Malignancies 

David A. Iannitti, Charlotte, NC 


8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDUCATION COMMITTEE 253-254 

PANEL 

HOW TO TEACH UNCOMMON AND HIGHLY 

COMPLEX OPERATIONS 

Moderator: Attila Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN 

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• Describe the SCORE curriculum and formulate strategies 

to incorporate the curriculum into training programs; 

identify techniques and methodologies to better teach 

infrequently performed or highly complex surgical 

procedures; and improve patient outcomes by better 

standardizing training of surgeons. 

SCORE: How Will It Change the Training of Residents 

in the Operating Room? 

Richard H. Bell, Jr, Philadelphia, PA 

What Are the Complex Operations, and Why? 

Keith D. Lillemoe, Indianapolis, IN 

Maximizing the Teaching and Learning 

Stanley W. Ashley, Boston, MA 

The Current Role of Simulators in Teaching Surgical 

Techniques 

Daniel B. Jones, Boston, MA 


8:30 AM – 10:00 AM TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 243 

PLENARY (PLENARY SESSION VI) 


Moderators: David Bentrem, Chicago, IL 

Yun Shin Chun, Philadelphia, PA 



968 Gender Specific Transfusion Affects Tumor Associated 

Neutrophil: Macrophage Ratios 

Douglas Benson *1,2 , Marguerite Kelher 1 , Xianzhong Meng 1 , 

Joon H. Lee 1,2 , Christopher Silliman 1 , Carlton C. Barnett 1,2 

1 Surgery, University of Colorado at Denver HSC, Aurora, CO; 

2 Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO 

969 Influence of Vagal Innervation on Motility and 

Afferent Sensitivity During Early Postoperative Ileus 

in Mice 

Mario H. Mueller *1,3 , Zhirong Gao 3 , Jorg Glatzle 2 , Michael S. 

Kasparek 1,3 , Sarah Mittler 3 , Mia Karpitschka 3 , Andrei Sibaev 5,3 , 

Martin E. Kreis 1 , Bernhard W. Renz 1 , Li Yongyu 4 

1 Department of Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich- 

Grosshadern, Germany; 2 Department of Surgery, Eberhard-Karls 

University, Tuebingen, Germany; 3 Walter-Brendel Zentrum (WBex), 

Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich-Grosshadern, Germany; 

4 Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji University, Medical School, 

Shanghai, China; 5 Department of Gastroenterology (Med. II), 

Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich-Grosshadern, Germany 

970 Eating Behavior in Rats Subject to Vagotomy, Sleeve 

Gastrectomy and Duodenal Switch 

Yosuke Kodama *1 , Chun-Mei Zhao 1 , Baard Kulseng 2 , 

Duan Chen 1 

1 Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, 

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 

Norway; 2 Department of Surgery, St. Olav’s University Hospital, 

Trondheim, Norway 

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971 Perioperative Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha 

Agnents Do Not Increase the Rate of Early 

Postoperative Complications in Crohn’s Disease 

Basil S. Nasir *1 , Eric J. Dozois 1 , Robert R. Cima 1 , 

John H. Pemberton 1 , Bruce G. Wolff 1 , William J. Sandborn 2 , 

Edward V. Loftus 2 , David W. Larson 1 

1 Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; 2 Department 

of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

972 The Relationship Between Pre-Operative Comorbidity, 

the Systemic Inflammatory Response and Survival in 

Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer 

Campbell S. Roxburgh * , Jonathan J. Platt, Fiona Leitch, 

Paul G. Horgan, Donald C. Mcmillan 

University Department of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, 


973 Relationship of EMAST and Microsatellite Instability 

Among Patients with Rectal Cancer 

Bikash Devaraj *1,2 , Sonia Ramamoorthy 1 , Robert S. Sandler 5 , 

Temitope O. Keku 5 , Aaron Lee 2 , Linda Luo 1 , Kathie Mcguire 4 , 

Betty L. Cabrera 7 , Katsumi Miyai 3 , John M. Carethers 6,2 

1 Surgery, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA; 2 Gastroenterology, UC San 

Diego, San Diego, CA; 3 Pathology, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA; 

4 Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA; 5 Internal 

Medicine, North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; 6 Internal 

Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 7 Pediatrics, UC 

San Diego, San Diego, CA 

9:45 AM – 11:30 AM VIDEO SESSION IV: 244-245 

ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, 

& PANCREAS 


Moderators: Juan M. Sarmiento, Atlanta, GA 

Aaron R. Sasson, Omaha, NE 



974 Laparoscopic Management of Epiphrenic Esophageal 

Diverticulum with Intraoperative Endoscopy 

Eugenius J. Harvey, Kervin Arroyo, Peter Rubin, Lester B. Katz, 

Anthony J. Vine * 

Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 

975 Laparoscopic Assisted Total Gastrectomy with D2 

Dissection and Roux-en-Y J Pouch 

Alexander J. Greenstein * , James P. Dolan, Vincent L. Harrison, 

Thai H. Pham, John G. Hunter 

Surgery, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR 

976 Standard Distal Gastrectomy with D2 Nodal Dissection 

Hisakazu Hoshi * 

Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 

977 Management of the Large Inflammatory Pancreatic 

Head Tumor: Advantages of the Beger Operation 

Tobias Keck *1 , Ulrich Adam 2 , Ulrich T. Hopt 1 

1 Department for General and Visceral Surgery, University of Freiburg, 

Freiburg, Germany; 2 Department of Surgery, Vivantes Klinikum, 

Berlin, Germany 

978 Laparoscopic Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy 

for Large Pancreatic Tumor 

Leaque Ahmed 2 , Jorge Zelada Getty *2 , Alexius Ramcharan 2 , 

John A. Chabot 1 

1 Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York NY; 

2 Surgery, Columbia University at Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY 

979 Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Lateral 

Pancreaticojejunostomy for Chronic Pancreatitis 

Neal Agee *1 , Kwan N. Lau 2 , David A. Iannitti 2 , 

John B. Martinie 2 

1 Department of GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas 

Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; 2 HepatoPancreatoBiliary Department, 

Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 

980 Laparoscopic Pancreatic Necrosectomy and 

Cyst-Jejunostomy 

Saboor Kahn * , Michael L. Kendrick 

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

DAILY 

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95



10:30 AM – 11:45 AM QUICK SHOTS SESSION III 253-254 


Moderators: Ellen J. Hagopian, New York, NY 

John J. Kelly, Worcester, MA 



981 A Pilot Trial of Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation 

for the Eradication of Esophageal Squamous 

Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Early Squamous Cell 

Carcinoma Limited to the Mucosa 

Frederike G. Van Vilsteren *1 , Lorenza Alvarez Herrero 2,1 , 

Roos E. Pouw 1 , Carine Sondermeijer 1 , Fiebo J. Ten Kate 3 , 

Mark I. Van Berge Henegouwen 4 , Bas L. Weusten 2,1 , 

Jacques Bergman 1 

1 Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Center, 

Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2 Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sint 

Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands; 3 Pathology, 

Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 4 Surgery, 

Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands 

982 Spontaneous Reflux During Videoesophagram: Its 

Clinical Significance and Correlation with pH 

Monitoring 

Shahin Ayazi 1 , Steven R. Demeester 1 , James M. Halls 2 , 

Florian Augustin *1 , Joerg Zehetner 1 , Arzu Oezcelik 1 , 

Helen J. Sohn 1 , John C. Lipham 1 , Jeffrey A. Hagen 1 , 

Tom R. Demeester 1 

1 Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; 

2 Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 

983 

Radiofrequency Versus Milligan Morgan 

Hemorrhoidectomy: A Prospective, Randomized 

Study 

Pierpaolo Sileri, Luana Franceschilli * , Vito M. Stolfi, 

Alessandra Di Giorgio, Giulio P. Angelucci, Stefano D’ Ugo, 

Achille Gaspari 

Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy 

984 ERCP and Sphincterotomy (ES): A Safe and Effective 

Definitive Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis with 

the Gallbladder Left in Situ? 

Mark Bignell * , Matthew P. Dearing, Andrew Hindmarsh, 

Michael Rhodes 

General Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, 


985 Emergency Portacaval Shunt Versus Rescue Portacaval 

Shunt in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Emergency 

Treatment of Bleeding Esophageal Varices in Cirrhosis 

Marshall J. Orloff *1 , Jon I. Isenberg 2 , Henry O. Wheeler 2 , 

Kevin S. Haynes 2 , Horacio Jinich-Brook 2 , Roderick C. Rapier 2 , 

Florin Vaida 3 , Robert J. Hye 1 

1 Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA; 

2 Medicine/Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, San 

Diego, CA; 3 Family and Preventive Medicine/Biostatistics, University 

of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 

986 Computed Tomography Features Associated with 

Operative Management for Nonstrangulating Small 

Bowel Obstruction 

Rakesh R. Suri *1 , Parag Vora 2 , John M. Kirby 2 , Kevin Chan 1 , 

Stephen Smith 1 , Leyo Ruo 1 

1 General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 

2 Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada 

987 Is Bile Reflux-Induced Esophageal Dysmotility 

Mediated by Mucosal Stimulation? An Experimental 

Study 

Marcelo S. Rocha 1,2 , Fernando A. Herbella *2 

1 Surgery, Unimontes, Montes Claros, Brazil; 2 Surgery, Unifesp, 

São Paulo, Brazil 

988 The Effects of Cannabinoids on the CaCo-2 Cell 

Culture Model of Intestinal Permeability 

Abdussalam Alhamoruni *1 , Andrew Lee 1 , Jon Lund 1,2 , 

Richard I. Hall 2 , Mike Larvin 1,2 , Saoirse O’Sullivan 1 

1 School of Graduate Entry Medicine and Health, University of 

Nottingham, Derby, United Kingdom; 2 Surgical Directorate, Royal 

Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom 

DAILY 

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97



990 

989 Pre-Operative Nomogram to Predict Risk of 

Peri-Operative Mortality Following Hepatic 

Resections for Malignancy 

Mashaal Dhir 1 , Smith Lynette 2 , Fred Ullrich 2 , Leiphrakpam 

Premila 1 , Quan Ly 1 , Aaron R. Sasson 1 , Chandrakanth Are *1 

1 Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Eppley 

Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; 

2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public 

Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 

Intestine-Specific Deletion of p38 MAPK Perturbs 

Enterocyte Kinetics Following Massive Small Bowel 

Resection 

Derek Wakeman * , Jennifer A. Leinicke, Mark E. Mcmellen, 

Jun Guo, Christopher R. Erwin, Brad W. Warner 

Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Washington University School 

of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 

991 Mucosa-Associated Microbiota and Risk of Chronic 

and/or Relapsing Pouchitis After Restorative 

Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis 

Marco Scarpa 1 , Alessia R. Grillo 2 , Anna Pozza *3 , Diego Faggian 4 , 

Cesare Ruffolo 5 , Melania Scarpa 2 , Renata D’Incà 3 , Mario Plebani 4 , 

Giacomo C. Sturniolo 3 , Ignazio Castagliuolo 2 , Imerio Angriman 3 

1 Department of Surgery, Veneto Oncological Institute (IOV-IRCCS), 

Padova, Italy; 2 Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical 

Biotechnologies, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; 3 Department of 

Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, 

Italy; 4 Department of Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapy, 

University of Padova, Padova, Italy; 5 Department of Surgery 

(Chirurgia IV), Ospedale “Ca’ Foncello”, Treviso, Italy 

992 Endoscopic Management of Gastro-Gastric Fistulae 

After Primary Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Does Not 

Increase Complications at Revision Surgery 

Michael S. Flicker *1 , David B. Lautz 2 , Christopher C. Thompson 1 

1 Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, 

MA; 2 Department of Surgery, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM DDW COMBINED Ballroom AB 


NEW HOPE FOR CHRONIC 

PANCREATITIS? 

Sponsored by: SSAT, AGA, ASGE 

Moderators: Syed A. Ahmad, Cincinnati, OH 

Randall Pearson, Rochester, MN 

Sp829 

Sp830 

Sp831 


• Understand the endoscopic criteria for diagnosing a 

patient with small duct chronic pancreatitis; understand 

which patients qualify for Total Pancreatectomy 

and Islet transplantation (TP and IAT) as a means of 

treating chronic pancreatitis; understand the long term 

results of TP and IAT for small duct chronic pancreatitis; 

and understand the modern algorithms for using 

ERCP as a diagnostic and therapeutic modality in 

treating chronic pancreatitis. 

The Use of EUS for the Diagnosis of Small Duct 

Pancreatitis 

Nathan Schmulewitz, Cincinnati, OH 

The Use of Total Pancreatectomy and Islet 

Transplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis 

David Sutherland, Rochester, MN 

The Use of ERCP in Diagnosing and Treating Chronic 

Pancreatitis 

Todd Baron, Rochester, MN 


DAILY 

SCHEDULE 

98 

99



10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PLENARY SESSION VII 243 


Moderators: Jonathan F. Critchlow, Boston, MA 

Margo Shoup, Maywood, IL 



1040 127 Resections for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: 

Evaluating the Impact of Minimally Invasive and 

Parenchymal-Sparing Surgical Techniques 

Joseph Dinorcia, Minna K. Lee, James A. Lee, Beth A. Schrope, 

John A. Chabot, John D. Allendorf* 


New York, NY 

1041 

Hepatectomy Is Superior to Thermal Ablation for 

Patients with a Solitary Colorectal Liver Metastasis 

Suzanne C. Schiffman * , Matthew Bower, Russell E. Brown, 

Robert C.C. Martin, Kelly M. Mcmasters, Charles R. Scoggins 

Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 

1042 Predictors of Mesh Explantation Following Incisional 

Hernia Repair 

Mary T. Hawn *1,2 , Stephen H. Gray 1,2 , Christopher W. Snyder 1,2 , 

Laura A. Graham 2 , Catherine C. Vick 2 

1 Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; 

2 C-SMART, Birmingham VAMC, Birmingham, AL 

1043 

1044 

Potential Benefit of Resection for Stage IV Gastric 

Cancer: A National Survey 

Jillian K. Smith * , Joshua S. Hill, Sing Chau Ng, Theodore P. Mcdade, 

Shimul A. Shah, Jennifer F. Tseng 

Surgery, Surgical Outcomes Analysis & Research, University of 

Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 

Patient and Perioperative Predictors of Morbidity & 

Mortality After Esophagectomy: American College of 

Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement 

Program (ACS-NSQIP), 2005–2007 

Birat Dhungel * , Brian S. Diggs, John G. Hunter, Brett C. Sheppard, 

James P. Dolan 

General Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 

1045 

Preoperative Treatment with Infliximab Is Not 

Associated with an Increased Risk of Short-Term 

Postoperative Complications After Colectomy with 

Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis 

Melanie L. Gainsbury *1 , Daniel I. Chu 1 , Lauren A. Howard 1 , 

Jennifer Coukos 2 , Jeremy T. Hetzel 2 , Francis A. Farraye 2 , 

Arthur F. Stucchi 1 , James M. Becker 1 

1 Department of Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, 

MA; 2 Section of Gastrointestinal Medicine, Boston University School 

of Medicine, Boston, MA 

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM POSTER SESSION III Hall F 



12:00 PM – 3:00 PM SSAT/SAGES JOINT 244-245 

LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM: 

LAPAROSCOPY FOR CANCER— 

ARE THERE LIMITS? 

Moderators: David W. Rattner, Boston, MA 

C. Daniel Smith, Jacksonville, FL 

Sp868 

Sp869 

Sp870 


• List the benefits of minimally invasive esophagectomy; 

select patients for staging laparoscopy; compare morbidity 

and mortality in MIS and open surgical procedures 

for cancer; and compare long term outcome and survival 

in MIS and open procedures for GI cancer. 

FOREGUT 

MIS Esophagectomy: Progress or Folly? 

Steven R. DeMeester, Los Angeles, CA 

Laparoscopic Resection for Gastric Cancer: An 

Emerging Standard 

Vivian E.M. Strong, New York, NY 

Staging Laparoscopy for FG Malignancies: Is It 

Worthwhile? 

Vic Velanovich, Detroit, MI 


DAILY 

SCHEDULE 

100 

101



Sp871 

Sp872 

Sp873 

Sp874 

Sp875 

Sp876 

PANCREATOBILIARY 

Laparoscopic Pancreatic Resection for Malignancy: 

Are There Any Contraindications? 

William G. Hawkins, St. Louis, MO 

Minimal Access Hepatic Surgery: Applications in 

Cancer and Current Barriers to Adoption 

David A. Geller, Pittsburgh, PA 

Training Pathways for Surgeons and Trainees in 

MIS HPB Surgery 

Brian J. Dunkin, Houston, TX 


COLORECTAL 

Laparoscopic Resection for Rectal Cancer: 

Controversial? 

James W. Fleshman, St. Louis, MO 

Port Site Metastases After Laparoscopic Colectomy for 

Cancer: How To Prevent Them? 

Morris E. Franklin, Jr, San Antonio, TX 

TEM for Rectal Cancer: What Are the Limits? 

John H. Marks, Wynnewood, PA 



LUNCHEONS 

Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of GE Junction 386-387 

Dysplasia (SSAT, ASGE) 

Sp886 Blair A. Jobe, Pittsburgh, PA 

Sp887 Prateek Sharma, Kansas City, MO 


• Discuss the implications of dysplasia in the region 

of the Gastroesophageal junction; evaluate the role of 

endoscopic resection in the staging and treatment of early 

neoplasia; and list the alternatives to endoscopic therapy 

for GEJ tumors. 

Sp890 

Sp891 

Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Best 350-351 

Evidence for Management (SSAT, AGA) 

Mark P. Callery, Boston, MA 

Richard A. Kozarek, Seattle, WA 


• Explain the Cochrane review of this topic; identify 

when plastic versus metal stents can be used; and 

identify when surgery is preferable. 

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM DDW COMBINED Ballroom AB 


DIFFICULT TO REMOVE COLONIC 

POLYPS: EMR, ESD, OR SURGERY? 


Moderators: Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, San Juan, PR 

Paul J. Limburg, Rochester, MN 

Sp908 

Sp909 

Sp910 


• Review the use of endoscopic mucosal resection for 

colorectal polyps with an emphasis on indication, 

technical procedure and complications; discuss the 

indications and technical approach of endoscopic submucosal 

dissection as an alternative approach for removal 

of benign colorectal neoplasia; and recognize when 

surgical intervention represents the preferred approach 

to colonic polyp removal. 

Difficult to Remove Colonic Polyps: The Role of 

Endoscopic Mucosal Resection 

Michael B. Wallace, Jacksonville, FL 

Difficult to Remove Colonic Polyps: Endocopic 

Submucosal Dissection 

Mainor Antillon, New Orleans, LA 

Difficult to Remove Colonic Polyps: Surgical Interventions 

Thomas Weber, Brooklyn, NY 


DAILY 

SCHEDULE 

102 

103



Poster Session Detail 

Designated presenting authors listed. For complete author strings, consult 

the Poster Session Abstracts in the Program Book Abstract Supplement. 

indicates a Poster of Distinction. 


12:00 PM – 2:00 PM SSAT POSTER SESSION I Hall F 


12:00 PM – 2:00 PM; posters on display 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. 

Basic: Colon-Rectal 

M1875a Mucosal 5-HT4 Receptor Expression Is Altered 

Following Parasympathetic Denervation of the 

Rat Colon 

Timothy J. Ridolfi, Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 

Milwaukee, WI 

M1875b Do Mesenchymal Stem Cells Affect EMG Potentials 

After Anal Sphincter Injury in an Animal Model? 

Levilester Salcedo, Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 

Cleveland, OH 

M1875c JC Virus and Anal Cancer 

Sonia Ramamoorthy, Surgery, UC San Diego Medical Center, La Jolla, CA 

Basic: Esophageal 

M1876 The Micro-RNA Profile of Responder and Non-Responder 

in the Neoadjuvant Therapy of Esophageal Cancer 

Daniel Vallbohmer, Department of General, Visceral and Cancer 

Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany 

Basic: Hepatic 

M1877 The Interaction of Pro- and Anti-Inflammation 

During Sepsis in Rats Receiving an Enteral 

Immunmodulating Diet in Form of Olive Oil 

Jorg Glatzle, General Surgery, University, Tuebingen, Germany 

Basic: Pancreas 

M1879 Identification of Chromosomal Regions That Harbor 

Novel Genes Important for Pancreatic Cancer 

Pathogenesis by Genome-Wide Screening Methods 

Sabrina Thieltges, Department of General, Visceral, and Thoracic 

Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, 

Germany 

M1880 Pterostilbene and Gemcitabine Have Additive Effects 

Against Pancreatic Cancer in Vitro 

Patrick Mannal, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont/ 

Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT 

Basic: Small Bowel 

M1881 Regulation of Contractile Activity in Longitudinal 

Muscle of Rat Ileum by Hydrogen Sulfide 

Munenori Nagao, Department of Surgery and Gastroenterology 

Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

Basic: Stomach 

M1882 In-Vivo Assessment of a Biologic Occluder for NOTES 

Gastrotomy Closure 

Alejandro Nieponice, Surgery, Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 

University of Favaloro, Pittsburgh, PA 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

104 

105



Clinical: Biliary 

M1615 Impact of Biliary Stenting in Patients with Pancreatic 

Cancer Undergoing Whipple’s Procedure: A Surgical 

Perspective 

Shyam Varadarajulu, Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of 

Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 

M1616 Role of Extended Right Hemihepatectomy for 

Gallbladder Carcinoma Involving the Hepatic Hilus 

Kazuaki Shimada, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, 

National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan 

M1617 Cosmetic Outcome Following Laparoscopic 

Cholecystectomy: Is There a Problem? 

Mark Bignell, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich 

University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom 

M1618 Gallbladder Mass Identified on Ultrasound: Lessons 

from the Last Nine Years 

Ioannis Konstantinidis, Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 

Boston, MA 

M1619 Evolving Management Trends in the Treatment of 

Gallbladder Disease 

Vincent Harrison, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 

Clinical: Colon-Rectal 

M1620 Increased Rate of Sphincter Preservation Following 

Rectal Cancer Resection in High Volume Hospitals 

Sebastien Drolet, Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, 

Canada 

M1621 Elective Resection of Colon Cancer Is Associated with 

Decreased Morbidity and Mortality in High-Volume 

Surgeons 

Sebastien Drolet, Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada 

M1622 Real Time PCR Based Approach for Rapid and Specific 

Diagnosis of Culture Negative Gastrointestinal 

Tuberculosis and Characterization of Its Host 

Immunological Features 

Pradyumna K. Mishra, Research, Bhopal Memorial Hospital & 

Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 

M1623 Portal Venous Thrombus (PVT) Following Restorative 

Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis 

(IPAA) for Ulcerative Colitis (UC): Does the Laparoscopic 

Approach Increase the Risk of PVT? 

Kelly D. Gonzales, Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, 

Boston, MA 

M1624 Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Ileus After 

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: An Interim Analysis 

of a Randomized Sham-Controlled Study 

Simon S.M. Ng, Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong 

Kong, China 

M1625 Transanal Versus CT-Guided Drainage for Pelvic Abscess 

Following Anastomotic Leak in Patients with Ileal 

Pouch-Anal Anastomosis 

Hasan Tarik Kirat, Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 

Cleveland, OH 

M1626 The Relationship Between Inflammation Based 

Pathologic and Biochemical Prognostic Criteria and 

Site of Recurrence Following Curative Resection of 


Jonathan J. Platt, Glasgow University Department of Surgery, 

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom 

M1627 C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Postoperative 

Infective Complications Following Curative Resection 

in Patients with Colorectal Cancer 

Jonathan J. Platt, Glasgow University Department of Surgery, 

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom 

M1628 Referral Pattern and Establishment of Diagnosis at 

Subspecialty Pouchitis Clinic 

Angelina Postoev, General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 

Cleveland, OH 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

106 

107



M1629 Preoperative Biopsy Findings Correlate Poorly with 

Postoperative Findings in IBD-Associated Neoplasia 

Susan L. Gearhart, Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 

Baltimore, MD 

M1630 Chronic Sinus After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis 

(IPAA): Implications for Pouch Retention 

Lei Lian, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 

Clinical: Esophageal 

M1631 Long Term Conditional Survival in Esophageal 

Cancer: A SEER Database Analysis 

Attila Dubecz, Surgery, Klinikum Nürnberg, Nurnberg, Germany 

M1632 Evaluation of Preoperative Risk Factors for Postoperative 

Heartburn After Reoperative Anti-Reflux Surgery 

Andras Legner, Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, 

Omaha, NE 

M1633 Vagal-Preserving Esophageal Resection with Jejunal or 

Colon Interposition: Long-Term Outcome 

Jarmo A. Salo, Division of General Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery, 

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Helsinki University Central 

Hospital, Helsinki, Finland 

M1634 Evaluation of POSSUM and Its Related Models as an 

Audit Tool in Patients Undergoing Gastro-Oesophageal 

Cancer Resection 

Sumanta Dutta, Department of Surgery, University of Glasgow, 


M1635 Paraesophageal Hernia Repair with Biomesh Does Not 

Increase Post-Operative Dysphagia 

Trudie A. Goers, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Legacy Health, 

Portland, OR 

M1636 Impact of Race, Age and Gender on Outcomes of 

Laparoscopic Reflux Surgery 

Manish M. Tiwari, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska 

Medical Center, Omaha, NE 

M1637 Endoscopic Management of Early Esophageal 

Neoplasia: An Emerging Standard 

Candice Leigh Wilshire, Thoracic Surgery, University of Rochester 

Medical Center, Rochester, NY 

Clinical: Hepatic 

M1638 Open Versus Laparoscopic Liver Resection: Looking 

Beyond the Immediate Post-Operative Period 

Justin P. Fox, Department of Surgery, Wright State University, 

Dayton, OH 

M1639 Surgery for Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension in a 

Developing Country 

Radhakrishna Patta, Surgical Gastroenterology, Apollo Hospitals, 

Chennai, India 

M1640 Impact of Targeted Therapy on Complications After 

Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases 

Frank Makowiec, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer 

Center, University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 

Germany 

M1641 Liver Transection with Microwave Technology: A 

Novel Technique 

Derick Christian, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX 

M1642 Outcome After Resection of Colorectal Liver 

Metastases: Analysis of 264 Patients 

Hannes Philipp Neeff, Department of Surgery, University of Freiburg, 


M1643 Surgical Treatment for the Patients of Intrahepatic 

Cholangiocarcinoma with Lymph Node Metastases: 

Repeat Surgery and Combined Chemotherapy for 

Recurrence 

Zenichi Morise, Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University 

School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan 

M1644 Oncologic Outcome After Laparoscopic Resection of 

Malignant Liver Tumors 

Hizir Yakup Akyildiz, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

108 

109



Clinical: Pancreas 

M1645 Atrial Fibrillation and Delayed Gastric Emptying After 

Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Coincidence or Shared 

Mechanism? 

Isadora C. Botwinick, Columbia University, New York, NY 

M1646 Association of Pretreatment Quality of Life to Pancreatic 

Malignancy and Survival: An Analysis of 323 Patients 

Vic Velanovich, Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 

M1647 Laparoscopic Enucleation for Neuroendocrine 

Pancreatic Tumors: Pancreas Related Complications 

Laureano Fernández-Cruz, Surgery, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain 

M1648 Postoperative Acute Pancreatitis After Pancreaticoduodenectomy 

Is Associated with Postoperative 

Pancreatic Fistula 

Kenichiro Uemura, Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan 

M1649 Management and Outcomes of Patients with Acute 

Pancreatitis: Differences According to Admitting 

Service 

Antonio Ramos-De la Medina, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Medical 

School, Veracruz Regional Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de 

Veracruz ‘Villa Rica’, Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico 

M1650 Route of Gastroenteric Anastomosis in Pancreatoduodenectomy 

and Delayed Gastric Emptying: A 

Retrospective Analysis 

Wietse J. Eshuis, Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, 

Netherlands 

M1651 Pancreaticoduodenectomy Can Be Performed Safely 

in Patients Aged 80 Years and Older 

Minna K. Lee, Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians 

and Surgeons, New York, NY 

M1652 Prediction of Morbidity After Pancreatoduodenectomy: 

Impact of Patient or Treatment Related Risk Factors 

on Complication Rates 

Dietlind Tittelbach-Helmrich, Department of Surgery, University of 

Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany 

M1653 Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy Offers Shorter 

Hospital Stays with Fewer Complications 

Joseph DiNorcia, Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians 

and Surgeons, New York, NY 

M1654 Survivin Expression in Carcinogenesis of Intraductal 

Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas 

Akira Nakashima, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of 

Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan 

M1655 Ampullary Carcinoma: Adjuvant Chemoradiation 

Improves Survival in Node-Positive Patients 

Purvi Parikh, Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 

M1656 A Comparison of Laparoscopic Assisted Left-Sided 

Pancreatectomy With and Without Splenic 

Preservation: Clinical Outcome and Oncologic 

Considerations 

Dilip Parekh, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 

M1657 Does BMI/Morbid Obesity Influence Outcomes in 

Patients Who Have Undergone Pancreatoduodenectomy 

for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma? 

Saboor Khan, Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

M1658 Lack of Benefit to Perioperative Epidural Analgesia 

Among Patients Undergoing Elective Gastric and 

Pancreatic Resections 

Jack E. Russo, Surgery/Surgical Oncology, University of California at 

Davis, Sacramento, CA 

M1659 Novel Method of Stump Closure for Distal Pancreatectomy 

Results in 87% Reduction in Leak Rates 

Megan Rapp, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 

Clinical: Small Bowel 

M1660 Management of ERCP-Related Duodenal Perforations 

Attila Dubecz, Surgery, Klinikum Nurnberg, Nurnberg, Germany 

M1661 Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma in Crohn’s Disease 

Maria Widmar, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

110 

111



Clinical: Stomach 

M1662 Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Ulcer in Western 

Denmark 

Thorbjorn Sommer, Surgery, Randers Regionshospital, Randers, 

Denmark 

M1663 Duodenum-Jejunum Dynamic Reservoir with 

Anti-Peristaltic Emptying After Gastric Resection 

(Safatle’ Technique) Leads to Well Nourished Patients 

with Good Quality of Life 

Ulysses Ribeiro, Jr, Gastroenterology, Surgery, University of São Paulo, 

Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, SP’, SP, Brazil 

M1664 Histologic Patterns in Patients Undergoing Permanent 

Gastric Electrical Stimulation for Gastroparesis 

Truptesh H. Kothari, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, State University 

of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 

M1665 Radial Dilating Trocar System Is Associated with a 

Low Incidence of Port Site Hernias Among Patients 

Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass 


Rebecca Prince Petersen, Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 

M1666 Double-Stapled Technique for the Esophageal 

Anastomosis: A New Paradigm 

Evelyn Lillian Kachikwu, General Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope 

National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 

M1667 Intermittent Bowel Obstruction After Gastric Bypass 

with Normal Imaging: Endoscopic Diagnosis and 

Treatment of Small Bowel Food Bolus Entangled in 

Sutures 

Dan E. Azagury, Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham & Women’s 

Hospital, Boston, MA 

M1668 Laproscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) in 

Super Morbidly Obese Patients (BMI >50) in Ambulatory 

Surgery Center Is Safe 

David Anh Nguyen, Bariatric Surgery, Skylex Advanced Surgical, Inc., 


Combined Science 

M2056 Prediction of Prognosis by Expression Profiling 

Analysis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocancinoma Using 

DNA-Arrays 

Robert Grützmann, Surgery, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, 

Germany 

M2057 Inflammatory-Related Gene Variants as Risk Factors 

for Pancreatic Cancer: Does NOS Play a Role? 

Kaye Reid Lombardo, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

M2058 Prognostic Value of the Heme Oxygenase-1 Transcription 

Controlling GTn Repeat Promoter Polymorphism in 

Complete Resected Only Surgically Treated Esophageal 

Cancer 

Yogesh Kumar Vashist, Department of General, Visceral and 

Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 

Hamburg, Germany 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

112 

113




12:00 PM – 2:00 PM SSAT POSTER SESSION II Hall F 




T1945 Accelerated Biological Ageing in Colorectal Cancer: 

Association Between Telomere Length, Fetuin A and 

Inflammatory Status 

Eimear Monaghan, Department of Surgery, Division of Cancer 

Sciences and Molecular Pathology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, 



T1947 Length and Pressure of the Reconstructed Lower 

Esophageal Sphincter by Nissen Fundoplication Is 

Determined by Both Crural Closure and Fundal Wrap 

Maurice Blitz, Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph’s Health Center, Toronto, 

ON, Canada 


T1948 Further Insights on the Mechanisms of the Beneficial 

Effect of Hypertonic Saline Solution in Acute Pancreatitis 

Ana Maria M. Coelho, Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo, 


T1949 Lactate Sensitizes to Pancreatitis Responses in Rats 

Jorunn Atladottir, Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery, 

Yale University, Veterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare, 

New Haven, CT 


T1950 Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Represses Intestinal 

Epithelial Cell Apoptosis Through Inducing Stress 

Granule Formation 

Ruiyun Li, Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore VAMC, 

Baltimore, MD 

T1951 N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) Reduces Intraabdominal 

Adhesion Formation Through the Upregulation of 

Peritoneal Fibrinolytic Activity and Antioxidant 

Defenses 

Daniel I-Hsin Chu, Department of Surgery, Boston University 

Medical Center, Boston, MA 


T1622 Early Phase Systemic Cytokine Profile of Natural 

Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) 

Cholecystectomy: Comparison with Laparoscopic 

Cholecystectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass 

Byron F. Santos, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, 

Chicago, IL 

T1623 Microlaparoscopic Cholecystectomy: An Alternative 

to Single Port Surgery 

Keith A. Zuccala, Surgery, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT 

T1624 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Is the Preferred Approach 

in Cirrhosis: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study 

Ellen J. Hagopian, Surgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, 

New York, NY 

T1625 Is Pain Provocation with Cholecystokinin Administration 

on Cholescintigraphy Predictive of Relief of Symptoms 

for Biliary Dyskinesia Following Cholecystectomy? 

Angela L. Gucwa, Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 

Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

114 

115



T1626 Tissue Compression Analysis for Magnetically 

Anchored Cautery Dissector During Single Site 

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 

Lauren Brandon Mashaud, UT Southwestern Center for Minimally 

Invasive Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 


T1628 The Role of Glyceryl Trinitrate Ointment After 

Hemorrhoidectomy: Preliminary Results of a 

Prospective Randomized Study 

Pierpaolo Sileri, Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy 

T1629 Ethnicity Influences Lymph Node Resection in Colon 

Cancer 

Molly M. Cone, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 

T1630 Readmission Due to Infection After Colectomy for 

Cancer Is Strongly Associated with One-Year Mortality 

David Yu Greenblatt, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, 

Madison, WI 

T1631 The Validity of Ki-67 as a Prognostic Indicator in 

Patients with Appendiceal Carcinoid Tumor 

Eric Liu, Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY 

T1632 Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Intestinal 

Adenocarcinoma in Crohn’s Disease 

Cesare Ruffolo, IV Unit of Surgery, Regional Hospital Cà Foncello, 

Treviso, Treviso, Italy 

T1633 Perioperative Management of Oral Anticoagulation 

for Elective Colon and Rectal Abdominal Procedures 

Corey W. Iqbal, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

T1634 The Prognostic Factors in Predicting Recurrence of 

Acute Appendicitis After Conservative Therapy 

HIroo Naito, South Miyagi Medical Center, Ohgawara, Japan 

T1635 Expression of the Cancer Testis Antigen IGF2BP3 (IMP3) 

in Colorectal Cancers; IMP3 Holds Promise as a 

Specific Immunotherapy Target 

C.M. Shantha Kumara H., Colon and Rectal Surgery,Department of 

Surgery, St. Luke Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY 

116 

T1636 Predicting Post-Operative Mortality for Clostridium 

Difficile-Associated Colitis 

Karim Alavi, Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of 

Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA 

T1637 Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) Versus 

Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS): A 

Case-Matched Series 

Dhruvil P. Gandhi, Minimally Invasisve Colon & Rectal Surgery, UT 

Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 

T1638 Cost Considerations of Laparoscopic Restorative 

Proctocolectomy: Do the Recovery Benefits of a 

Minimally Invasive Approach Even Out the Balance 

Sheet? 

Kelly A. Garrett, Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 


T1639 Long-Term Outcome of Patients with Spontaneous 

Esophageal Rupture (Boerhaave’s Syndrome) 

Undergoing Esophagectomy as the Definitive 

Treatment Strategy 

Daniel Vallbohmer, Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, 

Germany 

T1640 The Safety of Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery in the 

Lung Transplant Population: A Case-Control Study 

P. Marco Fisichella, Department of Surgery, Loyola University 

Medical Center, Maywood, IL 

T1641 The Influence of Incidental Gastrointestinal Stromal 

Tumors on the Treatment of Patients Undergoing 

Resection of Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancies 

Carlos H.F. Chan, Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada 

T1642 Diagnosis of Type-I Hiatal Hernia: A Comparison of 

High Resolution Manometry and Endoscopy 

Yashodhan S. Khajanchee, Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, 

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Program, Legacy Health 

System, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR 

117 

POSTER 

SESSIONS



T1643 A Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic 

Nissen Fundoplication (LNF) Versus Proton Pump 

Inhibitors for Treatment of Patients with Chronic 

Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Who 

Complained of Cough 

Mehran Anvari, Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, 

Canada 

T1644 Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil:Lymphocyte Ratio 

as a Predictor of Post-Operative Disease Recurrence in 

Esophageal Cancer 

Reem Z. Sharaiha, Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, 

New York, NY 

T1645 EUS Staging Accuracy in Oesophageal Cancer After CRT 

Martina Ceolin, Department of Surgical & Gastroenterological 

Sciences (Clinica Chirurgica I), University of Padova – Italy, 

University of Padua, Padova, Italy 

T1646 Comparison of Ventilation and Cardiovascular 

Parameters Between Prone Thoracoscopic and 

Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy 

Emmanuele Abate, Surgery, Università Degli Studi di Milano, 

Milano, Italy 

T1647 Complex Laparoscopic Procedures Can Be Safely 

Performed Early in Fellowship Training 

Paul N. Montero, Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, 



T1649 Safety and Efficacy of Curative Intent Surgery for 

Peri-Ampullary Liver Metastasis 

Mechteld C. de Jong, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins 

University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 

T1650 Complicated Umbilical Hernias in Cirrhotic Patients 

with Refractory Ascites: Management and Outcome 

Dana Alexa Telem, Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY 

T1651 Soft Tissue Navigation: An Ex-Vivo Porcine Liver 

Model for Multimodality Imaging of Deformations to 

Validate Techniques for Image-Guided Liver Surgery 

Anne vom Berg, Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, 

University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland 

T1652 Results of Hepatectomy for Noncolorectal, 

Nonneuroendocrine Liver Metastasis 

Oliver Drognitz, Department of Surgery, University of Freiburg, 


T1653 Microwave Ablation (MWA) of Hepatocellular 

Carcinoma (HCC) 

David Sindram, Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 

T1654 Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Adenoma: 

End of the Resection Era? 

Mark G. van Vledder, Surgery, Surgery, Erasmus MC, Johns Hopkins 

Hospital, Baltimore, MD 

T1655 Differences Between Bipolar-Compression and Ultrasonic 

Devices for Parenchymal Transection During 

Laparoscopic Liver Resection 

Russell E. Brown, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of 

Louisville, Louisville, KY 


T1656 Surgical Resection Is the Only Effective Therapy for 

Primary and Metastatic Pancreatic Islet Cell 

Carcinoma 

Shaun McKenzie, General and Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope, 

Duarte, CA 

T1657 Surveillance and Recurrence After Resection of Non- 

Invasive Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms 

Isadora C. Botwinick, Columbia University, New York, NY 

T1658 Hepato, Pancreatic and Biliary (HPB) Surgery Can Be 

Safely Performed in a Community Teaching Hospital 

Andrei Cocieru, Surgery, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

118 

119



T1659 Clinical Outcome in Low Socioeconomic Patients 

with Severe Acute Pancreatitis Treated Either with 

Early Nasogastric Feeding or Total Parenteral 

Nutrition-A Comparative Study 

Santosh Kumar, General Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, 

Delhi, India 

T1660 Pancreatoduodenectomy for Ductal Adenocarcinoma 

in the Very Elderly; Is It Safe and Justified? 

Saboor Khan, Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

T1661 Endoscopic Transpapillary Drainage Alone to Treat 

Large Pancreatic Pseudocysts at Tail Region of 

Pancreas 

Deepak K. Bhasin, Gastroenterology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 

T1662 Preservation of Replaced or Accessory Right Hepatic 

Artery During Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic 

Adenocarcinoma: Impact on Margin Status and 

Survival 

Olivier Turrini, Surgical Oncology, Institut Paoli Calmettes, 

Marseille, France 

T1663 Subjective Evaluation of the Pancreatic Texture by the 

Surgeon Is Objective and the Most Important Predictor 

of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula 

Tobias Keck, Department for General and Visceral Surgery, University 

of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany 

T1664 Factors Associated with Failure of Conservative 

Management in Severe Acute Pancreatitis 

Yalakanti Raghavendra Babu, General Surgery, PGIMER, 

Chandigarh, India 

T1665 Choledochoduodenostomy: Is It Really So Bad? 

William McIver Leppard, Surgery, Medical University of South 

Carolina, Charleston, SC 

T1666 Percutaneous Transhepatic Islet Cell Autotransplantation 

After Pancreatectomy for Chronic Pancreatitis: A 

Novel Approach 

Katherine Ann Morgan, Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 

Charleston, SC 

T1667 Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy: Is There Benefit 

in Splenic Preservation? 

Sandeep Suresh Vijan, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 


T1668 Occult Retroperitoneal Lymphadenopathy from 

Metastatic Bladder Carcinoma Resulting in Duodenal 

Obstruction: Report of Two Cases 

Brian Ang, Department of Surgery, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson 

Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 

T1669 A Thin Walled Naso-Enteric Feeding-Decompression 

Catheter That Can Be Delivered Over a Nasal 

Gastroscope 

Gerald Moss, Biomedical Engineering Department, Rensselaer 

Polytechnic Institute, White Plains, NY 


T1671 Helicobacter Pylori Has No Influence in Distal Gastric 

Cancer Survival 

Fernando A.M. Herbella, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 

Brazil 

T1672 Relation Between Helicobacter Pylori Infection and 

Gastric Cancer in a Single Institution 

Eduardo E. Montalvo-Jave, Department of Surgery, Department of 

Surgery, Hospital General de Mexico, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, 

Mexico City, Tlalpan, Mexico 

T1673 Long Term Assessment of Endoscopic Management of 

Gastrojejunal Anastomotic Strictures After Roux-en-Y 

Gastric Bypass 

Tarek Ammar, Gastroenterology, Washington University School of 

Medicine, St. Louis, MO 

T1674 Technical Lessons Learned in High-Risk Complex 

Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy 

for Cancer 

Sebastian G. de la Fuente, Duke University Medical University, 

Durham, NC 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

120 

121



T1675 Three Unusual Presentations of Gastrointestinal 

Stromal Tumors (GIST): Literature Review and 

Treatment Algorithm 

Elizabeth Revesz, Surgery, St. Joseph Hospital, Chiago, IL 

T1676 Pre-Loaded Buttressed Versus Non-Buttressed Linear 

Staple Lines: A Randomized, Blinded In-Vivo 

Comparison 

Lauren Brandon Mashaud, Department of Surgery, UT Southwestern 

Medical Center, Dallas, TX 


T2086 Transoperatorial Lavage with an Electrolyzed Solution 

by Ionic Selectivity Considerably Decreases the Bacterial 

Load and the Inflammatory Response in a Murine 

Model of Sepsis 

Francisco Nachon Garcia, Instituto de Ciencias de La Salud, 

Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biomedicas, Cirugía General, 

Universidad Veracruzana, Centro de Especialidades Medicas del 

Estado de Veracruz, Xalapa Ver., Veracruz, Mexico 

T2087 Objective Measurement of Physical Recovery After 

Abdominal Surgery 

Tung T. Tran, Surgery, Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally 

Invasive Surgery, McGill University, McGill University, Montreal, QC, 

Canada 

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM SSAT POSTER SESSION III Hall F 




W1866 Local Peritoneal Irrigation with Intestinal Alkaline 

Phosphatase Is Protective Against Peritonitis in Mice 

Farzad Ebrahimi, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General 

Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 

W1867 Plasma Levels of Soluble Intercellular Adhesion 

Molecule-1 Are Modestly Increased in Patients with 


C.M. Shantha Kumara H, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of 

Surgery, St. Luke Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY 


W1868 Is Toupet Fundoplication the Most Physiological 

Procedure to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? 

Results of a Prospective Randomized Experimental 

Trial Comparing Three Major Antireflux Operations 

Kai Bachmann, General Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University 

Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany 


W1869 Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibiton Reduces the Lung 

Damage Induced by Albumin Administration in Acute 

Pancreatitis 

Emilio Elias Abdo, Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo, São 

Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

122 

123




W1870 The Effects of Cannabinoids on Intestinal Permeability 

in an in Vitro Model of Inflammation 

Abdussalam Alhamoruni, School of Graduate Entry Medicine and 

Health, University of Nottingham, Derby, United Kingdom 

Basic: Stomach 

W1871 Hemoglobin A1c Levels and Obesity in a Representative 

US Adult Population: Findings from the National 

Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999–2006 

Xuan-Mai T. Nguyen, Surgery, UC Irvine, Orange, CA 


W1641 Variable Frequency of p-53, Rad-50, Cyclin-E and K-Ras 

Gene Mutations with Mixed Chimerism of STR Loci 

and Their Plausible Role in the Gallbladder 

Carcinogenesis in a Cohort Exposed to Methyl 

Isocyanate 

Kewal Krishan Maudar, Research, Bhopal Memorial Hospital & 

Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India 

W1642 Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery 

(NOTES): Prospective Non-Randomized Comparison 

of Transgastric Versus Transvaginal Cholecystectomy 

Eric S. Hungness, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, 

Chicago, IL 

W1643 Survival Patterns for Gallbladder Cancer in Recent 

Decades; Experience at a National Cancer Institute 

Veeraiah Siripurapu, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 

W1644 Patient Interest in Natural Orifice Transluminal 

Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) as an Alternative to 

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 

Monica Tomoyo Young, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 

W1645 Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Cholecystectomy 

with Epidural Anesthesia: A Safe, Cost Effective, and 

Appealing Approach 

Sharona B. Ross, Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 


W1646 Transvaginal Specimen Extraction for Laparoscopic 

Colectomy 

Jung Kang, Colon & Rectum Surgery, Tzu chi General Hospital, 

Hualien, Taiwan 

W1647 Photodynamic Diagnosis Using 5-Aminolevulinic 

Acid May Improve Diagnostic Accuracy of Colorectal 

Cancer: A Feasibility Study 

Yoshihisa Watayo, Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, 

Tokyo, Japan 

W1648 Diagnosis and Management of Afferent Limb Syndrome 

After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis 

Hasan Tarik Kirat, Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 

Cleveland, OH 

W1649 Elastica Staining for Venous Invasion Results in 

Superior Prediction of Cancer Specific Survival in 


Campbell S.D. Roxburgh, University Department of Surgery, Glasgow 

Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom 

W1650 Grade of Ischemia on Lower Endoscopy Is the Reliable 

Predictor of Need for Operative Intervention for 

Ischemic Colon in Critically Ill Patients 

Matthew Hughes, Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 

W1651 Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Extra Intestinal 

Manifestations in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and 

Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis 

Hans H. Wasmuth, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, St. Olavs 

Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

124 

125



W1652 Extent of Response of Rectal Cancer to Neoadjuvant 

Chemoradiation Predicts Outcome 

Kelly Marie McLean, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Surgery, H. Lee 

Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South 

Florida, Tampa, FL 

W1653 A Novel Data-Driven Staging of Colorectal Cancer 

Elena Manilich, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 

W1654 Do Gastroenterologists Find More Adenomas on 

Colonoscopy Than Colorectal Surgeons? 

Kevin Ollington, Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 


W1655 Pathologic Nodal Status Is an Independent Predictor 

of Disease-Free Survival in Rectal Cancer Treated by 

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation 

Jonathan Matthew Hernandez, Surgery, Gastrointestinal Oncology, 

USF, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 


W1656 Technical Complications After Esophagectomy Did 

Not Affect the Five Year Survival for Treatment of 

Squamous Esophageal Carcinoma 

Philip W.Y. Chiu, Surgery, Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese 

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 

W1657 Postprandial Proximal Gastric Acid Pocket in Patients 

After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass 

Fernando A.M. Herbella, Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, 


W1658 The Relationship Between the Local and Systemic 

Inflammatory Responses and Survival in Patients 

Undergoing Curative Surgery for Gastro-Oesophageal 

Cancer 



W1659 Persistent Elevation of C-Reactive Protein After 

Gastro-Oesophageal Cancer Resection as a Predictor 

of Post-Operative Intra-Abdominal Infective 

Complications 



W1660 Laparoscopic Partial Posterior (Toupet) Fundoplication 

in GERD Patients with Impaired Esophageal Motility: 

A 10 Year Follow-Up Study Including Quality of Life 

Heinz Wykypiel, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic 

Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria 

W1661 The Effect of an Increasing Body Mass Index on Health 

Related Quality of Life Following Esophago-Gastric 

Cancer Surgery 

Jiten Kalyan, General Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University 

Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom 

W1662 Postoperative Impedance Testing Unreliable in Detecting 

Nissen Fundoplication Failure 

Brittany N. Arnold, Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Oregon Clinic, 

Portland, OR 

W1663 The Role of PET/CT in Identifying Advanced Disease 

in Patients with Potentially Curable Oesophageal 

Carcinoma 

Victoria Louise Wilson, Upper GI Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 


W1664 A Simple Risk Score to Predict Short-Term and Long- 

Term Outcome in Only Surgically Treated Esophageal 

Cancer 

Yogesh Kumar Vashist, Department of General, Visceral and 

Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 

Hamburg, Germany 

W1665 Treatment of Mid and Distal Esophageal Diverticula: 

A Single Institution Eleven Year Experience 

Neal Agee, Department of GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery, 


POSTER 

SESSIONS 

126 

127




W1666 Age of Transfused Red Blood Cells and Outcomes After 

Liver Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma 

Daniel Cusati, General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 

W1667 Preoperative Predictors of Increased Intraoperative 

Blood Loss During Hepatectomy 

Yusuke Yamamoto, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National 

Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan 

W1668 The Use of Intraoperative Ablation Extends the Limits 

of Potentially Curative Treatment for Recurrent 


Anand Govindarajan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 

New York, NY 

W1670 Underutilization of Surgical Treatment of Hepatocellular 

Carcinoma in the Medicare Population 

Shimul A. Shah, Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical 

School, Worcester, MA 


W1671 Prognostic Impact of Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase 

Expression in Adjuvant Gemcitabine Plus S-1 

Chemotherapy After Surgical Resection for Pancreatic 

Adenocarcinoma 

Naru Kondo, Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Clinical 

Medical Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima 

University,, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan 

W1672 Interventional Radiology Assisted Endoscopic 

Transgastric Peripancreatic Fluid Collection Drainage 

Abdulrahim saeed Alawashez, Surgery, Dalhousie University, 

Halifax, NS, Canada 

W1673 Advanced Disease Not a Risk Factor for Delayed 

Gastric Emptying After Pancreaticoduodenectomy 

(Whipple Procedure) 

Ronald Joseph Shonkwiler, Columbia University, New York, NY 

W1674 Diagnostic Laparoscopy for Pancreatic Cancer in an 

MRI Driven Practice: What’s It Worth? 

Elliot Tapper, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Boston, MA 

W1675 Palliative Treatment of Obstructive Jaundice in 

Patients with Carcinoma of the Pancreatic Head or 

Distal Biliary Tree: Endoscopic Stent Placement Versus 

Hepaticojejunostomy 

Marius Distler, Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University 

Hospital TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany 

W1676 The Role of Procalcitonin in the Early Diagnosis of 

Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreatic 

Resection 

Dominique Suelberg, Surgical Department, St. Josef-Hospital, 

Universitiy Hospital, Bochum, Germany 

W1677 Diagnostic of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: Fecal 

Elastase-1 Versus Serum-Beta-Carotin 

Dominique Suelberg, Surgical Department, St. Josef-Hospital, 

University Hospital, Bochum, Germany 

W1678 Will Ki-67 Predict Lymph Node Status in Pancreatic 

Endocrine Tumors? 

Derick Christian, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX 

W1679 Feeding Tube Placement and Relationship to 

Pancreaticoduodenectomy Outcome 

Tanya Ross Flohr, Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 

W1680 Serum Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) and Albumin 

on the First Post-Operative Day (POD 1) Predict 

Pancreatic Fistula and Major Complications After 

Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) 

Nathan G. Richards, Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 

Philadelphia, PA 

W1681 Intra-Abdominal Fat Predicts Survival in Pancreatic 

Cancer 

Courtney Balentine, Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, 

Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs 

Hospital, Houston, TX 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

128 

129



W1682 Tumor Size Correlates with Lymph Node Metastasis in 

Primary Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasms 

Trevor Ellison, General Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 

W1683 The Prognostic Influence of Lymph Node Ratio 

Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Ampullary 

Adenocarcinoma 

Nigel Balfour Jamieson, West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit, Glasgow 

University Department of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom 

W1684 Surgeon and Organ Matter for the Outcome After 

Distal Pancreatic Resection 

Ulrich Friedrich Wellner, Department for General and Visceral 

Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, BW, Germany 

W1685 The Burden of Infection for Elective Pancreatic 

Resections 

Tara Sotsky Kent, Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 

Boston, MA 


W1687 Electrical Stimulation of the Duodenum to Treat 

Diabetes Mellitus Typ 2 in Obese Patients: Preliminary 

Results of the First in Men Study 

Philipp Busch, General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University 

Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany 


W1688 Idiopathic Gastrointestinal Failure Syndrome in 

Female Smokers with Peptic Ulcer Disease 

Sebastian G. de la Fuente, Duke University Medical University, 

Durham, NC 

W1689 Risk of Obesity-Related Cancer After Obesity Surgery 

in a Population-Based Cohort Study 

Magdalena Plecka Östlund, Department of Molecular Medicine and 

Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 

Stockholm, Sweden 

W1690 Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy (LATG) and Roux-en-Y 

Reconstruction Using Oro-Gastric Anvil, Over 80 

Cases Experiences 

Hitoshi Satodate, Digestive Disease Center, Showa University 

Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan 

W1691 Clinical Experience of Gastric Tube Reconstruction 

with the Transoral Anvil After Laparoscopy-Assisted 

Proximal Gastrectomy 

Yoko Wada, Digestive Disease, Showa-University Northern 

Yokohama Hosp, Yohama, Japan 

W1692 Anatomical Analysis of the Gastric Drainage Lymph 

Nodes of Normal Subjects 

Andre Luis Bonini, Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 


W1693 Gastrotomy Closure in NOTES: Literature Review 

and Description of the Clinical NOTES Gastrotomy 

Closure Technique 

Kari Thompson, Surgery, University of California San Diego, 

San Diego, CA 


W1949 Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) Simulator 

Training Improves Performance 

Byron F. Santos, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, 

Chicago, IL 

W1950 A Combined Oral Regimen of EGCG and Silibinin 

Inhibited the Subcutaneous Growth of the CT-26 

Colon Cancer Cell Line and Had No Adverse Effect 

on Abdominal or Gastric Wound Healing 

Xiaohong Yan, Colon and Rectal Surgery, St. Luke Roosevelt Hospital, 

New York, NY 

W1951 Increased Gastric Conduit Ischemia as Measured by 

Optical Fiber Spectroscopy During Minimally Invasive 

Esophagectomy Is Associated with Development of 

Anastomotic Complications 

Thai Hong Pham, OHSU, Portland, OR 

POSTER 

SESSIONS 

130 

131



A 

Aaronson, Daniel M. ..........................599 

Abadin, Shabirhusain S. .................T1675 

Abate, Emmanuele .................600, T1646 

Abdalla, Eddie................................. Sp556 

Abdo, Emilio E.............................. W1869 

Abdou, Rami...................................T1951 

Abell, Thomas L.............................M1664 

Aberle, Jens ................................... W1687 

Abrams, Julian A.............................T1644 

Abu-Elmagd, Kareem M......................430 

Adam, Ulrich ......................................977 

Adams, David B. .................T1665, T1666 

Adams, Kristen V. ..........................M1664 

Adams, Reid B............................... W1679 

Adsay, N. Volkan .......................... W1674 

Agee, Neal ................. 979, T1647, W1665 

Agosteo, Emiliano...........................T1646 

Aguilar-Saavedra, Juan R ...............M1655 

Ahmad, Syed A. ..................................798 

Ahmed, Aqeel .................................T1635 

Ahmed, Leaque...................................978 

Ahuja, Nita ....................................M1629 

Ajani, Jaffer.....................................Sp653 

Akyildiz, Hizir Y. ............................M1644 

Al Natour, Riad H. ..............................797 

Al-Lehibi, Abed H. ..........................T1673 

Alavi, Karim....................................T1636 

Alawashez, Abdulrahim S............. W1672 

Albo, Daniel........................................431 

Alex, Charles...................................T1640 

Alhamoruni, Abdussalam..... 988, W1870 

Allen, Christopher..........................T1643 

Allen, Peter J. ................................ W1668 

Allendorf, John D. ...........287, 794, 1040, 

......................................... M1651, M1653 

Alsina, Janivette..................................422 

Altorki, Nasser K. ............................T1644 

Alvarez Herrero, Lorenza....................981 

Ammar, Tarek .................................T1673 

Anandasabapathy, Sharmila........... Sp649 

Ancona, Ermanno ..................288, T1645 

Andersen, Hans F. ..........................M1662 

Anderson, John H......................... W1649 

Ang, Brian.......................................T1668 

AUTHOR INDEX 

Angelucci, Giulio P..................983, T1628 

Angriman, Imerio ...................991, T1632 

Anitúa-Valdovinos, ...................... M1649 

María del Mar 

Antillon, Mainor.............................Sp909 

Anvari, Mehran...............................T1643 

Arafat, Hwyda A..................................589 

Arasaki, Carlos H...........................W1657 

Are, Chandrakanth .............................989 

Arnaoutakis, Dean ........................W1668 

Arnold, Brittany N. .......................W1662 

Arroyo, Kervin ....................................974 

Artinyan, Avo..................................T1656 

Asbun, Horacio J. ................................418 

Ashley, Stanley W........797, Sp651, Sp824 

Asti, Emanuele ................................T1646 

Atladottir, Jorunn ...........................T1949 

Aucejo, Federico N........................ M1644 

Augustin, Florian ........289, 593, 792, 982 

Auyang, Edward........606, T1622, W1642 

Ayazi, Shahin ......289, 593, 600, 792, 982 

Aye, Ralph W...........................425, T1947 

Azagury, Dan E.............................. M1667 

Azar, Riad R.............................428, T1673 

Aziz, Tamer..........................................589 

B 

Babu, Yalakanti R. ...........................T1664 

Bachmann, Kai..............................W1868 

Badylak, Stephen F........................ M1882 

Bahra, Marcus ............................... M2056 

Bailey, Stephanie R..............................592 

Bajaj, Jasmohan ..............................Sp444 

Bajpai, Surabhi.............................. M1618 

Balch, Glen .....................................Sp614 

Balentine, Courtney..............431, W1681 

Ball, Chad G........................................316 

Ballantyne, Stuart .........................W1663 

Ban, Daisuke ....................M1616, W1667 

Bansal, Vivek.................................W1681 

Barkin, Jamie...................................Sp713 

Barnett, Carlton C. .............................968 

Baron, Todd.....................................Sp831 

Barrera, Kaylene............................ M1656 

Barry, Linda K. ............................789, 795 

Barton, Joshua G..............M1641, W1678 

Bassi, Nicolò................................... T1632 

Bathla, Lokesh............................... M1632 

Battaglia, Giorgio........................... T1645 

Bauer, Todd W...............................W1679 

Baxter, Raymond...........................W1950 

Beardsley, Heather E. ............. 607, T1626 

Beatty, John S................................. T1625 

Becker, James M. ..... 1045, M1623, T1951 

Belcher, Daniel W. ........................W1644 

Belgaumkar, Ajay P..............................416 

Belkind, Noam ......................608, W1693 

Bell, Richard H. ...............................Sp822 

Belyaev, Orlin................................W1677 

Ben-David, Kfir....................................514 

BenArie, Jacob...............................W1687 

Benavoli, Domenico .............. 421, T1628 

Benson, Douglas .................................968 

Bentrem, David J.........................423, 591 

Berber, Eren................................... M1644 

Berger, Adam C. ............................W1680 

Berger, David H.....................431, W1681 

Berger, David L.............................. M1618 

Berger, Eduardo............................. M1663 

Bergman, Jacques................................981 

Bergs, Richard ........................ 607, T1626 

Best, Sara ........................................ T1626 

Beuschel, Franziska .......................W1676 

Bhandar, Vimal .............................. T1659 

Bhargava, Arpit ............................. M1622 

Bhasin, Deepak K............... T1661, T1664 

Bhoomagoud, Madhavi ................. T1949 

Bignell, Mark......................... 984, M1617 

Bilimoria, Karl Y. .................................423 

Biswas, Brishti ...............................W1866 

Blansfield, Joseph A. ..................... M1659 

Blatner, Nichole R...............................591 

Blatnik, Jeffrey A.................................518 

Blitz, Maurice......................... 425, T1947 

Bloom, Jordan P. ...........................W1680 

Blumgart, Leslie H.........................W1668 

Bockhorn, Maximilian.....M1879, W1664 

Bocus, Paolo................................... T1645 

Boetto, Riccardo............................. T1632 

Bogey, William M. ..............................597 

Boland, C.R. .................................. M1869 

Bold, Richard J. ............................. M1658 

Bollschweiler, Elfriede................... M1876 

Bona, Davide.................................. T1646 

Bonavina, Luigi .............................. T1646 

Bond, Geoffrey................................... 430 

Bonini, Andre L.............................W1692 

Boswell, William ........................... M1656 

Bosworth, Brian P. .............................. 596 

Botwinick, Isadora C........M1645, T1657, 

.......................................................W1673 

Bouchard, Alexandre.......................... 417 

Bower, Matthew ................... 1041, T1655 

Bowers, Carl B. ................................... 795 

Bowers, Steven P................................. 418 

Boyer, Thomas.................................Sp445 

Boyle, Robert...................................... 795 

Brabender, Jan...............................M1876 

Brandt, Burkhard H....................... M2058 

Brelian, Daniel ..............................W1654 

Brenner, Mark J. ................................. 317 

Brill, Joel V.......................................Sp545 

Brown, Bryan N............................. M1882 

Brown, Russell E................... 1041, T1655 

Brugge, William...............................Sp483 

Buie, Donald ....................M1620, M1621 

Burr, Andrew .................................W1670 

Busch, Olivier R............................. M1650 

Busch, Philipp ...............................W1687 

C 

Caballero, Otavia L. ....................... T1635 

Caban, Angel M. ............................ T1626 

Cabot, Jennifer..............................W1950 

Cabrera, Betty L.................................. 973 

Cadeddu, Jeffrey A. ................ 607, T1626 

Callery, Mark P. .................Sp890, W1685 

Cameron, John L...............T1649, W1682 

Campbell, Julie..............................W1683 

Candinas, Daniel............................ T1651 

Canter, Robert J............................. M1658 

Cardenas, Oswaldo ........................ T1672 

Cardenes, Higinia.......................... M1655 

Carethers, John M................. 973, M1869 

Carroll, James..................................... 791 

Carroll, James E.................................. 426 

Carswell, Kirstin................................. 416 

Carter, Ross............................802, W1683 

Cassera, Maria A............................. T1642 

Castagliuolo, Ignazio ......................... 991 

Castellvi, Antonio O. ..................... T1676 

Cavallin, Francesco ................ 288, T1645 

AUTHOR 

INDEX 

132 

133



Cekic, Vesna...................... T1635, W1867 

Ceolin, Martina ......................288, T1645 

Ceppa, Eugene P. ............................T1670 

Cervera Servin, Jose Andres............T1636 

Chabot, John A..........................794, 978, 

.............................. 1040, M1645, M1651, 

.............................M1653, T1657, W1673 

Chagpar, Ryaz.....................................798 

Chahal, Prabhleen........................ W1678 

Chamberlain, Sherman M..............T1625 

Chan, Carlos H. ..............................T1641 

Chan, Kevin........................................986 

Chandail, Vijant .............................T1661 

Chang, David C. .................................424 

Checchin, Davide ...........................T1632 

Chen, Duan ........................................970 

Chen, Kathryn.............................. W1866 

Chen, Steven L. .............................M1658 

Cheon, Eric C. ....................................591 

Cheong, Edward ........................... W1661 

Chiorean, Elena G. ........................M1655 

Chipitsyna, Galina .............................589 

Chiu, Philip W. ............................. W1656 

Cho, Clifford S....................................429 

Chokshi, Ravi ................................M1659 

Choti, Michael A. ......................315, 790, 

.......................................... T1649, W1682 

Christein, John D. .........................M1615 

Christian, Derick .............M1641, W1678 

Chromik, Ansgar M. ........W1676, W1677 

Chu, Daniel I. .......................1045, T1951 

Chu, Kyo U. ........................................317 

Cima, Robert R. ..........Sp374, 971, T1633 

Coates, Jodi M. ..............................M1658 

Cocieru, Andrei ..............................T1658 

Coelho, Ana Maria M. ...... T1948, W1869 

Cohen, Mark E....................................423 

Coleman, Cardella..............................317 

Cone, Molly M................................T1629 

Connolly, Mark M. .........................T1675 

Cools-Lartigue, Jonathan ...............T1641 

Cooper, Jennifer C..............................795 

Copeland, Edward M.................... W1650 

Cordon-Cardo, Carlos ....................T1635 

Corless, Christopher....................... Sp484 

Correa-Gallego, Camilo..............316, 594 

Costa, Guilherme ...............................430 

Costales, Jesse L. .........................289, 593 

Costantini, Mario ...............................288 

Cote, Gregory A. .................................428 

Cotton, Peter B. ..............................Sp603 

Coukos, Jennifer ...............................1045 

Critchlow, Jonathan F.....................Sp480 

Crosbie, Robin A........................... M1627 

Crumley, Andrew B.......................W1658 

Cruz, Ruy ............................................430 

Cunha, José Eduardo M....T1948, W1869 

Cunningham, Julie M................... M2057 

Cusati, Daniel ...............................W1666 

D 

D’ Ugo, Stefano.......................983, T1628 

D’Addese, Laura ..............................T1951 

D’Albuquerque, Luiz Augusto C....T1948, 

......................................................W1869 

D’Amico, Francesco E. ....................T1632 

D’Angelica, Michael.......... Sp554, W1668 

D’Incà, Renata.........................991, T1632 

Da Dalt, Gianfranco............................288 

Dahal, Sujat...........................789, W1645 

Dalbec, Kathryn M..............................588 

Damani, Tanuja ..................................513 

Damaser, Margot S........................ M1867 

Davidov, Tomer...............................T1668 

Davis, Christopher S. ......................T1640 

Davis, John M. ................................T1624 

Dayton, Merril T. ............................Sp304 

de Jong, Mechteld C. ..............315, T1649 

de la Fuente, Sebastian G...............T1674, 

......................................................W1688 

De Los Reyes, Alexander.....................796 

De Man, Robert A. ..........................T1654 

Dearing, Matthew P. ...........................984 

Decker, Christopher H.................. M1615 

Del Grande, Jose C.........................T1671, 

........................................ W1657, W1692 

Delpero, Jean Robert.......................T1662 

DeMaria, Eric J. ............................. M1665 

DeMatteo, Ronald P. .....................W1668 

DeMeester, Steven R...................289, 593, 

................................600, 792, 982, Sp868 

DeMeester, Tom R. .............289, 593, 600, 

....................................................792, 982 

Dempsey, Daniel T. .........................Sp704 

Dennis, Kristen ...................................591 

Deshpande, Vikram ...................... M1618 

Devaraj, Bikash ..................... 973, M1869 

Dhillon, Manpreet K...................... T1625 

Dhir, Mashaal......................................989 

Dholakia, Chirag...................517, W1871 

Dhungel, Birat...................................1044 

Di Giorgio, Alessandra........... 983, T1628 

Diamantis, Giorgio ........................ T1645 

Diaz, Luis ............................................315 

Diaz Tellez, Jose.............................. T2086 

Dickson, Euan J.....................802, W1683 

Didolkar, Mukund S............................317 

Diggs, Brian S...................... 1044, M1619 

Dikman, Steven H.......................... T1631 

Dilling, Daniel ............................... T1640 

DiNorcia, Joseph ..............287, 794, 1040, 

.........................................M1651, M1653 

Distler, Marius...............................W1675 

Divino, Celia M.................. T1631, T1650 

Dixon, Elijah....................M1620, M1621 

Dobrowolski, Frank.......................W1675 

Dolan, James P. ........................975, 1044, 

.........................................M1619, W1951 

Donohue, John H. M1657, T1660, T1667 

Dozois, Eric J.......................................971 

Drebber, Uta.................................. M1876 

Drognitz, Oliver...M1640, M1642, T1652 

Drolet, Sebastien..............M1620, M1621 

Dubecz, Attila ..................M1631, M1660 

Duenes, Judith A................... 590, M1881 

Dujovny, Nadav ............................W1867 

Dunkin, Brian J...............................Sp873 

Dunst, Christy M. ............ M1635, T1642, 

......................................................W1662 

Durham, Christopher A......................597 

Dutta, Sumanta...............M1634, W1658, 

......................................................W1659 

E 

Eagon, J Christopher.............. 428, T1673 

Early, Dayna S. ....................... 428, T1673 

Ebrahimi, Farzad...........................W1866 

Edil, Barish H. ...........790, T1649, W1682 

Edmundowicz, Steven A........ 428, T1673 

Edwards, Michael A. ...................... T1625 

Effenberger, Katharina E. .............. M2058 

Efron, Jonathan E. ........................ M1629 

Ehlert, Bryan A....................................597 

Eisenstein, Emmanuel ................605, 607 

Eisner, Friederike........................... M1877 

El-Gazzaz, Galal.................................. 801 

Elbroend, Henrik........................... M1662 

Ellenhorn, Joshua .............M1666, T1656 

Elliott, Christian A. .......................W1871 

Ellison, Trevor ...............................W1682 

Ellsmere, James .............................W1672 

Emond, Jean C. .................................. 287 

Endreseth, Birger H. ......................W1651 

Enriquez, Jose................................W1681 

Enter, Daniel .....................T1622, W1949 

Erwin, Christopher R. ........................ 990 

Esaki, Minoru .................. M1616, W1667 

Eshuis, Wietse J. ............................ M1650 

Espat, N. Joseph ..............................Sp557 

F 

Faggian, Diego.................................... 991 

Farivar, Alex ........................... 425, T1947 

Farnell, Michael B. ...........M1657, T1660, 

........................................................ T1667 

Farraye, Francis A. ............... 1045, M1623 

Farrugia, Gianrico ......................... M1881 

Faulkner, Austin R......................... M1664 

Fazio, Victor W. ................ Sp696, M1630, 

.........................................W1648, W1653 

Feilitzsch, Maximilian................... M1877 

Feldman, Liane S................ T1641, T2087 

Fenech, Darlene ................................. 427 

Fernandez, Raul...................... 607, T1626 

Fernandez del-Castillo, Carlos .......Sp434, 

............................................................ 594 

Fernández-Cruz, Laureano.... 516, M1647 

Ferri, Lorenzo E. ................. Sp778, T1641 

Ferrone, Cristina R. ............... 594, M1618 

Fichera, Alessandro .........................Sp447 

Finotti, Elena...................................... 288 

Fisher, William E. ..........................W1681 

Fisichella, P. Marco......................... T1640 

Fitzgibbons, Robert J. ......................Sp427 

Flaherty, James ..............................W1643 

Fleshman, James W. ............Sp695, Sp874 

Fleshner, Phillip ................Sp448, W1654 

Flicker, Michael S. .............................. 992 

Flohr, Tanya R. ..............................W1679 

Fogel, Evan L. ..................................Sp436 

Fong, Yuman .................................W1668 

Forshaw, Matthew.........................W1659 

Foster, Mark........................................ 287 

AUTHOR 

INDEX 

134 

135



Foulis, Alan K...........802, W1649, W1683 

Fox, Justin P. ..................................M1638 

Franceschilli, Luana........421, 983, T1628 

Franklin, Morris E........................... Sp875 

Fridley, Brooke L............................M2057 

Fried, Gerald M...................Sp777, T2087 

Friess, Helmut................................M2056 

Fukuda, Emi...................................M1648 

Fullarton, Grant..............M1634, W1658, 

.........................................W1659, W1663 

Fulp, William J.............................. W1655 

Fung, John J...................................M1644 

G 

Gagermeier, James ..........................T1640 

Gainsbury, Melanie L. ..........1045, T1951 

Galey, Kelly M. ..............................M1637 

Gandhi, Dhruvil P...........................T1637 

Gannon, Christopher J...................T1668 

Gao, Zhirong ......................................969 

Garcia-Garcia, Fabio .......................T2086 

Gareau, Daniel S. .......................... W1951 

Garrett, Kelly A...............................T1638 

Gaspari, Achille ..............421, 983, T1628 

Gautam, Shiva .............................. W1685 

Gawad, Karim ............................... W1868 

Gearhart, Susan L. .........................M1629 

Gebauer, Florian ........................... W1664 

Geisler, Daniel P..............................T1638 

Geller, David A. .............................. Sp872 

Gersin, Keith S....................................603 

Gerson, Lauren ............................... Sp711 

Gilbert, Thomas W. .......................M1882 

Gilson, Marta M. .......................... W1682 

Glaser, Karl S................................. W1660 

Glatzle, Jorg ...........................969, M1877 

Gnjatic, Sacha.................................T1635 

Goel, Ajay ......................................M1869 

Goers, Trudie A. .......512, M1635, W1662 

Goetz, Nicole ......................................794 

Going, James J. ............................. W1658 

Goldsmith, Charlie.........................T1643 

Golkar, Farhaad C............W1652, W1655 

Gonzales, Kelly D. .........................M1623 

Gorelick, Fred S...............................T1949 

Gores, Gregory J. ................................799 

Gouma, Dirk J................................M1650 

Gounaris, Elias....................................591 

Govindarajan, Anand ...................W1668 

Graham, Laura A...............................1042 

Grann, Victor R...................................794 

Gravesen, Flemming H. ......................595 

Gray, Stephen H................................1042 

Green, Nicole ......................................596 

Greenblatt, David Y. .......................T1630 

Greenstein, Adrian J. .................... M1661 

Greenstein, Alexander J....... 975, M1619, 

.........................................M1661, W1951 

Grillo, Alessia R...................................991 

Grimminger, Peter P...................... M1876 

Grothey, Axel..................................Sp702 

Grützmann, Robert..........M2056, W1675 

Gucwa, Angela L. ............................T1625 

Guirroli, Emanuela .................288, T1645 

Gullerud, Rachel E. .......................W1666 

Gumbs, Andrew ............................W1643 

Guo, Jun..............................................990 

Gupta, Avneesh............................. M1623 

Gupta, Rajesh..................... T1661, T1664 

Gurland, Brooke..................................801 

Gutschow, Christian.......................T1639 

H 

Haas, Eric M. ...................................T1637 

Haderxhanaj, Kujtim ..........................431 

Hagen, Jeffrey A. ................289, 593, 600, 

....................................................792, 982 

Hagopian, Ellen J. ...........................T1624 

Haines, Krista L.............................W1645 

Halazun, Karim J.............................T1644 

Hall, Bruce L........................................423 

Hall, Richard I.......................988, W1870 

Halley, Lindsey.............................. M1664 

Halls, James M. ...................................982 

Hamel, Michelle..................................789 

Hammel, Jeffrey..................................801 

Han, Ho-Seong................................Sp782 

Harmsen, William S..........T1667, W1666 

Harpaz, Noam............................... M1661 

Harrison, Vincent ......................... M1619 

Harrison, Vincent L. .............975, W1951 

Harth, Karem C...................................518 

Harvey, Eugenius J. .............................974 

Hashimoto, Yasushi ............. 432, M1648, 

.........................................M1654, W1671 

Hawkins, William G........................Sp871 

Hawn, Mary T. ..................................1042 

Hayashidani, Yasuo.........M1648, M1654, 

......................................................W1671 

Haynes, Kevin S. .................................985 

Helft, Paul R .................................. M1655 

Hellan, Minia ................................ M1638 

Helling, Thomas S......................... M1664 

Helton, William S. ..........................Sp553 

Heniford, B. Todd .....603, T1647, W1665 

Herath, Sonali A C. .......................W1867 

Herbella, Fernando A............ 987, T1671, 

........................................ W1657, W1692 

Herbert, Robert ...................................424 

Herman, Joseph M..............................790 

Hernandez, Jonathan M. .............W1652, 

......................................................W1655 

Hernandez-Muñoz, Rolando ......... T1672 

Herzig, Daniel O. ........................... T1629 

Herzog, Torsten.............................W1676 

Hetzel, Jeremy T. ...............................1045 

Heydrick, Stanley........................... T1951 

Hill, Joshua S.....................................1043 

Hindmarsh, Andrew ............. 984, M1617 

Hirose, Kenzo..............................290, 790 

Hochwald, Steven N. ..........................514 

Hodges, Sally.................................W1681 

Hodin, Richard A. ............. Sp373, W1866 

Hoeller, Elisabeth ..........................W1660 

Hoffman, John P. ..........................W1643 

Hoffman, Keith E..........................W1950 

Hogg, Deborah C. ...... 607, T1626, T1676 

Hohmann, Elizabeth.....................W1866 

Holden, Marc M.................... 794, M1651 

Hope, William W. .......................... T1647 

Hoppo, Toshitaka.......... 595, 803, M1882 

Hopt, Ulrich T. ............. 601, 977, M1640, 

............................M1642, M1652, T1652, 

..........................................T1663, W1684 

Horgan, Paul G. .................433, 800, 972, 

...........................M1626, M1627, M1634, 

.............. T1945, W1649, W1658, W1659 

Horgan, Santiago ..................608, W1693 

Hoshi, Hisakazu ..................................976 

House, Michael ...................................316 

Howard, Lauren A.............................1045 

Howard, Thomas J. .............................316 

Hranjec, Tjasa ...............................W1679 

Hruban, Ralph H...........................W1682 

Huebner, Marianne....................... M1657 

Hughes, Joy ...................................M1664 

Hughes, Matthew..........................W1650 

Hull, Tracy L....................................... 801 

Hungness, Eric S........................ 604, 606, 

.............................T1622, W1642, W1949 

Hunter, John G........................ 975, 1044, 

......................................... M1619, W1951 

Hwang, John .................................. T1631 

Hye, Robert J. ..................................... 985 

Hölscher, Arnulf H. ...........M1876, T1639 

I 

Iannitti, David A. ....... Sp783, 979, T1653 

Ibikunle, Christopher A. ............... M1628 

IJzermans, Jan N............................. T1654 

Imrie, Clem W.......................802, W1683 

Inderbitzin, Daniel......................... T1651 

Inoue, Haruhiro .............. W1690, W1691 

Inoue, Yuji.....................................W1647 

Ippagunta, Nikalesh........................... 287 

Iqbal, Corey W. .............................. T1633 

Iroku, Ugonna.................................... 596 

Isenberg, Jon I. ................................... 985 

Iskander, John M................................ 428 

Islam, Arsalla.................................. T1676 

Iswanto, Sucandy .......................... M1659 

Ito, Hiromichi .................................... 598 

Izbicki, Jakob R................M1879, M2058, 

........................... W1664, W1687, W1868 

J 

Jacob, Samuel ..................................... 796 

Jacobsen, Garth R..................608, W1693 

Jacques, Steven L...........................W1951 

Jaladanki, Rao N............................. T1950 

James, Jojo.......................................... 416 

Jamieson, Nigel B. .................802, W1683 

Jancar, Sonia................................... T1948 

Jarnagin, William R.......................W1668 

Jatawa, Suresh K............................W1641 

Jenkinson, Andrew........................ M1617 

Jeyarajah, D. Rohan ........ M1641, W1678 

Jinich-Brook, Horacio ........................ 985 

Jobe, Blair A........................Sp430, Sp886, 

.......................................595, 803, M1882 

Jones, Carolyn E............................ M1637 

Jones, Daniel B. ...................Sp644, Sp825 

AUTHOR 

INDEX 

136 

137



Jonnalagadda, Sreenivasa S. ...428, T1673 

Jukemura, José ................................T1948 

Junginger, Judith ...........................M1877 

K 

Kabbani, Wareef..............................T1626 

Kachikwu, Evelyn L. ......................M1666 

Kahaleh, Michel.............................. Sp560 

Kalady, Matthew F. ....................... W1867 

Kalb, Bobby................................... W1674 

Kalinin, Viacheslav........................M2058 

Kalinina, Tanya..............................M1879 

Kalyan, Jiten ................................. W1661 

Kambadakone R, Avinash..............M1618 

Kamiyama, Yoichi..........................M1864 

Kaneko, Yuka ................................ W1647 

Kaneva, Pepa...................................T2087 

Kang, Jung .................................... W1646 

Kang, Mandeep...................T1661, T1664 

Kapur, Seema ..................................T1947 

Karpeh, Martin S.................................602 

Karpen, Saul....................................Sp708 

Karpitschka, Mia.................................969 

Kasparek, Michael S............................969 

Katz, Lester B. .....................................974 

Kaul, Vivek.....................................M1637 

Kauppi, Juha T. ..............................M1633 

Keck, Tobias ..................601, 977, M1640, 

............................ M1642, M1652, T1652, 

.......................................... T1663, W1684 

Keku, Temitope O...............................973 

Kelher, Marguerite ..............................968 

Kelly, Kaitlyn J. ...................................429 

Kendrick, Michael L...................515, 980, 

.............................. M1657, T1660, T1667 

Kennedy, Eugene P........................ W1680 

Kent, Tara S................................... W1685 

Kercher, Kent ..................................T1647 

Kersting, Stephan ......................... W1675 

Khajanchee, Yashodhan S. .............T1642 

Khan, Mohammad K. .........................591 

Khan, Saboor ............ 980, M1657, T1660 

Khandelwal, Saurabh..........................599 

Khazaie, Khashayarsha.......................591 

Khithani, Amit S..............M1641, W1678 

Kierson, Malca ................................T1668 

Kim, Hong Jin.....................................798 

Kim, Joseph....................... M1666, T1656 

Kiran, Pokala R................M1625, M1628, 

............................ M1630, T1638, W1648 

Kirat, Hasan T...................M1625, W1648 

Kirby, John M......................................986 

Kitagawa, Yuko ...............................Sp779 

Ko, Clifford Y. .........................423, Sp544 

Kochman, Michael..........................Sp648 

Kodama, Yosuke..................................970 

Kolokotronis, Theodoros ..............W1684 

Kondo, Naru .................................W1671 

Konigsrainer, Alfred ...................... M1877 

Konstantinidis, Ioannis ................ M1618 

Kooby, David ........................798, W1674 

Kosinski, Lauren ........................... M1864 

Kosuge, Tomoo ................M1616, W1667 

Kothari, Truptesh H. ..................... M1664 

Kotschenreuther, Christiane.........W1676 

Kovacs, Elizabeth J..........................T1640 

Kozarek, Richard A..........................Sp891 

Kraemer, Stefan J.................................595 

Krantz, Seth B. ....................................591 

Krause, Johanna............................W1677 

Kreis, Martin E. ...................................969 

Kristiansen, Glen .......................... M2056 

Kudo, Shin-ei .................. W1690, W1691 

Kulik, Laura.....................................Sp376 

Kulkarni, Sujit .....................................513 

Kulseng, Baard ....................................970 

Kumar, Nitin ...................................T1673 

Kumar, Santosh...............................T1659 

Kuo, Yen-Hong................................T1624 

Kuo, Yen-Liang................................T1624 

Kuppusamy, MadhanKumar...............432 

Kutup, Asad...................................W1664 

Kuwada, Timothy ...............................603 

L 

Laface, Letizia..................................T1646 

Lagergren, Jesper...........................W1689 

Lahr, Christopher J. ...................... M1664 

Laine, Loren ....................................Sp647 

Lakehomer, Harrison ..........................596 

Lam, Candice C. ...........................W1656 

Landero Lopez, Luis........................T2086 

Lange, Lauren ................. W1652, W1655 

Larson, Anne...................................Sp446 

Larson, David W. ................................971 

Larson, Gerald M. ...........................Sp705 

Larvin, Mike..........................988, W1870 

Lau, Kwan N. ......................... 979, T1653 

Lautz, David B..........992, M1665, M1667 

Lauwers, Gregory Y. ...................... M1618 

Lazar, Melissa ......................................589 

Lebwohl, Benjamin.............................596 

Lee, Aaron ...........................................973 

Lee, Andrew ..........................988, W1870 

Lee, James A. ..........1040, M1651, M1653 

Lee, Janet F. ................................... M1624 

Lee, Joon H. ........................................968 

Lee, Minna K............................794, 1040, 

.........................................M1651, M1653 

Lee, Paul C. .................................... T1644 

Lee, Scott.........................................Sp449 

Lee, Tommy H............................... M1632 

Leers, Jessica M. .................... 600, M1876 

Leertouwer, Trude C....................... T1654 

Legner, Andras .............................. M1632 

Leiby, Benjamin E. ........................W1680 

Leighton, Jonathan.........................Sp710 

Leinicke, Jennifer A.............................990 

Leitch, Fiona .......................433, 800, 972 

Leitman, I. Michael.............................602 

Lentsch, Alex B. ..................................592 

Leppard, William M....................... T1665 

Leung, Wing Wa ........................... M1624 

Lewis, Michael P............................W1661 

Li, Ruiyun ...................................... T1950 

Li, YouFu ...............................791, W1670 

Lian, Lei ........................................ M1630 

Lidor, Anne O. ....................................424 

Lillemoe, Keith D...................316, Sp823, 

.......................................... M1655, T1662 

Lilley, Matthew ...................................792 

Lim, Rizal ....................................... T1951 

Lin, Edward.........................................419 

Lincourt, Amy E............................. T1647 

Linden, David R............................ M1881 

Linder, Jeffrey D............................W1678 

Lindkvist, Björn ............................. T1948 

Liou, Jinn-Ing................................. T1630 

Lipham, John C. ........................289, 593, 

............................................600, 792, 982 

Litle, Virginia R............................. M1637 

Liu, Carson D................................ M1668 

Liu, Eric .......................................... T1631 

LoConte, Noelle K.......................... T1630 

Loftus, Edward V. ................................971 

Lopes, James....................................... 514 

Louie, Brian E......................... 425, T1947 

Lourenco, Laercio G......................W1692 

Lourenço, José Eduardo V. ............. T1671 

Love, Robert B. ............................... T1640 

Low, Donald E............Sp 337, Sp428, 432 

Lu, Kim C. ...................................... T1629 

Lu, Yunxia .....................................W1689 

Ludwig, Kirk A................... Sp441, M1864 

Lund, Jon ..............................988, W1870 

Luo, Linda .............................973, M1869 

Ly, Quan............................................. 989 

Lynette, Smith.................................... 989 

López-Boado, Miguel Angel .......... M1647 

M 

Machado, Marcel C. ..........T1948, W1869 

Maclean, Anthony R. .................... M1620 

MacLean, Anthony R. ................... M1621 

Madhavan, Srivats.............................. 590 

Mahon, David ...............................M1617 

Mahvi, David M. .......Sp77, Sp305, Sp642 

Mailey, Brian .................................. T1656 

Makary, Martin A. .............................. 290 

Maker, Vijay K.................................... 796 

Makowiec, Frank .................. 601, M1640, 

.............................M1642, M1652, T1652, 

...........................................T1663, W1684 

Malo, Madhu S..............................W1866 

Mangar, Devanand........................W1645 

Manilich, Elena .............................W1653 

Mann, Oliver................... W1687, W1868 

Mannal, Patrick.............................M1880 

Mantyh, Christopher R...................Sp332 

Marcus, Victoria ............................. T1641 

Margulies, Daniel R.......................W1654 

Marks, Jeffrey M. .............................Sp607 

Marks, John H. ................................Sp876 

Marshall, Christy ............................... 431 

Martin, Ana V..................................... 599 

Martin, Diego R.............................W1674 

Martin, Dolly...................................... 430 

Martin, John A. .............................W1642 

Martin, Robert C. ............... Sp378, T1655 

Martin, Robert C. C.................. 798, 1041 

Martinec, Danny V............................. 512 

Martinez, Armando J...................... T2086 

Martinez, Steve R. ......................... M1658 

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138 

139



Martinie, John B. ....................979, T1653 

Martins, Joilson O. .........................T1948 

Mashaud, Lauren B....................605, 607, 

............................................T1626, T1676 

Matteotti, Ronald ......................... W1643 

Matthews, Jeffrey B......................... Sp435 

Maudar, Kewal K..............M1622, W1641 

Maxwell, Fraser...............................T1945 

Maykel, Justin A. ............................T1636 

Mayo, Nancy E. ..............................T2087 

Mayo, Skye C. .....................................790 

Mazariegos, George V. ........................430 

McCormack, Denise .......................T1623 

McDade, Theodore P.........................1043 

McFadden, David W. .....................M1880 

McGlynn, Liane..............................T1945 

McGuire, Kathie .................................973 

McKay, Colin ........................ 802, W1683 

McKee, Ruth F............................... W1649 

McKenzie, Marg..................................427 

McKenzie, Shaun............................T1656 

McLean, Kelly M..............W1652, W1655 

McLeod, Robin S.................................427 

McMahon, Barry P. .............................595 

McMasters, Kelly M. .....798, 1041, T1655 

McMellen, Mark E. .............................990 

McMillan, Donald C..................433, 800, 

................................ 972, M1626, M1627, 

............................M1634, T1945, W1649, 

.........................................W1658, W1659 

McNally, Michael M. ..........................597 

Meireles, Ozanan R.............................608 

Mellinger, John D. ..........................T1625 

Melmed, Gil Y. .............................. W1654 

Meng, Xianzhong...............................968 

Merkow, Ryan P. .................................423 

Messing, Bernard ............................ Sp707 

Metze, Johannes ........................... W1664 

Metzger, Ralf ..................................M1876 

Michelassi, Fabrizio ................ Sp627, 596 

Michieletto, Silvia...........................T1645 

Miehlke, Stephan.......................... W1675 

Mier, Fernando ...................................599 

Mignanelli, Emilio D. .........................801 

Mikami, Dean J..............................M1665 

Milad, Magdy P. .................... 604, W1642 

Milsom, Jeffrey W. ..............................596 

Minsky, Bruce ................................. Sp703 

Mintz, Yoav................................... W1693 

Mirkin, Chad A. ..............................Sp329 

Mirza, Farooq..................................T1644 

Mishra, Pradyumna K. .....M1622, W1641 

Mittal, Sumeet K. .......................... M1632 

Mittler, Sarah ......................................969 

Miyai, Katsumi....................................973 

Miyai, Katsumi N.......................... M1869 

Molan, Nilza A..................T1948, W1869 

Monaghan, Eimear .........................T1945 

Montalvo-Jave, Eduardo E. .............T1672 

Montero, Paul N. ....................603, T1647 

Montgomery, Elizabeth A............. M1629 

Morbin, Tiziana ..................................288 

Morgan, Janet A............................W1654 

Morgan, Katherine A. ........ T1665, T1666 

Morise, Zenichi ............................. M1643 

Moriya, Toshiyuki...............................793 

Moroziewicz, Dorota N.......................287 

Morton, Connor A........789, 795, W1645 

Moshiree, Baharak ........................W1650 

Moss, Angela K..............................W1866 

Moss, Gerald ...................................T1669 

Mostafa, Golam ............................W1866 

Mothe, Bhavani S.......................... M1617 

Mueller, Mario H.................................969 

Mukohda, Kazuaki..........................T1634 

Mullady, Daniel ......................428, T1673 

Murad, Faris ........................................428 

Murakami, Yoshiaki ........M1648, M1654, 

......................................................W1671 

Murgatroyd, Beth................................416 

Murphy, Melissa M. ............................426 

Myers, Robert P. ...............M1620, M1621 

Myrvold, Helge E. .........................W1651 

N 

Nachon Garcia, Francisco...............T2086 

Nachon Garcia, Ma. Gabriela .........T2086 

Nagao, Munenori.................. 590, M1881 

Nagi, Birinder..................................T1661 

Nagorney, David M.......... M1657, T1660, 

..........................................T1667, W1666 

Naito, HIroo....................................T1634 

Nakashima, Akira.............M1648, M1654 

Nakeeb, Attila ....................... 316, M1655 

Nanda, Mohit .................................T1661 

Nara, Satoshi....................M1616, W1667 

Nasir, Basil S........................................971 

Nasrin Alam, Sayeda .....................W1866 

Nath, Bharath .....................................791 

Needleman, Bradley...................... M1665 

Neeff, Hannes P....M1640, M1642, T1652 

Neerchal, Nagaraj................................317 

Nencioni, Marco ............................ T1646 

Neugut, Alfred I. ............................ T1644 

Neuman, Heather B. ...................... T1630 

Ng, Enders K. ................................W1656 

Ng, Simon S. ................................. M1624 

Ng, Sing Chau.............426, 1043, W1670 

Nguyen, David A........................... M1668 

Nguyen, Ninh T. ...........................W1871 

Nguyen, Xuan-Mai T.....................W1871 

Nicoletti, Loredana .............................288 

Niedergethmann, Marco............... M2056 

Nieponice, Alejandro.................... M1882 

Nolte, Lutz P................................... T1651 

Nussbaum, Michael S......................Sp442 

O 

O’Connor, Erin S............................ T1630 

O’Rourke, Robert W. ...........................595 

O’Sullivan, Saoirse ................988, W1870 

Odenthal, Magarethe.................... M1876 

Oelschlager, Brant K. ..........................599 

Oezcelik, Arzu .............................600, 982 

Ohge, Hiroki .................................W1671 

Ohki, Takeshi ................................W1647 

Oien, Karin............................802, W1683 

Ojima, Hidenori............................ M1616 

Olexa, Nicole ......................................317 

Oleynikov, Dmitry ............ Sp706, M1636 

Olino, Kelly...................................W1682 

Ollington, Kevin ...........................W1654 

Omotosho, Philip A............... 420, T1670 

Opitz, Oliver G.....M1640, M1642, T1652 

Orlina, Jeraldine..................................425 

Orloff, Marshall J. ...............................985 

Ouellette, James............................ M1638 

Owczarski, Stefanie M.................... T1666 

P 

Paleari, Julieta .......................608, W1693 

Pantel, Klaus ................................. M2058 

Pappas, Theodore N.......... T1670, T1674, 

......................................................W1688 

Parekh, Dilip .................................M1656 

Parikh, Purvi..................................M1655 

Park, Joseph........................................ 602 

Parker, Frank M. ................................. 597 

Parker, Michael................................... 418 

Patel, Ameet G. .................................. 416 

Patel, Chirag B................................ T1637 

Patel, Riteshkumar ........................W1678 

Patrizi, Lodovico ................................ 421 

Patta, Radhakrishna ...................... M1639 

Patti, Marco G. ..............................W1657 

Paty, Philip B. ..................................Sp613 

Patzina, Rosely A............................ T1948 

Pawlik, Timothy M.................315, Sp555, 

.......................Sp563, 790, T1649, W1682 

Pearsall, Emily.................................... 427 

Pelegrina, Amalia .......................... M1647 

Pellegrini, Carlos A............................. 599 

Pemberton, John H. ............... 971, T1633 

Peng, Yan........................................ T1676 

Penn, Marc ....................................M1867 

Perez, Alexander................. T1670, T1674 

Perry, Kyle A. .................................W1951 

Peterhans, Matthias ....................... T1651 

Peters, Jeffrey H................. Sp652, M1637 

Petersen, Gloria M......................... M2057 

Petersen, Nancy J. .................431, W1681 

Petersen, Rebecca ............................... 599 

Petersen, Rebecca P........................ M1665 

Pfluke, Jason M. ................................. 418 

Pham, Thai H. ......... 975, M1619, W1951 

Pierce, Richard A. ............................... 512 

Pigazzi, Alessio ..................M1666, T1656 

Pilarsky, Christian ......................... M2056 

Pitt, Henry A. ................ 316, 588, M1655 

Platt, Jonathan J.......972, M1626, M1627 

Plebani, Mario.................................... 991 

Plecka Östlund, Magdalena ..........W1689 

Polese, Lino .................................... T1632 

Pories, Walter J. .................................. 597 

Port, Jeffrey L. ................................ T1644 

Postoev, Angelina.......................... M1628 

Pouw, Roos E. ..................................... 981 

Powell, Charles S................................ 597 

Pozza, Anna............................ 991, T1632 

Premila, Leiphrakpam........................ 989 

Pritts, Timothy A................................ 592 

Pryor, Aurora D. .................... 420, M1665 

Pursell, Lisa J. ......................... 794, T1657 

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140 

141



Q 

Que, Florencia G.............. M1657, T1660, 

........................................................T1667 

R 

Rafferty, Janice F. ............................ Sp481 

Ragupathi, Madhu..........................T1637 

Ramamoorthy, Sonia .............973, M1869 

Ramasamy, Sundaram .................. W1866 

Ramcharan, Alexius............................978 

Ramirez-Cortés, Salvador...............M1649 

Ramos-De la Medina, Antonio......M1649 

Ramos-Valadez, Diego I. .................T1637 

Ramshaw, Bruce J............................ Sp425 

Rana, Surinder S. ................T1661, T1664 

Rapier, Roderick C. .............................985 

Rapp, Megan..................................M1659 

Rattner, David W. ........................... Sp645 

Raut, Chandrajit P. ......................... Sp486 

Raymond, Daniel...........................M1637 

Rea, Jennifer D................................T1629 

Reavey, Patrick L.............. M1651, M1653 

Reavis, Kevin M. .................................517 

Reed, Karen L..................................T1951 

Reid Lombardo, Kaye ..... M1657, M2057, 

............................................T1660, T1667 

Remes Troche, Jose Maria..............M1649 

Remzi, Feza H. ................ M1625, M1628, 

......................................... M1630, T1638, 

W1648, W1653 

Renz, Bernhard W...............................969 

Rettammel, Robert J. ..........................429 

Revesz, Elizabeth ............................T1675 

Reynoso, Jason F. ...........................M1636 

Rhodes, Michael ......984, M1617, W1661 

Ribeiro, Ulysses..............................M1663 

Richards, Colin ...........................433, 800 

Richards, Nathan G. ..................... W1680 

Ridolfi, Timothy J. .........................M1864 

Rieder, Erwin.......................................512 

Rilo, Horacio L................................T1666 

Rivas, Homero ....................................605 

Rizzetto, Christian..............................288 

Robinson, Celia ..................................431 

Rocha, Marcelo S. ...............................987 

Roddenbery, Seaborn A. .............789, 795 

Rosato, Ernest L. ........................... W1680 

Rosemurgy, Alexander S. ...........789, 795, 

......................................................W1645 

Rosen, Michael J. ........Sp345, Sp426, 518 

Ross, Sharona B.............789, 795, W1645 

Rothenberger, David A....................Sp701 

Rousseau, Mathieu..........................T1641 

Roxburgh, Campbell S......... 972, M1626, 

......................................................W1649 

Ruan, Daniel T. ...................................598 

Rubin, David...................................Sp646 

Rubin, Peter ........................................974 

Rubino, Francesco...........................Sp698 

Rudnicki, Marek..................................796 

Ruemmele, Petra........................... M2056 

Ruffolo, Cesare........................991, T1632 

Ruo, Leyo ............................................986 

Ruol, Alberto...................................T1645 

Russo, Jack E. ................................ M1658 

Rydning, Astrid.............................W1651 

Ryou, Marvin K............................. M1667 

Räsänen, Jari V. ................. M1633, T1639 

Rückert, Felix ................................W1675 

S 

Saad, A. Joe....................................W1678 

Sachar, David B. ............................ M1661 

Saeger, Hans D. ................M2056, W1675 

Safatle, Nadim F. ........................... M1663 

Safatle-Ribeiro, Adriana V. ............ M1663 

Sahani, Dushyant ......................... M1618 

Saino, Greta ....................................T1646 

Sakabe, Ryutaro............................. M1654 

Sakamoto, Yoshihiro........M1616, W1667 

Salcedo, Levilester......................... M1867 

Saldinger, Pierre F............... T1623, T1658 

Salo, Jarmo A..................... M1633, T1639 

Salvador, Renato .....................288, T1645 

Sampietre, Sandra N. ........T1948, W1869 

Sandborn, William J. ..........................971 

Sandler, Bryan J.....................608, W1693 

Sandler, Robert S. ................................973 

Sansgiry, Shubhada...............431, W1681 

Santiago Garcia, Juan......................T2086 

Santos, Byron F. .............604, 606, T1622, 

........................................ W1642, W1949 

Santos, Renata S..............................T1671 

Sanz, Alejandro F........................... M1882 

Sarmiento, Juan M................419, W1674 

Sarr, Michael G..................... 590, M1657, 

.............................M1881, M2057, T1660 

Sasson, Aaron R...................................989 

Satodate, Hitoshi............. W1690, W1691 

Sauter, Patricia K. ..........................W1680 

Sawyer, Robert G...........................W1679 

Scarpa, Marco......................... 991, T1632 

Scarpa, Melania...................................991 

Schauer, Philip R.............................Sp697 

Scherl, Ellen J. .........................Sp628, 596 

Schiano, Thomas ........................... T1650 

Schiffman, Suzanne C.......................1041 

Schirmer, Bruce D. ............ Sp699, W1679 

Schmidt, Ann Marie............................287 

Schmidt, C. Max ....................316, Sp433, 

.......................................... M1655, T1662 

Schmulewitz, Nathan .....................Sp829 

Schneider, Eric B. ................................424 

Schrope, Beth A. ....1040, M1651, M1653 

Schröder, Wolfgang........................ T1639 

Schulick, Richard D. ..................315, 790, 

..........................................T1649, W1682 

Schuster, Rebecca M............................592 

Schwartz, David. .............................Sp450 

Schwartz, Myron E..........................Sp377 

Schwarzman, Alexa L.................... M1668 

Sclabas, Guido M. ..... 515, M1657, T1660 

Scoggins, Charles R...... 798, 1041, T1655 

Scott, Daniel J. ...........................605, 607, 

........................................... T1626, T1676 

Scow, Jeffrey S. ....................................590 

Sedrak, Michael...................................608 

Segal, Jodi B.........................................424 

Selby, Robert R. ............................. M1656 

Selzer, Don J..................................W1644 

Sempé-Minvielle, Jorge................. M1649 

Sentovich, Stephen M................... M1623 

Shah, Paresh C. ...................................513 

Shah, Shimul A. ..426, 791, 1043, W1670 

Shaheen, Abdel Aziz ........M1620, M1621 

Shaikh, Sohail N. .......................... M1667 

Shankaran, Vidya........................... T1640 

Shantha Kumara H, C. M. ............ T1635, 

........................................ W1867, W1950 

Sharaiha, Reem Z. .......................... T1644 

Share, Edward J. ............................W1654 

Sharma, Prateek ..............................Sp887 

Shaw, Warren H. ...........................W1866 

Sheer, Amy ..........................................424 

Sheldon, David G.......................... M1659 

Shen, Bo ..........................M1625, M1628, 

......................................... M1630, W1648 

Sheppard, Brett C............... 1044, M1619, 

.......................................................W1951 

Sheth, Ujash....................................... 427 

Shi, Chanjuan ...............................W1682 

Shibata, David................. W1652, W1655 

Shiels, Paul ..................................... T1945 

Shih, Anderson H..........................W1871 

Shimada, Kazuaki............ M1616, W1667 

Shimamoto, Fumio ....................... M1654 

Shonkwiler, Ronald J....... M1645, W1673 

Shoop, Kelsea M............................. T1629 

Shore, Andrew D. ....................... 290, 790 

Shugrue, Christine ......................... T1949 

Sibaev, Andrei..................................... 969 

Sihvo, Eero I. .....................M1633, T1639 

Sileri, Pierpaolo .............. 421, 983, T1628 

Silliman, Christopher......................... 968 

Simon, Ronald...............................M1879 

Simons, Jessica P................................. 426 

Simpson, Andrew J......................... T1635 

Sinan, Huseyin ................................... 599 

Sindhi, Rakesh.................................... 430 

Sindram, David .............................. T1653 

Sing, Ronald ..................................W1665 

Singh, Kartar .................................. T1661 

Singh, Rajinder............................... T1664 

Sinha, Saroj K. ................................ T1661 

Sirica, Alphonse E. ............................. 799 

Siripurapu, Veeraiah......................W1643 

Slivka, Adam ...................................Sp562 

Smith, C. Daniel................................. 418 

Smith, Jillian K......................... 426, 1043 

Smith, Maureen A. ......................... T1630 

Smith, Stephen................................... 986 

Smoot, Rory...........................799, W1666 

Snyder, Christopher W..................... 1042 

Sobrino-Cossio, Sergio R. ............... T1672 

Sohn, Helen J. ............ 289, 593, 600, 982 

Soltys, Kyle......................................... 430 

Sommer, Thorbjorn....................... M1662 

Sondermeijer, Carine ......................... 981 

Sonnier, Dennis I. .............................. 592 

Soper, Nathaniel J. ........ 604, 606, T1622, 

.........................................W1642, W1949 

Soto, Jorge .....................................M1623 

Spicer, Jonathan ............................. T1641 

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Spree, Danielle C. ..........................M1664 

Stadlhuber, Rudolf J......... M1631, M1660 

Stain, Steven C................................ Sp643 

Staley, Charles A. ................................798 

Stanwyck, Elizabeth............................317 

Steele, John......................M1645, W1673 

Stefanidis, Dimitrios..............603, T1647, 

...................................................... W1665 

Stein, Hubert J. ................ M1631, M1660 

Stein, William C. ................................430 

Stevens, Peter D. .................................794 

Stolfi, Vito M. .................421, 983, T1628 

Stoner, Michael C. ..............................597 

Strasberg, Steven M. ....................... Sp561 

Strauch, Eric D................................T1950 

Strodel, William E..........................M1659 

Strong, Vivian E.............................. Sp869 

Strouch, Matthew J.............................591 

Stucchi, Arthur ..............................M1623 

Stucchi, Arthur F...................1045, T1951 

Sturniolo, Giacomo C.............991, T1632 

Sturrock, Paul..................................T1636 

Subramony, Charu.........................M1664 

Sudo, Takeshi..... M1648, M1654, W1671 

Sueda, Taijiro ..... M1648, M1654, W1671 

Suelberg, Dominique.......W1676, W1677 

Sugioka, Atsushi ............................M1643 

Sullivan, Jennifer ................................589 

Suri, Rakesh R. ....................................986 

Sutherland, David........................... Sp830 

Swaminath, Arun................................596 

Swanstrom, Lee L..................512, M1635, 

.......................................... T1642, W1662 

Swartz-Basile, Deborah A....................588 

Sweeney, W. B.................................T1636 

Sylla, Patricia ......................................422 

Szabo, Gyongyi...................................791 

T 

Takahashi, MIchinaga ....................T1634 

Takahashi, Toku.............................M1864 

Talamini, Mark A. ................. 608, W1693 

Tallett, Jane................................... W1661 

Tan, Sanda .................................... W1650 

Tanahashi, Yoshinao......................M1643 

Tao, Su ............................................T1635 

Tapper, Elliot................................. W1674 

Tatum, Roger P....................................599 

Taunk, Raja .........................................596 

Tavakkolizadeh, Ali.............................797 

Telem, Dana A.................... T1631, T1650 

ten Kate, Fiebo J..................................981 

Teoh, Anthony Y...........................W1656 

Terkivatan, Turkan..........................T1654 

Thambi-Pillai, Thavam C.............. M1638 

Thayer, Sarah P....................................594 

Thieltges, Sabrina.......................... M1879 

Thompson, Christopher C. ...Sp608, 992, 

...................................................... M1667 

Thompson, Jon S. ...........................Sp709 

Thompson, Kari ....................608, W1693 

Thorson, Alan G. ............................Sp443 

Thrower, Edwin C...........................T1949 

Tittelbach-Helmrich, Dietlind ...........601, 

.......................................... M1652, T1663 

Tiwari, Manish M.......................... M1636 

Tkacz, Jaroslaw N.......................... M1623 

Tong, Weidong.............................. M1864 

Tran, Tung T. ...................................T2087 

Trano, Gerd...................................W1651 

Traverso, L. William....................432, 793 

Trisal, Vijay ................................... M1666 

True, Eben M.......................................588 

Trump, Florian .............................. M2058 

Tsai, Susan.......................................T1649 

Tsai, Wei-Yann ....................................794 

Tsang, Albert W............................. M1636 

Tseng, Jennifer F.........................426, 791, 

................................1043, T1636, W1670 

Tsuboi, Kazuto .............................. M1632 

Tsung, Bonnie Y. ...........................W1656 

Turner, Douglas J. ...........................T1950 

Turrini, Olivier ................................T1662 

U 

Uemura, Kenichiro .........M1648, M1654, 

......................................................W1671 

Ueno, Tatsuya .................................T1634 

Uhl, Waldemar................ W1676, W1677 

Ullah, Asad.................................... M1637 

Ullrich, Fred ........................................989 

V 

Vaida, Florin........................................985 

Vallbohmer, Daniel........... M1876, T1639 

van Aalten, Sanne M...................... T1654 

van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I..........981 

Van Dalen, Jan Willem ................. M1650 

Van Gulik, Thomas M................... M1650 

Van Vilsteren, Frederike G..................981 

van Vledder, Mark G.............. 315, T1654 

vanSonnenberg, Eric.......................Sp437 

Varadarajulu, Shyam..................... M1615 

Vargo, John .....................................Sp712 

Varshney, Subodh ............M1622, W1641 

Vashist, Yogesh .............................W1868 

Vashist, Yogesh K. ............M2058, W1664 

Veillette, Gregory R.............................594 

Velanovich, Vic................. Sp870, M1646 

Velopulos, Catherine G. ...............W1650 

Vermeire, Severine ..........................Sp375 

Vice, Michelle .....................................789 

Vicentine, Fernando P...................W1657 

Vick, Catherine C. ............................1042 

Victor, J. Charles .................................427 

Vijan, Sandeep S. ........................... T1667 

Vine, Anthony J. .................................974 

Viret, Frederic................................. T1662 

Vivas, David ........................................513 

Vollmer, Charles M. ......................W1685 

vom Berg, Anne ............................. T1651 

von Mehren, Margaret....................Sp485 

Vora, Parag ..........................................986 

Vyas, Hari G. .................................. T1659 

W 

Wada, Yoko ...................................W1691 

Wakeman, Derek.................................990 

Wali, Priyanka.....................................792 

Wallace, Daniel .............................W1661 

Wallace, Michael B..........................Sp908 

Wallis, Jerry.........................................428 

Wan, Yin .............................................429 

Wang, Edward C. ........................... T1622 

Wang, Jian-Ying ............................. T1950 

Wang, Kenneth K............................Sp650 

Wang, Sue ...........................................588 

Wargo, Jennifer A................................594 

Warnecke-Eberz, Ute..................... M1876 

Warner, Brad W...................................990 

Warner, Richard R.......................... T1631 

Warshaw, Andrew L. ...........................594 

Wasmuth, Hans H.........................W1651 

Watanabe, Masahiko O...................Sp780 

Watayo, Yoshihisa.........................W1647 

Waters, Joshua A. .......................... M1655 

Watson, James C. ..........................W1643 

Watson, Thomas J. ............ Sp429, M1637 

Weber, Jill ........................ W1652, W1655 

Weber, Sharon .................................... 798 

Weber, Sharon M.................... 429, T1630 

Weber, Stefan ................................. T1651 

Weber, Thomas................................Sp910 

Wellner, Ulrich F. ................. 601, M1652, 

...........................................T1663, W1684 

Wente, Moritz ...............................M2056 

Wetscher, Gerold J.........................W1660 

Weusten, Bas L. .................................. 981 

Wexner, Steven................................Sp694 

Whang, Edward E............................... 598 

Wheeler, Henry O. ............................. 985 

Whelan, Richard L. ..........T1635, W1867, 

.......................................................W1950 

White, Patrick B. ................................ 588 

Whitfield, John D........................... T1653 

Wibe, Arne ....................................W1651 

Wick, Elizabeth C.................. 290, M1629 

Widmar, Maria ..............................M1661 

Wiebke, Eric A................................ T1662 

Wilcox, C. Mel ..............................M1615 

Wilks, Jonathan ................................. 431 

Willson, Thomas D. ....................... T1675 

Wilshire, Candice L....................... M1637 

Wilson, Victoria L. ........................W1663 

Winslow, Emily .................................. 429 

Winter, Christof ............................ M2056 

Wiplinger, Susanne .......................W1660 

Witteman, Bart P. .................. 595, M1882 

Wolff, Bruce G.........................Sp482, 971 

Wolff, Charles ...............................W1665 

Wolfgang, Christopher L. ..... 790, T1649, 

.......................................................W1682 

Wong, Cherry Y............................. M1624 

Wong, Simon K. ............................W1656 

Wu, Albert W...................................... 424 

Wu, Guosheng ................................... 430 

Wykypiel, Heinz............................W1660 

Y 

Yamamoto, Masakazu ...................W1647 

Yamamoto, Yusuke.......... M1616, W1667 

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Yammine, Halim........................... W1866 

Yan, Xiaohong.................W1867, W1950 

Yekebas, Emre F............... M1879, M2058, 

.........................................W1664, W1868 

Yeo, Charles J........................ 589, W1680 

Yip, Dana ........................................T1668 

Yongyu, Li...........................................969 

Yoo, Jin S.............................................420 

Young, Monica T........................... W1644 

Young-Fadok, Tonia M. .......... 417, Sp781 

Yu, Airong...........................................317 

Yu, Andrew D......................................602 

Yu, Gary ...............M1645, T1657, W1673 

Yung, Man Yee.............................. W1656 

Yurko, Yuliya ................................ W1665 

Z 

Zanatta, Lisa........................................288 

Zaninotto, Giovanni...........................288 

Zehetner, Joerg....289, 593, 600, 792, 982 

Zelada Getty, Jorge..............................978 

Zhao, Chun-Mei .................................970 

Zheng, Ye ............................................590 

Zhou, Zheng .......................................426 

Zinner, Michael J. ...........................Sp543 

Zou, Tongtong ................................T1950 

Zuccala, Keith A..............................T1623 

Zutshi, Massarat.................... 801, M1867 

Zyromski, Nicholas J...................316, 588 

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SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010 

8:00 AM – 2:30 PM RESIDENTS & FELLOWS RESEARCH CONFERENCE (by invitation only) Terrace Room, 12th Floor, Westin Canal Place 

SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2010 

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM POSTGRADUATE COURSE: Multidisciplinary Management Of Gastrointestinal Disease 243-245 

MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010 

7:45 AM – 8:15 AM OPENING SESSION 244-245 

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY A (PLENARY SESSION I) 244-245 

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Zen and the Art of Surgery: How to Make Johnny a Surgeon 244-245 

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY B (PLENARY SESSION II) 244-245 

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION: Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine 244-245 

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM POSTER SESSION I Hall F 

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEONS 

Appendicitis: Is It Still an Emergency? 

Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Perforation and Leaks 348-349 

Innovations in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction 350-351 

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY A 255-257 

Debate 1: Incisional Hernia: Laparoscopic or Open Repair? 

Debate 2: Esophagectomy for Cancer: What’s the Best Approach? 

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIA 

Complicated Crohn’s Disease: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Fistulas, Abscesses, and Strictures (AGA, ASGE, SSAT) Auditorium C 

Non-Transplant Surgical Options for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (AASLD, SSAT, AGA) 

Ballroom AB 

2:15 PM – 4:30 PM VIDEO SESSION I: COLON-RECTAL & HEPATOBILIARY 253-254 

2:15 PM – 4:45 PM SSAT/AGA/ASGE STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE: Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Novel Minimally Invasive Strategies 244-245 

2:15 PM – 5:00 PM PLENARY SESSION III: QUALITY, OUTCOMES, & RISK ASSESSMENT 243 

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: MANAGING OSTOMY COMPLICATIONS 255-257 


Liver Urgencies and Emergencies: What You Need to Know (AASLD, AGA, SSAT) 

Ballroom AB 

Management of Complex Colorectal Issues (ASGE, SSAT, AGA) 

Auditorium C 

TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 

7:30 AM – 9:15 AM VIDEO SESSION II: BREAKFAST AT THE MOVIES 244-245 

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: SURGERY FOR DIVERTICULITIS: WHEN AND WHY? 255-257 

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: GIST the Facts (SSAT, AGA, ASGE) Ballroom AB 

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM SSAT PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE / AGA PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS COMMITTEE JOINT PANEL 243 

Health Care Reform and Gastrointestinal Diseases 

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM SSAT/AHPBA JOINT SYMPOSIUM: Today’s Approaches to Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Liver Metastases 244-245 

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM BASIC SCIENCE PLENARY (PLENARY SESSION IV) 243 

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM QUICK SHOTS SESSION I 253-254 

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM VIDEO SESSION III: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN MINIMAL ACCESS GI SURGERY 255-257 

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: The Problematic Biliary Stricture (ASGE, SSAT, AASLD, AGA) 

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM MAJA AND FRANK G. MOODY STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE: Some of My Best Friends Are Surgeons 244-245 

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM POSTER SESSION II Hall F 


Endoscopic Bariatric Procedures (SSAT, ASGE) 

Familial Colorectal Cancer: Surgical Management 255-257 

Multidisciplinary Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What’s New (SSAT, AGA) Grand Salon C, Section 18, Hilton Riverside 

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM “MOC”: HOW THE SSAT CAN HELP YOU 244-245 

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY B 255-257 

Debate 3: Laparoscopy Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer 

Debate 4: Bariatric Surgery in Non-Obese Patients? 


From Ogilvie’s to Swallowed Keys: Emergencies That Will Get You Out of Bed (AGA, ASGE, SSAT) 

Auditorium C 

GE Junction Tumors (SSAT, ASGE, AGA) 

Ballroom AB 

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM PLENARY SESSION V 243 

3:15 PM – 4:45 AM SSAT/ASCRS JOINT SYMPOSIUM: Multimodality Management of Rectal Cancer: Update and Current Controversies 244-245 

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: POST-OP SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION 255-257 

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM QUICK SHOTS SESSION II 243 


Liver and GI Complications of Short Bowel Syndrome (AASLD, AGA, SSAT) 

Auditorium C 

Obscure GI Bleeding (ASGE, AGA, SSAT) 

Ballroom AB 

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 244-245 

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MEMBERS RECEPTION Stage Door Canteen and Atrium, National World War II Museum 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2010 

7:30 AM – 9:30 AM SSAT/ISDS JOINT BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM: Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract: East Meets West 244-245 

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDUCATION COMMITTEE PANEL How to Teach Uncommon and Highly Complex Operations 253-254 

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE PLENARY (PLENARY SESSION VI) 243 

9:45 AM – 11:30 AM VIDEO SESSION IV: ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, & PANCREAS 244-245 

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM QUICK SHOTS SESSION III 253-254 

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: New Hope for Chronic Pancreatitis? (SSAT, AGA, ASGE) Ballroom AB 

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PLENARY SESSION VII 243 

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM POSTER SESSION III Hall F 

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM SSAT/SAGES JOINT LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM: Laparoscopy for Cancer—Are There Limits? 244-245 


Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of GE Junction Dysplasia (SSAT, ASGE) 386-387 

Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Best Evidence for Management (SSAT, AGA) 350-351 

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: Difficult to Remove Colonic Polyps: EMR, ESD, or Surgery? (AGA, ASGE, SSAT)

51ST ANNUAL MEETING - Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

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