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

THE SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
51ST ANNUAL MEETING • MAY 1–5, 2010 • NEW ORLEANS, LA
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Participants will be able to:
• 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
Participants will be able to:
• 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
Participants will be able to:
• 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?
Donald E. Low, Seattle, WA
Participants will be able to:
• 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.
Frame the Issue
Donald E. Low, Seattle, WA
Open Resection
Thomas J. Watson, Rochester, NY
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Blair A. Jobe, Pittsburgh, PA
Panel and Audience Discussion
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
Participants will be able to:
• 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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SCHEDULE