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51st Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
MAY 1 – 5, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
during Digestive Disease Weekฎ

Final Program

All rooms at the Morial Convention Center unless otherwise indicated.



The Plenary presentations, Presidential Address, and Doris and John L. Cameron Guest Oration from the Monday morning scientific sessions are all available online. Watch the synchronized PowerPoint and audio of each speaker by clicking on the "" link following each presentation’s title and author block.
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MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010
7:45 AM – 8:15 AM  
244-245
OPENING SESSION
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  
244-245
PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY A (PLENARY SESSION I)
Moderator: Merril T. Dayton, Buffalo, NY

10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
   O1 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
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   O2 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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   O3 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
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  O4 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
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9:15 AM – 10:00 AM  
244-245
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Introduction
Merril T. Dayton, Buffalo, NY
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Zen and the Art of Surgery: How to Make Johnny a Surgeon
David M. Mahvi, Chicago, IL
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10:30 AM – 11:15 AM  
244-245
PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY B (PLENARY SESSION II)
Moderator: David M. Mahvi, Chicago, IL

10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
  O5 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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   O6 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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  O7 Image-Guided Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Results of First 85 Patients
Mukund S. Didolkar*1, Cardella Coleman2, Mark J. Brenner2, Kyo U. Chu1, Elizabeth Stanwyck3, Airong Yu3, Nicole Olexa1, Nagaraj Neerchal3
1Surgical Oncology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; 2Radiation Oncology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; 3Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland at Baltimore County Campus, Baltimore, MD
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11:15 AM – 12:00 PM  
244-245
DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION
Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine
Chad A. Mirkin, Evanston, IL
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12:00 PM – 2:00 PM  
Hall F
POSTER SESSION I
Authors available at their posters to answer questions 12 PM – 2 PM; posters on display 8 AM – 5 PM.
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM   MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEONS

297
Appendicitis: Is It Still an Emergency?
Christopher R. Mantyh, Durham, NC

248-249
Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Perforation and Leaks
Donald E. Low, Seattle, WA
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM  
255-257
CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY A
DEBATE 1: INCISIONAL HERNIA: LAPAROSCOPIC OR OPEN REPAIR?
Moderator: Bruce J. Ramshaw, Columbia, MO

Frame the Issue
Bruce J. Ramshaw, Columbia, MO

Laparoscopic Repair for Incisional Hernia
Michael Rosen, Cleveland, OH

Open Repair for Incisional Hernia
Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr, Omaha, NE

Panel and Audience Discussion

DEBATE 2: ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR CANCER: WHAT'S THE BEST APPROACH?
Moderator: Donald E. Low, Seattle, WA

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
Auditorium C
COMPLICATED CROHN'S DISEASE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO FISTULAS, ABSCESSES, AND STRICTURES
Sponsored by: AGA, ASGE, SSAT
Moderators: Charles Bernstein, Winnipeg, MB
Jeffry Katz, Cleveland, OH


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

Panel and Audience Discussion

Ballroom AB
NON-TRANSPLANT SURGICAL OPTIONS FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Sponsored by: AASLD, SSAT, AGA
Moderators: Laura Kulik, Chicago, IL
Myron E. Schwartz, New York, NY


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

Panel and Audience Discussion
2:15 PM – 4:30 PM  
253-254
VIDEO SESSION I: COLON-RECTAL & HEPATOBILIARY
Moderators: William G. Hawkins, St. Louis, MO
Mark L. Welton, Stanford, CA


10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
  V1 Single Incision Laparoscopic Liver Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases
Ameet G. Patel1, Ajay P. Belgaumkar*1,2, Jojo James1, Beth Murgatroyd1,2, Kirstin Carswell1 1Department of Surgery, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; 2Department of Surgery, Princess Grace Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  V2 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
  V3 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
  V4 Laparoscopic-Assisted Isolated Caudate Lobe Resections
Edward Lin, Juan M. Sarmiento*
SURGERY, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
  V5 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
  V6 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
  V7 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  
244-245
SSAT/AGA/ASGE STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE
NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS: NOVEL MINIMALLY INVASIVE STRATEGIES
Moderator: C. Max Schmidt, Indianapolis, IN

Introduction
C. Max Schmidt, Indianapolis, IN

Open Pancreatic Necrosectomy: Indications in the Minimally Invasive Era
Carlos Fernandez-del-Castillo, Boston, MA

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

Panel and Audience Discussion
2:15 PM – 5:00 PM  
243
PLENARY SESSION III: QUALITY, OUTCOMES, & RISK ASSESSMENT
Moderators: Patrick M. Forgione, Burlington, VT
Shimul A. Shah, Worcester, MA


10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
  O8 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. Merkow3, Mark E. Cohen1, David J. Bentrem2, Bruce L. Hall4, Clifford Y. Ko1,5
1Divison of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL; 2Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 3Departmet of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; 4Department of Surgery, Washington University St. Louis, St. Lous, MO; 5Department of Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, MO
  O9 Elective Surgery for Diverticulitis Is Associated with High Risk of Intestinal Diversion and Hospital Readmission in Older Adults
Anne O. Lidor*1, Eric B. Schneider1, Amy Sheer2, Albert W. Wu2, Jodi B. Segal2, Robert Herbert2, David C. Chang1
1Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; 2Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
  O10 Repair of Symptomatic Giant Paraesophageal Hernias in Elderly (> 70 Yrs) Patients Results in Improved Quality of Life
Brian E. Louie*1, Maurice Blitz2, Jeraldine Orlina1, Alex Farivar1, Ralph W. Aye1
1Thoracic Surgery, Swedish Medical Center and Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA; 2Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
  O11 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
  O12 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 Sheth2, Darlene Fenech3,1, Marg Mckenzie2, J. Charles Victor4, Robin S. Mcleod1,2
1Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; 4Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  O13 The Yield of Non-Invasive Testing in Post-Cholecystectomy Patients with Suspected Bile Duct Injury
John M. Iskander*1, Gregory a. Cote1, Riad R. Azar1, J Christopher Eagon2, Dayna S. Early1, Steven a. Edmundowicz1, Daniel Mullady1, Faris Murad1, Jerry Wallis3, Sreenivasa S. Jonnalagadda1
1Gastroenterology, Washington University, St Louis, MO; 2Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; 3Nuclear Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
   O14 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
  O15 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
Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
   O16 Waist Circumference Predicts Complications in Rectal Cancer Surgery
Courtney Balentine*1,2, Celia Robinson1,2, Christy Marshall1,2, Jonathan Wilks1,2, Kujtim Haderxhanaj2, Shubhada Sansgiry2, Nancy J. Petersen2, Daniel Albo1,2, David H. Berger1,2
1Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; 2Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Hospital, Houston, TX
  O17 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
   O18 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
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
255-257
CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: MANAGING OSTOMY COMPLICATIONS
Moderator: Bruce A. Orkin, Boston, MA

Panelists: Kirk A. Ludwig, Milwaukee, WI
Michael S. Nussbaum, Jacksonville, FL
Alan G. Thorson, Omaha, NE
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM   DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIA

Ballroom AB
LIVER URGENCIES AND EMERGENCIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Sponsored by: AASLD, AGA, SSAT

Moderators: Bruce R. Bacon, St. Louis, MO
Michael B. Fallon, Houston, TX


Acute Altered Mental Status in Cirrhosis
Jasmohan Bajaj, Richmond, VA

The Rising Creatinine in Liver Disease
Thomas Boyer, Tucson, AZ

Hematemesis in Liver Disease
Anne Larson, Dallas, TX

Panel and Audience Discussion

Auditorium C
MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX COLORECTAL ISSUES
Sponsored by: ASGE, SSAT, AGA
Moderators: Barry A. Salky, New York, NY
David Schwartz, Nashville, TN
Panelists: Alessandro Fichera, Chicago, IL
Phillip Fleshner, Los Angeles, CA
Scott Lee, Seattle, WA
David Schwartz, Nashville, TN


Panel and Audience Discussion

 
 

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