52nd Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 6 - 10, 2011
McCormick Place - Chicago, Illinois
during Digestive Disease Week®
Preliminary Program (Subject to Change)
All rooms at McCormick Place unless otherwise indicated.
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The Plenary presentations, Presidential Address, and Guest Oration from the Sunday 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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Program and Abstracts | Posters
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S504 OPENING SESSIONModerator: David W. Rattner, Boston, MA Welcome and introduction of new members, announcements of SSAT scholarship awards, reports from the SSAT Foundation, recognition of the Foundation donors, and conferment of the Founders Medal. |
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S504 PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY A (PLENARY SESSION I)Moderator: Jeffrey L. Ponsky, Cleveland, OH 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion |
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Disparities in the Use of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Disease Celia N. Robinson1, 2, Shubhada Sansgiry3, Courtney J. Balentine3, 2, David H. Berger3, 2 1. Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; 2. Operative Care Line , Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX; 3. Houston VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX View Presentation
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| O2 | Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Cancer: Margin Status, Adequacy of Resection and 90 Day Outcomes Craig P. Fischer1, 3, Bridget N. Fahy1, 2, Brian J. Dunkin1, 2, Patrick R. Reardon1, 4, Barbara L. Bass1, 2 1. Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; 2. Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY; 3. Division of Surgical Oncology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; 4. Division of Minimally Invasive and Forgut Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX View Presentation
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| O3 | Gastro-Intestinal Metabolic Surgery for the Treatment of Diabetic Patients: A Multi-Instituional International Study Wei J. Lee1, Kyung Yul Hur2, Muffazal Lakdawala3, Kazunori Kasama4, Simon K. Wong5 1. Surgery, Min Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 2. Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, seoul, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; 3. Surgery, Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, India; 4. Surgery, Yotsuya Medical Cube, Tokyo, Japan; 5. Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong View Presentation
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Female Sexual Function After Pure Transvaginal Appendectomy: A Cohort Study Daniel Solomon1, 2, Rachel Lentz2, Andrew Duffy1, 2, Robert Bell1, 2, Kurt E. Roberts1, 2 1. Department of Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven , CT; 2. Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT View Presentation
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S504 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSIntroduction Jeffrey L. Ponsky, Cleveland, OH View Presentation
Happy Mother's Day |
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S504 PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY B (PLENARY SESSION II)Moderator: David W. Rattner, Boston, MA 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion |
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| O5 | How Much Pharyngeal Acid Is "Normal?": Normative Data for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Events Using Hypopharyngeal Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance (HMII) Toshitaka Hoppo1, Alejandro F. Sanz1, Katie S. Nason1, Thomas Carroll2, Clark Rosen3, Daniel P. Normolle4, Nicholas J. Shaheen5, James D. Luketich1, Blair A. Jobe1 1. Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 2. Otolaryngology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA; 3. Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; 4. Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA; 5. Medicine, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, NC View Presentation
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| O6 | Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Defining Long-Term Clinical and Anatomic Outcomes Brant K. Oelschlager1, Rebecca P. Petersen1, L.Michael Brunt2, Nathaniel J. Soper3, Brett C. Sheppard4, Lee Mitsumori5, Charles Rohrmann5, Lee L. Swanstrom6, Carlos A. Pellegrini1 1. Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 2. Surgery, Washington University , St. Louis, MO; 3. Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 4. Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; 5. Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 6. Surgery, The Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR View Presentation
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| V1 | Hiatal Hernia Recurrence Following Mesh and Non-Mesh Repair Hubert Kim, Kevin M. Reavis, Ninh T. Nguyen UCI Medical Center, Orange, CA View Presentation
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S504 DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION
Bioengineering and Clinical Applications of Circulating Tumor Cell Microchip |
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Hall A POSTER SESSION I (non-CME)Authors available at their posters to answer questions 12 PM - 2 PM; posters on display 8 AM - 5 PM. |
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MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEONS
S401d Avoiding and Repairing Cholecystectomy InjuriesSteven M. Strasberg, St Louis, MO
S502 Modern Treatment of Barrett's Esophagus: From Metaplasia to CancerBrian J. Dunkin & Herbert C. Wolfsen, Houston, TX, & Jacksonville, FL
S503 Single Port Surgery: Beyond CholecystectomyAurora D. Pryor & Sharona B. Ross, Durham, NC, & Tampa, FL |
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S501bcd CONTROVERSIES IN GI SURGERY A
DEBATE 1: NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION IS UNDERUTILIZED IN THE TREATMENT OF GERD
Frame the Issue
Surgical Fundoplication Saves Money, Prevents Cancer, and Is Underutilized
We Have It Just Right. A Small Minority of Patients Will Benefit from Surgical Approaches to GERD; Medication and Close Observation is Appropriate for the Vast Majority Panel and Audience Discussion
DEBATE 2: ROBOTICS APPLICATIONS IN GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY: INDUSTRY SPONSORED HEALTH CARE INFLATION OR REAL ADVANCE THAT WILL BENEFIT PATIENTS?
Frame the Issue
The Robot Is Not a Glorified Sewing Machine; It's a Real Advance for Patients and Surgeons
What You Can Do with Your Robot, I Can Do with My Laparoscope Faster and Cheaper Panel and Audience Discussion |
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S406a DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUMDEFINITION AND MANAGEMENT OF PPI FAILURE IN GERD Sponsored by: SSAT, AGA
Peter J. Kahrilas, Chicago, IL
What Is PPI Failure from a Surgical Perspective and What Subsets of Patients Are More Likely to Respond to Surgical Management?
The Role of Symptom Profiling and Physiological Testing in Subtyping Refractory Patients
PPIs in Relation to Barrett's: Preventative? Post-Ablation? Reduced Cancer Risk? Panel Discussion |
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S503 VIDEO SESSION I: SPECIALTY VIDEOS
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| V2 | Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Carcinoma of Esophagus After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Daniel K. Tong, Simon Law, Fion S. Chan, Kam H. Wong Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
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| V3 | Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy After Nissen Fundoplication Hubert Kim, Ninh T. Nguyen, Kevin M. Reavis Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA |
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| V4 | Laparoscopic Transgastric Resection of a Large Intussuscepted Gastric Polyp Etienne Auger-Dufour1, Liane S. Feldman1, Gerald M. Fried1, Lorenzo E. Ferri1 Surgery , McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada |
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| V5 | Laparoscopic Re-Do Myotomy for Recurrent Achalasia After Heller-Dor Procedure Mario Costantini, Renato Salvador, Lisa Zanatta, Cristina Longo, Elena Finotti, Tiziana Morbin, Giovanni Zaninotto, Ermanno Ancona Clinica Chirurgica 1, University of Padua, Padova, Italy |
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| V6 | Laparoscopic Truncal Vagotomy and Antrectomy Mariah Alexander, Aaron M. Hurd, Gregory J. Mancini University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville, Knoxville, TN |
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| V7 | Laparoscopic-Assisted Frey Procedure: A New Option for Treatment of Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis Sujit Kulkarni, Dilip Parekh, Rick Selby, Kaylene Barrera Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
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| V8 | Laparoscopic Pancreatic Head Resection with Hybrid Reconstruction via Pancreatogastrostomy Tobias Keck, Simon Küsters, Ulrich F. Wellner, Frank Makowiec, Ulrich T. Hopt, Wojciech K. Karcz Department for General and Visceral Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany |
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| V9 | Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Morgagni Hernia Repair and Toupet Fundoplication Sharona B. Ross1, 2, Harold Paul1, 2, Kenneth Luberice1, 2, Farhaad C. Golkar1, 2, Alexander S. Rosemurgy1, 2 1. Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; 2. Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL |
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| V10 | Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch Sapan S. Desai, Ranjan Sudan General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
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S504 STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCEPPERSONALIZED MEDICINE IN GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER: POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE Moderator: Taylor S. Riall, Galveston, TX
Introduction
Overview of Personalized Medicine in GI Cancers: Different Things to Different People
Proteomics, Genomics, and Molecular Biology in the Personalized Treatment of Colon Cancer
Personalized Medicine in Pancreatic Cancer: Potential Implications for Therapy
Personalized Therapy: Prognostic Factors for GIST Panel and Audience Discussion |
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S501a PLENARY SESSION III
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Prospective Study for Selective Management of Patients with Acute Biliary Pancreatitis: Interim Results Dana A. Telem, Modesto Colon, Nalin Ranasinghe, Michelle K. Kim Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY |
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Biliary Dyskinesia: Are We Treating It Right? Vikas Singhal, Patrick Szeto, Heather Norman, Nan Walsh, Thomas J. VanderMeer Surgery, Guthrie- Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA |
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Validation of the Updated 7th Edition AJCC TNM Staging Criteria for Gastric Adenocarcinoma Lee J. McGhan1, Barbara A. Pockaj1, Richard J. Gray1, Sanjay P. Bagaria2, Nabil Wasif1 1. General Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ; 2. General Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL |
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Acquisition of Metastatic Potential in Colonic Adenocarcinomas Is Associated with Downregulation of Complementary Strand MicroRNAs Jonathan M. Hernandez1, 2, Dung-Tsa Chen3, Susan McCarthy2, Leigh Ann Humphries 2, Domenico Coppola2, Timothy J. Yeatman2, David Shibata2 1. Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; 2. Gastrointestinal Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL; 3. Bioinformatics, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL |
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| O11 | National Trends in Survival for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Based on Location of the Primary Lesion Gautam K. Malhotra1, Lynette M. Smith2, Quan P. Ly3, Aaron R. Sasson3, Chandrakanth Are3 1. College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; 2. Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; 3. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE |
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| O12 | Pain Control and Quality of Life After Pancreatectomy with Islet Cell Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis Katherine A. Morgan1, Stefanie M. Owczarski1, Jeffrey J. Borckardt2, Alok Madan2, David B. Adams1 1. Surgery, MUSC, Charleston, SC; 2. Psychiatry and Behavioral Services, MUSC, Charleston, SC |
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Superior Prognostic Importance of Perineural Invasion vs. Lymph Node Involvement After Curative Resection of Duodenal Adenocarcinoma Stefano Cecchini1, 3, Camilo Correa-Gallego1, Vikram Deshpande2, 4, Abdulmetin Dursun1, Jennifer A. Wargo1, 4, Carlos Fernandez del-Castillo1, 4, Andrew L. Warshaw1, 4, Cristina R. Ferrone1, 4 1. General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 2. Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 3. General Surgery, Parma University, Parma, Italy, Italy; 4. Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
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The Fate of Barrett's Epithelium Under Acid Suppression Obtained by Medical or Surgical Therapy Renato Salvador1, Paola Parente3, Nicola Passuello1, Mario Costantini1, Lisa Zanatta1, Tieppo Chiara1, Loredana Nicoletti1, Francesco Cavallin4, Fabio Farinati1, Ermanno Ancona1, Massimo Rugge2, Giovanni Zaninotto2 1. Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, Clinica Chirurgica I, University of Padova, Padua, Italy; 2. Department of General Surgery, SS Giovanni e Paolo Hospital, ULSS 12, Venice, Italy; 3. Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences & Special Therapies, Pathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; 4. Surgical Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy |
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| O15 | Budd-Chiari Syndrome Revisited: Thirty-Eight Years' Experience with Surgical Portal Decompression Marshall J. Orloff, Jon I. Isenberg, Henry O. Wheeler, Pat O. Daily, Barbara Girard Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA |
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| O16 | Surgical Resection Versus Local Ablation for HCC on Cirrhosis: Results from a Propensity Case-Matched Study Andrea Ruzzenente, Tommaso Campagnaro, Alessandro Valdegamberi, Simone Conci, Fabio Bagante, Gianni Turcato, Calogero Iacono, Alfredo Guglielmi Department of Surgery , University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy |
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| V11 | Pure Laparoscopic Hepatectomy for HCC Patients with Severe Liver Cirrhosis Zenichi Morise Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University Banbuntane Houtokukai Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
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| O17 | Prevalence of Defaecatory Disorders in Morbid Obese Patients Before and After Bariatric Surgery. Pierpaolo Sileri, Paolo Gentileschi, Ida Camperchioli, Elisabetta De Luca, Domenico Benavoli, Luana Franceschilli, Giulio P. Angelucci, Sara Lazzaro, Achille Gaspari Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy |
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S501bcd CLINICAL WARD ROUNDS: DELAYED PRESENTATION OF APPENDICITIS: IS SURGERY STILL NECESSARY?Moderator: Mark A. Malangoni, Philadelphia, PA
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