Annual Congress of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Chennai, September 25-28, 2008
September 25. Operative Workshop: Venue: Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai
0800 to 1700
Cases*
Open
Open
Hepatectomy
Whipple resection
Pouch operation
Transhiatal esophagectomy
*subject to availability
Chairpersons
Laparoscopic
Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Laparoscopic colectomy
Laparoscopic splenectomy
Laparoscopic esophagectomy laparoscopic deroofing of liver cyst
Laparoscopic
1930 onwards: faculty dinner
September 26. CME programme. Venue: Savera Hotel Convention Center, Chennai
0800-0900: Video session: Masterclass videos in three halls; 10 min videos with 2 min discussion
Hall A: HPB Chair: A Supe, Mumbai, and S Nagral, Mumbai

Laparoscopic right hepatectomy
Anterior approach to right hepatectomy
Laparoscopic Frey Procedure
Laparoscopic Whipple resection
Right hepatectomy with Glissonian approach
Hall B: SS Negi, S Dave
Luminal
Gamblin Clark, Pittsburgh, USA
ST Fan, Hong Kong, China
Michael Kendrick, Rochester, USA
KV Menon, Leeds, UK
P Jagannath, Mumbai
Transhiatal esophagectomy
Three field esophagectomy
Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy
Nerve sparing Low anterior resection
SM Chandramohan, Chennai
Fujita Hiromasa, Fukuoka, Japan
Ramesh Ardhanari, Madurai
C Palanivelu, Coimbatore
P Shukla, Mumbai
Session I: Chair: N Rangabashyam, B Krishna Rau, RC Aranya
0900-0930
0930-1000
NOTES: where are we, and where do we go from here?
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer: applicability
GV Rao, Hyderabad
Varughese Mathai, limitations, and future directions: is it ready for prime time? Hyderabad
1000-1030 Neoadjuvant therapy in gastric cancer: has it made an impact? TK Chattopadhyay, New Delhi
1030-1100 Coffee Break
Session II: Chair: SP Kaushik, RA Sastry, T Ramcharan
1100-1130 Pancreatic leak after pancreaticoduodenectomy: prevention Adarsh Chaudhary, New Delhi and management
1130-1200 Pancreatic transplantation: islets or organ, what is the current status?
Raja Kandaswamy, Rochester, USA

Session III: Chair: M Ahmed Ali, R Surendran, SS Negi
1200-1230 Update Lectures: 10 min lectures with 5 min discussion
Metastatic liver disease: surgical treatment options
Hepatectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Session IV: Chair: Ashok Kumar, A Rozario, V Chandiramani
H Ramesh, Cochin
Rajan Saxena, Lucknow
1230-1300
1300-1400
Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: what is the gold standard approach in 2008
Lunch and visit to the Poster exhibition
Sukria Nayak, Vellore
Session V: Chair: JD Wig, SK Raul, Dhananjay Sharma, Srikumari Damodaram
1400-1500 Critical issues in GI Surgery – 10 min lectures with 5 min discussion
Low anterior resection syndrome: prevention and treatment P Sahni, New Delhi
Mechanical bowel preparation in low rectal surgery what is the verdict?
Ramesh Ardhanari, Madurai
Bile leak after hepatectomy
Landmark Publications in GI surgery over the past year
Rajendra Desai, Hyderabad
Byju Kundil, Cochin
Session VI: Chair: RP Shanmugam, KN Srivastava
1500-1600 Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
Case presentation and Moderation
Aggressive surgery in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
Is it justified?
Session VII: Chair: S Nagral, C Palanivelu, SK Mathur
1600-1630
P Jagannath, Mumbai
KV Menon, Leeds, UK
Long-term survivors of HCC after partial hepatectomy ST Fan, Hong Kong, China
– who are they?

1630-1700
1700-1730
1800-1900
Liver
Laparoscopic hepatic surgery: current status and future trends
Metabolic surgery: can diabetes mellitus be cured by bowel surgery
Inauguration followed by entertainment and dinner
September 27, 2008
0700-0800: breakfast sessions
ST Fan, TG Clark, S Gupta, R Saxena,
T Gamblin Clark, Pittsburgh, USA
Rajesh Khullar, New Delhi
Pancreatic
UGI
Laparoscopy
M Kendrick, P Jagannath, KV Menon
Fujita Hiromasa, TK Chattopadhyay, G Mathew,
Colorectal R Surendran, Ashok Kumar, P Shaikh,
Biliary and portal hypertension SS Sikora, A Agarwal, SK Mathur
C Palanivelu, P Shukla, A Ramesh
Chair: N Rajan, SK Mathur, Premasish Haldar
0800-0830: Guest Lecture: Intraductal Papillary
Mucinous Neoplasia: critical issues
0830-0920: Award Paper session: 4 papers
8 minutes for presentation, 4 minutes for discussion
Michael Kendrick, Rochester, USA

Chair: N Ananthakrishnan, JD Wig, Ahmed Ali
1.
Role of thrombocytosis and C Reactive protein level in esophageal carcinoma. N Mandjiny, M Thiagarajan, GR Verma, L Kaman, R Das, P Rajapandi,
PGI Chandigarh.
2.
Poor results with laparoscopic fenestration for simple liver cyst. MMS Bedi, V Lekha, H Ramesh, Lakeshore Hospital & Research Center, Cochin.
3.
Reasons for rejection of liver donors: an analysis of 260 consecutive living donor liver transplants. R Kakodkar, V Kumaran, S Saigal, N Saraf, N
Mohan, S Nundy, AS Soin, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi.
4.
Safe Liver resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma without preoperative biliary drainage and portal vein embolization. B Kundil, M Jacob, B
Venugopal, H Ramesh, Lakeshore Hospital, Cochin.
0920-1000: Lucknow Oration: Chair: N Ananthakrishnan, RA Sastry, JM Mehta
Functional 3 field dissection for cancer in the thoracic esophagus
1000-1030 Coffee Break
Chair: N Rajan, P Jagannath
Fujita Hiromasa, Fukuoka, Japan
1030-1130
1130-1210
Symposium: Extended & Vascular resection in HPB surgery: 20 min plus 10 min for discussion
Vascular resections and reconstructions in pancreaticoduodenectomy Mohamed Rela, London, UK
Extended and vascular resections during hepatectomy KR Prasad, Leeds, UK
Chennai Oration: Liver transplantation: who lives, who dies
Chair; R Surendran, H Ramesh, MR Rajasekar
ST Fan
1210-1310 Special mention Posters presentation Moderator: A Chaudhary
1.
Effect of antecolic versus retrocolic reconstruction on the incidence of delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after pancreaticoduodenectomy - a prospective randomised controlled study. R Gangavatiker, TK Chattopadhyay, P Sahni, S Pal, NR Dash, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New
Delhi. Reviewer: A Chaudhary
2.
The role of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced resectable gall bladder cancer (T3N0M0, T1-3N1M0). U Anand, TK Chattopadhyay,
P Sahni, S Pal, NR Dash, AIIMS, New Delhi. Reviewer: P Jagannath

3.
Vascular resection and reconstruction during pancreaticoduodenectomy. G Singh, B Venugopal, M Jacob, MMS Bedi, M Sharma, H Ramesh,
Lakeshore Hospital & Research Center, Cochin. Reviewer: P Sahni
4.
Central pancreatectomy – safe alternative for middle segment pancreatic pathology. R Dama, H Mishra, MG Shetty, R Pradeep, GV Rao, DN Reddy,
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad. Reviewer: R Ardhanari.
5.
Urgent Living donor Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure. S Sharma, RCN Menon,OV Sudheer, P Dhar,S Sudhindran, Amrita Institute of
Medical Sciences, Cochin. Reviewer: S Nagral.
6.
Technical modifications in reconstruction of the hepatic venous outflow in right lobe living donor liver transplantation. V Kumaran, R Kakodkar, S
Saigal, N Saraf, N Mohan,S Nundy, AS Soin, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi. Reviewer: ST Fan
7.
Endocytoscopy-assisted laparoscopic intraoperative diagnosis of disseminated malignancy. MJ Mansard, R Pradeep, GV Rao, DN Reddy, Asian
Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad. Reviewer: M Kendrick.
8.
Relevance of Resection margin status in pancreaticoduodenectomy, PS Rao, A Perwaiz, A Singh, A Chaudhary, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi.
Reviewer: KV Menon.
1310-1400 Lunch
1400-1500 Debates in GI Surgery: 10 min talk plus 5 min discussion
Chair: SK Mathur, R Pradeep, Chetan Kantharia, Mohamed Ibrarullah
Hepatocellular carcinoma: Resection versus Transplantation
Sentinel node in GI Surgery: useful or gimmick?
Early feeding in GI Surgery: fashion or advance
abdominal approach
GE junction adenocarcinoma: transthoracic, transhiatal or
AS Soin, New Delhi
Parul Shukla, Mumbai
Shailesh Shrikhande, Mumbai
SM Chandramohan, Chennai
1500-1600 Free paper session: three halls simultaneously (7 minutes for each presentation, and 3 minutes for discussion)
Hall A: Main Hall
Session I: Hepatobiliary: Chair: Nilesh Doctor, S Sudhindran
1.
Major hepatic resection- our experience of 79 cases. Vijayakumar C Bada, K Ravindranath, Global Hospital, Hyderabad.

2.
Double donor graft vessels in living donor liver transplantation : Is double really trouble? R Kakodkar, V Kumaran,S Saigal, N Saraf, N Mohan, S
Nundy and AS Soin, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi.
3.
Surgical Complications among recipients and donors in an early experience of liver transplantation at a center in Western India. S Philip, V Gandhi, P
Gupte, A Nagral, N Doctor, S Nagral, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
4.
Technical innovations for Liver SOLs unsuitable for conventional liver resection. D Sood, V Kumaran, R Kakodkar, S Saigal, N Saraf, N Mohan, S
Nundy, AS Soin, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi.
5.
Symptomatic non-parasitic benign cystic liver diseases – surgical options. S Debakshi, S Sen, CMRI, Kolkata.
6.
Effect of Persistent External Biliary Fistula on the Surgical Repair and Outcome of Patients with Post Cholecystectomy Benign Biliary Stricture. R
Vijayahari, A Prakash, A Behari, RK Singh, A Kumar, R Saxena, VK Kapoor, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute, Lucknow.
Session II: Hall B: Foregut I: Chair: G Mathew, BS Tiruvadanan
1.
Foreign body induced tracheo-esophageal fistula: a novel surgical technique and our experience. S Bandhopadhyay, V Abraham, S Inian, S
Chandran, G Mathew, Christian Medical College, Vellore.
2.
Laparoscopic management of gastric GIST. P Kumar, N Mohan, R Ardhanari, Meenakshi Mission hospital, Madurai.
3.
Surgical Outcomes of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumours. P Kumar, N Mohan, R Ardhanari, Meenakshi Mission hospital, Madurai.
4.
A prospective randomized controlled trial to compare stapled side-to-side versus handsewn end-to-end cervical esophagogastric anastomosis after
Transhiatal esophagectomy in carcinoma esophagus patients. H Mishra, R Dama, R Pradeep, S Rao, U Rao, GV Rao, DN Reddy, Asian Institute of
Gastroenterology, Hyderabad.
5.
Peptic Ulcer: an institutional audit. S Arveen, S Jagdish, D Kadambair, JIPMER, Pondicherry.
6.
Comparison between pyloromyotomy and pyloric sphincter stretching in facilitating the emptying of intrathoracic stomach: a randomized controlled trial. S Saravanan, R Singh, V Gupta, BR Mittal, PGI, Chandigarh.
Hall C: Session III: Pancreatic: Chair: R Pradeep, Paresh P Varty
1.
Enteral nutrition in severe acute pancreatitis – a prospective study. RP Doley, TD Yadav, R Kochhar, A Kudari, Kishore GSB, R Gupta, V Gupta, C
Vaishnavi, G Singh, JD Wig,PGI, Chandigarh.
2.
Post-pancreaticoduodenectomy pancreatitis: predictors and outcome. AK Tank, RK Singh, A Prakash, A Behari, AK Gupta, R Saxena, VK Kapoor,
SGPGI, Lucknow.
3.
Therapeutic strategies in severe acute pancreatitis - a prospective study. Kishore GSB, JD Wig, R Kochhar, RP Doley, TD Yadav, R Gupta, V Gupta, R
Babu, N Kalra, PGI, Chandigarh.

4.
Validation of the modified CT severity index as a better predictor of outcome in patients with acute pancreatitis. MJ Mansard, J Singh, R Dama, R
Pradeep, GV Rao, DN Reddy, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad.
5.
Post-pancreatic surgery hemorrhage: incidence, etiology, management and outcome - a single-center experience.M Sharma, N Seethalekshmi,
MMS Bedi, MD Gandhi, M Jacob, A Venugopal, B Venugopal, H Ramesh, Lakeshore Hospital & Research Center, Cochin
6.
Follow up evaluation after severe acute pancreatitis. R Gupta, JD Wig, DK Bhasin, P Singh, S Suri, PGI, Chandigarh.
1600-1630 Quiz Vikram Kate, Pondicherry
1630-1730 Transfer to Temple Bay, Mamallapuram
1730-1900
1900-2000
On the beach
Annual General Meeting of the Association
2000 onwards Dinner
September 28, 2008
0700-0800 Masterclass videos
Hall A: Chair: Col Atul Sharma, Delhi, M Subramaniam, Chennai
Safe pancreatic anastomosis
Robotic surgery including VATS in India
Laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision
Minimally invasive retroperitoneal pancreatic necrosectomy
Shailesh Shrikhande, Mumbai
Arvind Kumar, Delhi
C Palanivelu, Coimbatore
KK Madhavan, Singapore

Laparoscopic Whipple operation
Hall B: Chair: Nilesh Doctor, Mumbai, KR Prakasam, Salem
Non conventional hepatic resection using RFA and staplers
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication with crural patch
Open D2 gastrectomy
How to do a liver transection
Proximal Lieno renal shunt
0800-0900 Breakfast sessions
UGI: N Ananthakrishnan, Sanjay Sharma, SM Chandramohan
Pancreas; JD Wig, RA Sastry, A Chaudhary
Liver: KK Madhavan, KV Prasad, AS Soin, S Govil, S Nagral
Colorectal: Sukria Nayak, V Mathai, Maj Gen Ramdas
0900-0945
0945-1100
C Palanivelu, Coimbatore
Subodh Varshney, Bhopal
C Palanivelu, Coimbatore
R Surendran, Chennai
Shailesh Shrikhande, Mumbai
P Sahni, Delhi
Biliary: A Ramesh, Srikumari Damodaram, Subodh Varshney
Chair: Ramesh Ardhanari, A Chaudhary, OV Sudheer
Minimally invasive pancreatic surgery Michael Kendrick, Rochester, USA
Debates in GI Surgery – 8 min for each speaker, 2 min for rebuttal, and 5 min for audience participation
Chair: CMK Reddy, S Varshney, Col Atul Sharma

1100-1130
1.
Biliary stricture repair a.
Early specialist repair is better b.
Delayed repair is better
KK Madhavan, Singapore
SS Sikora, Bangalore
2.
Localised squamous cell carcinoma of mid-esophagus (T2-3, N?M0) a.
Transthoracic resection is better b.
Transhiatal resection is better
3.
Intervention in infected pancreatic necrosis a.
Open surgery is still the gold standard b.
Gold standard has shifted towards minimally invasive
Sanjay Sharma, Mumbai
SM Chandramohan, Chennai
Vibha Varma, Hyderabad
and non operative approaches Sanjay Govil, Bangalore
Veerabhai JR Das Aggarwal Oration:
Chair: RA Sastry, JM Mehta, H Ramesh
1130-1230 free Paper session: concurrently in three halls
Corrosive injuries of the upper GI tract: an Indian viewpoint
A Rathnaswami, Chennai
Session IV: Hall A: Foregut II: Chair: AN Supe, ON Babu
1.
Management of corrosive strictures of esophagus – our experience. NS Nagesh, S Diwakaramurthy, R Bhat, R Nayak, KV Ashok Kumar, Bangalore
Hospital & Research Center, Bangalore
2.
Can stomach be used as the conduit even in the presence of antral strictures when colon is not available? M Kanagavel, C Sugumar, SM
Chandramohan, Royapettah Hospital, Chennai.
3.
Initial experience with thoracoscopic-assisted esophagectomy. S Sharma, S Sudhindran, P Dhar, OV Sudheer, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences,
Cochin.
4.
Esophageal perforation: an audit. M Kanagavel, C Sugumar, SM Chandramohan, Royapettah Hospital, Chennai.
5.
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced carcinoma stomach – A promising approach. M Jayaraman, OV Sudheer,S Sudhindran, P Dhar,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin.
6.
Tuberculous dysphagia – a review. C Sugumar, M Kanagavel, SM Chandramohan, Royapettah Hospital, Chennai.

Session V: Colorectal & Miscellaneous: Hall B: Chair: Varughese Mathai, AK Gupta
1.
Laparoscopic Versus Open Colonic Resections for Left Sided Colonic Tumors: Short Term Results of 62 patients. K Prakash, D Varma, M Rajan, NP
Kamlesh, GN Ramesh, M Philip, PVS Memorial Hospital, Cochin.
2.
Is inferior mesenteric root lymph node dissection critical to the surgical treatment of carcinoma rectum? MMS Bedi, B Kundil, H Ramesh, Lakeshore
Hospital, Cochin.
3.
Modified triple stapling technique for colorectal anastomosis after anterior resection for rectal carcinoma – a preliminary report. L Anand, S
Damodaram, ON Babu, T Selvaraj, P Raghumani, Madras Medical college, Chennai.
4.
The Puborectalis muscle compensates continence in patients after fistulotomy with or without seton. T Jacob, B Perakath, S Nayak, MRB Keighley,
M R Jesudasan. P Samuel, Christian Medical College, Vellore.
5.
Clinical study of enterocutaenous fistula. Prakash Kumar MN, S Jagdish, Kate V, Maroju NK, CMC, Vellore.
6.
Correlation of preoperative CT enteroclysis (single slice) with intra operative findings in 43 consecutive patients with suspected small bowel pathology. R Dama, R Pradeep, GV Rao, P Nag, R Jagadeesh, Reddy DN, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad.
Session VI: Pancreatic, Biliary & Miscellaneous, Hall C: Chair: Nilesh Doctor, Mumbai & A Rathnaswami, Chennai
1.
Impact of Intra operative Ultrasonogram in surgery for chronic pancreatitis. RSaravanabhoopathi,S Sukumar , S Jeswanth, V Vimalraj, D Jyotibasu, S
Rajendran, P Ravichandran, TG Balachander, D Kannan, R Surendran, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai.
2.
Pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy – incidence & outcomes of management in a tertiary care center. SM Sivaraj, V Vimalraj, S
Rajendran, D Jothibasu, S Jeswanth, P Ravichandran, D Kannan, TG Balachander, R Surendran, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai.
3.
Complicated choledochal cysts. S Daga, V Varma, N Bheerappa, RA Sastry, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
4.
Mucin expression and polarization pattern in gallbladder carcinoma. S Maurya, A Pandey, M Tewari, M Kumar, HS Shukla, Institute of Medical
Sciences, BHU, Varanasi.
5.
An audit of surgical management of Crohn’s disease at a tertiary centre. S Mahesh S, B Kundil, V Lekha, M Sharma,M Jacob, H Ramesh, Lakeshore
Hospital Cochin.
6.
Visceral artery aneurysms – NIMS experience. VM Thumma , V Varma , N Bheerappa , RA Sastry, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
1230-1330 Disaster limitation in surgery: two experts speak for 3 minutes each with 4 minutes for discussion
1.
Laparoscopic appendectomy: sloughed base & friable cecum
2.
Gastric pull up for esophagus replacement: colour change or falls short
Sunil Kumar, Jamshedpur, and G Srikanth, Bangalore
P Radhakrishna, Chennai, and Srikumari Damodaram, Chennai

3.
Bleeding from sacral veins during resection of huge rectal neoplasm
4.
Posterior capsular perforation during Frey procedure
5.
Tracheal injury during esophageal surgery
6.
Ileal pouch does not reach the anorectal junction
Mihir Mahapatra, Cuttack, and Col Atul Sharma, New Delhi
Moderation and concluding remarks: R Surendran, RA Sastry, PK Patnaik, H Ramesh
Lunch
Three post conference courses
TG Balachander, Chennai, and Nilesh Doctor, Mumbai
M Ahmed Ali, Chennai, and Hemant Raj, Chennai
Anil Agarwal, New Delhi, and Maj Gen Ramdas, New Delhi
1330-1430
1430-1530 a) Digital video editing: Dr Parthasarathy, Coimbatore – Hall A b) Stoma therapy: CA Saroja RNET--- Hall B c) Storage, retrieval and analysis of data: P Sahni, RA Sastry- Hall C a.
Storage: RA Sastry b.
Analysis: P Sahni
1530-1600 Valedictory function and close