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
Laparoscopic
Hepatectomy
Whipple resection
Pouch operation
Transhiatal esophagectomy
*subject to availability
Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Laparoscopic colectomy
Laparoscopic splenectomy
Laparoscopic esophagectomy
laparoscopic deroofing of liver cyst
Chairpersons
Open
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
Laparoscopic right hepatectomy
Anterior approach to right hepatectomy
Laparoscopic Frey Procedure
Laparoscopic Whipple resection
Laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision
Gamblin Clark, Pittsburgh, USA
ST Fan, Hong Kong, China
Michael Kendrick, Rochester, USA
KV Menon, Leeds, USA
C Palanivelu, Coimbatore
Hall B:
Luminal
Transhiatal esophagectomy
Three field esophagectomy
Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy
Nerve sparing Low anterior resection
0900-0930
0930-1000
NOTES: where are we, and where do we go from here?
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer: applicability
limitations, and future directions: is it ready for prime time?
1000-1030
Neoadjuvant therapy in gastric cancer: has it made an impact?
1030-1100
Coffee Break
1100-1130
Pancreatic leak after pancreaticoduodenectomy: prevention
and management
Pancreatic transplantation: islets or organ, what is the
current status?
Update Lectures: 10 min lectures with 5 min discussion
1130-1200
1200-1230
Fujita Hiromasa, Fukuoka, Japan
Ramesh Ardhanari, Madurai
C Palanivelu, Coimbatore
Surgery for metastatic liver disease
Hepatectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
1230-1300
Surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: what is the gold
standard approach in 2008
1300-1400
Lunch and visit to the Poster exhibition
1400-1500
Critical issues in GI Surgery – 10 min lectures with 5 min discussion
Low anterior resection syndrome: prevention and treatment
Mechanical bowel preparation in low rectal surgery
what is the verdict?
Bile leak after hepatectomy
Landmark Publications in GI surgery over the past year
1500-1540
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
Case presentation and Moderation
Aggressive surgery in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
Is it justified?
tea break
Long-term survivors of HCC after partial hepatectomy
– who are they?
Laparoscopic hepatic surgery: current status and future
trends
Metabolic surgery: can diabetes mellitus be cured by
bowel surgery
Inauguration followed by entertainment and dinner
1540-1600
1600-1630
1630-1700
1700-1730
1800-1900
September 27, 2008
0700-0800: breakfast sessions
Liver
ST Fan, TG Clark, S Gupta, R Saxena,
Pancreatic
M Kendrick, P Jagannath, KV Menon
UGI
Fujita Hiromasa, TK Chattopadhyay, G Mathew,
Colorectal
R Surendran, Ashok Kumar, P Shaikh,
Biliary and portal hypertension
SS Sikora, A Agarwal, SK Mathur
Laparoscopy
C Palanivelu, P Shukla, A Ramesh
Registration:
0800-0830:
Guest Lecture: Intraductal Papillary
Mucinous Neoplasia: critical issues
0830-0920:
Award Paper session: 4 papers
0920-1000:
Lucknow Oration:
Functional 3 field dissection for cancer in the thoracic esophagus
Michael Kendrick, Rochester, USA
Fujita Hiromasa, Fukuoka, Japan
1000-1030
Coffee Break
1030-1130
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
1130-1210
Chennai Oration: Liver transplantation: who lives, who dies
Chair; H Ramesh, MR Rajasekar,
ST Fan
1210-1310
Special mention Posters Review:
A Chaudhary, Vikram Kate
Reviewers: A Chaudhary, KV Menon, P Sahni, M Kendrick, ST Fan, Ramesh Ardhanari
1310-1400
Lunch
1400-1500
Debates in GI Surgery: 10 min talk plus 5 min discussion
S Sudhindran,
Hepatocellular carcinoma: resection vs transplantation
Sentinel node in GI Surgery: useful or gimmick?
Early feeding in GI Surgery: fashion or advance
GE junction adenocarcinoma: transthoracic, transhiatal or
abdominal approach
1500-1600
Short paper session in three halls simultaneously
1600-1630
Quiz
1630-1730
Transfer to Temple Bay, Mamallapuram
1730-1900
On the beach
1900-2000
Annual General Meeting of the Association
2000 onwards Dinner
September 28, 2008
Sanjiv Haribhakti, Ahmedabad
0700-0800
0800-0900
Masterclass videos
Safe pancreatic anastomosis
Shailesh Shrikhande, Mumbai
Robotic surgery including VATS in India
Arvind Kumar, Delhi
Minimally invasive retroperitoneal pancreatic necrosectomy
KK Madhavan, Singapore
Laparoscopic Whipple operation
C Palanivelu, Coimbatore
Non conventional hepatic resection using RFA and staplers
Subodh Varshney, Bhopal
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication with crural patch
C Palanivelu, Coimbatore
How to do a liver transection
R Surendran, Chennai
Open D2 gastrectomy
Shailesh Shrikhande, Mumbai
Proximal Lieno renal shunt
P Sahni, Delhi
Breakfast session
UGI: R Surendran, N Ananthakrishnan, Sanjay Sharma, SM Chandramohan
Pancreas; JD Wig, RA Sastry, A Chaudhary
Liver: KK Madhavan, KV Prasad, AS Soin, S govil
Colorectal: SP Haribhakti, V Mathai, Maj Gen Ramdas
Biliary: A Ramesh, Srikumari Damodaram, Subodh Varshney
0900-0945
Minimally invasive pancreatic surgery
Michael Kendrick, Rochester, USA
0945-1100
Debates in GI Surgery – 8 min for each speaker, 2 min for rebuttal, and 5 min for audience participation
Subodh Varshney, Col Atul Sharma,
1. Biliary stricture repair
a. Early specialist repair is better
b. Delayed repair is better
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
and non operative approaches
1100-1130
Veerabhai JR Das Aggarwal Oration:
KK Madhavan, Singapore
SS Sikora, Bangalore
Sanjay Sharma, Mumbai
SM Chandramohan, Chennai
Vibha Varma, Hyderabad
Sanjay Govil, Bangalore
A Rathnaswami, Chennai
Corrosive injuries of the upper GI tract: an Indian viewpoint
1130-1230
Short paper sessions concurrently in three halls
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
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
Sunil Kumar, Jamshedpur, and G Srikanth, Bangalore
P Radhakrishna, Chennai, and Srikumari Damodaram, Chennai
Mihir Mahapatra, Cuttack, and Col Atul Sharma, New Delhi
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
Moderation and concluding remarks: R Surendran, RA Sastry,PK Patnaik, H Ramesh
1330-1430
Lunch
1430-1530
Three post conference courses
a) Digital video editing: Dr Parthasarathy, Coimbatore
b) Stoma therapy: CA Saroja RNET
c) Storage, retrieval and analysis of data: P Sahni, RA Sastry
a. Storage: RA Sastry
b. Analysis: P Sahni
1530-1600
Valedictory function and close