Pre-Congress Session II

Saturday, September 2
1:00 – 3:00 pm

Room 18

 

 

Techniques and tips in esophageal practice

 

Chairs: Roger P. Tatum (USA) – Peter C. Wu (USA)

 

• Barrett’s esophagus surveillance

- Recommendations for practical and cost-effective management. John M. Inadomi (USA)

• Esophageal neoplasia and malignancy

- Current status of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE). Shanu Kothari (USA)

- Use of esophageal stents in esophageal cancer. Kulwinder S. Dua (USA)

- Photodynamic therapy for esophageal cancer. Tomonori Yano (Japan)

• Esophageal motility assessment and surgical intervention

- Practical use of provocative testing for patients pre and post-antireflux surgery.
  C. Prakash Gyawali (USA)

- Drug treatment of esophageal motility disorders: the case for Achalasia. Carmelo Scarpignato (Italy)

- The importance of motility testing prior to bariatric surgery. Saurabh Khandelwal (USA)    

• The role of gastropexy in repair of paraesophageal hiatus hernia. Robert Yates (USA)
• What is the value of robotic redo surgery in fundoplication. Rubens A. Sallum (Brazil)
• POEM for achalasia: best practices and pitfalls to avoid. Robert Bechara (Canada)