Sessions

 

Session 11/12

 

Tuesday, September 1
2:00 – 4:00 pm

Room: Van Dongen    

“Imagine”

Advanced luminal imaging

Imaging esophageal structure and function

 

Chairs: Yong-Chan Lee (Korea) – Thomas D. Wang (USA)

Discussant: Kulwinder S. Dua (USA)  – George Triadafilopoulos (USA)

 

• How we adopt advanced luminal imaging techniques to guide therapeutic endoscopy?
  Junichi Akiyama (Japan)
• Chromoendoscopy with HD white light imaging. Pises Pisesponga (Thailand)
• Cytosponge and pillcam. Ki Baik Hahm (Korea)
• Confocal laser endomicroscopy. Joo Young Cho (Korea)
• In vivo molecular imaging. Thomas D. Wang (USA)
• What impact will esophageal impedance testing have on clinical outcomes in GERD?
  Roger P. Tatum (USA)
• Can catheter-based high-frequency intraluminal ultrasound imaging of the muscle layers of the esophagus assess the extent of achalasia, diffuse esophageal spasm, and nutcracker esophagus? Cecilio Santander Vaquero (Spain)
• How can impedance planimetry be used to assess the function of the upper esophageal sphincter? John O’Dea (Ireland)  
• How does the microbiome affect inflammatory changes in the epithelium of the esophagus that may increase risk for GERD and EAC? Paolo Bechi (Italy)