08:00 - 08:05
Presentation
de Santibañes, Eduardo (Argentina)
LIVER
08:05 - 08:10
Introduction
Nagorney, David (USA)
Loco-regional therapies in liver tumors
Chairmen:
Nagorney, David (USA) – Belghiti, Jacques (France)
08:10 - 08:25
Yttrium labeled microspheres in primary tumors
Lau, Joseph (China)
08:30 - 08:45
Yttrium labeled microspheres in colorectal and non-colorectal metastases
Stubbs, Richard (New Zealand)
08:50 - 09:05
Yttrium labeled microspheres in neuroendocrine metastases
Martin, Robert (USA)
09:10 - 09:25
State of the art in radiofrequency and microwave destruction: where are we?
Helton, Scott (USA)
Multimodal strategies to enhance resectability of colorectal metastases
Chairmen:
Bismuth, Henri (France) – Capussotti, Lorenzo (Italy)
09:30 - 09:45
Preoperative/intraoperative portal vein embolization or ligation
Clavien, Pierre (Switzerland)
09:50 - 10:05
Is neoadjuvant chemotherapy really justified?
Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (USA)
10:10 - 10:25
Missing metastasis: discovering and dealing
Goéré, Diane (France)
10:30 - 10:45
Genetic tests to enhance chemotherapy response
Maithel, Shishir K. (USA)
10:50 - 11:10
Coffee Break
Other Strategies
Chairmen:
Chapman, William (USA) – Miller, Charles (USA)
11:10 - 11:25
Liver transplantation in benign liver tumors, when?
Esquivel, Carlos (USA)
11:30 - 11:45
Liver transplantation for non-HCC tumors
Broelsch, Christoph (Germany)
BILIARY TRACT
Chairmen:
Nimura Yuji (Japan) - Cherqui, Daniel (France)
11:50 - 11:55
Introduction
Cherqui, Daniel (France)
11:55 - 12:10
Multimodal treatment of gallbladder cancer: always, never or when?
Jagannath, Palepu (India)
12:15 - 12:30
Multimodal preparation to liver resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Cherqui, Daniel (France)
12:35 - 12:50
Liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: Is still worthy?
Malago, Massimo (United Kingdom)
12:55 - 13:10
Photodynamic therapy and photosensitization
Adams, Reid (USA)
Goldstein, Robert (USA)
13:35 - 14:30
Lunch Break
PANCREAS
Chairmen:
Dervenis, Christos (Greece) – Bassi, Claudio (Italy)
14:30 - 14:35
Introduction
Bassi, Claudio (Italy)
14:35 - 14:50
Neoadyuvant treatment for ductal adenocarcinoma
Pisters,Peter (USA)
14:55 - 15:10
State of the art: current management of non functional neuroendocrine tumors
Falconi, Massimo (Italy)
15:15 - 15:30
Future trends in ductal pancreatic cancer
Schmidt, Jan (Germany)
15:35 - 16:00
FINAL REMARKS AND CLOSURE
Van Gulik, Thomas (Netherlands)
Iannitti, David A. (USA)
08:00 - 08:10
Introduction to Course
Iannitti, David A. (USA)
ULTRASOUND
Session Chair:
Iannitti, David A. (USA)
08:10 - 08:30
Ultrasound Principles
Curley, Steven (USA)
08:30 - 08:50
US Liver Anatomy and Pathology
Clary, Bryan (USA)
08:50 - 09:10
U/S Techniques for Open & Lap Surgery
Pekolj, Juan (Argentina)
09:10 - 09:30
Future of Ultrasound Technology
Choti, Michael (USA)
09:30 - 09:50
Advanced Image Guidance Systems
Martinie, John B. (USA)
Panel
ABLATION
Session Chair:
Jeyarajah, Rohan (USA)
10:15 - 10:20
Intro to Ablation Session
Jeyarajah, Rohan (USA)
10:20 - 10:45
Physics of ES/RF/MW
Iannitti, David A.(USA)
10:45-11:10
Technical Aspects of Open & Lap Ablation
Espat, Joseph (USA)
11:10 - 11:30
Complications of Ablation / Safety
Sindram, David (USA)
11:30 - 11:50
Evidence Based Medicine for Ablation
Molinari, Michele (Canada)
Panel
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
Case Presentations / Tumor Board
LAP LIVER RESECTION
Session Chair:
Herman, Paulo (Brazil)
13:00 - 13:05
Intro to Lap Liver Session
Herman, Paulo (Brazil)
13:05 - 13:25
Parenchymal Transsection Techniques (Energy & Stapling Devices)
O’Rourke, Nicholas (Australia)
13:25 - 13:45
Total Lap Liver Resection
Gigot, Jean-Francois (Belgium)
13:45 - 14:05
Hand Assisted Lap Liver Resection
Koffron, Alan (USA)
14:05 - 14:25
Hybrid Liver Resection
Wakabayashi, Go (Japan)
14:25 - 14:45
Outcomes for Lap Liver Resection
Gamblin, Clark (USA)