WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2000

ASGE Breakfast with Champions Sessions

6:30 AM-8:00 AMSanta Rosa Room

San Diego Marriott Hotel

ERCP

S470Glen A. Lehman


6:30 AM-8:00 AMPoint Loma Room


ESOPHAGUS

S471David E. Fleischer


6:30 AM-8:00 AMSolana Room


EUS

S472Robert H. Hawes

ASGE Plenary Session

8:00 AM-12:00 PMRoom 6AB

San Diego Convention Center

Moderators: James T. Frakes, Michael B. Kimmey

8:00 AM

S473

ASGE BARD FELLOWS’ AWARD

ASGE ASTRAZENECA YOUNG INVESTIGATORS’AWARD

8:10 AM

#4461 Randomized, Controlled Trial of MedicalTherapy Compared with Endoscopic Therapyfor Prevention of Recurrent UlcerHemorrhage in Patients with Non-BleedingAdherent Clots.Dennis M. Jensen, Thomas O. G. Kovacs, RomeJutabha, Gustavo A. Machicado, Ian M. Gralnek,Thomas J. Savides, James Smith, Florence Lam,Lana Fontana, Susie Cheng, Mary Ellen Jensen,Gwen Alofaituli, Los Angeles, CA, New Orleans,LA, San Diego, CA.

8:20 AM

S474 Q & A

8:25 AM

#4462 Lack of Effect of Hormonal Therapy in thePrevention of Rebleeding fromGastrointestinal Angiodysplasia: AMulticenter, Randomized Controlled Trial.Felix Junquera, Faust Feu, Michel Papo,Sebastian Videla, Esteban Saperas, Jose MariaPique, Juan-R. Malagelada, Barcelona, Spain,Tarragona, Spain.

8:35 AM

S475 Q & A

8:40 AM

#4463 Routine Use of Supplemental OxygenPrevents Recognition of Prolonged ApneaDuring Endoscopy.Gregory Zuccaro, F. Radaelli, J. Vargo, B.Morrow, J. Dumot, D. Conwell, S. Shay,Cleveland, OH.

8:50 AM

S476 Q & A

8:55 AM

#4464 Can the ASA Grade Predict the Risk ofEndoscopic Complications? Glenn M. Eisen, Pat De Garmo, Rick Brodner,David A. Lieberman, Nashville, TN, Portland,OR.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2000

9:05 AM

S477 Q & A

9:10 AM

S478 State of the Art Lecture - Towards ImprovingOutcomes of EndoscopyMartin L. Freeman

9:25 AM

S479 Presidential Address - The SocietalPerspective: Monocular or Bifocal?James T. Frakes

9:45 AM

#4465 Scheduled vs. As Required Stent Exchangesfor Malignant Biliary Obstruction. AProspective Randomized Study.Mahesh S. Mokhashi, Elaine Rawls, Paul R.Tarnasky, Rig S. Patel, Howard Tang, K. G. Yeoh,Robert H. Hawes, Peter B. Cotton, John T.Cunningham, Charleston, SC.

9:55 AM

S480 Q & A

10:00 AM

#4466 Effectiveness of EUS/FNA for DiagnosingLung Cancer in a Managed Care Setting.Thomas J. Savides, Kenneth Binmoeller, RobertSarlin, William Sperling, Marvin Weiss, MinhNguyen, Anthony Perricone, San Diego, CA.

10:10 AM

S481 Q & A

10:15 AM

S482 The Rudolf Schindler Award - David E.FleischerIntroduced by: Stanley B. Benjamin, BennettE. Roth.

10:25 AM

#4467 Wireless Endoscopy.Paul Swain, London, United Kingdom.

10:35 AM

S483 Q & A

10:40 AM

#4468 A Randomized Controlled Trial ComparingBotulinum Toxin Injection to PneumaticDilatation for Treatment of Achalasia.Reza Malekzadeh, Javad Milkaeli, Ali Fazel,Ghodratollah Montazeri, Mohammad Yaghoobi,Morteza Khatibian, Reza Ansari, HomayoonVahedi, Saint Louis, MO, Tehran, Iran.

10:50 AM

S484 Q & A

10:55 AM

S485 Distinguished Lecture- Advances inEndoscopy - The Role of The PrivatePractitionerBergein F. Overholt

11:15 AM

#4469 Transoral Endoscopic Suturing forGastroesophageal Reflux Disease: AMulticenter Trial.Charles J. Filipi, Steven A. Edmundowicz,Christopher J. Gostout, Glen A. Lehman, IsaacL. Raijman, Richard I. Rothstein, Greg V.Stiegman, Patrick J. Waring, Sharon A. Sweeney,Ken Dieselman, Donal Dunne, Atlanta, GA,Denver, CO, Houston, TX, Indianapolis, IN,Lebanon, NH, Omaha, NE, Rochester, MN,St. Louis, MO.

11:25 AM

S486 Q & A

11:30 AM

#4470 Endoscopic Gastroplasty for Gastro-EsophagealReflux Disease.Paul Swain, Per-Ola Park, Thomas Kjellin,Feng Gong, Sritharan S. Kadirkamanathan,Mark Appleyard, London, United Kingdom,Vaxjo, Sweden.

11:40 AM

S487 Q & A

11:45 AM

S488 State of the Art Lecture - Endoscopic Therapyof GERDGlen A. Lehman

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ASGE Poster Sessions

8:00 AM-5:00 PMSpecial Events Area


COLON AND RECTUM

DDW POSTER OF DISTINCTION:

#4471 Argon Plasma Coagulation Therapy forManagement of Refractory HemorrhagicRadiation Proctitis.Sarah Taieb, Alain Rolachon, Jean ClaudeCenni, Sylvette Bonvoisin, Jacques Fournet,Jean Pierre Gerard, Louis Descos, BernardFlourie, Grenoble, France, Pierre Benite, France.


#4472 Endoscopic Evaluation of Hematochezia inPersons Under Age 50.James D. Lewis, Christopher E. Shih, DanielBlecker, Philadelphia, PA.

#4473 Factors Predictive of Persistent or RecurrentColonic Diverticular Bleeding.James J. Farrell, Elkan F. Halpern, G. ScottGazelle, Peter B. Kelsey, Boston, MA.

#4474 Prognostics Factors of Death in IschemicColitis.Amadeu Cr Nunes, Paulo Souto, Pedro Amaro,Bernardino N. Ribeiro, Fernanda Macoas,Albano Rosa, Isidoro Pimenta, Diniz Freitas,Coimbra, Portugal.


#4475 Clinical Usefulness of Magnifying EndoscopicFindings and Il-7 MRNA Expression inRemission Mucosa for the Prediction ofRecurrence of Ulcerative Colitis.Yasushi Iwao, Mamoru Watanabe, NagamuInoue, Makoto Naganuma, Hanae Takagi,Syunsuke Funakoshi, Akira Okazawa, KazutoFukui, Masaru Nakano, Takanori Kanai,Hiromasa Ishii, Toshifumi Hibi, Tokyo, Japan.

#4476 Differential Expansion of Mucosal T Cells inIntestinal Ulceration Tissues of Patients withInflammatory Bowel Disease.Takayuki Matsumoto, Yoshio Jinno, ShiroNakamura, Yoshinori Sawa, Jun-ichi Hara,Nobuhide Oshitani, Tetsuo Arakawa, YukioNishiguchi, Kousei Hirakawa, Haruo Otani,Hiroshi Nagura, Osaka, Japan, Sendai, Japan.

#4477 Clinical Significance of EndoscopicUltrasonography in Ulcerative Colitis.Bong Min Ko, Young Koog Cheon, Young SukKim, Jin Oh Kim, Joo Young Cho, Joon SeongLee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Seoul,South Korea.

#4478 Endoscopic Prediction of Early PostsurgicalRecurrence in Patients with Crohn’s Disease.Toshifumi Ashida, Atsuo Maemoto, TakanoriFujiki, Tohru Kohno, Akitoshi Kakisaka, MasakiTaruishi, Mikihiro Fujiya, Fumika Orii, KaoriFujiya, Jiro Watari, Yusuke Saitoh, YutakaKohgo, Asahikawa, Japan.


#4479 Is Routine Mucosal Biopsy of Value inPatients with Diarrhoea and NormalColonoscopy in an Open Access Setting? Ian F. Yusoff, Neville E. Hoffman, Donald G.Ormonde, Perth, WA, Australia.

#4480 Prediction of the Clinical Course of Behcet’sColitis According To Macroscopic-TypeClassification By Colonoscopy.Joo Sung Kim, Hae Moon, Il Ju Choi, HyunChae Jung, In Sung Song, Chung Yong Kim,Seoul, South Korea.

#4481 The Colon Single-Stripe Sign: DiagnosticImplications for Ischemic Colitis.Gary R. Zuckerman, Raphael B. Merriman,Chandra Prakash, Ray E. Clouse, St. Louis, MO.

#4482 Usefulness of Polymerase Chain Reaction forthe Differential Diagnosis of IntestinalTuberculosis and Crohn’s Disease.Kwang Ro Joo, Suk-Kyun Yang, Seung JaeMyung, Gyeong Hoon Kang, Jae Won Choe, Eui-Ryun Park, Ki Nam Shim, Do Ha Kim, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Weon-Seon Hong, Young Il Min,Seoul, South Korea.

#4483 Argon Plasma Coagulation Is an Effective andWell Tolerated Treatment for Rectal BleedingDue to Chronic Radiation Proctitis.Mehdi Kaassis, Frederic Oberti, Pascal Burtin,Jean Boyer, Angers, France.

#4484 Colonoscopic Findings in Intestinal Behcet’sDisease.Won Ho Kim, Chung Ryul Lee, Yong Suk Cho,Jeong Youp Park, Myung Whan Kim, In SuhPark, Seoul, South Korea.

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#4485 Incidence of Depressed Colorectal Neoplasiain Southern Brazil.Claudio Rolim Teixeira, Jorge Muller Griebeler,Eunice Bernardes Tonelotto, Nelson VieiraCoelho, Ronaldo Spinatto Torresini, Carlos Saul,Anis Kurban, Reinaldo Balduino Petter, PortoAlegre, Brazil.


#4486 Polypectomy of Large Polyps (≥ 2 cm): Efficacyand Safety.Enrique Vazquez-Sequeiros, Alex Geller, NuritGeller, Christopher J. Gostout, Petach-Tikva,Israel, Rochester, MI, Rochester, MN.


#4487 A Novel Approach to Detecting ColorectalCancers: Direct Identification of Histology byMagnifying Endoscopy.Shun-ichi Hayashi, Yoichi Ajioka, YutakaSuzuki, Hajime Takeuchi, Masaki Azumaya,Atuo Nakamura, Masaaki Kobayashi, TerasuHonma, Rintarou Narisawa, Hitoshi Asakura,Niigata, Japan.


#4488 Retroflexion in Lower GastrointestinalEndoscopy.Shyam S. Varadarajulu, William H. Ramsey,Farmington, CT.


#4489 Patient Tolerance of Unsedated ColonoscopyVs. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy in Colon CancerScreening.Robert Daniel Thomson, Erik W. Springer, PeterB. Anderson, Lebanon, NH.

#4490 Small Flat Colorectal Cancer: Experience in870 Consecutive Colonoscopies.Noriko Suzuki, Brian P. Saunders, Ian C. Talbot,Ian Tomlinson, Elinor Sawyer, Robyn L. Ward,Jim C. Brooker, Syed G. Shah, Christopher B.Williams, Darlinghust, Australia, London,United Kingdom.

#4491 Use of a Shorter Wavelength AutofluorescenceBand to Separate Adenomatous fromHyperplastic Polyps of the Colon.Bhaskar Banerjee, Sangeeta Agarwal, BrentMiedema, Rodney Perez, Holekere R.Chandrasekhar, Columbia, MO, St Louis, MO.

#4492 Depressed Type Early Colorectal Cancer.Hiroshi Kashida, Shinichi Nishiuma, HiroshiTei, Naoya Kimoto, Toyokazu Fukunaga,Akihiko Okada, Masahiro Hirasa, YasuyoshiIbuki, Akio Orino, Kobe, Japan.

#4493 Prediction of Proximal Colonic Adenomas inPatients with Distal Colonic Polyps Found onSigmoidoscopy: A Prospective ControlledStudy.Jae Won Choe, Suk-Kyun Yang, Seung JaeMyung, Sung Ae Jung, Moon Kyung Cho, SukGyun Kim, Eui-Ryun Park, Ki-Nam Shim, DoHa Kim, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Weon-Seon Hong,Young Il Min, Seoul, South Korea.

#4494 Increased Prevalence of ColonicAdenomatous Polyps in Patients withAcromegaly Despite Suppression of GrowthHormone Production.Evangelos A. Akriviadis, Marianthi Tzoiti, JohnG. Goulis, E. Papadopoulou, Kaliopi Patsiaoura,Avraam Avramidis, Constantinos Arvanitakis,Thessaloniki, Greece.

#4495 Conventional Colonoscopy with IndigoCarmine Spray Can Distinguish Adenomatousfrom Hyperlastic Polyps: a Prospective Study.Khek Y. Ho, Jimmy So, Kok A. Gwee, Khay G.Yeoh, Singapore, Singapore.

#4496 Follow-Up and Laser Nd-YAG Treatment ofAdenomas in the Rectal Stump of FamilialAdenomatous Polyposis (FAP) Patients: LongTerm Results.Rita Slim, Thierry Ponchon, Annick Chavaillon,Francoise Desseigne, Adelino Perreira, Jean-Christophe Saurin, Lyon, France.

#4497 Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in ColorectalPolyp.Goo Lee, Hoon jai Chun, Donghoon Kim,Changwoo Lee, Yoontae Jeen, Hongsik Lee,Chiwook Song, Soonho Um, Changduck Kim,Hosang Ryu, Jinhai Hyun, Hankyum Kim,Pohang, South Korea, Seoul, South Korea.

#4498 Malignant Potential of Colorectal FlatAdenoma.Won Ho Kim, Jung Hoon Suh, Young HoonYoun, Yong Han Paik, Yong Suk Cho, Ho GeunKim, Nam Kyu Kim, Jin Kyung Kang, Seoul,South Korea.

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#4499 Effect of Variable Stiffness Colonoscopes onCecal Intubation Times for RoutineColonoscopy in Sedated Patients.Douglas K. Rex, B. A. Flamme, D. Heilman,Indianapolis, IN.

#4500 Prevalence and Risk Factors of AdvancedColonic Adenomas in Average-RiskPopulation.Maite Betes, Miguel A. Munoz-Navas, MaiteHerraiz, Ramon Angos, Elena Macias, Jose M.Duque, Jose C. Subtil, Susana De La Riva, JoseJ. Blanco, Cristina Carretero, Pamplona, Spain.

#4501 Distribution of Advanced and Non AdvancedAdenomatous Neoplasia in Average RiskPatients with a Hemoccult Positive StoolCompared to Patients with an AbnormalFlexible Sigmoidoscopy.Luis A. Arturi, Brian F. Sweeney, NicholasConger, Kevin A. Lang, Kevin O’Brien, SanAntonio, TX.

#4502 Colonoscopic Surveillance of Patients with aFamily History of Colon Cancer and PastHistory of Normal Colonoscopy: Is a 5-YearInterval Between Colonoscopies Appropriate? Roger K. Fincher, Philip S. Schoenfeld, MichaelP. Keith, David Cruess, Bethesda, MD.

#4503 Prevalence and Risk Factors for AdvancedProximal Colonic Adenomas in Average-RiskPopulation.Maite Betes, Miguel A. Martinez, Miguel A.Munoz-Navas, Susana De La Riva, Jose M.Duque, Maite Herraiz, Elena Macias, RamonAngos, Jose C. Subtil, Elena Santamaria,Pamplona, Spain.

#4504 Complete Chromo-Colonoscopy UsingPressure Dye Spray Is Suitable for ColorectalCancer Screening.Toshinari Kanamori, Aichi, Japan.

#4505 Fecal Occult Blood Testing - Are We TrainingMedical Students and Residents WellEnough? A. Das, R. C. Wong, M. V. Sivak Jr., Cleveland, OH.

#4506 Clinicopathologic Characteristics of LateralSpreading Tumors in Colorectum.Moon Sung Lee, Sang Kyoon Kim, Jin Oh Kim,Joo Young Cho, Yun Soo Kim, Joon Seong Lee,Chan Sup Shim, Seoul, South Korea.

#4507 Endoscopic Ultrasound Accurately Stagesand Directs the Surgical Management ofRectal Carcinoma.Won Sohn, Michael Lieberman, Mark Pochapin,New York, NY.

#4508 Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Beyondthe Age of Seventy: When to Stop? Brendan H. Levy, Masud Shaukat, Francisco C.Ramirez, Phoenix, AZ.

#4509 Laser Therapy of Colorectal Cancer:Is Therea Role for Photodynamic Therapy? Alan A. Weiss, Yu K. Kim, Vancouver, BC,Canada.

#4510 Endoscopic Placement of AutoexpandibleMetallic Prostheses as Palliative Treatment inMalignant Colorectal Stenosis.Carmen Senent, Maria Vega Catalina, JoseAntonio Carneros, Gema De La Cruz, SoniaAlonso, Alicia Hernandez, Paloma Jimenez,Cecilia G. Asanza, Pedro Menchen, Enrique Cos,Madrid, Spain.

#4511 Endoscopic Treatment of Large ColorectalPolyps.Marek J. Doniec, Matthias S. Loehnert, BerndKremer, Horst A. Grimm, Kiel, Germany.

#4512 Evaluation of the Patterns of InfiltratingGrowth and a Possibility of the Extension ofEndoscopic Treatment in the Cases of ColonCancer.Satoru Tamura, Takehisa Tadokoro, YuichiYokoyama, Yasushi Matsuura, Saburo Onishi,Nankoku-city, Kochi, Japan.

#4513 Usefulness of Dennis™ Colorectal Tube inEndoscopic Decompression of Acute ColonicObstruction.Hideyasu Fujii, Akira Horiuchi, Yasuhide Ochi,Ryugo Okabe, Akio Morikawa, KouichiMiyazawa, Komagane, Japan.

#4514 Characteristics of Large Flat ColorectalTumors (so-called Laterally SpreadingTumors).Keiko Ishikawa, Shinei Kudo, Horoo Yamano,Yoshiro Tamegai, Yasushi Imai, Akita, Japan.

#4515 The Management of Submucosal InvadingCarcinoma in Colorectal Neoplasm.Hiro-o Yamano, Shin-ei Kudo, Yoshirou Tamegai,Yasushi Imai, Etsuko Kogure, Naoshi Kusaka,Akita - City, Japan.

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#4516 A Clinicopathological Study of SmallAdvanced Colorectal Carcinomas.Etsuko Kogure, Shinei Kudo, Yoshirou Tamegai,Hiroo Yamano, Yasushi Imai, Hisashi Kusaka,Akita City, Japan.

#4517 Relationship of the Pit Pattern and Three-Dimensional Configuration of Isolated Cryptsin the Lesions of Colorectal Tumors.Satoru Tamura, Yasuo Furuya, TakehisaTadokoro, Keijiro Araki, Saburo Onishi,Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.


#4518 Variable Rigidity Colonoscopy: A ProspectiveRandomized Pilot Study.Darius Sorbi, Alan R. Zinsmeister, Lori J.Herman, Mary A. Knipschield, Cathy D. Schleck,Christopher J. Gostout, Rochester, MN.

#4519 Clinical Significance of MagnifyingColonoscopy in Superficial-Type ColorectalLesions.Moon Sung Lee, Sang Kyoon Kim, Jin Oh Kim,Joo Young Cho, Yun Soo Kim, Joon Seong Lee,Chan Sup Shim, Seoul, South Korea.

#4520 Usefulness of a Pediatric Colonoscope forRoutine Colonoscopy in Women Who HaveHad a Hysterectomy.Rodney A. Perez, Tahira Saifuddin, John B.Marshall, Columbia, MO.

#4521 Clinicopathological Features of MalignantLymphoma Discovered by Colonoscopy: AnAnalysis According to the EndoscopicClassification.Kwang Ro Joo, Suk-Kyun Yang, Seung JaeMyung, Young Min Kim, Jong Bum Park, HaeKyung Kim, Jae Won Choe, Do Ha Kim, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Weon-Seon Hong, Young Il Min,Seoul, South Korea.

#4522 Is High Resolution Magnifying ColonoscopeCombined with Indigo Carmine DyeScattering Useful for Diagnosis of the Depthof Invasion in Colorectal Tumors? Hideki Mitooka, Katsurou Sirakawa, KazuhikoIrie, Ryouichi Kasiwagi, Fumihira Tabata,Takahiro Fujimori, Akasi, Japan, Kobe, Japan,Utsunomiya, Japan.

#4523 Usefulness of Associating a Lower Video PushEnteroscopy with an Upper TractEnteroscopy in Unexplained GastrointestinalBleeding.Paul Bauret, Faiza Khemissa, DominiqueLarrey, Montpellier, France.




ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND

#4524 Hemodynamics of Esophageal VaricesObserved by Three-Dimensional EndoscopicUltrasonography and Selection of EndoscopicTreatment.Shinichi Nakamura, Yoko Murata, YokoFukasawa, Maiko Kishino, Hiroyuki Konishi,Atsushi Mitsunaga, Shigeru Suzuki, NaoakiHayashi, Tokyo, Japan.

#4525 Impact of Left Gastric Vein HemodynamicsUsing Color Doppler EUS in the Treatment ofEsophageal Varices.Shoryoku Hino, Hiroshi Kakutani, KeiichiIkeda, Yujiro Uchiyama, Kazuki Sumiyama,Hiroshi Arakawa, Katsunori Masuda, HiroakiSuzuki, Tokyo, Japan.

#4526 The Digitally Correlated Anatomy Databaseas a Tool for Teaching Endosonography of theThorax.Iqbal S. Sandhu, Mark Powis, Vic M. Spitzer,Karl Reining, Chris Lee, Manoop S. Bhutani,John C. Deutsch, Denver, CO, Gainesville, FL.

#4527 The Role of Para-Esophageal Collateral Veinsin Patients with Portal Hypertension: EUSand Liver Scintigraphy Analysis.Atsushi Irisawa, Katsutoshi Obara, Ayako Saito,Hitoshi Oyama, Takuto Hikichi, Tsuyoshi Rai,Hideo Shishido, Yukio Sato, Reiji Kasukawa,Fukushima, Japan.

#4528 Endoscopic Ultrasound Versus SpiralComputed Tomography in StagingLocoregional Lymphadenopathy inEsophageal Cancer.Pr Pfau, Gg Ginsberg, Rj Lew, C. Brensinger, MlKochman, Philadelphia, PA.

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#4529 EUS T Staging of Esophageal Cancer andOutcome After NeoadjuvantChemoradiotherapy.Brian C. Jacobson, Shawn Mallery, MalcolmDecamp, Raphael Bueno, Steven J. Mentzer,David J. Sugarbaker, Scott J. Swanson, JacquesVan Dam, Boston, MA.

#4530 Is Higher Frequency Probe Nessesary forDetermining the Depth of Cancer Invasion? Yoko Murata, Shigeru Suzuki, Maiko Kishino,HIroyuki Konishi, Yoko Hukazawa, ShinichiNakamura, Kazuhiko Hayashi, AtsushiMitsunaga, Hiroko Ide, Ken Takasaki, Shijuku,Tokyo, Japan.

#4531 Has Spiral CT Replaced the Need for EUSStaging of Esophageal Carcinoma? Michael B. Wallace, Neven Hadzijahic, JohnScott, Robert H. Hawes, Mohammad A.Eloubeidi, Robert Etemad, Rig S. Patel, KojiMatsuda, Brenda J. Hoffman, Charleston, SC.

#4532 Clinical Application of EndoscopicUltrasound in Portal Hypertension: EUSCan Predict Variceal Recurrence inEndoscopically Treated Patients.Claudio De Angelis, Patrizia Carucci, ValeriaMaglione, Maurizio Fadda, Wilma De BernardiVenon, Alessandro Repici, Luca Todros, ClaudioBarletti, Giorgio Saracco, Mario Rizzetto, Turin,Italy.

#4533 The Detection of Celiac Lymphadenopathy inEsopahgeal Cancer by Endosonography IsSynonymous with Malignant Involvement.Mohamad A. Eloubeidi, Michael B. Wallace,Carolyn E. Reed, Neven Hadzijahic, Annette VanVelse, Robert Etemad, Koji Matsuda, Rig S.Patel, Robert H. Hawes, Brenda J. Hoffman,Charleston, SC.

#4534 EUS Staging Pre Chemo-Radiation inEsophageal Cancer Predicts Survival.Kairasp C. Noshirwani, Walter E. Smalley,Panos Sechopoulos, Howard R. Mertz, Nashville,TN.

#4535 Is Endoscopic Ultrasound Accurate in theRestaging of Esophageal Cancer FollowingChemoradiation? John P. Czarnecki, Stuart R. Gordon, Lebanon,NH.

#4536 Do Collaterals Around Esophageal Wall andPerforating Veins Influence VaricealRecurrence? -Analysis of Thirty-ThreePatients by Endoscopic Ultrasonography-.Hitoshi Oyama, Atsushi Irisawa, KatsutoshiObara, Ayako Saito, Takuto Hikichi, TsuyoshiRai, Tadayuki Takagi, Goro Shibukawa, YukioSato, Reiji Kasukawa, Fukushima, Japan.

#4537 Collaterals Around the Esophageal Wall;Comparison of Endoscopic UltrasoundImaging and Microscopic Findings onAutopsy.Atsushi Irisawa, Katsutoshi Obara, GoroShibukawa, Ayako Saito, Hideo Shishido,Hitoshi Oyama, Takuto Hikichi, Tsuyoshi Rai,Tadayuki Takagi, Yukio Sato, Reiji Kasukawa,Fukushima, Japan.

#4538 Endosonographic Follow-Up of Upper GISubmucosal Tumors - Does It ChangeManagement ? Alexander Meining, Thomas Roesch, MarianneTaffanek, Barbara Kapfer, Reinhard Lorenz,Hans-Dieter Allescher, MeinhardClassen,Munich, Germany, Plauen, Germany.

#4539 Is High-Frequency Ultrasound Probe aUseful Modality for Invasion DepthDiagnosis of Early Gastric Cancers? Jiro Watari, Kinichi Yokota, Yusuke Saitoh,Tomonobu Satoh, Hiroki Tanabe, KazumichiHarada, Takeshi Obara, Yutaka Kohgo,Asahikawa, Japan.

#4540 Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal StromalTumor Using Endscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy.Nobuhiro Ando, Hidemi Goto, Yasumasa Niwa,Yoshiki Hirooka, Shinya Koijima, TsutomuHosoi, Makoto Shinkai, Toyohiro Sakata, YasuroOtsuka, Tetsuo Hayakawa, Nagoya, Japan.

#4541 Clinical Significance of Gastritis CysticaPolyposa and Role of EndoscopicUltrasonography.Il K. Chung, Eun J. Kim, Dae J. Kim, Hong S.Kim, Sang H. Park, Moon S. Lee, Moon H. Lee,Sun J. Kim, Chonan, South Korea, Chonan,ChoongN, South Korea.

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#4542 Endoscopic Ultrasonography Value in theDiagnosis and Follow up of the Malt GastricLymphoma After Helicobacter PyloriTreatment.Luis Sabbagh, Oscar Gutierrez, BenedictoVelasco, Albis Hani, Claudia Sanmiguel, ClaudiaJaramillo, Gabriel Gomez, Alvaro Caro, Bogota,Colombia.

#4543 Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine NeedleAspiration for the Diagnosis of theGastrointestinal Submucosal Tumors.Kenji Yamao, Kazuhiko Ohashi, TuneyaNakamura, Takashi Suzuki, Suguru Koshikawa,Nagoya, Japan.

#4544 Prospective Comparison of 22 Gauge Versus19 Gauge Needle for Endoscopic UltrasoundDirected Fine Needle Aspiration of PancreaticMasses: Does Size Matter? Drew B. Schembre, Geoffrey C. Jiranek, StephenF. Hogan, Seattle, WA.

#4545 Comparison Between Radial EndoscopicUltrasonography and Spiral ComputedTomography in the Diagnosis and Staging ofPancreatic and Ampullary Tumors.Fauze Maluf Filho, Marcel Cerqueira Machado,Manoel Rocha, Paulo Sakai, Tereza Garrido,Eduardo Hourneaux Moura, Shinichi Ishioka,Sao Paulo, Brazil.

#4546 The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound andMagnetic Resonance Imaging in thePreoperative Staging of Pancreatic Cancer.Nuzhat A. Ahmad, James D. Lewis, Evan S.Siegelman, Ernest F. Rosato, Gregory G.Ginsberg, Micheal L. Kochman, Philadelphia, PA.

#4547 A Novel Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided FineNeedle Aspiration Technique for theDiagnosis of Malignant Cystic Lesions of thePancreas.Mark E. Powis, Phuong T. Nguyen, Kenneth J.Chang, Orange, CA.

#4548 Role of Endosonography Guided Fine NeedleAspiration Biopsy in Pancreatic Cysts.Pierre H. Deprez, Birgit Weynand, ChristineGalant, Christine Sempoux, Brussels, Belgium.

#4549 Clinical Routine Endosonographic Staging ofPancreatic Cancer: Do the Results Come fromOther Sources of Information? Alexander Meining, Thomas Roesch, Hans-Jochen Dittler, Joerg-Ruediger Siewert,Meinhard Classen, Munich, Germany.

#4550 Endoscopic Ultrasound in the PreoperativeStaging of Pancreatic Cancer.Nuzhat A. Ahmad, J. D. Lewis, G. G. Gineberg, J.B. Morris, E. F. Rosato, M. L. Kochman,Philadelphia, PA.

#4551 Long-Term Outcome of 200 Patients AfterEndoscopic Ultrasound/Fine NeedleAspiration for IndeterminatePancreaticobiliary Lesions.Marcia Irene F. Canto, Sergey V. Kantsevoy,Christine L. Smith, Laurie McClelland, AnthonyN. Kalloo, Baltimore, MD.

#4552 Non Contrast Helical Computed Tomographyversus Endosonography For SuspectedCholedocholithiasis and Common Bile DuctDilation: A Prospective Comparative Study.Pankaj J. Patel, Mohammed Barawi, EdnaKhodadadian, James H. Grendell, Frank G.Gress, Mineola, NY, Mineola,, NY.

#4553 Diagnostic Value of EUS Image TextureAnalysis in Pancreatic Disease.Prat Frederic, Lefebvre Francoise, AmichiAhmed, Zidi Semia, Laugier Pascal, BergerFrancoise, Pelletier Gilles, Buffet Catherine, LeKremlin-Bicetre, France, Paris, France.

#4554 Visualization of the Distal Common Bile Ductby Extraductal Endoscopic Ultrasound UsingTransendoscopic Miniprobes.Hans Seifert, Thomas Schmitt, Christoph F.Dietrich, Wolfgang F. Caspary, Till Wehrmann,Frankfurt, Germany.

#4555 Diagnosis of Malignancy in PancreatobiliaryLesions: Is FNAB Better than BrushCytology? Pierre H. Deprez, Christine Galant, ChristineSempoux, Hubert Piessevaux, Birgit Weynand,Brussels, Belgium.

#4556 Impact of Biliary Endoprostheses onEndosonographic Bile Duct Morphology inObstructive Jaundice.Andrew S. Crawford, Richard A. Erickson,Temple, TX.

#4557 Usefulness of Endoscopic Ultrasound GuidedFine Needle Aspiration Biopsy in theDiagnosis of Neuroendocrine Tumors NOTVisualized by Other Imaging Modalities.A. Gines, E. Vazquez-Sequeiros, I. D. Norton, J.E. Clain, K. K. Wang, M. J. Wiersema, Rochester,MN.

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#4558 Preliminary Results of EUS Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytodiagnosis of HilarCholangiocarcinoma.Annette Fritscher-Ravens, Parupudi V. Sriram,Theodoros Topalidis, Stefan Jaeckle, FrankThonke, Dieter C. Broering, Nib Soehendra,Hamburg, Germany, Hannover, Germany.

#4559 Long Term Follow-Up of Early ChronicPancreatitis Diagnosed at EndoscopicUltrasonography.Laurent Heyries, Marc A. Barthet, LouisBuscail, Philippe Pages, Jean Escourrou, JoseSahel, Marseille, France, Toulouse, France.

#4560 Assessment of Chronic Pancreatitis by UsingEndoscopic Ultrasonography and Fine-NeedleAspiration Cytology Compared with ERCPand Pancreatic Function Tests.Stephan H. Hollerbach, Andreas Klamann,Helmut Messmann, Juergen Schoelmerich, WolffSchmiegel, Bochum, Germany, Regensburg,Germany.

#4561 Idiopathic Liver Masses: Diagnosis by EUS-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration.Marc. F. Catalano, Shahid H. Sial, Joseph E.Geenen, Walter J. Hogan, Milwaukee, WI.

#4562 Assessment of Endoscopic Ultrasound GuidedFine Needle Aspiration Biopsy in theEvaluation of Pancreatic Masses.Gavin C. Harewood, Jonathon E. Clain, KennethK. Wang, Robert F. Yacavone, Maurits J.Wiersema, Rochester, MN.

#4563 Histogram Analysis of ParenchymalEchogenicity Compared to Standard Criteriafor the Diagnosis of Chronic PancreatitisUsing Endoscopic Ultrasound: A Study onReproducibility.Maria E. Lopez-Acosta, Alberto A. Farca-Belsaguy, Mexico, Mexico.

#4564 Endoscopic Ultrasound in Idiopathic AcutePancreatitis.Manish Tandon, Mark D. Topazian, New Haven,CT.

#4565 Value of Preoperative Staging for PancreaticMasses Suspicious of Malignancy.William Mayoral, Gustavo Marino, Claudio R.Tombazzi, Richard S. Zubarik, Firas H. Al-Kawas, Lok T. Tio, Vermont, VT, Washington,DC.

#4566 Tumor versus Pseudotumor?: A ProspectiveStudy of Factors Associated with MissedCancers and Nondiagnostic EUS/FNA inPatients with Pancreatico-Bilary Lesions.Marcia Irene F. Canto, Sergey V. Kantsevoy,Christine L. Smith, Laurie McClelland, AnthonyN. Kalloo, Baltimore, MD.

#4567 Evaluation of “Equivocal” CT Scan/MRI ofPancreas: Another “Emerging” Indication forEndoscopic Ultrasound.Vinod K. Parasher, Manoop S. Bhutani,Gainesville, FL, Lewes, DE.

#4568 Endoscopic Ultrasound Criteria for ChronicPancreatitis in a Group of AsymptomaticPatients: Preliminary Results of a Surveyfrom a Country with Low Prevalence ofChronic Pancreatitis.Maria E. Lopez-Acosta, Gonzalo Rodriguez-Vanegas, Alberto A. Farca-Belsaguy, Mexico,Mexico.

#4569 Accuracy and Implications of EndoscopicUltrasound Staging in PancreaticAdenocarcinoma.Edwardo D. Verzola, Walter E. Smalley, PanosSechopoulos, Howard R. Mertz, Nashville, TN.

#4570 Yield of EUS-Guided Fine Needle AspirationCytology of Pancreatic Juice for Diagnosis ofPancreatic Malignancy.Brenna C. Bounds, Martha B. Pitman, WilliamR. Brugge, Boston, MA.

#4571 Hydrogen Peroxide Enhanced TransanalUltrasound in Fistula-in-Ano. Difference inTrack Between Primary and SecondaryPerianal Fistula.Cornelius E. Sloots, Alexander C. Poen, RichelleJ. Felt, Miguel A. Cuesta, Stephan G.Meuwissen, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

#4572 The Clinical Impact of EndoscopicUltrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration inthe Management of Colorectal Carcinoma.Kiranpreet S. Parmar, Declan Fleming, IrvingWaxman, Galveston, TX.

#4573 Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine NeedleAspiration in the Staging of Rectal Cancer.Harry H. Park, Phuong T. Nguyen, Quynh Tran,Kenneth J. Chang, Orange, CA.

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#4574 Endoscopic Ultrasound Restaging of RectalCancer Is Inaccurate Following NeoadjuvantChemoradiation Therapy.David E. Lin, Arvydas Vanagunas, StevenStryker, Chicago, IL.

#4575 Disruption of the External Anal Sphincter byEndorectal Ultrasonography Correlates withMaximal Squeeze Tone in Fecal Incontinence.Girish Mishra, Manoop S. Bhutani, BonniePollock, W. Robert Rout, Nell Wade, G. NicholasVerne, Gainesville, FL, Stony Brook, NY.

#4576 Diagnosis of Anal Sphincter Defects UsingFlexible Upper GI Echoendoscopes.Thomas J. Savides, Spencer Fung, Lynn Weston,Bard Cosman, San Diego, CA.


#4577 Physician Resource Utilization forEndoscopic Ultrasound vs. ERCP.Deepak V. Gopal, Douglas O. Faigel, Patricia DeGarmo, Cori Research Group, Portland, OR.


#4578 Evaluation of Endoscopic Ultrasonographyand Intraductal Ultrasonography for theDifferential Diagnosis of IntraductalPapillary Mucinous Tumors of the Pancreas.Kenji Yamao, Kazuhiko Ohashi, YoshihiroWatanabe, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Nagoya, Japan.

#4579 EUS Doppler-Guided Manometry ofEsophageal Varices.J. M. Pontes, F. Portela, M. Leitao, A. Nunes, A.Cadime, A. Catre, D. Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal.

#4580 Towards Consensus in the EUS Diagnosis ofChronic Pancreatitis. InterobserverAgreement Among Expert Endosonographers.Michael B. Wallace, Robert H. Hawes, Valerie L.Durkaski, Amitab Chak, Shawn Mallery, Marc A.Catalano, Maurits J. Wiersema, Manoop S.Bhutani, Dan Ciaccia, Michael L. Kochman,Frank G. Gress, Brenda J. Hoffman, Charleston,SC, Cleveland, OH, Gainesville, FL, Indianapolis,IN, Milwaukee, WI, Mineola, NY, Minneapolis,MN, Philadelphia, PA, Rochester, MN.

#4581 Usefulness of Echo-Enhancing Agents inEndoscopic Ultrasound.Dirk Becker, Deike D. Strobel, Thomas Bernatik,Johannes M. Haensler, Eckhart G. Hahn,Erlangen, Germany.

#4582 Cost-Effectiveness of EndoscopicUltrasonography in Upper GI SubmucosalTumors: A Prospective Multicenter Study ofthe German EUS-Club.Alexander Meining, Thomas Roesch, MartinSiess, Anand Sahai, Barbara Kapfer, Kurt Ulm,German Eus Club, German Eus Club, Montreal,Canada, Munich, Germany.

#4583 EUS FNA Combined with Flow Cytometryand Immunocytochemistry in the Diagnosisof Lymphoma.A. Ribeiro, E. Vazquez-Sequeiros, J. E. Clain, K.K. Wang, M. J. Wiersema, Rochester, MN.

#4584 Three-Dimensional Endoscopic Ultrasoundwith a New Electromagnetic Sensor Device:Preliminary Results.J. M. Pontes, A. Catre, Coimbra, Portugal.

#4585 Three-Dimensional Endoscopic Ultrasoundwith a New Electromagnetic Sensor Device :Preliminary Results.J. M. Pontes, A. Catré, Coimbra, Portugal.

#4586 Duplex Doppler Endosonography: A NewGold Standard for the Diagnosis of PortalVein Thrombosis.Paul Castellani, Christophe Carrere, EmmanuelDebono, Thierry Constant, Marc Giovannini,Yves Patrice Le Treut, Andre Gerolami, AndreGauthier, Danielle Botta-Fridlund, Marseille,France.

#4587 EUS-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of OccultPleural and Ascitic Fluid Suspected ofMalignant Origin.Marc F. Catalano, Shahid H. Sial, Walter J.Hogan, Rajeev Nayar, Joseph E. Geenen,Milwaukee, WI.

#4588 Endoscopic Ultrasound as a First-LineDiagnostic and Staging Test After CT inPatients with Suspected or Proven LungCancer: Yield in 122 Consecutive Patients.Anand V. Sahai, Neven Hadzijahic, GerardSilvestri, Andrew N. Pearson, Brenda J.Hoffman, Michael B. Wallace, Carolyn E. Reed,Robert H. Hawes, Charleston, SC.

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#4589 How Much Experience Is Required toCorrectly Interpret EUS Features of ChronicPancreatitis? A Multicenter Prospective Trialof Third Tier EUS Trainees Compared to aConsensus of Experts.Michael B. Wallace, Aboud Affi, Mohammad A.Eloubeidi, Robert Etemad, Angels Gines, NevenHadzijahic, Koji Matsuda, Rajeen Nayar, Ian D.Norton, Rig S. Patel, Enrique Vasquez-Sequeiros, Brenda J. Hoffman, Charleston, SC,Milwaukee, WI, Rochester, MN.

#4590 Management of Hypoechoic IntramuralTumors: A Decision Tree Analysis of EUS-Directed Vs. Surgical Management.Nicholas J. Nickl, Sarah Wackerbarth, FrankGress, Paul Fockens, Steve McClave, AmitabhChak, Thomas Savides, Thomas Roesch, SveinOdegaard, Marc Catalano, Kenneth Chang,James M. Scheiman, NY, Amsterdam,Netherlands, Ann Arbor, MI, Bergen, Norway,Cleveland, OH, Irvine, CA, Lexington, KY,Louisville, KY, Milwaukee, WI, Munich,Germany, San Diego, CA.

#4591 Prospective Evaluation of the IncrementalSensitivity for Diagnostic EUS-Guided FNAB.Dan Ciaccia, Kevin McGrath, Julia Kim, BenDevereaux, Tom Imperiale, Mohamed Al-Assi,Julia Kiel, John Chappo, Melissa Chriswell,Stuart Sherman, Indianapolis, IN.

#4592 A Prospective, Multi-Center ComparisonBetween the Relative Work of EndoscopicRetrograde Cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-An American Endosonography CommitteeStudy.Kenneth J. Chang, Felix A. Angelov, Jennifer A.Coleman, Maurits J. Wiersema, Frank G. Gress,Douglas O. Faigel, Ananya Das, Michael L.Kochman, Marc F. Catalano, Hans Gerdes,Manoop S. Bhutani, John G. Carrougher,Cleveland, OH, Gainesville, FL, Milwaukee, WI,Mineola, NY, New York, NY, Orange, CA,Philadelphia, PA, Portland, OR, Rochester, MN,Tacoma, WA.

#4593 A Prospective Assessment of Complicationsand Patient Acceptance of Upper GIEndoscopic Ultrasonography- a MulticenterStudy in 2500 Patients.Thomas Roesch, Vanessa Dennig,Munich,Germany.

#4594 Endoscopic Ultrasound and EUS-Guided FineNeedle Aspiration of Pleural Effusion.Mark E. Powis, Phuong T. Nguyen, Kenneth J.Chang, Orange, CA.

#4595 Acute Extraluminal Hemorrhage Associatedwith EUS FNA: Frequency and ClinicalSignificance.A. Affi, E. Vazquez-Sequeiros, I. D. Norton, J. E.Clain, M. J. Wiersema, Rochester, MN.

#4596 The Effect of Valsalva Maneuver on theThoracic Duct Diameter. An EndosonographicStudy.V. K. Parasher, M. S. Bhutani, Gainesville, FL,Wilmington, DE.

#4597 Interobserver Variation in EndosonographicCancer Staging Better Results if Endoscopy IsIncluded in the Assessment.Alexander Meining, Thomas Roesch, Hans-Jochen Dittler, Reinhard Lorenz, Werner Kauer,Hans-Dieter Allescher, Anette Wolf, Joerg-Ruediger Siewert, Meinhard Classen, Munich,Germany, Plauen, Germany.

#4598 Is 3D-EUS Useful for Determination of theDepth of Cancer Invasion in Upper GI Tract? Yoko Murata, Shigeru Suzuki, Maiko Kishino,Hiroyuki Konishi, Yoko Fukazawa, KazuhikoHayashi, Hidetoshi Oguma, Atsushi Mitsunaga,Youichi Kitamura, Ken Takasaki, Shijuku,Tokyo, Japan.

#4599 What Is the Influence of Expertise onPatients’ Discomfort During EndoscopicUltrasonography and Procedure Time.Jacques J. Bergman, Peter Bonta, Maarten Kok,Marco J. Bruno, Guido Nj Tytgat, Paul Fockens,Amsterdam, Netherlands.

#4600 Can a “Hands-On” Animal Course Help inLearning Endoscopic Ultrasound.Manoop S. Bhutani, Brenda J. Hoffman,Charleston, SC, Gainesville, FL.

#4601 Three-Dimensional Endoscopy : Better orJust Nicer than 2 D ? J. M. Pontes, A. Catré, Coimbra, Portugal.




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#4602 Endoscopic Pancreatic Sphincterotomy:Long-Term Follow-Up.David J. Desilets, Douglas A. Howell, Eric Elton,Robert M. Dy, Brian L. Hanson, Portland, ME.

#4603 Spontaneous Dislodgment Rates of LongLength, Small Diameter, “Unflanged”Pancreatic Stents Placed Partially up the Duct.Evan L. Fogel, Stuart Sherman, RungsunRerknimitr, Benedict M. Devereaux, AnneKochell, Joyce Flueckiger, Glen A. Lehman,Indianapolis, IN.

#4604 Accuracy and Importance of EndoscopicExamination at the Time of ERCP.Charles Melbern Wilcox, Wilma Geels,Birmingham, AL.

#4605 Comparison of the New Rapid ExchangeTechnique with Standard Devices DuringERCP.Giuseppe Aliperti, Stan Branch, RichardGeisman, Greg Gibbons, Ian Grimm, OlehHaluszka, Robert Mackie, Cuong Nguyen, IsaacRaijman, Richard Smith, Tarique Shakoor, PaulTarnasky, Asheville, NC, Baltimore, MD, ChapelHill, NC, Cincinnati, OH, Columbus, OH, Dallas,TX, Durham, NC, Houston, TX, Minneapolis, MN,Scottsdale, AZ, St. Charles, MO, St. Louis, MO.

#4606 Endoscopic Retrograde Implantation of Y-Configurated Metal Stents in the Hilus - anEffective Drainage for Malignant HilarStenosis.Tex Stefan, Hahn Eckhard G, HochbergerJuergen, Erlangen, Germany.

#4607 Nasopancreatic Drainage at ERCP:Techniques and Complications.David J. Desilets, Douglas A. Howell, Eric Elton,Robert M. Dy, Brian L. Hanson, Portland, ME.

#4608 A Randomized Comparision of Two BiliaryTissue Sampling Techniques for the Detectionof Malignant Strictures.Vipul H. Shah, Stavros N. Stavropoulos, RobertDettmer, Floyd C. Byfield, Neeraj Katriyar, PeterHr Green, Peter D. Stevens, New York, NY.

#4609 Endoscopic Treatment of Benign StricturesUsing Three 10Fr Homemade Tapered PigTail Stents for Two Years and NO PreviousDilation: Interval Follow-Up.Maria E. Lopez-Acosta, Gonzalo Rodriguez-Vanegas, Washington Rivera, Alberto Farca,Mexico.

#4610 Biliary and Pancreatic Stent Cytology in theDiagnosis of Pancreatobiliary Malignancy.Benedict M. Devereaux, Stuart Sherman, SusanD. Phillips, Evan L. Fogel, Donato Ciaccia, GlenA. Lehman, Indianapolis, IN.

#4611 Does Placement of a Small Diameter, LongLength, Unflanged Pancreatic Duct StentReduce the Incidence of Post-ERCPPancreatitis? Evan L. Fogel, Benedict M. Devereaux, RungsunRerknimitr, Stuart Sherman, Lois Bucksot, GlenA. Lehman, Indianapolis, IN.

#4612 Role of ERCP Techniques in the Managementof Idiopathic Recurrent Pancreatitis.Madhukar Kaw, Dinkar Kaw, G. J. Brodmerkel,Pittsburgh, PA, Toledo, OH.

#4613 Endoscopic Application of PhotodynamicTherapy for Cholangiocarcinoma.Ashwin Rumalla, Todd H. Baron, Kenneth K.Wang, Rochester, MN.


#4614 Is Endoscopic Balloon Dilation for Removalof Bile Duct Stones Associated with anIncreased Rate of Pancreatitis orHyperamylasemia? Jacques J. Bergman, Anne-Marie Berkel, MarcoJ. Bruno, Paul Fockens, Erik Aj Rauws, Guido NjTytgat, Kees Huibregtse, Amsterdam,Netherlands.


#4615 Prevention of Acute Post-ERCP Pancreatitiswith Heparin? Final Results of a ProspectiveStudy on Risk Factors for AP.Thomas Rabenstein, S. Roggenbuck, B. Framke,P. Martus, J. Hochberger, S. Muehldorfer, G.Nusko, E.G. Hahn, H.T. Schneider, Erlangen,Germany.

#4616 Biliary Complications After LiverTransplantation. Long Term Study over 9Years Considering 1,017 Liver Grafts.Hassan Abou-Rebyeh, Sven Schmidt, RonaldRaakow, Wilfried Veltzke-Schlieker, AndreasAdler, Bertram Wiedenmann, PeterWiedenmann, Rainer Eckhard Hintze, Berlin,Germany.

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#4617 Type of Electric Current for StandardEndoscopic Sphincterotomy Does NotDetermine the Type of Complication.Se Joon Lee, Jong Won Song, Jun Pyo Chung,Kwan Sik Lee, Jae Bock Chung, Sang In Lee,Young Myoung Moon, Jin Kyung Kang, Seoul,South Korea.

#4618 Precut Papillotomy Has a Low ComplicationRate in Experienced Hands: A 6-YearRetrospective Review from a SpecialistCenter.Poonputt Chotiprasidhi, Gail Robuck-Mangum,Malcolm S. Branch, Paul S. Jowell, Katrina L.Swartz, John Baillie, Durham, NC.

#4619 Hemorrhage After EndoscopicSphincterotomy: Risk Factors andEndoscopic Managenent - Final Results of a Prospective Study.Thomas Rabenstein, L. Hoepfner, S.Roggenbuck, B. Framke, P. Martus, J.Hochberger, S. Muehldorfer, G. Nusko, E.G.Hahn, H.T. Schneider, Erlangen, Germany.

#4620 Endoscopic Therapy of Post-PancreatiticPersistent Necrosis.Rainer Eckhard Hintze, Wilfried Veltzke-Schlieker, Hassan Abou-Rebyeh, Andreas Adler,Bertram Wiedenmann, Berlin, Germany.

#4621 Alterations in Pancreatic Ductal MorphologyFollowing Small Diameter, Long Length,Unflanged Pancreatic Duct Stent Placement.Evan L. Fogel, Stuart Sherman, Benedict M.Devereaux, Rungsun Rerknimitr, Susan D.Phillips, Glen A. Lehman, Indianapolis, IN.

#4622 The Endoscopist is the Major Risk Factor forComplications of Endoscopc Sphincterotomy:Final Results of a Prospective Study.Thomas Rabenstein, S. Roggenbuck, B. Famke,P. Martus, J. Hochberger, S. Muehldorfer, G.Nusko, E.G. Hahn, H.T. Schneider, Erlangen,Germany.

#4623 Closure of the Accessory Pancreatic Duct Isthe Risk Factor for Post-Diagnostic ERCPPancreatitis.Hitoshi Sano, Hirotaka Ohara, Tamaki Yamada,Takahiro Nakazawa, Hakuji Ando, ShinichiKajino, Takashi Hashimoto, Soichi Nakamura,Tomoaki Ando, Makoto Itoh, YasutakaOkayama, Kazuo Goto, Nagoya, Japan, Tajimi,Japan.

#4624 Is EUS Useful in Predicting Post-ERCPPancreatitis? - An Analysis of 509 Patients.Rig S. Patel, Mohammad A. Eloubeidi, Hugh E.Mulcahy, Kenneth M. Payne, John T.Cunningham, Neven Hadzijahic, RobertEtemad, Koji Matsuda, Michael B. Wallace,Peter B. Cotton, Brenda J. Hoffman, Robert H.Hawes, Charleston, SC.


#4625 Endoscopic Ultrasound and IntraductalUltrasonography Are Complementary for theManagement of Ampullary Tumors.Bertrand Napoleon, Jean Christophe Saurin,Rosario Albis, Jean Yves Scoazec, ThierryPonchon, Jacques Fumex, Bertrand Pujol, JeanAlain Chayvialle, Lyon, France.

#4626 Wire-Guided Intraductal Ultrasound - anAdjunct to ERCP in the Management ofCommon Bile Duct Stones.A. Das, G. I. Isenberg, A. Chak, R. Ck Wong, M.V. Sivak Jr., Cleveland, OH.

#4627 A Multicenter Series of Mucinous/CysticTumors of the Pancreas: ERCP Findings.Benedict M. Devereaux, Mark Olsson, RungsunRerknimitr, Susan D. Phillips, Glen A. Lehman,Jeffrey L. Barnett, Frank Troiano, John J. Vargo,Michael J. Goldberg, Ann Arbor, MI, Chicago, IL,Cleveland, OH, Indianapolis, IN.

#4628 Intraductal Ultrasound Combined withERCP: Is There a Diagnostic Advantage inPancreato-Biliary Disease? Bernhard Magdeburg, Janek Binek, JanBorovicka, Christa Meyenberger, St.Gallen,Switzerland.

#4629 Endoscopic Ultrasonography VersusEndoscopic RetrogradeCholangiopancreatography in the Evaluationof Patients with SuspectedCholedocholithiasis.Marc F. Catalano, Shahid H. Sial, Joseph E.Geenen, Walter J. Hogan, Milwaukee, WI.

#4630 Do Patients with a Low Suspicion of Biliaryand Pancreatic Disease Need MRCP? AProspective Study Using ERCP as GoldStandard.Thomas Roesch, Hermann Helmberger, KarinHellerhoff, Peter Born, Tanja Leban, NicolaFritz, Sonja Buelau, Thomas Ruell, PaulGerhardt, Meinhard Classen, Munich, Germany.

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#4631 Comparison of Papillary Function BetweenPost-EST and Post-Balloon Dilation, and theInfluence on the Occurrence of LaterComplication.Ichiro Yasuda, Eiichi Tomita, Seiji Adachi,Tsuyoshi Mukai, Masamichi Enya, YoshimuneShiratori, Tomohiro Kato, Hisataka Moriwaki,Gifu, Japan.

#4632 Management of Gallstone Cholangitis in theEra of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.Ronnie Tp Poon, Chi-Leung Liu, Chung-Mau Lo,Chi-Ming Lam, Wai-Kei Yuen, Chun Yeung,Sheung-Tat Fan, John Wong, Hong Kong, P. R.China.

#4633 Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Common BileDuct Stones: Long-Term Follow-Up and RiskAnalysis for Recurrence.Guido Costamagna, Andrea Tringali,Massimiliano Mutignani, Vincenzo Perri,Giuseppe Zuccala’, Rome, Italy.

#4634 ERCP, MRCP, IOCG or ExpectantManagement for Suspected CBD Stone? ACost-Utility Analysis.Patrick I. Okolo, Willis G. Parsons, AshishVerma, Chicago, IL.

#4635 Post Orthotopic Liver TransplantationCholedocholithiasis: Endoscopic Findingsand Results.Rungsun Rerknimitr, Stuart Sherman, CemKalayci, Naga Chalasani, Evan L. Fogel, SusanD. Phillips, Benedict M. Devereaux, LoisBucksot, Lawrence Lumeng, Glen A. Lehman,Indianapolis, IN, Istanbul, Turkey.

#4636 Single-Stage Laparoscopic CholecystectomyFollowed Immediately by EndoscopicSphincterotomy: Experience with 57 Patients.Israel Cemachovic, Jean-Christophe Letard,Georges-Frederic Begin, Didier Rousseau, Jean-Marc Nivet, Dijon, France, Poitiers, France.

#4637 Clinical Characteristics and PredictiveFactors of Recurrent Common Bile DuctStones After Clearance of Stones withEndoscopic Sphincterotomy.Jong Ho Moon, Bong Min Ko, Young Deok Cho,Joon Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan SupShim, Seoul, South Korea.

#4638 Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilation inCirrhotic Patients for the Management ofCommon Bile Duct Stones.Yutaka Komatsu, Naoki Sasahira, HiroyukiIsayama, Nobuo Toda, Minoru Tada, MakotoOhashi, Yasushi Shiratori, Takeshi Tsujino, RyoNakata, Tateo Kawase, Takao Kawabe, MasaoOmata, Tokyo, Japan.

#4639 The Risk Factors for the Recurrence ofPrimary Common Bile Duct Stones AfterEndoscopic Biliary Sphincterotomy.Dong Il Kim, Myung Hwan Kim, Sung Koo Lee,Dong Wan Seo, Won Boem Choi, Sang Soo Lee,Hyun Ju Park, Yeon Ho Joo, Byeong Cheol Lim,Kyo Sang Yoo, Hong Ja Kim, Young Il Min,Seoul, South Korea.

#4640 A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial ofProphylactic Versus Symptomatic PlasticStent Exchange for Palliation of MalignantBiliary Obstruction.Neil I. McDougall, John Sa Collins, PeterWatson, Brian T. Johnston, Tony Ck Tham,Antrim, United Kingdom, Belfast, UnitedKingdom.

#4641 A New Covered Biliary Wallstent:Effectiveness in the Palliation of MalignantObstruction Jaundice, Results from aMulticentre Trial.Ryan Ponnudurai, Gregory B. Haber, Paul P.Kortan, Alessandro Repici, Gary May, J. Guerra,R. Gordon, Calgary, AL, Canada, Miami, FL, SanFrancisco, CA, Toronto, ON, Canada.

#4642 Plastic or Metallic Stents for InoperableMalignant Strictures of the Common BileDuct? Results of a Randomised ProspectiveStudy.Mehdi Kaassis, Pascal Burtin, Jean Boyer, RemiDumas, Thierry Ponchon, Denis Coumaros, RemiDelcenserie, Jean-Marc Canard, JacquesFritsch, Jean-Francois Rey, Amiens, France,Angers, France, Lyon, France, Nice, France,Paris, France, St Laurent du V, France,Strasbourg, France.

#4643 A Prospective Randomized Study of“Covered” vs “Uncovered” Metallic Stent forDistal Malignant Biliary Obstruction.Hiroyuki Isayama, Yutaka Komatsu, TakeshiTsujino, Nobuo Toda, Minoru Tada, HaruhikoYoshida, Yasushi Shiratori, Tikuma Hamada,Hisashi Yamada, Kazumi Tagawa, TakaoKawabe, Masao Omata, Tokyo, Japan.

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#4644 Immediate and Medium-Term Outcome ofSnare Excision of the Ampulla of Vater.Ian D. Norton, Todd H. Baron, Alex Geller, BretT. Petersen, Maurits J. Wiersema, Christopher J.Gostout, Rochester, MN.

#4645 A Prospective, Randomized Trial of NewCovered Biliary Metal Stent VersusUncovered Wallstent for Malignant BiliaryObstruction.Jeong Hun Suh, Si Young Song, Seung WooPark, Jae Bock Chung, Jin Kyung Kang, Seoul,South Korea.

#4646 “Bare” Versus “Polyurethane Covered” Self-Expandable Metallic Stent for MalignantBiliary Obstruction.Motohiro Takasaki, Masahiro Takamatsu,Ryoichi Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Emori, TsuyakoSaito, Sojiro Morita, Yukio Yorimitsu, Kochi,Japan.

#4647 Features of Malignant Biliary ObstructionAffecting the Short-Term Patency of MetallicStents, a Multicenter Study.Dong Ki Lee, H.S. Kim, J.W. Kim, H.K. Kim, J.J.Park, S.H. Park, B.M. Yoo, J.H. Kim, I.H. Roe,Y.S. Moon, S.J. Myung, Chunan, South Korea,Inchun, South Korea, Seoul, South Korea,Suwon, South Korea, Taegu, South Korea,Wonju, South Korea.

#4648 The Inner Lumen of Biliary Plastic StentsMay Vary Considerably Independent of OuterStent Diameter.Eckart Frimberger, Thomas Roesch, MeinhardClassen, Munich, Germany.

#4649 Preliminary Results of New Covered BiliaryNitinol Stent in Patients with MalignantObstruction of Extrahepatic Bile Duct (EHD).Ho Dong Kim, Jin Hong Kim, Byoung Moo Yoo,Kwang Jae Lee, Young Soo Kim, Ki Baik Hahm,Sung Won Cho, Dong Ki Lee, Jong Jae Park,Sang Heum Park, Im Hwan Roe, Cheonan,South Korea, Chunan, South Korea, Inchon,South Korea, Seoul, South Korea, Wonju, SouthKorea.

#4650 Comparative Studies of Covered and Non-Covered Expandable Metallic Stents inAutopsy Cases with Inoperable MalignantBiliary Duct Strictures.Keiji Hanada, Fumiaki Hino, Hajime Amano,Yoshiko Murakami, Akira Hiramatsu, MakotoObayashi, Shuji Yonehara, Onomichi, Japan.

#4651 Palliation of Malignant Bile Duct Obstructionwith the Diamond Stent : A Prospective,Multicenter Evaluation.Arnulf Ferlitsch, Tanja Leban, Peter Born,Thomas Roesch, Jean N. Dumonceau, JacqueDeviere, Franz Pfeffel, Christian Oesterreicher,Alfred Gangl, Rainer Schoefl, Brussels, Belgium,Munich, Germany, Vienna, Austria.

#4652 The Effectiveness of Preoperative Drainagefor Malignant Biliary Obstruction.Yunju Cho, Hosoon Choi, Joonsoo Hahm,Ohyoung Lee, Dongsoo Han, Byoengchul Yool,Minho Lee, Choonsuk Kee, Kyungnam Park,Seoul, South Korea.

#4653 Comparing the Treatment Outcomes ofBiliary Plastic Stent Placement Without andwith Endoscopic Sphincterotomy forInoperable Malignant Common Bile DuctObstruction.Pietro Di Giorgio, Leonardo De Luca, GiuseppeRivellini, Roberto Cassandro, Bruno De Luca,Naples, Italy.

#4654 Biliary Tube Stents Without Sideholes andExpandable Metallic Stents Equally RelieveMiddle and Lower Biliary Tracts.Soichi Nakamura, Hirotaka Ohara, TamakiYamada, Takahiro Nakazawa, Hakuji Ando,Hitoshi Sano, Shinichi Kajino, TakashiHashimoto, Tomoaki Ando, Makoto Itoh,Nagoya, Japan.

#4655 Preliminary Results of the New MembraneCovered Self-Expandable Nitinol BiliaryMetal Stent.Chan Sup Shim, Young Koog Cheon, Jong HoMoon, Young Deok Cho, Moon Sung Lee, Seoul,South Korea.

#4656 Plastic Stent or Diamond Metal Stent forMalignant Biliary Obstruction. A Comparisonof Stent Patency and Survival.Oliver Adams, Martin Hahn, Ralf Kiesslich,Michael Jung, Mainz, Germany.

#4657 Clinical Impact of an Optimal BiliaryDrainage in Patients with Obstructive LiverMetastases.Jean-Luc Van Laethem, Sebastien Debroux,Jacques Deviere, Brussels, Belgium.

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#4658 Uncoated Spiral Z-Stents for MalignantBiliary Obstruction: Initial Experience withEndoscopic Placement.Douglas A. Howell, David J. Desilets, Robert M.Dy, Steven F. Nezhad, Phyllidia M. Ku, Portland,ME.

#4659 Is Dilation Really Necessary Before Stentingin Malignant Biliary Strictures? Javier Jimenez-Perez, Gabriela Pastor, RosarioAznarez, Juan Vila, Inmaculada Elizalde,Fernando Borda, Pamplona, Spain.


#4660 Patients with Clinically Suspected Sphincterof Oddi Dysfunction Are More Likely to HavePancreatic Sphincter Hypertension ifPancreatic Ductography is Abnormal.Rig S. Patel, Hugh E. Mulcahy, John T.Cunningham, Kenneth M. Payne, Peter B.Cotton, Robert H. Hawes, Charleston, SC.


#4661 Do Pancreatic Features Identified withEndoscopic Ultrasound Correlate withSphincter of Oddi Manometry in Patientswith Clinically Suspected Sphincter of OddiDysfunction? An Evaluation of 462 Patients.Rig S. Patel, Mohammad A. Eloubeidi, Hugh E.Mulcahy, John T. Cunningham, Michael B.Wallace, Kenneth M. Payne, Neven Hadzijahic,Robert Etemad, Koji Matsuda, Brenda J.Hoffman, Peter B. Cotton, Robert H. Hawes,Charleston, SC.


#4662 Octreotide Reduces Sphincter Pressure inSphincter of Oddi Dysfunction: FurtherSupport for Selective Denervation of theSphincter.Ali Fazel, S. Cy Li, Frank R. Burton, SaintLouis, MO.

#4663 Pancreatic Sphincterotomy ImprovesSymptoms in Patients with PancreaticSphincter Hypertension Persisting AfterBiliary Sphincterotomy.Rig S. Patel, Mahesh S. Mokhashi, Hugh E.Mulcahy, Paul R. Tarnasky, John T.Cunningham, Kenneth M. Payne, Peter B.Cotton, Robert H. Hawes, Charleston, SC.

#4664 Sphincter of Oddi Manometry andEndoscopic Sphincterotomy in Patients withPancreatitis of Unknown Etiology: A Long-Term Study and Results in a Tertiary ReferralCenter.William Mayoral, Gustavo Marino, Claudio R.Tombazzi, Hisham I. Sallout, Firas H. Al-Kawas,Washington, DC.

#4665 Secretin-Stimulated Functional MRCP:Correlation with Sphincter of OddiManometry.Benedict M. Devereaux, Evan L. Fogel, AlexAisen, Stephen Stockberger, Reid Ness, Glen A.Lehman, Stuart Sherman, Indianapolis, IN.

#4666 Influence of Cholangiography on BiliarySphincter of Oddi Manometric Parameters.Ursula Blaut, Lois Bucksot, Lee A. Shelly, AnneKochell, Stuart Sherman, Evan L. Fogel, Glen A.Lehman, Indianapolis, IN, Krakow, Poland.

#4667 SF-12 Analysis of Patients with SuspectedSOD Dysfunction.Michelle A. Anderson, Jeffrey L. Barnett,William D. Chey, Grace H. Elta, Ann Arbor, MI.

#4668 Is Magnetic Resonance Cholangio-Pancreatography with CholecystokininUseful in Identifying Patients with Sphincterof Oddi Dysfunction? Rig S. Patel, Joshua Farber, Hugh E. Mulcahy,Russell L. Derrick, Kenneth M. Payne, John T.Cunningham, Peter B. Cotton, Robert H. Hawes,Charleston, SC.

#4669 Endoscopic Biliary Sphincterotomy inPatients with post Cholecystectomy Pain andSphincter of Oddi Dysfunction: An Effectiveand Long Lasting Therapy.William Mayoral, Claudio R. Tombazzi, GustavoA. Marino, Stanley B. Benjamin, Hisham I.Sallout, Firas H. Al-Kawas, Washington, DC.

#4670 Endoscopic Therapy in 207 Bile Leaks:Validation of a Treatment Strategy.Gurpal S. Sandha, Michael J. Bourke, GregoryB. Haber, Paul P. Kortan, Christine Ross, DonaldG. Ormonde, Ryan Ponnudurai, Roland Ter,Sydney, Australia, Toronto, ON, Canada.

#4671 A Randomized Clinical Trial ComparingERCP and Mrcp in an Effectiveness Setting.Joseph Romagnuolo, Alan N. Barkun, LawrenceJoseph, Caroline Reinhold, Jeffrey S. Barkun,Montreal, PQ, Canada.

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#4672 Endoscopic Siphon Drainage of MassiveTraumatic Biliary and Pancreatic Fistulas.John M. Poneros, Peter B. Kelsey, Boston, MA.

#4673 Results of Endoscopic Management of BiliaryStricture After Orthotopic LiverTransplantation.Rungsun Rerknimitr, Stuart Sherman, CemKalayci, Evan L. Fogel, Paul Y. Kwo, NagaChalasani, Susan D. Phillips, Anne Kochell,Glen A. Lehman, Indianapolis, IN, Istanbul,Turkey.

#4674 Endoscopic Management of BiliaryComplications in 369 Liver TransplantRecipients.Shea O. Ross, Stephen T. Amann, Christopher E.Forsmark, Gainesville, FL, Tupelo, MS.

#4675 Periampullary Choledochoduodenal Fistula:Indication for Endoscopic Sphincterotomy? Takao Ohtsuka, Masao Tanaka, Ken Inoue,Toshinaga Nabae, Kazunori Yokohata, Fukuoka,Japan.

#4676 Therapeutic ERCP in Outpatients: A Series of530 Consecutive Cases.Nelson Vieira Coelho, Julio Pereira-Lima,Claudio Rolim Teixeira, Ronaldo SpinattoTorresini, Rosane Cirne, Porto Alegre, Brazil,Porto Alegre, Brazil.

#4677 Endoscopic Treatment of 64 Patients withMirizzi`s Syndrome.Uwe Seitz, Erik Debes, Sabine Bohnacker,Christian Weise, Parupudi Vj Sriram, FrankThonke, Stefan Jaeckle, Nib Soehendra,Hamburg, Germany.

#4678 Management of Gallstone Pancreatitis:Cholecystectomy or ERCP and EndoscopicSphincterotomy.Madhukar Kaw, Praveena Kaw, Southfield, MI,Toledo, OH.

#4679 Mother and Baby Cholangioscopy. A SingleCentre Experience, Indications andLimitations.Andrew P. Chilton, Ian A. Fraser, Chukka U.Nwokolo, Duncan E. Loft, Coventry, UnitedKingdom.

#4680 Reversibility of Kupffer Cells Dysfunction inRats with Obstructive Jaundic: PhagocyticFunction and Production of Reactive OxygenSpecies Evaluated by Flow Cytometry.Wen Li, Billy Cs Leung, James Yw Lau, EndersKw Ng, Angus Cw Chan, Sydney Sc Chung,Hong Kong, P. R. China.

#4681 Endoscopic Management of PSC PatientsSuffering from Dominant Bile DuctStrictures.Hassan Abou-Rebyeh, Tarek Sabha, WilfriedVeltzke-Schlieker, Andreas Adler, BertramWiedenmann, Rainer Eckhard Hintze, Berlin,Germany.

#4682 Post Orthotopic Liver Transplantation BileLeak: Results of Endoscopic Management.Rungsun Rerknimitr, Cem Kalayci, StuartSherman, Pallavi Patel, Paul Y. Kwo, JoyceFlueckiger, Evan L. Fogel, Lawrence Lumeng,Glen A. Lehman, Indianapolis, IN, Istanbul,Turkey.

#4683 Acute Cholangitis: Pathogens and AntibioticTherapy.Colin Rodgers, Anne C. Loughrey, Tony CkTham, Belfast, United Kingdom.

#4684 Why Is ERCP Performed? Results of aNational Consortium.Glenn M. Eisen, Nimish B. Vakil, Pat De Garmo,Rick Brodner, John F. Johanson, David A.Lieberman, Milwaukee, WI, Nashville, TN,Portland, OR, Rockford, IL.

#4685 Comparison of EGD with Biliary Drainageand Cholesterol Crystal Analysis to CCK-HIDA Scan in the Diagnosis of AcalculousBiliary Colic.Anuj P. Manocha, Deneen Finnell, Patricia Hart,Jane Lester, Jody Preston, Atlanta, GA, Austell,GA, Douglasville, GA.




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#4686 Endoscopic Injection of Botulinum Toxin forPatients with Acute Recurrent PancreatitisDue to Pancreatic Sphincter of OddiDysfunction.Till Wehrmann, Thomas Schmitt, Hans Seifert,Frankfurt, Germany.

#4687 Pancreatic Duct Stent Therapy for“Smoldering” Pancreatitis.Michael J. Levy, Joseph E. Geenen, Marc F.Catalano, Michael J. Schmalz, Dan J. Geenen,Walter J. Hogan, Atlanta, GA, Milwaukee, WI.

#4688 Minor Papilla Stent Therapy in Patients withSymptomatic Pancreas Divisum: Indications,Efficacy and Long-Term Outcome.Marc F. Catalano, Shahid H. Sial, Joseph E.Geenen, Walter J. Hogan, Milwaukee, WI.

#4689 Dorsal Duct Stenting and EndoscopicSphincterotomy of the Minor Papilla inPancreas Divisum.Laurent Heyries, Marc Barthet, ClaudeDelvasto, Jean-Paul Bernard, Jose Sahel,Marseille, France.

#4690 Can Response to Stent Placement Help toSelect Patients for Operative Management inChronic Pancreatitis? Shylaja Sreekumar, Russell D. Brown, AntoniosD. Sapounas, Daniel Resnick, Bennett Pastika,Rama P. Venu, Burlington, WI, Chicago, IL.

#4691 Shock Wave Lithotripsy with a Piezo-ElectricLithotriptor in the Management of ChronicPancreatitis.Jean-Francois Codoul, Laurent Heyries, Jean-Paul Bernard, Marc A. Barthet, Jose Sahel,Marseille, France.

#4692 Recalcitrant Pancreatic Duct Stones:Successful Removal Following MechanicalLithotripsy.Marc F. Catalano, Shahid H. Sial, Walter J.Hogan, Joseph E. Geenen, Milwaukee, WI.

#4693 Self-Expandable Wallstents for DistalCommon Bile Duct Strictures in ChronicPancreatitis: Follow-Up and Clinical Outcomeof 15 Patients.David J. Van Westerloo, Marco J. Bruno, JacquesJ. Bergman, Brenda Van de Heisteeg, Erik A.Rauws, Guido N. Tytgat, Kees Huibregtse,Amsterdam, Netherlands.

#4694 Acute Pancreatitis Associated with HIV-Infection: Incidence and Predictors ofSeverity.Ian Gan, Gary May, Robert Enns, Calgary,Canada, Vancouver, Canada, Vancouver, Canada.

#4695 The Frequency of Altered Duct Morphologyand Natural History of Patients FollowingAppropriate Pancreatic Duct StentManagement.Thangam Venkatesan, Mark D. Prince, AjmalHameed, Lehel Somogyi, Lawrence K. Gates,Charles D. Ulrich, Stephen P. Martin,Cincinnati, OH, Lexington, KY.

#4696 Role of Endosonography for EndoscopicTherapy of Pancreatic Pseudocysts. Results ofa Prospective Study.Horst A. Grimm, Marek J. Doniec, Klaus R.Kuemmel, Doris H. Henne- bruns, Kiel,Germany.

#4697 Endoscopic Therapy of SymptomaticPancreatic Pseudocysts: Efficacy, Safety, andLong-Term Outcome.Marc F. Catalano, Shahid H. Sial, Rajeev Nayar,William E. Maher, Walter J. Hogan, Joseph E.Geenen, Milwaukee, WI.

#4698 Endoscopic Intracystic Treatment ofPancreatic Pseudocysts: A PossibleInnovative Technique in Their Management? Steven Am De Coninck, Jo Gp Vandervoort,Michel Ep Ferrante, Els Troost, Jos JeVanstiphout, Pieter Van der Spek, Marc DeMan, Martine M. De Troyer, Luc Lepoutre,Aalst, Belgium.

#4699 Malignant Intraductal Papillary MucinousTumors of the Pancreas: Prognostic FactorsAfter Surgery.F. Maire, P. Hammel, B. Terris, P. Rufat, F. Paye,C. Partensky, E. Cuillerier, M. Barthet, J. Sahel,P. Bernades, J. Belghiti, P. Ruszniewski, Clichy,France, Lyon, France, Marseille, France, Paris,France.

#4700 Intraductal Tissue Sampling in Mucin-Secreting and Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas- a Multicenter Series.Benedict M. Devereaux, Kevin P. Block, GraceH. Elta, Douglas A. Howell, James Madura,Donato Ciaccia, Stuart Sherman, Cem Kalayci,Joseph E. Geenen, Marc F. Catalano, Ann Arbor,MI, Indianapolis, IN, Istanbul, Turkey, Madison,WI, Milwaukee, WI, Portland, ME.

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STOMACH AND DUODENUM


#4701 A Randomized Trial Comparing a ClinicalPathway Versus Usual Care for Patients withNon-Low Risk Upper GastrointestinalHemorrhage.James R. Dyer, Glenn L. Alexander, Giles R.Locke, Rita K. Balm, Rochester, MN.

#4702 National Survey of Management in PepticUlcer Hemorrhage.Monique E. Leerdam, Erik A. Rauws, Alfons A.Geraedts, Guido N. Tytgat, Amsterdam,Netherlands.

#4703 Effectiveness of Endoscopy in Critically IllPatients with Upper GastrointestinalHemorrhage.Amitabh Chak, Gregory S. Cooper, Lynne E.Lloyd, Charlene Kolz, Barbara Barnhart,Richard C. Wong, Cleveland, OH, Uruguay,Cleveland, OH.

#4704 Risk Factors for Early Rebleeding AfterInitial Endoscopic Hemostasis in Patientswith Bleeding Peptic Ulcers.Ho Gak Kim, Jeong Ki Park, Ye Dal Jung, JongSuk Bae, Chang Hyeong Lee, Jung Dong Bae,Taegu, South Korea.

#4705 Endoscopic Treatment of GastricAngiodysplasia with Elastic Band Ligation.Short and Long-Term Results in 22 Patients.Enric Brullet, Manel Alcantara, Agusti Panades,Barcelona, Spain, Sabadell, Spain.

#4706 The Rockall Score Is a Useful Prognostic Toolin Gastroduodenal Ulcer Haemorrhage.Alberto Merighi, Lorenzo Camellini, FrancescoAzzolini, Antonella Scarcelli, ClaudiaCremonini, Gianpiero Rigo, Modena, Italy.

#4707 The Use of Cyanoacrylate Glue as a SecondLine Treatment in Endoscopic UlcerHemostasis.Chris Shearer, Neville Menezes, C. Ross Carter,Robert C. Stuart, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

#4708 Immunological Rapid Urease Test-A NewDiagnostic System for Detecting HelicobacterPylori-.Tadashi Sato, Masayuki A. Fujino, YuichiroKojima, Fumiaki Kitahara, Toshiya Nakamura,Katsuhiro Kubo, Atsuro Morozumi, MichihiroNakamura, Hidehiro Hosaka, Japan, Tokyo,Japan.

#4709 Effect of H. Pylori Eradication on GastricAcid Secretion and Acid Gastro-EsophagealReflux in Gastric Ulcer.Toshihiko Hayakawa, Hiroshi Kaneko, AkihitoKasahara, Toshihiro Konagaya, KazuoKusugami, Terunori Mitsuma, Aichi-gun, Japan,Nagoya, Japan.

#4710 Primary Chronic-Active Gastritis in Children:What Is the Role of H Pylori? Yunn-Yi Chen, Roberto Gugig, Linda Ferrell,Melvin B. Heyman, John D. Snyder, SanFrancisco, CA.

#4711 Effect of Helicobacter Pylori Eradication onthe Evolution of Gastric Epithelial Dysplasia.Gianluca Bersani, Angelo Rossi, Giorgio Ricci,Gianfranco De Fabritiis, Vittorio Alvisi, Ferrara,Italy.

#4712 Seasonal Variation in the Incidence of UpperGI Bleeding.Rafal Sadurski, Michael B. Wallace, AlanBarkun, Paul Jowell, Joseph Leung, Eric Libby,Nick Nickl, Stephen Schutz, Peter B. Cotton,Boston, MA, Charleston, SC, Durham, NC,Lackland AFB, TX, Lexington, KY, Montreal,Canada, Sacramento, CA.

#4713 Relationship Between Endoscopic Findings ofSquamocolumnar Junction and CorpusGastritis.Hiroshige Hamada, Ken Haruma, MitsuhiroMihara, Tomoari Kamada, Soichiro Kido,Nobuaki Hattori, Noriaki Manabe, YasuhikoKitadai, Shinji Tanaka, Masaharu Yoshihara,Koji Sumii, Goro Kajiyama, Hiroshima, Japan.

#4714 Where Is the Best Endoscopic Biopsy Site toDetect the Helicobacter Pylori on the GastricMucosa More Accurately? (ProspectiveStudy.) Myung-In Lee, Im-Hwan Roe, Cheonan, SouthKorea.

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#4715 Significance of Pretreatment ∆13CO2 asPredictor of Success for H. Pylori Eradication- Comparison of the Efficacy of OAC 7, 10, 14Days Regimen.Chang Don Kang, Hoon Jae Chun, Byung WonHur, Yoon Tae Jeen, Hong Sik Lee, Chi WookSong, Soon Ho Um, Sang Woo Lee, Jae HyunChoi, Chang Duk Kim, Ho Sang Ryu, Jin HaeHyun, Seoul, South Korea.

#4716 Prospective Evaluation of the Effect of Bloodon Rapid Urease Testing.Carlos Rollhauser, Cesar Rosellini, AlejandroRossini, Daniel Camps, Silvia Bertola, Cordoba,Argentina.

#4717 Features Characterized the Patients withAsymptomatic Peptic Ulcer.Ching-Liang Lu, Shen-Shong Chang, Full-YoungChang, Shou-Dong Lee, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

#4718 Clinical Studies of 13C-Urea Breath Test inKorea.Goo Lee, Changwoo Lee, Hoonjai Chun, YoontaeJeen, Hongsik Lee, Chiwook Song, Soonho Um,Sangwoo Lee, Jaihyun Choi, Changduck Kim,Hosang Ryu, Jinhai Hyun, Pohang, SouthKorea, Seoul, South Korea.

#4719 Helicobacter Pylori in Solid Organ TransplantPatients: Is the Incidence and Associationwith Peptic Ulcer Disease Different from theGeneral Population? Christina Li, Brian J. Dunkin, Susan K. Keay,Eugene Cho, Peter S. Liao, Stephen T. Bartlett,Bruce Jarrell, John L. Flowers, Baltimore, MD.

#4720 Endoscopic and Histological Features ofGastric Erosion After Helicobacter PyloriEradication.Kazumasa Miyake, Choitsu Sakamoto, TetsuroHiratsuka, Kei Shinoki, Seiji Futagami, KenWada, Taku Tsukui, Masafumi Kobayashi,Tokyo, Japan.

#4721 Long-Term Follow-Up Results of EndoscopicMucosal Resection for Early Gastric Cancerand Gastric Flat Adenoma.Young Koog Cheon, Chang Beom Ryu, Bong MinKo, Young Seok Kim, Su Jin Hong, Joo YoungCho, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim, Chan SupShim, Seoul, South Korea.

#4722 Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Treatmentof Early Gastric Cancer.Hitoshi Gene Kondo, Hiroyuki Ono, TakujiGotoda, Hajime Yamaguchi, Daizo Saito,Shigeaki Yoshida, Tokyo, Japan.

#4723 Long-Term Outcome of Endoscopic MucosalResection for Early Gastric Cancer.Noriya Uedo, Hiroyasu Iishi, Masaharu Tatsuta,Hiroyuki Yano, Hiroyuki Narahara, SeishiroMimura, Toru Otani, Shingo Ishiguro, WakikoAjiki, Hideaki Tsukuma, Osaka, Japan.

#4724 Pyloric Gland Adenoma: A Very Rare Lesion? Michael W. Vieth, Franz Borchard, Manfred Stolte,Aschaffenburg, Germany, Bayreuth, Germany.

#4725 Preneoplastic Gastric Lesions in a Populationwith High Incidence of Gastric Cancer: ACross-Sectional Study.Gianluca Bersani, Giorgio Ricci, Angelo Rossi,Gianfranco Defabritiis, Francesco Santilli,Vittorio Alvisi, Ferrara, Italy.

#4726 Indication of Endoscopic Mucosal Resectionfor Early Gastric Cancer of UndifferentiatedType.Ichiro Oda, Takuji Gotoda, Kyuji Tamura,Hiroyuki Ono, Hitoshi Kondo, MitsuhiroFujishiro, Takahiro Kozo, Hajime Yamaguchi,Daizo Saito, Tadakazu Shimoda, Tokyo, Japan.

#4727 Reassessment of Usefulness of EUS inDifferentiation of Benign and MalignantGastric Stromal Tumors Which WereDiagnosed According to PathologicGuidelines of Ackerman’s Surgical Pathology.ByungWon Hur, HoonJae Chun, ChangDonKang, JungWhan Lee, YoonTae Jeen, ChiWookSong, SoonHo Um, SangWoo Lee, ChangDukKim, HoSang Ryu, JinHai Hyun, YangSuk Chae,Seoul, South Korea.

#4728 Classification of Gastric Stromal TumorAccording to ImmunohistochemicalPhenotype.ByungWon Hur, HoonJae Chun, ChangDonKang, JungWhan Lee, YoonTae Jeen, ChiWookSong, SoonHo Um, JaeHyun Choi, ChangDukKim, HoSang Ryu, JinHai Hyun, YangSuk Chae,Seoul, South Korea.

#4729 Implantation of Self-Expandable Metal Stentsas a Palliative Treatment of MalignantGastric Outlet and Duodenal Obstructions.Harald Matthes, Christoph Janiszewski, Berlin,Germany.

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#4730 Antibiotic Prophylaxis in PercutaneousEndoscopic Gastrostomy in Patients withMalignant Tumors.Max Bittinger, Juergen Barnert, AndreasProbst, Werner Schmidbaur, Martin Wienbeck,Augsburg, Germany.

#4731 Comparison Between Nasogastric TubeFeeding and Percutaneous EndoscopicGastrostomy for Patients with Dysphagia; aProspective,Randomized Long Term ControlStudy.Hirofumi Miyoshi, Akemi Masuda, ShigekiUshikubo, Takahiro Yokoyama, Noriaki Matsuo,Masahiro Nishida, Katsumi Date, ToshimitsuHarima, Yoshiko Sameshima, Inagawa Town,Japan.

#4732 Attitudes of Family Practitioners toPercutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomies inthe Community.April Heaney, Tony Ck Tham, Belfast, UnitedKingdom.

#4733 Outcome of Long Term Home EnteralNutrition in Patients with MalignantDysphagia.Mark A. Schattner, Rafael Barrera, Faye Scott,Ofelia Quesada, Patricia Brown, Moshe Shike,New York, NY.

#4734 Endoscopists’ Perspective On PercutaneousEndoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement.Sean R. Lacey, Elizabeth O’Toole, Richard C.Wong, Gregory S. Cooper, Stuart Youngner,Cleveland, OH.

#4735 Direct PEJ vs. Transgastric PEJ for JejunalFeeding: A Retrospective Analysis.Ashwin Rumalla, Todd H. Baron, Robert F.Yacavone, Adele K. Neven, Rochester, MN.

#4736 Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy andTumor Seeding: An Emerging Complication ofthe Pull Technique in Patients with Head andNeck Cancer.Imad M. Nakshabendi, Jay J. Mamel, Patrick G.Brady, Martin E. Maldonado, Margaret B. Cass-Garcia, Tampa, FL.

#4737 Outcome of Direct Percutaneous EndoscopicJejunostomy Tube Placement for NutritionalSupport in Critically-Ill, MechanicallyVentilated Patients.Mark A. Schattner, Seth J. Richter, RafaelBarrera, Samuel Adeyeye, Michael Ahdoot, AlanAhdoot, Moshe Shike, New Yok, NY, New York,NY.

#4738 Evaluation of Quality of Life in the PalliativeTreatment with Percutaneous EndoscopicGastrostomy of Intestinal Occlusion Causedby Gynecological Tumors.Renato Cannizzaro, Maria A. Annunziata, ElioCampagnutta, Nadia Dal Bo’, Giovanni DePiero, Ettore Bidoli, Roberto Sigon, BarbaraPiani, Carlo Scarabelli, Aviano, Italy.

#4739 Removal of PEG-Tubes by Cutting-The-Tube:Short- and Long-Term Complications.Dieter Schwab, Winfried Melzner, Steffen M.Muehldorfer, Eckhart G. Hahn, Erlangen,Germany.

#4740 The Mucosal Clip Assisted Method for thePlacement of Percutaneously Placed JejunalEnteral Tubes Is Safe and Effective.Jose M. Nieto, John R. Evans, Meghel Parikh,Daniel Leckemby, Colton, CA, Pomona, CA, SanBernardino, CA.

#4741 Outcome After Percutaneous EndoscopicGastrostomy in Patients with Bulbar andSpinal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.Etta Finocchiaro, Rosalba Galletti, AdrianoChio’, Marina Rivetti, Maurizio Fadda, ClaudioDe Angelis, Claudio Barletti, Alessandro Musso,Patrizia Carucci, Wilma Debernardi, GiorgioSaracco, Torino, Italy.

#4742 Technique and Outcome of PercutaneousEndoscopic Enterostomy After TotalGastrectomy.Teruyuki Usuba, Yutaka Suzuki, YoshioIshibashi, Nobuo Omura, Fumiaki Yano,Hideyuki Kashiwagi, Nobuyoshi Hanyu, HiroakiSuzuki, Teruaki Aoki, Tokyo, Japan.

#4743 Percutaneous Endoscopic GastrostomyFeeding Tubes in Huntington’s Disease.Sushma Saksena, Stephanie White, Sue Clark,A. Torrance, Pat Bottrill, Margaret Atkins, LynnDavison, W. Barker, Ken Matthewson,Newcastle, United Kingdom.

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#4744 Endoscopic Small Intestine Biopsy:Comparison of Two Techniques.Rafael Amaro, Jack Lubin, Jamie S. Barkin,Miami Beach, FL.

#4745 Clinical Impact of Push-Enteroscopy:Prospective Study.Emmanuel Cuillerier, Bruno Landi, ChristelleFlobert, Alexis Bezet, Philippe Marteau, Jean-Philippe Barbier, Christophe Cellier, Paris,France.

#4746 A New Method of Enteroscopy.Hironori Yamamoto, Yukihiro Sato, YutakaSekine, Toshihiko Higashizawa, Kenichi Ido,Kentaro Sugano, Tochigi, Japan.

#4747 Diagnostic Yield of Push-Enterostomy in Non-Bleeding Intestinal Disorders.Andre Van Gossum, Alain Schmit, RobertJagodzinski, Michael Adler, Jacques Deviere,Mahmoud Ghandour, Brussels, Belgium.

#4748 Diagnostic Efficacy of Push - Enteroscopy inOcculted or Overted Reccurent Bleeding ofGastrointestinal Tract.Vassilios C. Delis, Vassilios E. Balatsos, VassiliosC. Vamvakousis, Panagiotis P. Kassapidis,Anastasios C. Konstantinidis, Athanassios S.Hatzinicolaou, Philip P. Georgopoulos, NikolaosP. Skandalis, Athens, Greece.

#4749 Endoscopic Versus Surgical Palliation ofMalignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction: ARetrospective Analysis.Bradley M. Webb, Todd H. Baron, Robert F.Yacavone, Munford R. Yates, Birmingham, AL,Rochester, MN.

#4750 Efficacy of N-Butyl 2-Cyanoacrylate InjectionTherapy for Gastric Variceal Bleeding andthe Factors Related to Its Clinical Outcome.Sang-Woo Kim, In-Sik Chung, Ho-Jin Song,Joon-Ho Wang, Kang-Moon Lee, Dong-Soo Lee,Sung-Soo Kim, Young-Sang Yang, Jae-KwangKim, Sok-Won Han, Doo-Ho Park, Seoul, SouthKorea.

#4751 Management of Malignant DuodenalStrictures Caused by Pancreatic Carcinomawith Expandable Stents.Marc F. Catalano, Shahid H. Sial, Joseph E.Geenen, Walter J. Hogan, Milwaukee, WI.

#4752 Prospective Evaluation of DifferentEndoscopic Biopsy Sites in the Detection ofGraft-Versus-Host Disease.Aniq Shaikh, Dominico Coppola, ImadNakshabendi, Steven Goldstein, James S.Barthel, Tampa, FL.

#4753 Through-the-Scope Stent for Palliation ofMalignant Stenoses of Upper GastrointestinalTract Beyond the Esophagus: Long-TermResults.Jin Hong Kim, Byung Moo Yoo, Kwang Jae Lee,Ki Baik Hahm, Sung Won Cho, Suwon, SouthKorea.

#4754 The Role of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy inDiagnosing Opportunistic UpperGastrointestinal Infection in the Solid OrganTransplant Recipient.Christina Li, Brian J. Dunkin, Susan K. Keay,Eugene Cho, Debora Evans, Stephen T. Bartlett,Peter S. Liao, Bruce E. Jarrell, John L. Flowers,Baltimore, MD.

#4755 The Clinical Courses of Long Followed upGastric Malt Lymphoma.Takahiro Kozu, Hiroyuki Ono, Daizo Saito,Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Ichiro Oda, Tokyo, Japan.

#4756 EUS Can Supply Information of ClinicalUsefulness and Prognostic Value inEvaluating Patients with Portal Hypertension(PH) .Claudio De Angelis, Valeria Maglione, PatriziaCarucci, Maurizio Fadda, Wilma De BernardiVenon, Alessandro Repici, Luca Todros, ClaudioBarletti, Giorgio Saracco, Mario Rizzetto, Turin,Italy.

#4757 Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography inTherapeutic Decision Making and inFollowing-Up Gastro-Intestinal SubmucosalTumors and Extraluminal Compressions.Claudio De Angelis, Patrizia Carucci, FrancescaCurri, Sergio Peyre, Vincenzo Arena, ValeriaMaglione, Alessandro Repici, Giorgio Saracco,Mario Rizzetto, Courgne, Italy, Turin, Italy.

#4758 Gastrin is Expressed in Jejunum Biopsies ofPostgastrectomy Patients.Adriana V. Safatle-Ribeiro, Ulysses Ribeiro, Jr,Paulo Sakai, Shinichi Ishioka, Celso Oliveira,Joaquim J. Gama-Rodrigues, James C. Reynolds,Philadelphia, PA, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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DDW Meet The Professor Luncheons

12:30 PM-1:45 PM

Ambulatory Endoscopic Centers

Robert M. Gannan, Richard D. BaergManchester B Room, Hyatt Regency San Diego

Argon Plasma Coagulator: Uses and Abuses

James A. DiSarioWindsor B Room, Hyatt Regency San Diego

Endoscopic Management of GI Neoplasms

David E. FleischerManchester A Room, Hyatt Regency San Diego

Endoscopic Techniques for Enteral Feeding

William N. BaskinWindsor C Room, Hyatt Regency San Diego

Expandable GI Stents

Steven A. EdmundowiczAtlanta Room, San Diego Marriott Hotel

How to Learn EUS

Robert H. HawesRegency A Room, Hyatt Regency San Diego

Management of Large CBD Stones

David L. Carr-LockeRegency D Room, San Diego Marriott Hotel

Occult GI Bleeding

Blair S. LewisRegency B Room, Hyatt Regency San Diego

Pancreatic Pseudocysts

Todd H. BaronPresidential Boardroom, San Diego Marriott Hotel

Reuse of Disposable Endoscopic Accessories

Douglas O. NelsonConnaught Room, Hyatt Regency San Diego

Severe Hematochezia

Thomas J. SavidesChicago Room, San Diego Marriott Hotel

ASGE Clinical Symposium

2:15 PM-3:45 PMRoom 2


Moderator: Martin L. Greene

AVOIDING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: RISK MAN-AGEMENT AND EMERGING LEGAL ISSUES INGASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

S576 New Legal Pressures on the Practitioner -Shifting Sands of Practice Pressures, PublicPerception and Aggressive Legal AdvocacyMartin L. Greene

S577 Informed Consent in the Era of Endoscopy onDemand - Can a Therapeutic Relationship BeEstablished in 5 Minutes?John L. Petrini

S578 Emerging Legal Concepts and EndoscopicPractice - Vicarious Liability, Use of ClinicalGuidelines, and Fiduciary Responsibilities inManager CareAndrew D. Feld

S579 Avoiding Jail Time: Health Care Fraud and AbuseMichael E. Ryan

S580

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH PANEL

ASGE Topic Forum

2:15 PM-3:45 PMRoom 11


Moderators: Patrick G. Brady, Norman E. Marcon

ENDOSCOPY IN ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES

2:15 PM

#4909 Radiofrequency Energy Application to theGastroesophageal Junction for the Treatmentof Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.George Triadafilopoulous, David S. Utley, JohnDibaise, Timothy Nostrant, Neil H. Stollman,John Rabine, Michael S. Kim, Mark A. Vierra,Ann Arbor, MI, Miami, FL, Omaha, NE, PaloAlto, CA, Stanford, CA.

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2:23 PM

S581 Q & A

2:30 PM

#4910 The Yield and Predictors of EsophagealPathology When Upper Endoscopy Is Used toInitially Evaluate Dysphagia: MultivariableAnalysis of 1649 Patients.Rig S. Patel, Mohammad A. Eloubeidi, Hugh E.Mulcahy, James A. Vaughan, Alan Barkun, PaulJowell, Joseph Leung, Eric Libby, Nick Nickl,Stephen Schutz, Peter B. Cotton, Boston, MA,Charleston, SC, Durham, NC, Lackland AFB,TX, Lexington, KY, Montreal, Canada,Sacramento, CA.

2:38 PM

S582 Q & A

2:45 PM

#4911 Argon Plasma Coagulation PlusPhotodynamic Therapy Vs. Argon PlasmaCoagulation Plus Brachytherapy in Palliationof Malignant Dysphagia: A Prospective andRandomized Study.Maciej Rupinski, Jaroslaw Regula, Jacek Fijuth,Marcin Polkowski, Ewa Wronska, EugeniuszButruk, Warsaw, Poland.

2:53 PM

S583 Q & A

3:00 PM

#4912 Management of Superficial EsophagealCancer: Outcomes of Esophagectomy,Photodynamic Therapy, or EndoscopicMucosal Resection.Ilias A. Scotiniotis, Michael L. Kochman,Nicholas Sanfilipo, Steven Hahn, Ernie Rosato,Gregory G. Ginsberg, Philadelphia, PA.

3:08 PM

S584 Q & A

3:15 PM

#4913 A Prospective, Randomized Study ComparingThree Types of Covered Metal Stents for thePalliation of Malignant Dysphagia.Peter D. Siersema, Wim C. J. Hop, Antonie J. VanTilburg, Dirk-Jan Bac, Mark Van Blankenstein,Jan Dees, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

3:23 PM

S585 Q & A

3:30 PM

S586 State of the Art Lecture - Metal Stents in theEsophagus: Expanse Vs ExpenseNimish Vakil

Combined Clinical Symposium (AGA, ASGE, SSAT)2:15 to 3:45 PM

Room 1San Diego Convention Center

EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO PREVENTINGGI COMPLICATIONS OF NSAIDS: A NEW ERA OFMANAGEMENT

Moderators: David J. Bjorkman, Walter L. Peterson

What Causes NSAID-induced GI Complications?Byron L. Cryer

What is the Real Risk of NSAID-induced GIComplications

Philip S. Schoenfield

Using Evidence Based Medicine to InterpretNSAID Trials

Walter L. Peterson

Misoprostol and Antisecretory Drugs to PreventNSAID-induced GI Complications

David J. Bjorkman

COX-1 Sparing NSAIDs: Are They the Real Deal?Loren A. Laine

ASGE Topic Forum

3:45 PM-5:30 PMRoom 16


Moderators: Norman S. Nishioka, Richard E. Sampliner

NEW ENDOSCOPIC ADVANCES IN BARRETT’SESOPHAGUS

3:45 PM

#4914 Life Expectancy and Cancer Risk in Patientswith Barrett’s Esophagus: A ProspectiveControlled Investigation.Volker F. Eckardt, Gudrun Bernhard,Wiesbaden, Germany.

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3:53 PM

S592 Q & A

4:00 PM

#4915 Long-Term Results of Photodynamic Therapyfor Barrett’s Esophagus.Kenneth K. Wang, Navtej S. Buttar, Lori S.Lutzke, Marlys A. Anderson, KrishnawatieKrisnadath, Rochester, MN.

4:08 PM

S593 Q & A

4:15 PM

#4916 Can Fluorescence Endoscopy AfterSensitization with 5-Aminolevulinic AcidDifferentiate Malignant and BenignGastrointestinal Lesions? Helmut Messmann, Esther Endlicher, GernotFreunek, Juergen Schoelmerich, Ruth Knuechel,Regenburg, Germany.

4:23 PM

S594 Q & A

4:30 PM

#4917 Identifying Dysplasia Within Barrett’sEsophagus Using Raman Spectroscopy.Louis-Michel Wong Kee Song, Martin G. Shim,Brian C. Wilson, Shirley Hassaram, MariaCirrocco, Gabor P. Kandel, Paul P. Kortan,Gregory B. Haber, Norman E. Marcon, Toronto,ON, Canada.

4:38 PM

S595 Q & A

4:45 PM

#4918 Diagnosis of Specialized Intestinal Metaplasiaby Optical Coherence Tomography.John M. Poneros, Stephan Brand, Brett E.Bouma, Guillermo J. Tearney, Norman S.Nishioka, Boston, MA.

4:53 PM

S596 Q & A

5:00 PM

#4919 A Novel Optical Biopsy Technique UsingElastic Scattering Spectroscopy for Dysplasiaand Cancer in Barrett’s Esophagus.Laurence B. Lovat, David Pickard, MarcoNovelli, Paul M. Ripley, Helen Francis, Irving J.Bigio, Stephen G. Bown, London, UnitedKingdom, Los Alamos, NM.

5:08 PM

S597 Q & A

5:15 PM

S598 State of the Art Lecture - Detecting Dysplasiain Barrett’s EsophagusJacques Van Dam

ASGE Clinical Symposium

4:00 PM-5:30 PMRoom 11


Moderators: Joseph J.Y. Sung, David E. Fleischer

METAL STENTS

S599 Expandable Esophageal ProsthesesRichard A. Kozarek

S600 Duodenum and PancreasDavid L. Carr-Locke

S601 BiliaryJoseph W. Leung

S602 ColonSven Adamsen

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