Final Program

Friday, September 30, 2005
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Scientific Session I Chairman: David E. Clark, M.D. Grand Ballroom
		Podium Presentations (10 Minute Presentation / 8 Minute Discussion)
		1. Risk Factors for the Development of Abdominal Abscess Following Operation for Perforated Appendicitis: a Multi-Center Case Control Study Marion C. W. Henry1, Angela Walker1, Bonnie L. Silverman1, Gerald Gollin2, Saleem Islam3, Karl Sylvester4, R. Lawrence Moss1 1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;2Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA;3University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS;4Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
		2. Is Right Hemicolectomy for 2.0 cm Appendiceal Carcinoids Justified? Zubin M. Bamboat, David L. Berger Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
		3. How Urgent Is Appendectomy For Acute Appendicitis? Do We Have To Operate In The Middle Of The Night? Fadi Abou-Nukta, Charles Bakhos, Kervin Arroyo, Young Koo, Jeremiah Martin, Randolph Reinhold, Kenneth Ciardiello Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
		4. Outcomes of Open Versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the United States, 1998-2002 Maksim Zayaruzny, Liam Haveran, Shauna Malone, Stephen P. Baker, Demetrius E. M. Litwin UMASS, Worcester, MA
		Brief Reports (3 Minute Presentation / 2 Minute Discussion)
		B1. Delays in Interfacility Transport of Trauma Patients in a Rural Environment Paul Kispert, John Sutton, Kenneth Burchard, Horace Henriques, John Higgins, James Whedon, Peter Steinberg Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
		B2. Injury Patterns in Elderly Drivers Graciela Bauza, Wayne LaMorte, Peter A. Burke, Erwin F. Hirsch Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
		B3. Comparison of Seat Belt Use and Injury Outcomes Between Vermont and New Hampshire John E. Sutton, Jr., James Whedon, John Higgins Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
		B4. Incidental Diagnosis of Cancer in Deceased Organ Donors Paul E. Morrissey1, Lena Sibulesky1, Kevin O'Connor2, Jane Goguen2 1Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI;2New England Organ Bank, Newton, MA
		B5. Cystic Neoplasm Of Pancreas: Long-Term Outcomes With Surgical Therapy Hiromichi Ito, Evan Matros, Stanley W. Ashley, Michael J. Zinner, Edward E. Whang Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
		B6. Inguinal Herniorraphy in the Elderly Eduardo A. Guzman, Frederick B. Rogers University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM		Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM	Scientific Session II Chairman: Neil S. Yeston, M.D.
		Podium Presentations (10 Minute Presentation / 8 Minute Discussion)
		5. Women in Surgery: Do We Really Understand the Deterrents? Debra A. Gargiulo, Neil H. Hyman, James C. Hebert University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
		6. Neoadjuvant Therapy And Local Recurrence In Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Sarah E. Greer, Thomas A. Colacchio, John E. Sutton, Jr., J. Marc Pipas, Bassem I. Zaki, Richard J. Barth, Jr. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
		7. Incidence, Patterns, and Prevention of Wrong Site Surgery Mary R. Kwaan1, David Studdert2, Michael J. Zinner1, Atul A. Gawande1 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
		8. Implications and Cost of Pancreatic Leak Following Distal Pancreatic Resection J. R. Rodriguez1, S. G. Soto1, P. Pandharipande2, G. S. Gazelle, S. P. Thayer1, A. L. Warshaw1, C. Fernandez-del Castillo1 1Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery;2Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
		9. Sirna-Mediated Gene Silencing In Colorectal Cancer: A Novel Anti-Angiogenic Targeted Therapy Abby Mulkeen, Terry Silva, John Schmidtz, Edward Uchio, Edward Chu, Charles Cha Yale University, Dept. of Surgery
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM		State Caucus Meetings
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM		Welcoming Reception
Saturday, October 1, 2005
7:00 AM		Continental Breakfast
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM		New Member Breakfast Meeting
7:45 AM – 8:00 AM		Introduction Of New Members Grand Ballroom
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Scientific Session III Chairman: Thomas F. Tracy, Jr., M.D.
		Brief Reports (3 Minute Presentation / 2 Minute Discussion)
		B7. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Using Cervical Block: Reasons for Conversion to General Anesthesia Tobias JE Carling, Patricia Donovan, Christine Rinder, Robert Udelsman Yale University Medical School, New Haven, CT
		B8. A Prospective Study of Cognitive Intervention in the Reduction of Postoperative Pain and Narcotic Demand Mike C. Gavin, Mark Litt, Ahmed Khan, Hilary Onyiuke, Robert A. Kozol UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT
		B9. Treatment of Hepatic Abscess David A. Iannitti, Sr., Dionisios Vrochides, Sarah Majercik William Mayo-Smith Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
		B10. Vocal Cord Paralysis After Surgery for Acute Dissection of the Thoracic Aorta Ioannis Hatzaras1, Jesse Bible1, Richard Shaw1, Douglas Ross2, Clarence Sasaki2, John Elefteriades1 1Yale University, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New Haven, CT; 2 Yale University, Section of Head & Neck Surgery, New Haven, CT
		B11. A New Paradigm for Managing Information in the ICU in Response to the 80 hour Work Week Brian A. Janz1, Joseph Frassica2, Christopher Baker1, Gari Clifford3, Roger G. Mark1 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA;2University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA;3Harvard-MIT, Cambridge, MA
		B12. The Induction of Robust Tolerance in an MHC-Mismatched Porcine Pulmonary Allograft Model Prevents Obliterative Bronchiolitis Hisashi Sahara, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Ashok Muniappan, Dax A. Guenther, John C. Wain, Stuart L. Houser, Akshat Pujara, Marjory A. Bravard, David H. Sachs, Joren C. Madsen, James S. Allan Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
8:30 AM - 9:40 PM		Panel Discussion "Approaches to Solving the Donor Shortage Crisis" Moderator: Marc I. Lorber, M.D., New Haven, CT Panelists: Francis L. Delmonico, M.D., Boston, MA "Expanding The Deceased Donor Pool" Elizabeth A. Pomfret, M.D., Burlington, MA "Living Liver Donors" David H. Sachs, M.D., Boston, MA "Xenotransplants"
9:40AM – 10:35 AM		Break With Poster Session
		P1. Decellularized Ovine Arterial Tissue: A Three-dimensional Tubular Scaffold For Tissue Engineering Small Diameter Vascular Conduits Matthew P. Brennan, Amit Goyal, Jamie A. Howland, Peter M. Fong, David A. LaVan, Themis R. Kyriakides, Christopher K. Breuer Yale University, New Haven, CT
		P2. Local Administration of the Poly ADP-Ribose Polymerase (PARP) Inhibitor PJ34 During Hindlimb Ischemia Modulates Skeletal Muscle Reperfusion Injury Mark F. Conrad, David H. Stone, Hassan Albadawi, Fateh Entabi, Michael T. Watkins Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
		P3. Salvage Therapy For Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A Single Institution Cohort Analysis Michael R. DiSiena1, Harold J. Wanebo2 1Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA;2Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI
		P4. Directed Parathyroidectomy Using Preoperative And Intraoperative Localization Facilitates Unilateral Exploration For Cure Of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Donald E. Dupuis Lahey Clinic, Lexington, MA
		P5. Differential Response Between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes to Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Fateh Entabi, Hassan Albadawi, David H. Stone, Rameses L. Sroufe, Mark F. Conrad, Michael T. Watkins Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
		P6. Breast Cancer and Age Tiffany T. Fancher, Jacek J. Paszkowiak, Ravi P. Kiran, Alpin D. Malkan, Niby Mathew, James J. O'Campo, Ellen G. Polokoff, Stanley J. Dudrick St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT
		P7. Failure of a Web-Based Educational Tool to Improve Residents' ABSITE Scores Charles M. Ferguson, Andrew L. Warshaw Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
		P8. Lipiodol CT for Difficult to Image Hepatocellular Carcinoma David A. Iannitti, Sr., Alan Thomay, Dionisios Vrochides Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
		P9. Procedures at Bedside for Intensive Care Unit Patients - Initiating a program, May, 2004 - April 2005 Peter A. Igneri, Frederick B. Rogers, Bruce Crookes, William Charash, Susannah K. Wells, Bruce Leavitt Flethcer Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT
		P10. G1 Cell Cycle Arrest Associated With Upregulation of p16 and p21 by Procaine Hydrochloride Laura A. Lambert, Kelly K. Hunt, Khandan Keyomarsi University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
		P11. Diaphragmatic Hernias Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Explantation and Heart Transplantation: A Series of Both Laparoscopic and Open Repair Kelly T. Migliero1, Steven D. Schwaitzberg1, David DeNofrio2 1New England Medical Center, Department Surgery, Boston, MA;2New England Medical Center, Devision Cardiology, Boston, MA
		P12. Patterns Of Injury In Geriatric Falls Peter Ojo, Judith O'Connor, Donald Kim, Kenneth Ciardiello John Bonadies Department of Surgery, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
		P13. Necrotizing Pancreatitis: An Update on Current Management Flavio G. Rocha, Eric Benoit, Peter Banks, Koenraad Mortele, Michael J. Zinner, Edward E. Whang, Stanley W. Ashley Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
		P14. The Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Using a Novel Energy Source, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Sanjay A. Samy, Harold L. Lazar, Oz M. Shapira, Curtis T. Hunter, Richard J. Shemin Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
10:35 AM - 12:15 AM	Scientific Session IV Chairman: A. Benedict Cosimi, M.D.
		Podium Presentations (10 Minute Presentation / 8 Minute Discussion)
		10. The Learning Curve in Pancreatic Surgery Jennifer F. Tseng1, Jeffrey E. Lee2, Peter WT Pisters2, Charlotte C. Sun2, Henry F. Gomez2, Douglas B. Evans2 1University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA;2UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
		11. Poor Preoperative Gycemic Control is Associated With Increased Postoperative Infections Annika Dronge, Melissa Perkal, Sue Kancir, John Concato, Michela Aslan, Ronnie Rosenthal Yale University, West Haven, CT
		12. Reassessment of PTH Monitoring during Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism after Two Preoperative Localization Studies Atul A. Gawande1,2, Jack M. Monchik3, Thomas A. Abbruzzese1, Jason D. Iannuccilli3,Shahrul I. Ibrahim1, Francis D. Moore, Jr.1 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston,MA;2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA;3Brown Medical School,Providence, RI
		13. Distal Splenorenal Shunt (DSRS) For Failed Transjugular Intrahepatic Portocaval Shunt (TIPS) David R. Elwood, James J. Pomposelli, Elizabeth A. Pomfret, W. David Lewis, Roger L. Jenkins Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
		14. Maximizing OR and Recovery Room Capacity in an Era of Constrained Resources Suzanne M. Sokal, David L. Craft, Yuchiao Chang, David L. Berger Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
12:15PM		Adjourn (Free Afternoon)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM		SAGES Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopic Surgery Course
7:00 PM		President's Reception & Dinner (Business Attire) Conservatory & Main Dining Room
Sunday, October 2, 2005
7:00 AM		Continental Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM		Annual Business Meeting (Members Only)
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM	Scientific Session V Chairman: Robert M. Quinlan, M.D.
		Podium Presentations (10 Minute Presentation / 8 Minute Discussion)
		15. Small Bowel Tumors in Connecticut: Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics Ioannis Hatzaras1, Farshad Abir1, Paul Sullivan2, Robert Kozol3, Walter Longo1 1Yale University, New Haven, CT;2CT Department of Health, CT Tumor Registry, New Haven, CT;3University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
		16. Prestorage Leukoreduction Prevents Accumulation of Proinflammatory Matrix Metalloproteinases During Blood Storage Walter L. Biffl, Paul C. Frake, Hadley E. Smith, Lii F. Suen Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM		Nathan Smith Award Michael R. Curci, M.D., Portland, ME
9:40 AM - 10:25 AM		21st Annual Samuel Jason Mixter Lecture Patricia K. Donahoe, M.D., Boston, MA
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM		Introduction Of President
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM		Presidential Address "Surgeons and the Nobel Prize" A. Benedict Cosimi, M.D., Boston, MA
11:30 AM		Adjourn