November 20, 1998 (Friday)
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Registration | |
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Welcome |
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Symposium I: Primary Lung Cancer
Moderators: Ferguson/Pearson |
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Is simultaneously stapled lobectomy a valid oncological operation? | Lewis |
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Sublobar resection for cancer | Shennib |
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Extended resection for lung cancer: how far is too far? | Pairolero |
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Trauma of thoracotomy: the science behind VATS | Walker |
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Debate: Lymph node dissection or sampling | Naruke/Lewis |
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Panel Discussion |
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Symposium II: Metastatic Diseases
Moderators: Landreneau/Benfield |
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Radical metastasectomy | Pastorino |
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Unresolved issues on the biology of pulmonary metastasis | Zwischenberger |
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Debate: Median sternotomy or VATS? | Todd/Sonett |
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Panel Discussion |
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Free Papers (Thoracic)
Moderators: Lerut/Pairolero |
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F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose
positron emission tomography in the non-invasive staging of non-small cell
lung cancer
Berlangieri SU, Scott AM, Knight S, Fitt GJ, Hess EM, Pathmaraj K, Hennessy OF, Tochon-Danguy HJ, Chan JG, Clarke CP, Mckay WJ. Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Invited Discussant: K Naunheim |
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Video enhanced
muscle sparing thoracotomy: the ultimate approach for intrathoracic tumour
resection
Khalil-Marzouk JF, Briffa N, Bhattacharya K, Al Kateb K. Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK Invited Discussant: W Walker |
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Staged axillary
thoracotomy in bilateral lung metastases: an effective and minimally invasive
approach
Margaritora S, Cesano A, Galetta D, D'Andrilli A, Kawamukai K, Granone P. Catholic University of Rome, Italy Invited Discussant: U Pastorino |
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VATS lobectomy
for lung cancer - a study of morbidity, mortality and long term survival
Fischel R, Mckenna R. Chapman Medical Center, Orange, USA Invited Discussant: R Lewis |
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Photodynamic
therapy: an effective tool for the palliation of obstructive/bleeding endoluminal
tracheobronchial lesions
Weigel T, Shatzer M, Churma S, Lovas K, Keenan R, Ferson P, Luketich J. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsbergh, Pennsylvania, USA Invited Discussant: J Zwischenberger |
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Comparison
of thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagomyotomy with fundoplication for
primary motility disorders
Champion JK, Delisle N, Hunt T. Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia, USA Invited Discussant: J Luketich |
Special Lecture I (Moderator: Yim)
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Forging a Link | Ferguson |
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Symposium III: Coronary artery surgery
Moderators: Al-Halees/Subramanian |
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Changing trends in surgical revascularization | Shennib |
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"Off-pump" or on a better pump? | Wan |
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"Off-pump" grafting without myocardial damage: is it possible? | Angelini |
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Patient selection for minimally invasive coronary bypass | Subramanian |
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Current results of "off-pump" surgery | Calafiore |
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Cost-effectiveness of MICS | Arom |
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Debate: Incomplete grafting off-pump or complete grafting on bypass | Subramanian/Emery |
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Panel Discussion |
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Video Presentation
Moderators: Luketich/Lin |
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Totally thoracoscopic IMA harvest | Wolf |
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Video-assisted mitral valve repair: the micro-mitral operation | Chitwood |
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Video mediastinoscopy | Lerut |
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VAT lobectomy | Yim |
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SS lobectomy | Lewis |
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VATS first rib resection | Wolf |
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Transcervical thymectomy | Todd |
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Video assisted transternal thymectomy | Granone |
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VATS thymectomy | Yim |
November 21, 1998 (Saturday)
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Symposium IV: Heart valve surgery
Moderators: Kabbani/Ferguson |
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Debate: Minimal access or full-access valve surgery | Chitwood/Calafiore/Arom |
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Debate: Surgery for the small aortic root | Al-Halees/Izzat/Arom |
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The future of ventricular volume reduction surgery | Calafiore |
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Debate: Severe mitral incompetence with poor left ventricle: Isolated mitral valve surgery or with ventricular volume reduction | Chitwood/Angelini |
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Panel Discussion |
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Free Paper Session (Cardiac)
Moderators: Chitwood/Shennib |
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Indication
and patient selection for minimally invasive and "off-pump" coronary bypass
surgery
Diegeler A, Matin M, Binner C, Battellini R, Autschbach R, Falk V, Mohr FW. University of Leipzig, Heartcenter, Leipzig, Germany Invited Discussant: V Subramanian |
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Video-assisted
trans-thoracic sympathectomy for refractory angina in patients unsuitable
for conventional revascularisation
Khogali SS, Miller M, Rajesh PB, Murray RG, Beattie JM. Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK Invited Discussant: J Sanderson |
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Detection of
embedded coronary arteries in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass
graftings: intraoperative ultrasonography using color doppler microprobe
Oda K, Hirose K, Fukutomi T, Nishimori H, Hirokawa M, Yamashiro T, Ogoshi S. Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Kochi, Japan Invited Discussant: R Emery |
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Spectral analysis
of flow wave morphology significantly improves anastomotic stenosis detection
in off-pump CABG
Jaber S, BhaskerRao B, Vanhimbergen D, Ewert D, Cerrito P, Koenig S, Spence P. University of Louisville, Louisville, USA Invited Discussant: A Calafiore |
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Off-pump arterial
grafting using the medtronic octopus
Pym J, Petsikas D. Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada Invited Discussant: E Sim |
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The clinical
and financial impact of port-access coronary revascularization
Watson DR. Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, USA Invited Discussant: S Kabbani |
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Minimally invasive
approach for closure of ventricular septal defect via lower sternotomy
- is it worthy?
Chu JJ, Chang CH, Lin PJ, Su WJ, Tan PC. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan Invited Discussant: Z Al-Halees |
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Free compared
with pedicled right internal thoracic arteries for coronary artery bypass
grafting.
Buxton B, Dixit A, Tatoulis J, Fuller JA, Komeda AM. Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Epworth Hospital & Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Invited Discussant: G Angelini |
Special Lecture II (Moderator: Pairolero)
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Surgical training during changing times | Benfield |
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Symposium V: Emphysema Surgery
Moderators: Naunheim/Lewis |
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Patient selection for lung volume reduction surgery | Todd |
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Surgical approaches to lung volume reduction surgery | Hazelrigg |
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Loop ligation approach | Liu |
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Debate: Lung volume reduction or transplantation | Hazelrigg/Keenan |
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Panel Discussion |
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Symposium VI: Esophageal Diseases
Moderators: Hazelrigg/Pairolero |
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Debate: Gastroesophageal reflux: laparoscopic or thoracoscopic | Naunheim/Landreneau |
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Staging in esophageal cancer | Krasna |
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What is the role of multi-modality therapy in esophageal carcinoma? | Pearson |
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Thoracoscopic esophagectomy | Fok |
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Totally endoscopic esophagectomy | Luketich |
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Is there a role for radical esophagectomy? | Lerut |
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Debate: Endoscopic intervention or palliative resection | Chung/Zwischenberger |
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Panel Discussion |
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Closing |