SAGES 2009 Annual Meeting
Surgical Spring Week Presentations

April 22-24, 2009
Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix, Arizona

∇ SAGES/SSAT Upper GI Neoplasms Panel:
Current and Evolving Therapeutic Modalities for Upper GI Neoplasms

Chair: Chandrakanth Are, M.D.; Co-Chair: Vivian Strong, M.D.

The session will outline the current practice and evolving therapeutic strategies in the management of upper gastrointestinal malignancies. The session will focus on the management of early or pre-malignant lesions, address controversies in staging, outline neo-adjvant/adjuvant strategies and evaluate the open and emerging minimally invasive surgical techniques. The session will also place emphasis on the multi-discplinary approach and outcomes data following treatment of patients with upper gastrointestinal malignancies.

Objectives:
After attending this panel, attendees will be able to:

• Describe how to provide surveillance to patients with Barrett’s Esophagus
• Determine the optimal approach (surgical and/versus endoscopic) in the management of patients with high grade dysplasia or early esophageal carcinoma
• Differentiate between the different techniques and determine the appropriate surgical approach for resection of esophageal carcinoma
• Review current standards on minimally invasive esophagectomy
• Obtain a comprehensive understanding of adjuvant/neoadjuvant treatment strategies for patients with upper gastrointestinal malignancies involving the multi-disciplinary approach
• Review current controversies and the role of MIS approaches in the surgical management of gastric cancer
• Review recent advances in the understanding and treatment of early gastric cancer, diffuse and familial gastric cancer
• Outline the current management approach of gastrointestinal tumors
• Evaluate outcomes following treatment of malignancies of the upper gastrointestinal tract