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Track 1: Postoperative Ileus and Other Complications: Is There Help on the Horizon?
Track 2: Core Subject Update
Track 3: Neoplasia 1 - Rectal Cancer, Staging and Adjuvant Therapy
Track 4: Norman Nigro Lectureship
Track 5: ASCRS Presidental Address
Track 6: Neoplasia 2 - Carcinoma, Carcinoids and Local Treatment
Track 7: Benign Colorectal Cancer
Track 8: Memorial Lectureship in Honor of John Buls, MD
Track 9: Neoplasia 3 - Anal Neoplasia, HIV, Salvage
Track 10: Panel Discussion: Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (AIN) - What is It and How Should We Treat It?
Track 11: Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Ileal Pouches in CUC and Crohn's Disease
Track 12: Disorders of Physiology - Imaging, Fecal Incontinence, Pelvic Prolapse
Track 13: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Research: A Practicing Surgeon's Guide to New Opportunities: The Basics
Track 14: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Research: A Practicing Surgeon's Guide to New Opportunities: Practical Questions
Track 15: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Research:A Practicing Surgeon's Guide to New Opportunities:Ethics and Protection of Human Subject
Track 16: Anorectal Disorders - Fissures, Fistulas, Hemorrhoids
Track 17: The Ernestine Hambrick Lectureship
Track 18: Colorectal Research
Track 19: Laparoscopy and Colonoscopy
Track 20: Parviz Kamangar Humanities in Surgery Lectureship
Track 21: Medical / Legal Issues
Track 22: Impact Paper and Greatest Hits
Track 23: Resident / Fellow Presentations
Track 24: Colorectal Laparoscopy and Treatment of CR Liver Metastases
Track 25: Consultants' Corner II: Abdominal Topics

Track 1: Postoperative Ileus and Other Complications: Is There Help on the Horizon?

Postoperative Ileus - Considerations for the New Millennium
Speaker : James Fleshman, MD
 
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Bowel Sounds and Things that Go Bump in the Night?
Speaker : Tom Read, MD
 
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Anastomotic Leak - What Can I Do Now?
Speaker : Michael Stamos, MD
 
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Discussion
Speaker : Panel
 
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Track 2: Core Subject Update

Surgical Therapy of Crohn's Disease
Speaker : Feza Remzi, MD
 
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GI Bleeding
Speaker : Amy Halverson, MD
 
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Speaker : Charles Whitlow, MD
 
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Ostomies and Stomal Therapy
Speaker : Jonathan Efron, MD
 
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Colon and Rectal Cancer
Speaker : Michael Hellinger, MD
 
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Anatomy and Physiology
Speaker : Judith Trudel, MD
 
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Track 3: Neoplasia 1 - Rectal Cancer, Staging and Adjuvant Therapy

Local Recurrence after Mesorectal Excision for Cancer of the Lower Rectum: Anterior Versus Abdominoperineal Resection
Speaker : Arne Wibe
 
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Increased Rate of Complete Pathologic Response with Increased Interval Between Preoperative Combined Modality Therapy and Rectal Cancer Resection
Speaker : H. Moore
 
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Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Histologic Response of the Primary Tumor Predicts Nodal Status
Speaker : T. Read
 
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Does PET Change Management in Primary Rectal Cancer? A Prospective Assessment
Speaker : A. Heriot
 
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Surgery for Re-recurrent Rectal Cancer
Speaker : K. Boyle
 
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Comparative Analysis of Nodal Upstaging Between Colon and Rectal Cancers by Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping - A Prospecitve Multicenter Trial
Speaker : K. Monson
 
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Does Immunostaining Effectively Upstage Colorectal Cancer by Identifying Micrometastatic Nodal Disease?
Speaker : K. Madbouly
 
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Track 4: Norman Nigro Lectureship

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Era of Genetic Medicine
Speaker : Katherine Siminovitch, MD
 
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Track 5: ASCRS Presidental Address

Serendipity, Humility and Dumbo's Feather
Speaker : Richard Billingham, MD
 
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Track 6: Neoplasia 2 - Carcinoma, Carcinoids and Local Treatment

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Aspirin for Preventing Colorectal Adenomas
Speaker : T. Asano
 
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Causes of Death in Patients with HNPCC
Speaker : N. Morin
 
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Local Excision of Rectal Neoplasms: 100 Consecutive Patients
Speaker : K. Fischkoff
 
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Transanal Excision (TAE) of Rectal Polyps and Cancers
Speaker : D. Fenech
 
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Long-term Survival after Local Excision for T1 Carcinoma of the Rectum
Speaker : R. Nascimbeni
 
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Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Transanal Excision or Radical Surgery for Stage II - III Rectal Carcinoma
Speaker : N. Patel
 
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Does Rectal Wall Tumor Eradication with Preoperative Chemoradiation Permit a Change in the Operative Strategy?
Speaker : O. Zmora
 
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Panel Discussion on Local Treatment of Rectal Neoplasms
Speaker : Senior Authors
 
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Track 7: Benign Colorectal Cancer

Outcome Following Colectomy for Fulminant Clostridium Difficile Colitis
Speaker : W. Longo
 
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Diverticulitis in Young Patients: Is an Aggressive Approach Really Justified?
Speaker : N. Hyman
 
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Is It Possible to Provide Secure Anastomosis in Complicated Diverticulitis of the Sigmoid? A Prospective Study Concerning Primary Resection of the Sigmoid
Speaker : S. Shah
 
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Treatment of Complicated Diverticulitis in the Era of Total Parenteral Nutrition and Laparoscopy
Speaker : J. Thiele
 
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Track 8: Memorial Lectureship in Honor of John Buls, MD

If You Can Keep Your Head...Decision-making in the Age of Evidence Based Medicine
Speaker : David Rothenberger, MD
 
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Track 9: Neoplasia 3 - Anal Neoplasia, HIV, Salvage

Anorectal Pathology in HIV Infected Patients Has Not Been Impacted by Improved Antiretroviral Therapy
Speaker : C. Gonzalez-Ruiz
 
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Outcomes, Risk of Other Malignancies, and Need for Formal Mapping Procedures in Patients with Perianal Bowen's Disease
Speaker : J. Margenthaler
 
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Outcome of HIV Infected Patients with Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Speaker : R. Stadler
 
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Outcomes of Salvage Surgery for Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Anus
Speaker : R. Akbari
 
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Track 10: Panel Discussion: Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (AIN) - What is It and How Should We Treat It?

The West Coast Offense vs the East Coast Defense
Speaker : Moderator: Zane Cohen, MD
 
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Track 11: Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Ileal Pouches in CUC and Crohn's Disease

Pregnancy and Delivery after Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Immediate and Long-term Consequences and Outcomes
Speaker : D. Hahnloser
 
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Should Patients with Crohn's Disease Undergo Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis?
Speaker : J. Braveman
 
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Continent Ileostomy in Crohn's Disease: Long-term Results
Speaker : J. Wu
 
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Panel: Crohn's Disease and Pouches
Speaker : Senior Authors
 
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Intravenous Cyclosporine for the Treatment of Toxic Colitis in Ulcerative Colitis (UC): Is It Cost Effective?
Speaker : L. Portiz
 
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Loop Ileostomy Closure after Restorative Proctocolectomy: Outcome in 1500 Patients
Speaker : K. Wong
 
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Treatment of Pouchitis with Ciprofloxacin: Eradication of Pathogenic Bacteria and Restoration of the Normal Pouch Flora (Comparison with Metronidazole) and Long-term Prevention of Pouchitis by Oral Intake of the Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG
Speaker : M. Gosselink
 
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Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis Complicated by Colorectal Cancer
Speaker : S. Gorefine
 
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Female Infertility after Pelvic Pouch Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis
Speaker : P. Johnson
 
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Analysis of the Outcome of Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis in Patients with Crohn's Disease
Speaker : J. Hartley
 
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Track 12: Disorders of Physiology - Imaging, Fecal Incontinence, Pelvic Prolapse

Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection for Obstructed Defecation. A Prospective Multicentric Trial
Speaker : A. Stuto
 
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Long-term Results of Sphincteroplasty for Acquired Fecal Incontinence
Speaker : N. Baxter
 
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Rectocele Repair Using Collagen Mesh
Speaker : D. Altman
 
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Evaluation and Management of Enteroceles in Females with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Speaker : R. Kratz
 
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Reliability of Electrophysiological Anal Testing in Predicting the Outcome of Sacral Nerve Modulation for Fecal Incontinence
Speaker : D. Altomare
 
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Sacral Nerve Stimulation in Fecal Incontinence
Speaker : O. Rasmussen
 
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Sacral Neuromodulation in Patients with Fecal Incontinence. A Single Centre Study
Speaker : O. Uludag
 
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Track 13: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Research: A Practicing Surgeon's Guide to New Opportunities: The Basics

Why Clinical Research?
Speaker : Samuel A. Wells, Jr, MD
 
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What is Clinical Research? Definitions
Speaker : Nancy Baxter, MD, PhD
 
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Who Develops and Monitors Clinical Research Studies? The U.S. System
Speaker : Heidi Nelson, MD
 
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Why Do Trials Fail? Lessons Learned
Speaker : Jose Guillem, MD
 
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Questions from the Audience
Speaker : Panel
 
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Track 14: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Research: A Practicing Surgeon's Guide to New Opportunities: Practical Questions

What Makes a Good Trial? Assessing the Scientific Merits of a Protocol
Speaker : Bruce Wolff, MD
 
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What are the Economics of Clinical Research? A Practical Budgeting Process
Speaker : Debra Dykhuis
 
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How Do I Get Involved and What Are My Obligations? Essentials for the Practicing Surgeon
Speaker : Anthony Senagore, MD
 
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What Options are Available? A Review of Colorectal Trial Opportunities
Speaker : Robert Beart, MD
 
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Questions from the Audience
Speaker : Panel
 
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Track 15: The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Research:A Practicing Surgeon's Guide to New Opportunities:Ethics and Protection of Human Subject

Who Pays and for What? The Role of the Government, Industry and Other Funding Sources
Speaker : Alfred Cohen, MD
 
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Is This Ethical? Money, Fame and Conflicts of Interest
Speaker : Robin McLeod, MD
 
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How Do I Protect My Patients? Informed Consent and IRB's
Speaker : David Beck, MD
 
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Panel Discussion
Speaker : Moderator: David A. Rothenberger, MD
 
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Track 16: Anorectal Disorders - Fissures, Fistulas, Hemorrhoids

Treatment of Anal Fissure: Review of 902 Patients
Speaker : C. Rezac
 
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Manometric Study of Topical Sildenfil (Viagra) in Patients with Chronic Anal Fissure
Speaker : L. Torrabadella
 
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Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy: Are We Defaming a Reliable Friend?
Speaker : N. Hyman
 
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Anterior Levatoroplasty for the Treatment of Chronic Anterior Anal Fissures in Women with an Associated Rectocele. A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Speaker : C. Ellis
 
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Panel: Fissure Discussion
Speaker : Panel
 
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Fibrin Glue Treatment of Complex Anal Fistulae Has Low Success Rate
Speaker : R. Loungnarath
 
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Cigarette Smoking Impairs Rectal Mucosal Bloodflow; Possibly Causing Flap Breakdown after Transanal Advancement Flap Repair of Transsphicteric Fistulas
Speaker : D. Zimmerman
 
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Rectal-urethral Fistulas after Prostate Brachytherapy
Speaker : S. Shah
 
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Thrombosed External Hemorrhoids: Outcome after Conservative or Surgical Management
Speaker : J. Greenspon
 
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Long Term Outcome of Rubber Band Ligation for Symptomatic Primary and Recurrent Internal Hemorrhoids
Speaker : V. Iyer
 
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Track 17: The Ernestine Hambrick Lectureship

Rectal Cancer Surgery: The Century Since Ernest Miles
Speaker : John M.A. Northover, MD
 
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Track 18: Colorectal Research

Effects of Estrogen on mRNA Expression Patterns of Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Molecules in the Primate Colon
Speaker : S. Mills
 
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Depletion of Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 Following Open Surgery is Associated with High IL-6 Levels
Speaker : I. Kirman
 
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Prospective, Randomized Study about Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Colorectal Surgery. Are All Those Pills Really Necessary?
Speaker : E. Espin-Basany
 
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The Effects of Systemic Hypoxia on Colon Anastomotic Healing: An Animal Model
Speaker : M. Raval
 
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Assessment of Operative Risk in Colorectal Cancer Surgery - the CCF Colorectal Cancer Model
Speaker : P. Tekkis
 
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Track 19: Laparoscopy and Colonoscopy

Carbohydrate-Electrolyte (E-Lyte) Solution Protects Against Dehydration during Bowel Preparation with Oral Fleet Phospho Soda
Speaker : J. Tjandra
 
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The Clinical Significance of Small Colorectal Polyps
Speaker : J. Church
 
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Previous Abdominal Surgery Does Not Contraindicate Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery
Speaker : C. Cocilovo
 
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Laparoscopic versus Open Colorectal Resection: A Randomized One Institutional Trial
Speaker : A. Vignali
 
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Does Conversion of a Laparoscopic Colectomy Adversely Affect Patient Outcome?
Speaker : S. Casillas
 
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Benefits of Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Restorative Proctocolectomy: A Comparative Study
Speaker : D. Rivadeneira
 
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Track 20: Parviz Kamangar Humanities in Surgery Lectureship

Colon and Rectal Surgeons! Ethics! You Bet!
Speaker : Ira J. Kodner, MD
 
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Track 21: Medical / Legal Issues

Overview of the Medical Malpractice Crisis in the United States:
Speaker : Terry Hicks, MD
 
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Practitioner Databank - How It Affects Colorectal Surgeons
Speaker : Chris Wheat, Attorney at Law
 
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Tort Reform: What Will the New Congress Finally Bring?
Speaker : Frank Opelka, MD
 
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Why Colorectal Surgeons are Sued and What They Can Do to Prevent It
Speaker : Charles Gay, Attorney at Law
 
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Track 22: Impact Paper and Greatest Hits

Impact Paper for 2002: Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Sildenafil (Viagra) for Erectile Dysfunction after Rectal Excision for Cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Speaker : Lindsey Ian
 
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Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Laparoscopic Versus Open Colorectal Surgery: A Randomized Trial on Short-term Outcome
Speaker : Wayne Ambroze, MD
 
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Genetics/Tumor Biology of Colorectal Cancer: A Genomic Screen for Genes Upregulated by Demethylation and Histone Deacetylase Inhibition in Human Colorectal Cancer
Speaker : Howard Kaufman, MD
 
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Benign Anorectal Disease: Objective Comparison of Stapled Anopexy and Open Hemorrhoidectomy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Speaker : Bard Cosman, MD
 
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Pelvic Floor Disorders: Double Blind Placebo-controlled Crossover Study of Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Idiopathic Constipation
Speaker : Lucia Oliveira, MD
 
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease: ACCENT 1 Study Group. Maintenance Infliximab for Crohn's Disease: The ACCENT 1 Randomized Trial
Speaker : Conor Delaney, MD
 
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Track 23: Resident / Fellow Presentations

International Scholarship Winner: Does Cicular Stapler Cause Implantation of Malignant Cells? A Prospective Clinical Trial
Speaker : M. Cem Terzi, MD
 
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British Traveling Fellow Presentation: Use of House Advancement Anoplastic in Management of Anal Disorders
Speaker : Mr. Kourosh Khosraviani
 
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Track 24: Colorectal Laparoscopy and Treatment of CR Liver Metastases

Laparoscopic Colon Surgeon - Wantabe