Esophageal Diseases
SSAT hands-on courses focus on transanal endoscopic surgery and G-POEM
Learn new endoscopic surgical techniques during two SSAT concurrent hands-on courses — "Small Bowel, Abdominal Wall, Hernia and Colorectal" and "Esophagus & Gastric" on Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19 — led by course directors Alessandro Fichera, MD, FACS, FASCRS, and Michael B. Ujiki, MD. Read more
DDW Adds Sessions Presented in Spanish and Chinese
In addition to sessions in English, DDW is including several sessions in Spanish and Chinese for our international attendees. Read more
During the SSAT Presidential Plenary on Sunday, SSAT President Stanley W. Ashley, MD, said the society is preparing for a new strategic plan that will re-evaluate the society's role as well as its financial future and ongoing relationship with DDW®. “We are at the right time to start planning the next 10 years,” he said. Read more
Haru Inoue, MD, PhD, performed the world’s first peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia 10 years ago, and on Saturday, June 2, he will share his expertise during a SSAT hands-on course at DDW® 2018. Read more
ASGE international programming will highlight global issues in GI endoscopy
Now in its fifth year, ASGE’s International Program at DDW® 2018 will feature six joint symposia with international organizations representing gastroenterologists from Korea, Mexico, Latin America, India, Japan and Brazil, according to ASGE International Committee Chair Prasad G. Iyer, MD, MS, FASGE. Read more
When developing programming for DDW® 2018, the SSAT Program Committee aimed to create a broad array of options to meet the demands of society members and DDW attendees of all interests and skill levels, according to SSAT Program Committee Chair Vic Velanovich, MD. Read more
Exploring DDW Tracks: Esophageal Diseases
Explore one of the 17 DDW Tracks. Read more
Gastric cancers are the second most common cancers in the world, affecting an estimated 22,000 patients every year in the U.S. and resulting in 13,000 deaths. During an SSAT State-of-the Art Conference on Sunday, experts addressed the surgical management of gastric tumors. Read more
During Tuesday’s SSAT Joint Symposium with the International Society for Digestive Surgery, five experts will examine the appropriate use of minimally invasive surgery in managing cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. The two-hour morning symposium is titled Minimally Invasive Frontier in GI Surgery. Read more
GERD is extremely common, with up to one in four American adults experiencing symptoms at least once a month. The mainstay of treatment is proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which reduce stomach acid and relieve heartburn. In recent years, several observational studies have suggested a possible link between PPI therapy and risk... Read more