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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Five experts will discuss the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) during Monday’s DDW® Clinical Symposium, GERD: From Diagnosis to Testing and Therapy, which is
A distinguished panel of experts will update attendees on best practices for diagnosing and treating Barrett’s esophagus during Sunday’s ASGE Clinical Symposium Barrett’s in 2017:
DDW Tracks make it easy to find and attend sessions on your favorite topics during Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2017.