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Session I.
Endohepatology

  • Chairs: Chang-Min Cho (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
    Nilay Mehta (Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad, India)
  • Discussants: Seong Ji Choi (Korea University, Korea)
    Szu-Chia Liao (Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan)





Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
08:30-08:45 EUS-guided approaches to variceal treatment Nilay Mehta Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad India
08:45-09:00 Endo-hepatology: Back to the future Kenneth J. Chang University of California, Irvine USA
09:00-09:15 EUS techniques for portal pressure gradient measurement Cosmas Rinaldi A. Lesmana Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia Indonesia
09:15-09:30 EUS for focal hepatic lesions Tae Hyeon Kim Wonkwang University Korea
09:30-10:00 Discussion


Session II.
EUS-guided Tissue Acquisition

  • Chairs: Jeffrey H. Lee (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
    Rajesh Puri (Medanta Institute of Digestive & Hepatobiliary Sciences, India)
  • Discussants: Min Kyu Jung (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
    So Jeong Kim (Ewha Womans University, Korea)





Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
10:30-10:45 Best choice of needles and accessories Eunae Cho Chonnam National University Korea
10:45-11:00 Tips to overcome technical challenges
- difficult locations, altered anatomy,
  perivascular, small mobile lesions		 Ji Young Bang Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute USA
11:00-11:15 Role of EUS TTNB in pancreatic cystic lesions Tan Meng Yew Damien Singapore General Hospital Singapore
11:15-11:30 EUS-guided portal vein sampling
: Technical challenges and clinical implications		 Joo Kyung Park Sungkyunkwan University Korea
11:30-12:00 Discussion


Luncheon Symposium

  • Chair: Rungsun Rerknimitr (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)


Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
12:00-12:20 EUS-guided vascular therapy Yuk Tong Lee The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong


Live Demonstration Session

  • Chairs: Rungsun Rerknimitr (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
    Jeffrey H. Lee (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
    Sang Hyub Lee (Seoul National University, Korea)
  • Discussants: Seong-Hun Kim (Jeonbuk National University, Korea)
    Jong Jin Hyun (Korea University, Korea)






13:00-13:30 King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (Thailand) Director: Rungsun Rerknimitr
13:30-14:00 Asan Medical Center (Korea) Directors: Dong-Wan Seo & Tae Jun Song
14:00-14:30 Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (India) Directors: D. Nageshwar Reddy & Sundeep Lakhtakia


Free Paper Session I

  • Chairs: Tae Hoon Lee (Soon Chun Hyang University, Korea)
    Raymond Shing-Yan Tang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)



Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
14:50-15:00 Comparative analysis of EUS-guided vs Intra-operative direct portal vein pressure measurements in pre-transplant cirrhotic patients: A proof of concept study Singh Aniruddha Pratap Haripal AIG Hospitals India
15:00-15:10 TTNB changes management of pancreatic cysts when compared to FNA - Results from a head-to-head prospective analysis Clement Wu Singapore General Hospital Singapore
15:10-15:20 EUS role in defining endoscopic and histopathological spectrum of liver lesions – A tertiary care experience from Pakistan Masood Muhammad Karim Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi Pakistan
15:20-15:30 Endoscopic ultrasound guided hepaticogastrostomy with or without antegrade stenting: A retrospective cohort study Hung-Yao Lin National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin Chu Branch Taiwan
15:30-15:40 Retrospective comparison of techniques in creating endoscopic ultrasonography-guided gastroenterostomy: A single centre result Lai Ying Leung The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
15:40-15:50 Multi-center analysis of the learning curve for endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage: A cumulative sum approach Ho Seung Lee The Catholic University of Korea Korea


Free Paper Session II

  • Chairs: Eun Kwang Choi (Jeju National University, Korea)
    Nilay Mehta (Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad, India)



Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
14:50-15:00 Comparison of standard versus auxiliary (contrast or elastography) EUS-guided fine needle aspiration/biopsy in solid pancreatic lesions – A systematic review and meta-analysis Sumaswi Angadi Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad India
15:00-15:10 Predictors of need for re-intervention after endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided pancreatic fluid (WON) drainage with metal stent Pradev Inavolu AIG Hospitals India
15:10-15:20 “S. KAREEM-TRAP-score” for EUS-FNB guided malignant tissue output: Comparison of “diagnostic metrics” for pancreatic and non-pancreatic solid lesions Shaahid Kareem Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College Pakistan
15:20-15:30 Comparing triple rectal ultrasound imaging technology in predicting histoendoscopic remission in ulcerative colitis (The TRINITY Study): Trans abdominal, perineal and endoscopic ultrasound Partha Pal Asian Institute of Gastroenterology India
15:30-15:40 EUS-guided gallbladder drainage with LAMS in acute cholecystitis in high-risk surgical patients: Single-center prospective study with long-term follow-up Michele Amata ARNAS Civico Italy
15:40-15:50 Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions: A retrospective study Jinsha Abduljaleel Hamad Medical Corporation Qatar


Session III.
EUS-guided Tumor Ablation

  • Chairs: Hong Sik Lee (Korea University, Korea)
    Sundeep Lakhtakia (Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India)
  • Discussants: Sang Myung Woo (National Cancer Center, Korea)
    Jae Keun Park (Hallym University, Korea)





Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
16:10-16:25 EUS-guided fiducial placement & SBRT Eun Ji Shin Johns Hopkins Hospital USA
16:25-16:40 EUS-RFA for benign pancreatic tumor Sundeep Lakhtakia Asian Institute of Gastroenterology India
16:40-16:55 EUS-RFA for pancreatic cancer Dong-Wan Seo University of Ulsan Korea
16:55-17:10 EUS-guided ablation of pancreatic cystic tumor Sang Hyub Lee Seoul National University Korea
17:10-17:40 Discussion


Dinner Symposium

  • Chair: Hong Sik Lee (Korea University, Korea)


Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
18:20-18:40 EUS in pancreatic cancer: Screening, diagnosis, and endoscopic palliation Jeffrey H. Lee MD Anderson Cancer Center USA