Mayo Clinic Days in Vilnius 2015 International Digestive System Cancer Conference

Part I. Esophagus, Stomach, Pancreas

(Moderator Tomas Poškus)

1. 10.00-10.15 Opening speech: Prof. Narimantas Evaldas Samalavičius (National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania), Prof. Bruce Wolff (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA).
2. 10.15-10.45 Antonio Cury (Sao Paolo, Brazil) „Current treatment of esophageal cancer”
3. 10.45-11.15 Sung Hoon Noh (Seoul, Korea) „Treatment of gastric cancer in 2015”
4. 11.15-11.45 Antonio Cury (Sao Paolo, Brazil) „Role of laparoscopy in gastric cancer surgery”
5. 11.45-12.15 Andreas A. Prachalias (London, UK) „Pancreatic cancer treatment: an update”
6. 12.15-12.30 Discussion
7. 12.30-13.30 Lunch

Part II. Liver and Residents research hour

(Moderator Audrius Dulskas)

1. 13.30-14.00 Keiji Sano (Tokyo, Japan) „Current treatment of liver metastasis from colonic cancer”

14.00-15.00 Residents research hour
(Moderator Rick Devine)

1. 14.00-14.10 Mantas Drungilas (National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania) „Chemoradiotherapy and watch and wait approach after ESD for unexpected T1 rectal cancer: case report”
2. 14.10-14.20 Paulius Bagurskas (National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania) „Renal metastasis from colorectal cancer: case report”
3. 14.20-14.30 Olegas Aliošinas (National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania) „Ovesco clips in the treatment of complicated postoperative fistulas”
4. 14.30-14.40 Donatas Danys (National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania) „Laparoscopic sigmoid resection with transanal specimen extraction: report of a case”
5. 14.40-14.50 Šarunas Dailidėnas (National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania) „Graciloplasty of recto-urethral fistula after brachytherapy for prostate cancer”
6. 14.50-15.00 To be appointed/discussion

15.00-15.30 Coffee break

Part III. Colon and Rectum

(Moderator Narimantas Evaldas Samalavičius)

1. 15.30-16.00 Bruce Wolff (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA) „Treatment of rectal cancer in 2015”
2. 16.00-16.30 Rick Devine (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA) „Surgery for colonic cancer: is there further to go?”
3. 16.30-16.45 Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (London, UK) „Total mesorectum excision. Is the laparoscopic approach always appropriate?”
4. 16.45-17.00 Audrius Dulskas (National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania) „Functional results after rectal cancer treatment”
5. 17.00-17.15 Narimantas Evaldas Samalavicius (National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania) „Resection of primary tumor in incurable stage IV colorectal cancer”
6. 17.15-17.30 Tomas Poškus (Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania) „Predictors of long-term quality of life after colorectal cancer surgery”
7. 17.30-17.45 Gintautas Radžiūnas (National cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania) „Screening colonoscopy and polypectomy”