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13. Isaksson G, Ihse II, Andren-Sandberg A, Evander A, Lofgren B, Millbourn E. Local excision for ampullary carcinoma: an alter-
native treatment for patients unfit for pancreatectomy. Acta Chir Scand 1982;148:163-4. 14. Wise L, Pizzimbono C, Dehner LP. Periampullary cancer: a clinicopathologic study of sixty-two patients. Am J Surg 1976; 131:141-8. 15. Goldberg M, Zamir 0, Hadary A, Nissan S. Wide local excision
as an alternative treatment for periampullary carcinoma. Am J Gastroenterol 1987;82:1169-71. 16. Gertsch Ph, MatthewsJB, LerutJ, Baer HU, BlumgartLH. The technique of papilloduodenectomy. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1990; 170:254-6. 17. Gray G, Browder W. Villous tumors of the ampulla of Vater: lo-
cal resection versus pancreatoduodenectomy. South Med J 1989;82:917-20.
18. Rosenberg J, Welch JP, Pyrtek LJ, Walker M, Trowbridge P. Benign villous adenomas of the ampulla of Vater. Cancer 1986; 58:1563-8. 19. Chappuis CW, Divincenti FC, Cohn I Jr. Villous tumors of the duodenum. Ann Surg 1989;209:593-9. 20. van Stolk R, Sivak MV Jr, Petrini JL, Petras R, Ferguson DR,
Jagelman D. Endoscopic management of upper gastrointestinal polyps and periampullary lesions in familial adenomatous polyposis and Gardner's syndrome. Endoscopy 1987;19:19-22. 21. Ponchon T, Berger F, Chavaillon A, Bory R, Lambert R. Contribution of endoscopy to diagnosis and treatment of tumors of the ampulla of Vater. Cancer 1989;64:161-7. 22. Shemesh E, Nass S, Czerniak A. Endoscopic sphincterotomy and endoscopic fulguration in the management of adenoma of the papilla of Vater. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1989;169:445-8. 23. Trede M, Schwall G, Saeger H. Survival after pancreatoduodenectomy: 118 consecutive resections without an operative mortality. Ann Surg 1990;211:447-58.
From the Rostrum
The GI world is coming to Los Angeles in
1994 The World Congresses of Gastroenterology will be held in Los Angeles, California, from October 2 to 7, 1994. It is especially fitting that this quadrennial event should be scheduled in the United States in 1994 because it marks the 10th anniversary of the first World Congress that occurred in Washington, D.C., in 1958. From that modest assembly, this VOLUME 39, NO.2, 1993
international meeting now attracts thousands of clinicians and investigators working in all areas of digestive disorders from virtually every part of the world. Specifically, the 1994 Congress combines the 10th Congress of Gastroenterology, the 8th Congress of Digestive Endoscopy, and the 5th Congress of Coloproctology. The successful bid to bring the 10th World Congresses of Gastroenterology to the United States was the result of an unprecedented cooperative effort of six major American medical and surgical gastroenterological societies. In addition to the ASGE, this consortium consisted of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. From the outset, the organizing multi-society group has dedicated itself to providing an international digestive disease week of exceptional academic and educational quality. The prime coordinator of the U.S. contingent, and now the president of the Congress, is Dr. Melvin Schapiro, a past president of the ASGE. Among the many other prominent members of the ASGE who also hold important leadership positions with the Congress are Drs. H. Worth Boyce, Jr., Barbara B. Frank, Joseph E. Geenen, Walter J. Hogan, Theodore R. Schrock, Michael V. Sivak, Jr., and Jerome D. Waye. It is guaranteed that gastrointestinal endoscopy will comprise a significant portion of the scientific and educational program of the Congress. During the week-long meeting, a congregation of international experts will present a diverse and comprehensive program of current academic and clinical knowledge covering virtually every aspect of digestive disease. The extensive experience of the organizing societies will be utilized to the fullest to construct an exciting, highly academic, and educational meeting using the latest innovations in methods of presenting medical information. Simultaneous sessions will allow each attendee to select those presentations of greatest individual appeal or interest. There will be extensive use of advanced video techniques and other innovative forms of electronic media, and many opportunities for audience participation in the clinical sessions will be provided. Several special programs are planned that will make this meeting a truly unique experience. An opening ceremony, which will present a celebration of previous World Congresses, is being produced by the organizers of the opening ceremonies of the Los Angeles Olympic Games. This event will begin early on Sunday evening, October 2, and will be followed by an informal gathering of all participants. Because no educational or scientific sessions are scheduled that night that would conflict with this kick-off gala, investigators and clinicians from around the globe will have a rare chance to meet, renew old friendships, or make new ones. In place of the traditional large midweek banquet, the Congress has arranged a "Night in Old Hollywood" at one of the famous motion picture lots. This event will highlight the past glory of Hollywood for the attendees. A special program for young clinicians and investigators is planned that will consist of both social and scientific meetings of young physicians from around the world who work in gastroenterology, endoscopy, liver disease, coloproctology, 207
or GI surgery. Industry-sponsored scholarships will insure the attendance of young participants from all regions of the world. The Governing Board of the ASGE voted to assist this effort by providing up to $25,000 in scholarships to support the participation in these sessions of young American endoscopic investigators who are members of the ASGE. These grants will be competitively awarded on the basis of the quality of abstracts submitted to our 1994 annual Digestive Disease Week scientific program. Following our lead, several of the other American GI societies are planning similar programs to insure that their young members are able to partake in this ground-breaking opportunity for interaction with the current and future leaders of digestive disease medicine. An in-depth endoscopy post-graduate course using the latest teaching video techniques will be held just before the opening of the Congress. The faculty of this course will consist of world-renowned endoscopists who will present and critically evaluate new techniques. During the Congress, special working parties will present reports on different major areas based on an in-depth analysis conducted during the preceding year. International authorities will also summarize major advances in clinically important areas in a series of special I-hour presentations; short, state-of-the-art presentations will address many specific aspects of digestive disease; and a number of symposia covering larger general topics will be presented by panels of experts from around the world. A series of computer interactive sessions between faculty and audience dealing with patient diagnosis and management, and a learning center built around the ASGE Digestive Disease Week Learning Center, will round out the superb educational program. New scientific work will be presented in a variety of different formats, including plenary sessions, topic fora, and well-organized poster sessions. The American GI societies and the Congress have established a special policy related to this scientific meeting that allows submission of abstracts to the World Congress that were presented at previous national meetings of any of the societies. The city center of Los Angeles, site of the Congress, has been extensively renovated during the past 10 years. I had
the opportunity to tour the area last spring and was extremely impressed that this is a safe, clean, and attractive "new city," far removed from the urban difficulties of 1992. The area is comprised of beautiful streets adorned with sculpture, fountains, and gardens; an extensive array of both five-star and modestly priced hotels; a variety of new commercial buildings; and a magnificant new convention center. This convention center's modern, innovative architectural design provides for the large number and variety of sessions required by the program. Transportation between the hotels, the convention center and the airport is rapid and convenient and includes an exciting new metro system. Cultural and leisure-time activities for participants and accompanying persons are richly varied and virtually endless. Lastly, October weather in southern California is always nearly perfect. The 1990 World Congresses of Gastroenterology held in Sydney, Australia, although an outstanding success, was beyond the reach of most American physicians because of constraints of travel time or cost. The 1994 Los Angeles meeting will build on the success ofthat congress and will provide a rare opportunity for all of us to take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity to meet and hear the world's best present the latest information related to our specialty. The ASGE Governing Board has cancelled our regular midyear scientific post-graduate course for February 1995 so as to not compete with the World Congress. Other American GI medical and surgical societies have taken or are considering similar actions. I strongly encourage all ASGE members and all other GI physicians to make your plans now to attend the Congress. Information will be circulated beginning in May 1993, which will offer early registration fee discounts and preferred hotel accommodations. I look forward to all of us meeting and reviewing together the many past accomplishments of GI medicine and the exciting expectations for the future. In 1994, "LA's the Place" for the World Congresses of Gastroenterology and a splendid international academic, clinical, and social celebration of our dedication to the medical care of people with digestive disorders.
Bound volumes available to subscribers Bound volumes of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy are available for the 1993 issues from the Publisher at a cost of $44.00 ($53.00 international except Canada and $56.08 in Canada) for Vol. 39 (January-December). Shipping charges are included. Each bound volume contains a subject and author index and all advertising is removed. Copies are shipped within 60 days after publication of the last issue of the volume. The binding is durable buckram with the journal name, volume number, and year stamped in gold on the spine. Payment must accompany all orders. Contact Mosby, Subscription Services Department, 11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146-3318, USA; phone (800)325-4177, ext. 4351 or (314)453-4351.
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native treatment for patients unfit for pancreatectomy. Acta Chir Scand 1982;148:163-4. 14. Wise L, Pizzimbono C, Dehner LP. Periampullary cancer: a clinicopathologic study of sixty-two patients. Am J Surg 1976; 131:141-8. 15. Goldberg M, Zamir 0, Hadary A, Nissan S. Wide local excision
as an alternative treatment for periampullary carcinoma. Am J Gastroenterol 1987;82:1169-71. 16. Gertsch Ph, MatthewsJB, LerutJ, Baer HU, BlumgartLH. The technique of papilloduodenectomy. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1990; 170:254-6. 17. Gray G, Browder W. Villous tumors of the ampulla of Vater: lo-
cal resection versus pancreatoduodenectomy. South Med J 1989;82:917-20.
18. Rosenberg J, Welch JP, Pyrtek LJ, Walker M, Trowbridge P. Benign villous adenomas of the ampulla of Vater. Cancer 1986; 58:1563-8. 19. Chappuis CW, Divincenti FC, Cohn I Jr. Villous tumors of the duodenum. Ann Surg 1989;209:593-9. 20. van Stolk R, Sivak MV Jr, Petrini JL, Petras R, Ferguson DR,
Jagelman D. Endoscopic management of upper gastrointestinal polyps and periampullary lesions in familial adenomatous polyposis and Gardner's syndrome. Endoscopy 1987;19:19-22. 21. Ponchon T, Berger F, Chavaillon A, Bory R, Lambert R. Contribution of endoscopy to diagnosis and treatment of tumors of the ampulla of Vater. Cancer 1989;64:161-7. 22. Shemesh E, Nass S, Czerniak A. Endoscopic sphincterotomy and endoscopic fulguration in the management of adenoma of the papilla of Vater. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1989;169:445-8. 23. Trede M, Schwall G, Saeger H. Survival after pancreatoduodenectomy: 118 consecutive resections without an operative mortality. Ann Surg 1990;211:447-58.
From the Rostrum
The GI world is coming to Los Angeles in
1994 The World Congresses of Gastroenterology will be held in Los Angeles, California, from October 2 to 7, 1994. It is especially fitting that this quadrennial event should be scheduled in the United States in 1994 because it marks the 10th anniversary of the first World Congress that occurred in Washington, D.C., in 1958. From that modest assembly, this VOLUME 39, NO.2, 1993
international meeting now attracts thousands of clinicians and investigators working in all areas of digestive disorders from virtually every part of the world. Specifically, the 1994 Congress combines the 10th Congress of Gastroenterology, the 8th Congress of Digestive Endoscopy, and the 5th Congress of Coloproctology. The successful bid to bring the 10th World Congresses of Gastroenterology to the United States was the result of an unprecedented cooperative effort of six major American medical and surgical gastroenterological societies. In addition to the ASGE, this consortium consisted of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. From the outset, the organizing multi-society group has dedicated itself to providing an international digestive disease week of exceptional academic and educational quality. The prime coordinator of the U.S. contingent, and now the president of the Congress, is Dr. Melvin Schapiro, a past president of the ASGE. Among the many other prominent members of the ASGE who also hold important leadership positions with the Congress are Drs. H. Worth Boyce, Jr., Barbara B. Frank, Joseph E. Geenen, Walter J. Hogan, Theodore R. Schrock, Michael V. Sivak, Jr., and Jerome D. Waye. It is guaranteed that gastrointestinal endoscopy will comprise a significant portion of the scientific and educational program of the Congress. During the week-long meeting, a congregation of international experts will present a diverse and comprehensive program of current academic and clinical knowledge covering virtually every aspect of digestive disease. The extensive experience of the organizing societies will be utilized to the fullest to construct an exciting, highly academic, and educational meeting using the latest innovations in methods of presenting medical information. Simultaneous sessions will allow each attendee to select those presentations of greatest individual appeal or interest. There will be extensive use of advanced video techniques and other innovative forms of electronic media, and many opportunities for audience participation in the clinical sessions will be provided. Several special programs are planned that will make this meeting a truly unique experience. An opening ceremony, which will present a celebration of previous World Congresses, is being produced by the organizers of the opening ceremonies of the Los Angeles Olympic Games. This event will begin early on Sunday evening, October 2, and will be followed by an informal gathering of all participants. Because no educational or scientific sessions are scheduled that night that would conflict with this kick-off gala, investigators and clinicians from around the globe will have a rare chance to meet, renew old friendships, or make new ones. In place of the traditional large midweek banquet, the Congress has arranged a "Night in Old Hollywood" at one of the famous motion picture lots. This event will highlight the past glory of Hollywood for the attendees. A special program for young clinicians and investigators is planned that will consist of both social and scientific meetings of young physicians from around the world who work in gastroenterology, endoscopy, liver disease, coloproctology, 207
or GI surgery. Industry-sponsored scholarships will insure the attendance of young participants from all regions of the world. The Governing Board of the ASGE voted to assist this effort by providing up to $25,000 in scholarships to support the participation in these sessions of young American endoscopic investigators who are members of the ASGE. These grants will be competitively awarded on the basis of the quality of abstracts submitted to our 1994 annual Digestive Disease Week scientific program. Following our lead, several of the other American GI societies are planning similar programs to insure that their young members are able to partake in this ground-breaking opportunity for interaction with the current and future leaders of digestive disease medicine. An in-depth endoscopy post-graduate course using the latest teaching video techniques will be held just before the opening of the Congress. The faculty of this course will consist of world-renowned endoscopists who will present and critically evaluate new techniques. During the Congress, special working parties will present reports on different major areas based on an in-depth analysis conducted during the preceding year. International authorities will also summarize major advances in clinically important areas in a series of special I-hour presentations; short, state-of-the-art presentations will address many specific aspects of digestive disease; and a number of symposia covering larger general topics will be presented by panels of experts from around the world. A series of computer interactive sessions between faculty and audience dealing with patient diagnosis and management, and a learning center built around the ASGE Digestive Disease Week Learning Center, will round out the superb educational program. New scientific work will be presented in a variety of different formats, including plenary sessions, topic fora, and well-organized poster sessions. The American GI societies and the Congress have established a special policy related to this scientific meeting that allows submission of abstracts to the World Congress that were presented at previous national meetings of any of the societies. The city center of Los Angeles, site of the Congress, has been extensively renovated during the past 10 years. I had
the opportunity to tour the area last spring and was extremely impressed that this is a safe, clean, and attractive "new city," far removed from the urban difficulties of 1992. The area is comprised of beautiful streets adorned with sculpture, fountains, and gardens; an extensive array of both five-star and modestly priced hotels; a variety of new commercial buildings; and a magnificant new convention center. This convention center's modern, innovative architectural design provides for the large number and variety of sessions required by the program. Transportation between the hotels, the convention center and the airport is rapid and convenient and includes an exciting new metro system. Cultural and leisure-time activities for participants and accompanying persons are richly varied and virtually endless. Lastly, October weather in southern California is always nearly perfect. The 1990 World Congresses of Gastroenterology held in Sydney, Australia, although an outstanding success, was beyond the reach of most American physicians because of constraints of travel time or cost. The 1994 Los Angeles meeting will build on the success ofthat congress and will provide a rare opportunity for all of us to take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity to meet and hear the world's best present the latest information related to our specialty. The ASGE Governing Board has cancelled our regular midyear scientific post-graduate course for February 1995 so as to not compete with the World Congress. Other American GI medical and surgical societies have taken or are considering similar actions. I strongly encourage all ASGE members and all other GI physicians to make your plans now to attend the Congress. Information will be circulated beginning in May 1993, which will offer early registration fee discounts and preferred hotel accommodations. I look forward to all of us meeting and reviewing together the many past accomplishments of GI medicine and the exciting expectations for the future. In 1994, "LA's the Place" for the World Congresses of Gastroenterology and a splendid international academic, clinical, and social celebration of our dedication to the medical care of people with digestive disorders.
Bound volumes available to subscribers Bound volumes of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy are available for the 1993 issues from the Publisher at a cost of $44.00 ($53.00 international except Canada and $56.08 in Canada) for Vol. 39 (January-December). Shipping charges are included. Each bound volume contains a subject and author index and all advertising is removed. Copies are shipped within 60 days after publication of the last issue of the volume. The binding is durable buckram with the journal name, volume number, and year stamped in gold on the spine. Payment must accompany all orders. Contact Mosby, Subscription Services Department, 11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146-3318, USA; phone (800)325-4177, ext. 4351 or (314)453-4351.
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