15th WCB/15th WCBE Schedule

Program Details: Tuesday April 1
(as of March 6, 2008)

*The schedule is subject to change.

Room A (Eminence)
Room B (Ohgi)
Room C (Nishiki)

Room A (Eminience)

Oral Early detection Chairs: Kiyoshi Shibuya, Chiba University School of Medicine Stephen Lam, The BC Cancer Research Centre
8:00 - 9:00	Comparison diagnostic yields of Endobronchial Ultrasonography using the thick guide sheath with the thin guide sheath for peripheral pulmonary lesions Noriaki Kurimoto St. Mariannna University, School of Medicine, Japan
	Closed percutaneous pleural brushing: A novel diagnostic approach for diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion Emad E Ibrahim Alexandria University, Egypt
	Multimodality approach for diagnosis and treatment of central type early stage lung cancer Kazuhiro Yasufuku Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
	Video-Autofluorescencebronchoscopy for early cancer detection Felix JF Herth University of Heidelberg, Germany
	Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy in Pre and postoperative assessment of respectable lung cancer Adel M. Khattab Ain Shams University Hospital, Egypt
	Sputum cytology examination followed by autofluorescence bronchoscopy: A practical way of identifying early stage lung cancer in high-risk population Bing Lam Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Sponsored Symposium (Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company) Recent advances in chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy for the lung and bronchoesophageal tumor Chairs: Nobutoshi Ando, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital Kazuhiko Nakagawa, Kinki University School of Medicine
9:00 - 11:00	Recent chemoradiotherapy for locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer in our institutes Mamoru Tsukuda Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
	Recent Advances in Chemoradiotherapy for the Esophageal Cancer Hideo Baba Kumamoto University, Japan
	Tadeusz Orlowski
	The impact of bisphosphonates therapy on survival of lung cancer patients with bone metastasis Kostas Zarogoulidis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
	Evidences Made in Japan for Treatment of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Takashi Seto National Kyushu Cancer Center, Japan
Presidential Lecture Chair: Karl Hormann, University Hospital Mannheim
11:00 - 12:00	Combination Chemotherapy for solid tumor Naoyuki Kohno Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan
Sponsored Symposium (Sponsored by PENTAX) Auto fluorescence Chairs: Harubumi Kato, Tokyo Medical University Norihiko Ikeda, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital John F. Beamis, Lahey Clinic Medical Center
13:10 - 16:10	John F. Beamis Lahey Clinic Medical Center, USA
	Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy Manfred Wagner Sleep Medicine Klinikum Nuernberg Teaching Hospital of Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany
	Dual Digital Video-Autofluorescence Imaging for Detection of Pre-neoplasia Pyng Lee Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
	Early Lung Cancer Detection Strategy: Role of Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy Stephen Lam British Columbia Cancer Agency and the University of British Columbia, Canada
	Observational Close Surveillance Strategy for Early Hilar Cancer Thomas Sutedja VU Academic Hospital Amsterdam
	Endoscopic Diagnosis of Early Lung Cancer using autofluorescence bronchoscopy Norihiko Ikeda International University of Health and Welfare, Japan
Oral Fistula and Stenosis Chairs: Hiroya Kitano, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University Hiromasa Fujita, Kurume University School of Medicine
16:10 - 16:55	Three cases of relapsing polychondritis Yasunao Kogashiwa Kyorin University, Japan
	Endoscopic Management of Recurrent Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula with Trichloroacetic acid Chemocauterization J. Hun Hah Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
	Emergency case - Aorto- esophageal fistula Yoshifumi Kise Oiso Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan
Mini-Symposium Reconstruction of the Trachea and Bronchus Chairs: Koichi Omori, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine Kwang H. Kim, Seoul National University College of Medicine
16:55 - 18:10	Double tracheal resection and end to end anastomosis Kwang H. Kim Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
	A single-stage procedure for spontaneous closure of the large tracheal defect after wide wedge resection of the trachea for invasive thyroid cancer Shigemichi Iwae Hyogo Cancer Center, Japan
	Regenerative Medicine for Airway Organs Koichi Omori Fukushima Medical University, Japan
	Bioengineered Trachea with Fibroblasts Yukio Nomoto Fukushima Medical University, Japan
	A Well Tolerated and Effective Method for the Reduction of Tension Across the Anastamosis after Cervical Tracheal Paul F. Castellanos University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

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Room B (Ohgi)

Mini-Symposium Navigational bronchoscopy Chairs: Fumihiro Asano, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Eric Edell, Mayo Clinic
9:00 - 11:00	Treatment of Peripheral Lung Cancers (LC) Employing Electromagnetic Guidance Bronchoscopy (EMB) Implanted Linear Radiotherapy Monitoring Devices (LRMD) for 3D Conformal Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (3D-XRT) Theodore L. McLemore University of Texas at Tyler Health Systems, Ted McLemore and Associates Interventional Pulmonology, USA
	Electromagnetic navigation and endobronchial ultrasound for brachytherapy of inoperaple peripheral lung cancer, first experience and long term follow up at two centers Heinrich D. Becker Thoraxklinik am Universitatsklinikum, Germany
	Usefulness of virtual bronchoscopic navigation in transbronchial biopsy for small pulmonary peripheral lesions: A multi-center, randomized trial Fumihiro Asano Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center, Japan
	Spyglass Optical System (SOS) Augmented Electromagnetic Guidance (EMG) Bronchoscopy Gordon H Downie University of Texas at Tyler Health Systems, Ted McLemore and Associates Interventional Pulmonology, USA
	Clinical application of Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation System to peripheral lung lesions Masahiro Ohshige St. Marianna University of Medicine, Japan
	Visualization of dose distribution on the endobronchial surface using virtual bronchoscopy in carbon ion radiotherapy Masayuki Baba National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
	Analysis of patients with primary lung cancer diagnosed by CT-guided transbronchial biopsy using an ultrathin bronchoscope with virtual bronchoscopic navigation and treated by real-time tumor-tracking radiation therapy Naofumi Shinagawa Hokkaido University, Japan
Luncheon (Sponsored by CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) Chair: Kazuhiko Nakagawa, Kinki University School of Medicine
12:10 - 13:00	Recent advances of molecular-targeted therapy in non-small cell lung cancer Isamu Okamoto Kinki University School of Medicine, Japan
Mini-Symposium Fistula management Chairs: Yoichi Watanabe, Okayama Red Cross Hospital Stefano Gasparini, Ospedale Torrette
13:10 - 14:10	Endoscopic Management of Malignant Airwayesophageal Fistulas: A Prospective Analysis Felix JF Herth Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Germany
	Bronchial occlusion with EWS(Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot) in secondary intractable pneumothorax, pulmonary fistula, and pulmonary hemorrhage etc. Yoichi Watanabe Okayama Red Cross General Hospital, Japan
	Bronchial occlusion with EWS (Endobroncial Watanaabe Spigot) in secondary intractable pneumothorax Tomoko Fukuda Tamano Municipal Hospital, Japan
	Bronchoscopic treatment of bronchopleural fistula with a collagen screw plug Hiroyuki Tao Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan
Mini-Symposium Thoracoscopic diagnosis Chairs: Kazumitsu Ohmori, Nihon University Atul C. Mehta, Cleveland Clinic
14:10 - 15:10	Narrow band imaging in thoracoscopy Atsuko Ishida St Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan
	Medical thoracoscopy (pleuroscopy) in East Malaysia: early experience Jamalul Azizi Abdul Rahman Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Malaysia Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia
	Semiflexible Thoracoscopic Full Thickness Pleural Biopsy using an Insulation-tipped Diathermic Knife for Unexplained Pleural Effusion Shinji Sasada Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Japan
	Medical Thoracoscopy: Update, Indications, Methodology, and Outcomes Emad Ibrahim University Hospital AZ-VUB, Belgium Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Oral Miscellaneous 3 Chairs: Felix JF Herth, University of Heidelberg Kiyoshi Shibuya, Chiba University School of Medicine
15:10 - 16:10	A Case of Radiologic Stage 0 Sarcoidosis with Widespread Endobronchial Granular Lesions Hana Nagao National Defense Medical College, Japan
	Tumor-to-tumor metastasis from lung carcinoma to soft tissue fibrous histiocytoma Mohammad-Hossein Rahimi-Rad Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Iran
	Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma with severe airway involvement can be treated and controlled with aggressive interventional bronchoscopy with good quality of life Carmel Joseph Doctors Hospital, USA
	Our device of thoracoscopic segmentectomy Michiyo Miyawaki Oita University, Japan
	The Use of Thoracoscopy In a Rare Cause of Massive Pericardial Effusion Emad Ibrahim University Hospital AZ-VUB, Belgium Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Mini-Symposium New devices for endoscopy Chairs: Takehiko Fujisawa, Chiba University School of Medicine Lamberto Toniolo, City Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto Michael Unger, Fox Chase Cancer Center
16:10 - 17:55	Flexible Bronchoscope Damage and Repair Costs in a Teaching Bronchoscopy Unit Ales Rozman University Clinic Golnik, Slovenia
	Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for the diagnosis of intrapulmonary lesions Takahiro Nakajima Chiba University, Japan
	Minimally Invasive Staging in :ung Cancer by Real-Time Endobronchial Ultrasound FNA (EBUS) Kristopher M Skwarski Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK
	Feasibility of confocal endomicroscopy to characterize human airway histology in subjects undergoing rigid bronchoscopy Ali I. Musani University of Pennsylvania, USA
	1-mm video bronchoscope with future laser diagnostics and therapies Eric J. Seibel University of Washington, USA
	Usefulness of bronchoscopic microsampling (BMS) to identify the pathogenic bacteria of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) Yoshitaka Yamazaki Shinshu University Hospital, Japan
	Examination of optical coherence tomography findings before photodynamic therapy in the central type early lung cancers Seisuke Nagase Tokyo Medical University, Japan

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Room C (Nishiki)

Meet the Professor
8:00 - 8:30	Novel techniques in upper aerodigestive tract endoscopy Karl Hormann University Hospital Mannheim, Germany
8:30 - 9:00	Long-term Nutrition by Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Norbert Stasche HNO-Klinik, Westpfalz-Klinikum Kaiserslautern, Germany
Oral Tracheostomy Chairs: Hideki Hirabayashi, Dokkyo Medical University Keiichi Ichimura, Jichi Medical University
9:00 - 9:45	Subglottic Stenosis after Percutaneous Cricothyroidotomy Daisuke Mizokami National Defense Medical College, Japan
	A case report of Tracheo-innominate artery fistula: some histopathological findings and prevention Naritomo Miyake Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Japan
	Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Obese and high risk patients Shaheen Islam Ohio State University Medical Center, USA
Special Lecture
9:45 - 10:20	Tracheal tumors Kwang H. Kim Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
10:20 - 11:00	James L. Mulshine Rush University Medical Center, USA
Luncheon (Sponsored by TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.) Chair: Yasushi Murakami, Kyoto Interdisciplinary Institute of Community Medicine
12:10 - 13:00	Systemic Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck (SCCHN) Takao Ohnuma Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA
Mini-Symposium Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis Chairs: Tadashi Nakashima, Kurume University Kensei Naito, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
13:10 - 14:25	Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis associated with aneurysm of the right-sided aortic arch Yukiko Mochiduki Yamato tokusyukai Hospital, Japan
	Associated laryngeal paralysis due to varicella-zoster virus infection Shun-ichi Chitose Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
	Laryngeal pacing with an advanced generation implantable stimulator Akihiro Katada Asahikawa Medical College, Japan
	Effects of long-term denervation on the rat thyroarytenoid muscle Satoru Miyamaru Kumamoto University, Japan
	Influence of location of nerve damage on phonatory function in patients with vocal fold immobility Yutaka Toya Kumamoto University, Japan
Mini-Symposium Dysphagia Chairs: Kenichi Nibu, Kobe University School of Medicine William I. Wei, The University of Hong Kong
14:25 - 15:10	Surgical Management of Chronic Aspiration William I. Wei University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
	A Procedure Combining Videoendoscopy and Ultrasonography for Evaluation of Swallowing Function: A Comparison with Videofluorography Masahiro Komori Takanoko Hospital, Japan
	Mano-Videoendoscopic evaluation of Dysphagia Takehiro Karaho National Defense Medical College, Japan
Special Lecture Chair: Yasuo Hisa, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
15:10 - 16:10	Laser surgery for laryngeal cancer, sentinel node navigation surgery Jochen A. Werner University of Marburg, Germany
Sponsored Symposium (Sponsored by Meiji Seika) PDT Chairs: Chimori Konaka, Chemotherapy Research Institute, KAKEN Hospital Director Kaoru Kubota, National Cancer Center Hospital East Gordon H. Downie, The University of Texas at Tyler
16:10 - 18:10	New Integrative PDT Method of Bronchoesophagial Cancer Treatment by Means of Laser-Magnetic Therapy and Herbal Ferromagnetics Hayk S. Arakelyan Panarmenian Association of Integrative Medicine and Laser Therapy, Armenia
	Salvage photodynamic therapy (PDT) for patients with local failure after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for esophageal cancer (EC) Tomonori Yano National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan
	Photodynamic Therapy and endobronchial stenting: Complimentary therapy Franklin McGuire University of South Carolina, USA
	Jitsuo Usuda Tokyo Medical University, Japan
	Long-term survival of patients treated with photodynamic therapy for carcinoma in situ and early non-small-cell lung carcinoma Luigi Corti Radiotherapy IOV-IRCCS Padova, Italy

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