15th WCB/15th WCBE Schedule

15th WCB WCBE 2008

important dates

Program Details: Wednesday April 2
(as of March 6, 2008)

*The schedule is subject to change.

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

Room A (Eminience)

Special Lecture Chair: Kenji Eguchi, Tokai University
9:00 - 10:00	International Early Lung Cancer Action Program The I-ELCAP Investigators (www.IELCAP.org) Claudia I. Henschke Cornell University Medical College, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, USA
Sponsored Symposium (Sponsored by Tyco Healthcare Japan) Current status of sentinel lymphnode biopsy Chair: Takashi Aikou, Kagoshima university graduate school
10:00 - 12:00	Multi-modal treatment for esophageal cancer based on sentinel node concept Yuko Kitagawa Keio University, School of Medicine, Japan
	Current Status and future perspective of sentinel node navigation surgery in esophageal cancer Shoji Natsugoe Kagoshima University, Japan
	Feasibility study of sentinel node concept in N0 laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer Masayuki Tomifuji National Defense Medical College, Japan
	Sentinel Lymph Node guided Surgery of early adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: Ready for individualized resection? Maria Burian Technical University Munich, Germany

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Room B (Ohgi)

Morning Seminar (Sponsored by Olympus) Chair: Akitoshi Ishizaka, School of Medicine Keio University
8:00 - 9:00	Bronchoscopic microsampling for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory infections Mitsuo Nakayama Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Japan
	Analysis of epithelial lining fluid using bronchoscopic microsampling methods for various diseases including lung cancer Masazumi Watanabe School of Medicine Keio University, Japan
Mini-Symposium Deep Neck Infection Chairs: Yuichi Kurono, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Hajime Goto, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine
9:00 - 10:00	Surgical Treatment for Acute Epiglottitis Keiichi Miyashita Kagoshima University, Japan
	Deep Neck Abscess : A Retrospective Review of 38 Cases Hiroshi Nakano Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
	The pathogenesis and management of deep neck abscess Yasuhiko Takei Kyorin University, Japan
	Severe cases of deep cervical infection complicated with descending necrotizing mediastinitis Kosuke Uno Keio University School of Medicine, Japan
Oral Phonosurgery Chairs: Koichi Tomoda, Kanazawa Medical Univerisity Toshiyuki Kusuyama, International University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo Voice Center
10:00 - 11:00	Office-based steroid injections for vocal fold scaring Tetsuji Sanuki Kumamoto University, Japan
	Application of the microdebrider for the Treatment of Laryngeal Granuloma Tatsuya Fukuiwa Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Japan
	Pitch elevation surgery for male-to-female transsexual patients : Effectiveness of thyroplasty Kazuhiro Nakamura Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Japan
	A fenestration approach for arytenoid adduction through the thyroid ala combined with type I thyroplasty Ryoji Tokashiki Tokyo Medical University, Japan
Mini-Symposium Mediastinal Diagnosis Chairs: Mark Krasnik, Copenhagen University Hospital Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Graduate School of Medicine Chiba University
11:00 - 12:00	Diagnosis of mediastinal adenopathy: real-time endobronchial ultrasound versus mediastinoscopy Felix JF Herth University of Heidelberg, Germany
	The role of EBUS-TBNA for lymph node staging in lung cancer Kazuhiro Yasufuku Chiba University, Japan
	EBUS sensitivity in mediastinal lymphadenopathy according to its size Jose Sanz-Santos Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Spain
	Analysis of internal structures of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes by Endobronchial Ultrasonography Noriaki Kurimoto St. Mariannna University, School of Medicine, Japan
	Mediastinoscopic injuries to the right main bronchus and their mediastinoscopic repair Ramon Rami-Porta Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Spain

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Room C (Nishiki)

Sponsored Symposium (Sponsored by PENTAX) Asian Forum Chairs: Henri Colt, UCI Medical Center Ryuta Amemiya, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital and Cancer Center
9:00 - 11:00	Bronchoscopic intervention for the Management of Post-Tuberculosis Tracheobronchial Stenosis _ Korean Perspectives Hojoong Kim Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea
	Endobronchial Ultrasonography Noriaki Kurimoto St. Marianna University, Japan
	Bronchoscopy in Singapore Pyng Lee Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
	Bronchoscopy in Japan: Survey by the Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy in 2006 Hiroshi Niwa Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Japan
	Hong Wu Wang, Pulmonary Department of General Coal Hospital, China
Oral Lung Volume Reduction Chairs: Hiroshi Date, Kyoto University Hospital Udaya B. S. Prakash, Mayo Clinic
11:00 - 12:12	Evaluation of the Spiration IBV Valve System to Control Air Leaks - Case Report Robert C. Cerfolio University of Alabama, USA
	Bronchoscopic autologous blood injection for lung volume reduction Soichiro Kanoh National Defense Medical College, Japan
	Bronchoscopic lung-volume reduction in patients with severe homogeneous lung emphysema Felix JF Herth University of Heidelberg, Germany
	Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) with Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot (EWS) on severe pulmonary emphysema Yoichi Watanabe Okayama Red Cross General Hospital, Japan
	Design of a Multicenter, Double-Blinded, Randomized and Sham-Controlled Study to Evaluate the IBV Valve System for the Treatment of Severe Emphysema in USA Daniel H. Sterman University of Pennsylvania, USA
	Three refractory pneumothorax cases treated with bronchial embolization spigots and coagulation factor Masako Ueyama Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan

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