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PAPS 2016 Kauai Booklet PAPS 2016 49TH Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons Na Pali coast, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i APRILPAPS 24-28, 2016 | 12016 GRAND HYATT KAUA‘I RESORT & SPA | KOLOA, HAWAI‘I ] SEEING COMPLEXITY IN A NEW LIGHT. For nearly 150 years, Mallinckrodt has made complex scientific problems manageable, developing valuable diagnostic tools and treatments for patients who need them. We view challenges as opportunities. Please visit us in the Exhibit Hall Mallinckrodt, the “M” brand mark and the Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals logo are trademarks of a Mallinckrodt company. © 2016 Mallinckrodt. 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Only qualifi ed professionals and students are eligible for individual subscriptions. Orders from individuals must include the recipient's name and private address, and be paid by private funds. CONTENTS PAPS Handbook . 5 Welcome Messages . 6 PAPS Officers . 8 Board of Directors . 8 Past Officers . 8 Honorary Members . 9 New Members . 9 Future Meetings . 9 M . James Warden Guest Assistance Program Participants . 11 GANS Memorial Lecture . 11 PAPS 2016 Local Organizing Committee Members . 12 PAPS 2016 Scientific Program Committee . 12 Publication Committee . 12 PAPS Artifacts .. 13 The Presidential Badge . 13 The Past Presidential Badge . 13 The Flag . 13 The COE Medal . 13 List of Recipients . 14 The Gavel . 14 Program at a Glance . .. 15 Scientific Program . 18 PAPS 2016 Conference Information . 32 General Information . 33 Scientific Session Information . 34 Floorplan . 36 Social Program Information . 38 Welcome Reception . 38 Aloha Banquet (Conference Dinner) . 38 Conference Tour . 39 Abstracts Scientific Session 1 – Basic Science. 44 Scientific Session 2 – PAPS Prize -Clinical. 53 Scientific Session 3 – Critical Care and Trauma . 66 Scientific Session 4 – GI-1 . 74 Scientific Session 5 – GI-2 . 85 Scientific Session 6 – PAPS Prize – Basic Science . 96 Scientific Session 7 – MIS/Robotic . 104 Scientific Session 8 – Thoracic .. 111 Scientific Session 9 – Neonatal . 120 Scientific Session 10 – Hepatobiliary . 132 Scientific Session 11 – Oncology . 143 Video Presentations . .. 156 Scientific Session 12 – Urology .. 162 PAPS 2016 | 3 CONTENTS Poster Abstracts Session 1 – Basic Science . 184 Session 1 – GI-1 . 194 Session 1 – Thoracic . 204 Session 2 – GI-2 . 214 Session 2 – Minimally Invasive/Robotics/Critical Care/Trauma . 226 Session 2 – GI-3 .. 235 Session 3 – GI-4 . 245 Session 3 – Neonatology . 255 Session 3 – Hepatobiliary - 1 . 267 Session 4 – Hepatobiliary - 2 . 275 Session 4 – Oncology . 279 Session 4 – Urology . 287 Abstract Appendix (Figures and Tables) . 291 PAPS 2016 | 4 PAPS 2016 PAPS Handbook PAPS 2016 | 5 Waimea Canyon, Kaua‘i PAPS PRESIDENT MESSAGE 2016 Dear Friends & Colleagues, I am grateful for the trust that you and the Executive Board of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons (PAPS) have bestowed on me in electing me as the President for 2016 . PAPS is now 49 years old and like fine wine, simply gets better with age . Not simply because of the skill and vision of those on the board, but because our members (currently 530 surgeons residing in 23 countries) have remained faithful to the ideals of its founders and founding objectives, and that is to promote both educational as well as social bonds among PAPS members . I have been to many, many PAPS meetings and I can honestly say that no other Pediatric Annual Congress is as informal (the ‘no ties’ rule is always in full effect) as PAPS, or parties as hard as PAPS . This is what I believe makes PAPS truly unique and special; that serious and frank discussions regarding the latest happenings in Pediatric Surgery can openly take place between members with everyone on the same playing field . You will not find dogmatic, narrow and rigid views of Pediatric Surgery at PAPS or any of its annual meetings, but instead a larger, broader view in which you can educate yourself on as you seek to become a better, more complete and wise physician . I extend a warm hand of friendship to you to invite you to this 49th Annual Meeting of PAPS here on the beautiful and tranquil island of Kaua‘i . Mr . Charles Nainoa Thompson will deliver the 2016 PAPS GANS Lecture . He is an internationally recognized native Hawaiian navigator, the President of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and is best known for achieving the daunting feat of navigating two double-hulled canoes from Hawaii to other island nations in Polynesia without the aid of western instruments . Professor Prem Puri from Dublin, Ireland will give the 2016 PAPS Keynote Lecture . Professor Prem Puri is known all over the world for his outstanding contribution to the development of pediatric surgery and research and he will give an interesting and informative talk on pediatric surgeons who have crossed boundaries and have made significant contributions to other fields in medicine such as angiogenesis and tissue engineering . Dr . Devin Puapong, our Local Organizing Chair, and Dr . Mark Holterman, Program Chair, have worked hard to ensure that the 49th Annual PAPS meeting will be the best and biggest one yet, filled with much learning and laughter . I am very much looking forward to seeing (and drinking with) you all over the next few days . Fun times at Hawaii PAPS await us . Warmest best regards, Atsuyuki Yamataka, MD, PhD President of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons PAPS 2016 | 6 PAPS 2016 WELCOME FROM LOCAL ORGANIZING AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEES Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the local organizing committee and the scientific program committee, we would like to extend a warm Aloha and welcome you to the 49th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons here on the beautiful Garden Isle of Kaua‘i . With the generous help of Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s Conference Planning Services, we have put together what promises to be an exciting and meaningful scientific and social program . As mentioned by Professor Yamataka, we are honored to welcome Professor Prem Puri, as our invited keynote speaker and Hawai‘i’s own, Nainoa Thompson as our special Gans Lecturer . We are also excited to introduce our visiting GAP lecturers, Dr . Thanh Dinh from Vietnam and Dr . Basil Leodoro from Vanuatu . No PAPS conference would be complete without our annual conference tour, which this year, will take us from the Koke’e Mountains of Waimea to the shores of Lihue and looks to immerse you in the beauty of Hawai‘i’s nature, culture, and people . PAPS has a great history of fostering not only learning, but also collegiality and friendships between pediatric surgeons across the globe, and we certainly hope this meeting will contribute to that rich tradition . Aloha and welcome to Kaua‘i! Mark J. Holterman, MD, PhD Devin P. Puapong MD, FACS, FAAP Scientific Program Chair Local Program Chair PAPS 2016 | 7 PAPS OFFICERS PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT Atsuyuki Yamataka, MD Walter Chwals, MD Department of Pediatric Surgery Department of Pediatric Surgery Juntendo University School of Medicine Tufts Medical Center yama@juntendo .ac .jp wchwals@tuftsmedicalcenter .org SECRETARY TREASURER James C.Y. Dunn, MD, PhD David Tuggle, MD Professor of Surgery and Bioengineering Austin Pediatric Surgery UCLA School of Medicine davidtuggle@gmail .com jdunn@mednet .ucla .edu BOARD OF DIRECTORS Andrew Holland Australia Deborah Bailey Australia Rajendra Kumar Australia Eric Webber Canada Tatsuo Kuroda Japan Hiroaki Kitagawa Japan Tomoaki Taguchi Japan Mario Riquelme Heras Mexico Paul Tam SAR China Kenneth Wong SAR China Shan Zheng PR China Taiwai Chin Taiwan, ROC Anna Shapkina Russia (Member-at-Large) Jeong-Meen Seo South Korea John Meehan USA David Patrick USA Eric Scaife USA PAST OFFICERS Presidents Stephen L . Gans 1969-70 Martin J . Glasson 1992-93 John K . Stevenson 1970-71 Hiroshi Akiyama 1993-94 Alexander H . Bill Jr . 1971-72 Giovanni Porras-Ramirez 1994-95 Keijiro Suruga 1972-73 Takahiro Ito 1995-96 Nate A . Myers 973-74 Marshall Z . Schwartz 1996-97 Jens G . Rosenkrantz 1974-75 Htut Saing 1997-98 Murray R . Kliman 1975-76 Philip A . King 1998-99 Daniel M . Hays 1976-77 Marvin W . Harrison 1999-2000 Takashi Ueda 1977-78 Takeshi Miyano 2000-01 Joaquin C . Azpiroz 1978-79 James B . Atkinson 2001-02 Douglas Cohen 1979-80 Rosslyn Walker 2002-03 Walton K .T . Shim 1980-81 Eui-Ho Hwang 2003-04 Graham C . Fraser 1981-82 Stephen G . Jolley 2004-05 Keiichi Ikeda 1982-83 Jer-Nan Lin 2005-06 Eric W . Fonkalsrud 1983-84 Kevin C . Pringle 2006-07 E . Durham Smith 1984-85 Richard E . Black 2007-08 Rodolfo Franco-Vasquez 1985-86 Paul K .H .Tam 2008-09 Chadwick F . Baxter 1986-87 Naomi lwai 2009-10 Wen-Tsung Hung 1987-88 Harry Applebaum 2010-11 John R . Campbell 1988-89 Ralph Cohen 2011-12 R . Stuart Ferguson 1989-90 Kevin Lally 2012-13 Dale G . Johnson 1990-91 John Hutson 2013-14 Morton M .Woolley 1991-92 Hiroaki Kitagawa 2014-15 PAPS 2016 | 8 PAPS 2016 Secretaries Jens G .
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