BOARD OF REGENTS Alejandro C. Dizon, MD President George G. Lim, MD Vice President Ramon S. Inso, MD Treasurer Maria Concepcion C. Vesagas, MD Secretary Regents Julyn A. Aguilar, MD Renato R. Montenegro, MD Dexter S. Aison, MD Jose S. Pujalte, Jr., MD Message Jose Rhoel C. de Leon, MD Antonio S. Say, MD Rodney B. Dofitas, MD Dures Fe E. Tagayuna, MD Glenn Angelo S. Genuino, MD Vivencio Jose P. Villaflor III, MD It is with great pleasure that I welcome all our Fellows, delegates and guests from th Joselito M. Mendoza, MD our country and overseas to the 74 Annual Clinical Congress “Resolving Conflicts in Surgery: From the Basic to the Complex”. The Philippine College of Surgeons hosts this annual meeting with the support of the Philippine College of Surgeons BOARD OF GOVERNORS Foundation, Inc. from December 2-5, 2018 at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel. The Committee on Surgical Education and the Committee on Conventions have prepared Domingo S. Bongala, Jr., MD Chairman a very comprehensive 4-day program that should provide all disciples of the science of the various specialties of surgery with the updates and new knowledge to address Alfredo L. Tan, MD the growing complexities in the practice of medicine. The faculty is an impressive Vice Chairman “best of the best” from our homegrown surgeons as well as from the region and other continents, particularly Europe and the Americas. Samuel Vincent G. Yrastorza, MD Secretary This is also an opportunity for us to renew friendships, fellowship and camaraderie Governors among surgeons as 2018 comes to a close. Amidst the celebrations, let us not forget Jose Francisco A. Aguilar, MD Raymond Joseph R. Manzo, MD the true meaning of the coming season to honor and give thanks to the Lord Emmanuel S. Baes, MD Elvin L. Panliboton, MD Almighty for our many blessings we and the College have received. Fidel L. Baldovino, MD Frederick B. Pua, MD Paul Ruel C. Camiña, MD Ricardo Jose D. Quintos II, MD Dean Cyril Y. Catot, MD Steve Glicerio J. Rama, MD Wishing you all the best of the holidays and the coming New Year. Benjamin G. Herbosa, MD Leandro L. Resurreccion III, MD Kaye Pioquinto-Jimenez, MD Bernardo Julius A. Rocha, MD Lara Lapena-Kare, MD Servando Sergio DC Simangan, Jr., MD Dennis H. Littaua, MD Demie O. Tidon, MD Marc Paul J. Lopez, MD CHAPTER PRESIDENTS ALEJANDRO C. DIZON, MD, FPCS President Banny Bay C. Genuino, MD Ma. Luisa D. Aquino, MD Henry C. Chua, MD Cordillera Metro Manila Cebu-Eastern Visayas Philippine College of Surgeons Edgar A. Biteng, MD Marwin Emerson V. Matic, MD Rommel E. Romero, MD Northern Luzon Southern Tagalog Negros Island Anthony M. Toquilar, MD Lemuel C. Trayvilla, MD James Edward R.Mangaoil, MD North Eastern Luzon Bicol Davao-Southern Mindanao Ricardo DL Riego de Dios, MD Roberto J. Alfabeto, MD Victor Anton U. Valdez, MD Central Luzon Panay Northern Mindanao INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Maher A. Abbas, MD, FACS, FASCRS Professor of Surgery Colorectal and Digestive Surgery Endoscopy and Proctology Dubai, United Arab Emirates Message The excitement is building up! On behalf of the Conventions Committee of the Philippine College of Surgeons, I am inviting all surgeons to join us on the occasion of the 74th Annual PCS Clinical Dr. med. Jörg Ernst Mathias Baral Congress on December 2-5, 2018 at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City Head of the Department of Coloproctology with the theme “Resolving Conflicts in Surgery: From the Basic to the Complex”. Klinikum Karlsruhe Leitender Oberarzt Klinik für Allgèmein – und Visceralchirurgie A number of foreign experts have confirmed their participation and we look forward Karlsruhe, Germany to an extremely rewarding and satisfying exchange of experiences. We have likewise prepared a very entertaining and fun-filled Fellowship Night that I am sure everyone would enjoy. See you all! Mr. John Batten, MD, FRACS President Royal Australasian College of Surgeons General Orthopedic Surgeon GEORGE G. LIM, MD Launceston General Hospital Vice President and Overall Chairman Senior Lecturer, Medical School of Surgery Committee on Conventions University of Tasmania Philippine College of Surgeons Tasmania, Australia William Tzu-Liang Chen, MD, FASCRS Associate Professor, College of Medicine Chairman, Department of Surgery Superintendent, International Medicine Center Director, Minimally Invasive Center China Medical University Hospital Taichung City, Taiwan INTERNATIONAL FACULTY INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Andrew Mark Tze Liang Choong , MD, Woo Jin Hyung, MD, PhD FRCS (Eng) Professor, Department of Surgery Assistant Professor in Surgery Yonsei University College of Medicine Department of Surgery Director, Gastric Cancer Center Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Yonsei Cancer Center National University of Singapore Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Associate Program Director Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital Research Residency Program Yonsei University Health System National University Health System Seoul, Korea Singapore Pierce Kah Hoe Chow, MD, MBBS, M Med Professor Paul Bo-San Lai, MD, FRCSEd (Surg), FRCSE, FAMS (GS), PhD (Gen), FRCS (Glas), FCSHK Professor and Course Director President Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong National Cancer Center Singapore Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery Senior Consultant Surgeon in HPB and Director, Office of Medical Education Transplant Surgery Faculty of Medicine Division of Surgical Oncology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Singapore General Hospital Hong Kong Singapore Professor Nicolas Demartines, MD, FACS, Toshihiro Muraji, MD, PhD, FJSPS, FJSS FRCS, FCCS (Hon) Head, Division of Pediatric Surgery Department of Surgery Kirishima Medical Center Chairman of the Department for Visceral Hayatocho Matsunaga, Kirishima Surgery Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan University Hospital CHUV Lausanne, Switzerland Antonio Toesca, MD Martin HS Huang, MD, PhD, FRCS (Edin), General and Consultant Breast Surgeon FAMS (Plastic), FASPS Department of Breast Surgery Director and Plastic Surgeon European Institute of Oncology (IEO) MH Plastic Surgery Pte Ltd Milan, Italy Paragon, Singapore INTERNATIONAL FACULTY INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Chan Chung Yip, MD, MBBS, M Med Ralph P. Tufano, MD, MBA, FACS (Surg), FRCSEd (Gen) Charles W. Cummings MD Endowed Professor Adjunct Associate Professor Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Duke-NUS Medical School Surgery Adjunct Assistant Professor, Yong Loo Lin Director, Division of Head and Neck Endocrine School of Medicine, National University of Surgery and The Johns Hopkins Hospital Singapore Multidisciplinary Thyroid Tumor Center Head and Senior Consultant Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and The Johns Hopkins Hospital Transplant Surgery Baltimore, MD, USA Director, Centre of Digestive and Liver Disease Singapore General Hospital Mark C. Weissler, MD, FASHNS, FACS Singapore Vice President Elect American College of Surgeons Director, American Board of Otolaryngology JP Riddle Distinguished Professor and Chief Division of Head and Neck Surgery Hon-Chi Yip, MD, MBChB, MRCS (Ed), Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck FRCSEd (GS), FHKAM (GS) Surgery Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor University of North Carolina School of Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Medicine Chinese University of Hong Kong The University of North Carolina Hong Kong Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Professor Simon Kin-Hung Wong, MD, MBChB (CUHK), FRCSEd, FHKAM(Surgery) Clinical Associate Professor (Honorary) Department of Surgery Faculty of Medicine The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Anusak Yiengpruksawan, MD, FACS, FRCST (hon.) Adjunct Clinical Professor Department of Surgery Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University Consultant, Robotic Surgery Center Bumrungrad International Hospital Bangkok, Thailand LOCAL FACULTY LOCAL FACULTY Jose Modesto B. Abellera III, MD, FPCS Armando C. Crisostomo, MD, FPCS Alfredo C. Acosta, Jr., MD, FPCS Ma. Teresita S. Cucueco, MD, CESOIII Roberto B. Acuña, MD, FPCS Jose Y. Cueto, Jr., MD, FPCS Joseph Bernard L. Africa, MD, FPCS Alfred Phillip O. de Dios, MD, FPCS Maria Adela N. Aguilera, MD, FPCS Jose Rene D. de Grano, MD, MHA, FPCHA Dexter S. Aison, MD, FPCS Eva Maria C. Cutiongco-de la Paz, MD, FPPS Alberto Jose R. Albano, MD, FPCS Arturo S. de la Peña, MD, FPCS Erwin B. Alcazaren, MD, FPCS Plen Voltaire M. Dela Peña, MD Gerald T. Alcid, MD, FPCS Jose Rhoel C. de Leon, MD, FPCS Cenon R. Alfonso, MD, FPCS Rhoderick C. de Leon, MD, FPCS Josefina R. Almonte, MD, FPCS Dakila P. de los Angeles, MD, FPCS Jaime A. Almora, MD, FPCS Nilo C. de los Santos, MD, FPCS Daniel Y. Alonzo, MD, FPSO-HNS Ramon L. de Vera, MD, FPCS Celina Z. Ancheta, MD, DPBA Alejandro C. Dizon, MD, FPCS Samuel D. Ang, MD, FPCS Rodney B. Dofitas, MD, FPCS Santiago C. Aquino, MD, FPCS Rolando Enrique A. Domingo, MD, DPBO Francisco Y. Arcellana, Jr., MD, FPCS Crisostomo B. Dy, MD, FPCS Avenilo L. Aventura, Jr., MD, FPCS Carlos E. Ejercito, Jr., MD, FPCS Rouel Mateo M. Azores, MD, FPCS Alex A. Erasmo, MD, FPCS Michael Martin C. Baccay, MD, FPCS Eduardo S. Eseque, MD, FPCS Warren Bacorro, MD, FPCR Enrique Hilario O. Esguerra, MD, FPCS Wilma A. Baltazar, MD, FPCS Arlene T. Fajardo, MD, FPCS Robert B. Bandolon, MD, FPCS Jose Macario V. Faylona, MD, FPCS Kathleen Barroso, RN Saleshe Tracy Anne B. Fernandez, MD, FPCS Ryan Ruel T. Barroso, MD, FPCS Adrian F. Fernando, MD, FPSO-HNS Jose Ravelo T. Bartolome, MD, FPCS Miguel Gary D. Galvez, MD, FPCS Maximino de Guzman Bello III, MD, FPSMO Malen M. Gellido, MD, FPCS Alfred H. Belmonte, MD, FPCS Glenn Angelo S. Genuino, MD, FPCS Regina P. Berba, MD, FPSMID Hermana Emerita V. Gregorio, MD, PhD, FPPS A’Ericson B. Berberabe, MD, FPCS Joseph Melbert O. Gulfan, MD, FPCS Orlino C. Bisquera, Jr., MD, FPCS James Dennis C. Gumpal, MD, Ll.B Arvin G. Briones, MD, FPCS Maria Lourdes C. Gutierrez, MD, FPCS Alfred Allen E. Buenafe, MD, FPCS Grace Ann B. Herbosa, MD, DPBA Norman S. Bustos, MD, FPCS Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD, FPCS Carlo Angelo C. Cajucom, MD, FPCS Angela Rose R.