PROGRAM

2024 WSLS Symposium Program
Monday, April 22, 2024
Time Topic Speakers Moderators
Live Surgery Demonstrations
08:00 - 10:00 Side-to-end LVA (OP Room 202) Ming-Huei Cheng, MD David W. Chang, MD
Jaume Masià, MD
10:00 - 15:00 VLNT with Biobridge for BCRL (OP Room 201) Dung H. Nguyen, MD
16:00 - 17:00 Post-operative ward round
*Maximum of 30 participants, first come, first served.
*2 surgeries at least
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Time Topic Speakers Moderators
07:45 Opening Remark Ming-Huei Cheng, MD
David W. Chang, MD
Jaume Masià, MD
08:00 - 08:30 Keynote Lecture I Peter C. Neligan, MD Ming-Huei Cheng, MD
08:30 - 09:00 Keynote Lecture II Stephen F. Sener, MD Ming-Huei Cheng, MD
09:00 - 09:30 Keynote Lecture III Christy A. Russell, MD Peter C. Neligan, MD
09:30 - 10:00 Keynote Lecture IV Ming-Huei Cheng, MD Peter C. Neligan, MD
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 - 12:00 Debate I:
Single Malt Whisky Versus Cocktail
Group - Single Malt Whisky
Håkan Brorson, MD
Takumi Yamamoto, MD
Isao Koshima, MD
Stephen F. Sener, MD
Christy A. Russell, MD
Peter C. Neligan, MD
Group - Cocktail
Peter C. Neligan, MD
Jaume Masià, MD
Dung H. Nguyen, MD
Gurusamy Manokaran, MD
Group - Staged Procedures
Wei F. Chen, MD
Ming-Huei Cheng, MD
12:00 - 13:00 Group Picture & Lunch
13:00 - 14:30 Long-term Outcomes:
What is the Best?
Isao Koshima, MD
David W. Chang, MD
Marco Pappalardo, MD
Ming-Huei Cheng, MD
Håkan Brorson, MD
Corrado C. Campisi, MD
Dhruv Singhal, MD
Hung-Chi Chen, MD
14:30 - 15:30 Best Case Presentations
(Beer will be served)
Nicole Lindenblatt, MD
Håkan Brorson, MD
Dimitris Dionysiou, MD
Yukio Seki, MD
Johnson Chia-Shen Yang, MD
Jaume Masià, MD
Wei F. Chen, MD
15:20 - 15:50 Best Case Award
15:30 - 15:50 Break
15:50 - 17:00 Free Paper Presentations I
Time Topic Presenters Moderators
15:50 - 15:55 Relief in 30 Minutes; A Prospective Study Examining the Impact of the Flextitouch Pneumatic Compression Device in Patients with Upper Extremity Lymphedema Kassandra Carrion, BA Dung H. Nguyen, MD
15:55 - 16:00 Characterizing Trends in Rate of Lymphedema After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection with and without Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction Andre-Philippe Sam, BS Corrado C. Campisi, MD
16:00 - 16:05 Tailoring Lymphedema Surgery to Individual Limb Segments: A Differential Approach Sonia Kukreja Pandey
16:05 - 16:10 Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound for Lymphatic Mapping: Mayo Clinic Experience Vahe Fahradyan, MD
16:10 - 16:15 The effect of photoacoustic imaging on lymphaticovenular anastomosis Yushi Suzuki
16:15 - 16:20 The usefulness of a portable ultrasound device for preoperative mapping of lymphaticovenular anastomosis Mayuko Okura
16:20 - 16:25 Assessing Subcutaneous Changes in Lymphedema: Ultrasonographic-Pathologic Correlations in Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis (LVA) Candidates Sirin Apichonbancha, MD
16:25 - 16:30 Salvage of Unsatisfactory Lymphedema Surgeries Ihsan Onur Kursun, MD
16:30 - 16:35 Comparing Different Donor Sites after Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer to the Lymphedematous Upper Limb: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes Mohammed Muneer
16:35 - 16:40 Novel Surgical Anatomy of Vascularized Supraclavicular Lymph Node Flap Focusing on Distribution of Lymph Nodes and New Flap Design Thanaphorn Oonjitti, MD
16:40 - 16:45 Anatomical study of vascularized submental lymph node flap focus on submental artery and vein Siripong Lueangritthiwut, MD
16:45 - 16:55 Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for the treatment of lymphedema upper and lower exteremity Seyed Reza Mousav
16:55 - 17:00 Discussion
18:30~21:30 Banquet (All participants)
Venue: 2nd Floor, Taipei Garden Hotel
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Time Topic Speakers Moderators
08:00 - 08:30 Keynote Lecture I Isao Koshima, MD David W. Chang, MD
08:30 - 09:00 Keynote Lecture II David W. Chang, MD Jaume Masià, MD
09:00 - 09:30 Keynote Lecture III Jaume Masià, MD David W. Chang, MD
09:30 - 10:00 Keynote Lecture IV William Repicci, President & CEO Jaume Masià, MD
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Debate II: LVA Versus VLNT LVA Preferred
Corrado C. Campisi, MD
Yukio Seki, MD
Gemma Pons, MD
David W. Chang, MD
Wei F. Chen, MD
Isao Koshima, MD
Hung-Chi Chen, MD
David W. Chang, MD
Jaume Masià, MD
VLNT Preferred
Ketan M. Patel
Sinikka Suomineo
Hung-Chi Chen
Dhruv Singhal
Ming-Huei Cheng
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 13:20 LE&RN Testimony William Repicci, President & CEO Ming-Huei Cheng, MD
13:20 - 15:00 What is the Future? Peter C. Neligan, MD
Nicole Lindenblatt, MD
Dimitris Dionysiou, MD
Dung H. Nguyen, MD
Wei F. Chen, MD
Alexandru Nistor, MD
Gemma Pons, MD
15:00 - 15:30 High-Definition Ultrasound and New Technology for Lymphedema Johnson Chia-Shen Yang, MD
Akitatsu Hayashi, MD
Giuseppe Visconti, MD
Peter C. Neligan, MD
15:30 - 15:50 Break
15:50 - 17:00 Free Paper Presentations II
Time Topic Presenters Moderators
15:50 - 15:55 Lymphatic regeneration visualized on MRI after placement of aligned nanofibrillar collagen scaffolds for treatment of lymphedema Alison Bae, MD Ketan M. Patel, MD
15:55 - 16:00 Improved Lymphatic Circulation after self administered lymphatic stimulation in patients after implantation of nanofibrillar collagen scaffold: clinical results Victoria Posternak, MD Dhruv Singhal, MD
16:00 - 16:05 Study on Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning for Lower Limb Edema Disease Classifications Based on Clinical Images Thanat Lewsirirat, MD
16:05 - 16:10 Lymphedema Classification from Ultrasound Image by Using Deep Learning Technique Kawin Cholitgul, MD
16:10 - 16:15 Multidisciplinary Care Team's Impact on Lymphedema Disease Knowledge, Disease Management, and Quality of Life Chia Yu Lin, RN, PhD
16:15 - 16:20 Histological Changes in Lymphedema and Surgical Treatment Strategies Shinsuke Akita
16:20 - 16:25 Lymph Node Detection Using Region Based Convolutional Neural Networks on Histological Image Chanya Sinmaroeng
16:25 - 16:30 Groin Lymph Node to Vein Anastomosis- ‘The Cleveland Clinic Experience and Technical Refinements’ Sonia Kukreja Pandey
16:30 - 16:35 Individualized Care for Lymphedema Patients at the University Hospital of Modena Filippo Taccioli, MD
16:35 - 16:40 Prospective study to see the efficacy of LyMPHA in lymphedema prevention after Axillary Clearance Mayur Mantri
16:40 - 16:45 Distally-based Lymphatic Preventative Healing Approach (dLYMPHA) – a modification of the classic approach Allen Wei-Jiat Wong
16:45 - 16:55 Accuracy of Mirror Image Mapping of Lymphatic Tract for High Stage and Redo LVA: Intraoperative Analysis Irin Chaikangwan, MD
16:55 - 17:00 Discussion/ Best Papers Award