2022 Program

 

PST

Friday Feb 25th, 2022

08:00 – 08:15 Inauguration and welcome

Quan-Yang Duh, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen and Frédéric Triponez

Introduce International Society of Innovative Technologies for Endocrine Surgery (ISITES) and invite membership

Session 1: Challenges in parathyroid identification and preservation (Moderator: Quan-Yang Duh)
08:15 – 08:40 The burden of post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Electron Kebebew, Stanford
08:40 – 09:05 Medical management of hypoparathyroidism (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Dolores Shoback, UCSF
09:05 – 09:30 Current techniques and results of parathyroid preservation and auto transplantation (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Jessica Gosnell, UCSF
09:30 – 9:55 Vascular anatomy of the parathyroid glands (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Frédéric Triponez, HUG, Geneva
9:55 – 10:30 Coffee break
Session 2: Basics on light-based detection techniques (Moderator: Frédéric Triponez)
10:30 – 10:55 Basic optical techniques for endocrine surgery (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt
10:55 – 11:20 The use of Indocyanine Green and other contrast agents in surgical procedures (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Sam Achilefu, UT-Southwestern
11:20 – 11:45 Label-free angiography (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Richard Cha, George Washington U
11:45 – 12:10 Application of fluorescent techniques for parathyroid identification and assessment of perfusion and function (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Giju Thomas, Vanderbilt
12:10 – 1:30 Lunch Break
Session 3:
Current techniques for fluorescence-based parathyroid detection and perfusion assessment (Moderator: Anita Mahadevan-Jansen)
1:30 – 1:50 Probe-based detection of parathyroid (15 min + 5 min Q&A)
Carmen Solorzano, Vanderbilt
1:50 – 2:30 Image-based detection of parathyroid (10 min + 5 min + 5 min + 5 min + 15 min Q&A)

Panel members: Eren Berber (Fluobeam), | Cleveland Clinic John Phay (PDE-Neo), Ohio State; Anton Engelsman (Quest Spectrum), Amsterdam; Frédéric Triponez (Elevision), Geneva

2:30 – 2:50 Perfusion detection of parathyroid (15 min + 5 min Q&A)
Frédéric Triponez, Geneva, Switzerland
2:50 – 3:15 Coffee break
Session 4:
Clinical applications of parathyroid detection (Moderator: Carmen Solorzano)
3:15 – 3:40 Thyroid disease (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Fares Benmiloud, Marseille, France
3:40 – 4:05 Primary HPT, localized and non-localized (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Colleen Kiernan, Vanderbilt
4:05 – 4:30 Renal hyperparathyroidism (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Marco Demarchi, Geneva, Switzerland
Session 5: Oral presentations (selected abstracts – 8 min + 2 min Q&A) (Moderators: Anita Mahadevan-Jansen/Frédéric Triponez/Quan-Yang Duh)
4:30 – 4:40 Autofluorescence and Indocyanine Green in Thyroid Surgery: A   Systematic review and Meta-Analysis
Diego Barbieri, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
4:40 – 4:50 Description of Parathyroid Vasculature Based on Intraoperative Angiographies Using Indocyanine Green and Fluorescence Imaging
Fares Benmiloud, Hopital Europeen, Marseille, France
4:50 – 5:00 Benefits of near Infrared autofluorescence detection for parathyroid identification during bilateral neck exploration parathyroidectomy
Colleen M. Kiernan, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
5:00 – 5:10 Tissue perfusion analysis of ICG during thyroidectomy using probe-based fluorescence detection
Parker Willmon, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
5:10 – 5:20 A co-axial excitation, dual-RGB/NIR paired imaging system toward computer-aided detection (CAD) of parathyroid glands in situ
Yoseph Kim, Johns Hopkins University
5:20 – 5:30 Investigating the Clinical Utility of Near-Infrared Autofluorescence in Distinguishing Adrenal Neoplasms: A Pilot Study
Timothy Ullmann, University of California, San Francisco
5:30 – 5:40 Use of Probe-Based Parathyroid Autofluorescence Detection and its Impact on Resident Education
Taylor St. Amour, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
5:40 – 5:50 Autofluorescence detection & perfusion assessment of parathyroid glands in transoral thyroid excision (video presentation)
Jordi Vidal Fortuny, Clinique Cecil, Lausanne, Switzerland
5:50 – 6:00 Autofluorescence imaging - effect on postoperative hypoparathyroidism and autotransplantation rate of parathyroids (video presentation)
Stefan Schopft, RoMed Bad Aibling, Germany
6:00 – 6:10 Autofluorescence guides parathyroid cryopreservation and parathyroidectomy in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (video presentation)
Patricia Conroy, University of California, San Francisco
6:15 – 7:30 Reception
Saturday, Feb 26th, 2022
Session 6: Clinical impact of fluorescence techniques for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy outcomes (Moderator: John Phay, Ohio State)
08:00 – 08:25 Impact of using autofluorescence techniques (probe and imaging) on thyroidectomy outcomes (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Eren Berber, Cleveland Clinic
08:25 – 08:50 Impact of using autofluorescence techniques (probe and imaging) on parathyroidectomy outcomes (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Paul Gauger, Michigan
08:50 – 09:15 Impact of angiography and perfusion assessment on thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy outcomes (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Michael Bouvet, UCSD
09:15 – 9:40 Increasing the quality and impact of the clinical studies using fluorescence techniques (15 min + 10 min Q&A)
Saba Balasubramanian, Sheffield, UK
9:40 – 10:10 Coffee break
Session 7: Expert use of fluorescence techniques (Moderator: Janice Pasieka, Calgary)
10:10 – 10:30 Parathyroid angiography/vascular anatomy during thyroidectomy (10 min + 10 min Q&A)
Fares Benmilloud, Marseille, France
10:30 – 11:00 Use of fluorescence techniques in pediatric thyroidectomy patients
(10 min + 10 min + 10 min Q&A) Kerstin Lorenz, Halle, Germany and Ryan Belcher, Vanderbilt
11:00 – 11:20 Use of fluorescence techniques in Trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) (10 min + 10 min Q&A)
Angkoon Anuwong, Bangkok, Thailand
11:20 – 11:40 Use of fluorescence techniques in robotic thyroidectomy (10 min + 10 min Q&A)
Hyunsuk Suh, Tampa
11:40 – 12:00 Ex vivo applications of fluorescence techniques for parathyroid identification (10 min + 10 min Q&A)
Quan-Yang Duh, UCSF
12:00 – 12:15 Course evaluation and meeting review
12:15 – 12:30 ISITES Business Meeting

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen/Frédéric Triponez/Quan-Yang Duh

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch Break
Session 8: Other endocrine surgery applications (Moderator: Electron Kebebew)
1:30 – 1:50 Using near infrared autofluorescence (probe and imaging and ICG) for guidance of adrenal surgery, (10 min + 10 min Q&A)
Carmen Solorzano and Giju Thomas, Vanderbilt
1:50 – 2:10 Nerve imaging: Near-UV Autofluorescence (10 min + 10 min Q&A)
Fernando Dip, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2:10 – 2:30 Nerve imaging: Diffuse reflectance (10 min + 10 min Q&A)
Graham Throckmorton, Vanderbilt
2:30 – 2:50 Nerve imaging: Using contrast agents (10 min + 10 min Q&A)
Summer Gibbs, Portland
2:50 – 3:10 ICG Perfusion Assessment: Integrating Standardization and Quantification
(10 min + 10 min Q&A) Milou Noltes, Groningen, Netherlands
3:10 – 3:30 Identification of the thoracic duct with ICG (10 min + 10 min Q&A) John Phay, Ohio State
 

3:30 – 4:00

Coffee break
Session 9: Future directions (Moderator: James Lee, Columbia)
4:00 – 4:15 Parathyroid organoids, (10 min + 5 min Q&A)
Naira Baregamian, Vanderbilt
4:15 – 4:30 Single cell functional and ‘omics profiling of parathyroid (10 min + 5 min Q&A)

James Koh, UCSF

4:30 – 4:45 Low cost autofluorescence detection (10 min + 5 min Q&A)
Sam Wiseman, Vancouver, Canada
Special Session: Thermal ablation for the treatment of thyroid disease
5:00 – 5:10 The science and technique of thermal ablation (Laser and Radio Frequency)
Stefano Spiezia, Naples, Italy
5:10 – 5:20 Clinical Indications of thermal ablation for the treatment of thyroid nodules
Chelsey Baldwin, New York University
5:20 – 5:30 Clinical outcome and challenges in using ablation for thyroid surgery
Jonathon O. Russell, The Johns Hopkins University
5:30 – 5:40 Current and future directions of thermal ablation for endocrine surgery
Jennifer H. Kuo, Columbia University
5:40 – 6:00 Panel Discussion

Stefano Spiezia, Chelsey Baldwin, Jonathon O. Russell, Jennifer H. Kuo

Adjourn to the Exhibit Hall and Conference Concludes