The Report of The 17th LECS Study Group Seminar
At our17th seminar which took place on the last day of the 90th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastric Cancer, March 7-9, 2017, at PACIFICO Yokohama Conference Center, Yokohama city. drew 119 participants. This number represented a high level of support and interest among medical professionals toward the future of the LECS technique. We are happy to report that during this time, we have seen an increase in participation among professors of internal medicine. It is our heartfelt desire to see our research group grow and develop well into the future, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank you again on behalf of the organizing committee and the secretariat for your continued interest and support.
Coordinator & Seminar Chair
Osamu Goto, M.D.,
 Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
 Hirofumi Kawakubo, M.D., Ph.D.,
Department of Sergery, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Date March 9, 2018
Venue PACIFICO Yokohama Conference Center (Yokohama city)
Registration
fee		 ¥3,000. Entrance fee to be paid at the door.
No advanced reservations are required.
Coordinator &
Seminar Chair
 Osamu Goto, M.D.,
 Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirofumi Kawakubo, M.D., Ph.D.,
Department of Sergery, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Program Organizing Committee:
17:30~18:00 (3F 311,312):
Seminar:
18:00~20:00 (5F 503)
Networking opportunity to exchange information:
20:00~21:00 (4F　418)
Seminar program
(18:00~18:05) Opening Remarks
Coordinator & Seminar Chair:
Osamu Goto, M.D.,
Cancer Center, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirofumi Kawakubo, M.D., Ph.D.,
Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
(18:05~18:26)
 Session 1
Theme "Knack for introduction of LECS"
Moderator:
Satoshi Tanabe, M.D.,
Division of Therapeutic Endoscopy
Department of Advanced Medicine
Research and Development Center for New Medical Frontiers, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan
(1) "Report of LECS at our hospital"
Takayuki Yamamoto, M.D., Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
(2) "Tips for introducing NEWS at our hospital"
Horii Joichiro, M.D.,Fukuyama Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology
(3) "Feasibility of LECS procedure for colorectal tumors - including comparison with the reports of Europe and America"
Yoshiro Tamegai, M.D., Endoscopic Division, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
(18:26~18:40)
 Session 2　 *English Session
Theme "Expanded indication of LECS"
Moderator:
Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, M.D.,
Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, the University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan
(4) "Introduction of NEWS with sentinel node basin dissection for early gastric cancer"
Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, M.D., Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
(5) "The investigation of the location of early gastric cancers that NEWS with sentinel node basin dissection could be performed for."
Junya Aoyama, M.D., Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
(18:40~19:12) Session 3
Theme "Technical difficulties and postoperative complications of LECS"
Moderator:
Hiroya Takeuchi, M.D.,
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Second Department of Surgery
Noriyuki Inaki, M.D.,
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan
(6) "A case of unsuccessful D-LECS requiring conversion to Roux-en-Y reconstruction"
Iwao Kitazono, M.D., Cardiovascular and Gastroenterological Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science
(7) "Analysis of complication cases after LECS for gastric submucosal tumor"
Shusuke Yagi, M.D., Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital
(8) "D-LECS used retrograde endoscopy for duodenal epithelial tumor located pancreas side and 3rd. part of duodenum. Incompleted case and completed case"
Yuji Onoda, M.D., Kagawa prefectural central hospital, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery
(9) "A case of nonampullary duodenal mucosal carcinoma that could not be accomplished with laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery"
Kawashita Yoichiro, M.D., Department of Surgery, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
(19:12~19:25)
 Coffee break（13 min）
(19:25~19:55)
 【Panel discussion】　 with audience response system.
Theme "Choice of procedure, expanded indication and less-invasive approach of LECS"
Moderator:
Hirofumi Kawakubo, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Keio University,School of Medicine, Japan
Osamu Goto, M.D.,
Cancer Center, Keio University,School of Medicine, Japan
(19:55~20:00) Closing Remarks
Hiroyuki Aoyagi, M.D., Ph.D.
Gastroenterology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Japan
(20:00~21:00)
 【Networking opportunity to exchange information】 　418（４Ｆ)

Call for
Abstracts

Abstract Outline Form
1.Please specify your desired topic area (Session 1 or Session 2 or Session 3)
2.Title of Abstract (Title as it appears in English)
3.Name of Presenter (Name in English)
4.Name of Co-presenter (Name in English)
5.Affiliated facility (Name as it appears in English)
6.Abstract text: Approximately 500 words.
Please attach as English Word file or text file.
7.Note: If the desired topic area is Session 2, please submit the abstract in English.
8. Please submit all information to the following address.
You may attach a document up to 5MB in size.
9. Submit information to:
10.Submission deadline: February 25, 2018
 

 

＜17th LECS Study Seminar Sponsors＞
　MC Medical, Inc 　Olympus Corporation
　Kaken Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. 　Camel Coffee Co., Ltd.
　Covidien Japan Inc.
　Johnson & Johnson K.K.
　B. Braun Aesculap Japan Co., Ltd.  
 

 
   

Contact Information
Secretariat, LECS Study Group
Dr. Souya Nunobe
Vice Director of Gastric Cancer Division,
Gastroenterological Surgery,
Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research