The Report of The 18th LECS Study Group Seminar
At our18th seminar which took place on the last day of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Japan Digestive Disease Week, November 1-4, 2018, at Marcus Square Kobe, Kobe city, drew 93 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.
　＜Coordinator & Seminar Chair＞
Hiroyuki Aoyagi, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Gastroenterology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital
Tamon Miyanaga M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Director, Fukui Prefectural Hospital Department of Surgery
Date October 31, 2018
Venue Marcus Square Kobe, Kobe city
Registration
fee		 ¥3,000. Entrance fee to be paid at the door.
No advanced reservations are required.
Coordinator &
Seminar Chair
 Hiroyuki Aoyagi, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Gastroenterology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital
Tamon Miyanaga M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Director, Fukui Prefectural Hospital Department of Surgery
Program Organizing Committee: 17:30～18:00　
Seminar: 18:00～20:20
Networking opportunity to exchange information: 20:30～21:30
Seminar program
(18:00~18:05) 【Opening Remarks】
Coordinator & Seminar Chair:
Hiroyuki Aoyagi, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Gastroenterology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital
Tamon Miyanaga M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Director, Fukui Prefectural Hospital Department of Surgery
(18:05～18:25) 【Special Lecture】
"I'm not scared, bring it on!" Your clinical activities can be well-served with engineering.
-- Medicine-engineering collaboration --
Speaker: Fujisawa Ayano, Assistant Professor,
Medical Technologies Evaluation Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Graduate school of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Moderator:Souya Nunobe, M.D.,
Vice Director, Department of Gastric Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Department of Gastric Surgery
（18:25～18:46） 【Session 1】
Theme "Future perspective of LECS in the colorectum."
-- Advantages to and future perspective of LECS in the colorectum.--
Moderator:
Yoshiro Tamegai, M.D., PHD,
Endoscopic Division, Cancer Institute Hospital
Fukunaga Yosuke, M.D., 
Director of gastroenterology Center, Gastroenterology Center, Cancer Institute Hospital
(1) "A case of appendiceal epithelial neoplasm resected by LECS"
Ryusuke Kimura, M.D., Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Depertment of, International Medicine, Toho university Ohashi medical center
(2) "Possibility of laparoscopy endoscopy cooperative surgery-colorectal (LECS-CR) for colorectal tumor"
Shinsuke Suzuki, M.D., Gastroenterological surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital
(3) "Outcomes of LECS-CR procedure for colorectal tumors"
Chihiro Yasue, M.D., Endoscopic Division, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
（18:46～19:00） 【Session 2】 *English Session
Theme "A turning point of duodenal LECS"
-- Is LECS in the duodenum going to be covered by the insurance? What about technical breakthrough of the procedure? --
Moderator:
Yosuke Tsuji, M.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
Naoki Hiki, M.D., 
Director of Upper GI, Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Department of Gastric Surgery
(4) "Profile of suction liquid component at post Laparoscopic Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery (LECS) lavage in Non-Ampullary Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumor (NADNET) treatment"
Hiroyuki Aoyagi, M.D., Department of gastroenterology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Japan
(5) "Treatment outcome of laparoscopic endoscopic cooperative surgery for duodenal tumors (D-LECS) in our institution"
Tomoya Sako, M.D., Division of Gastrointestinal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine.
（19:00～19:05 ） Coffee break（5 min）
（19:05～19:47） 【Session 3】
Theme "LECS as the wide-spreading procedure"
-- Implementation and experience of LECS and collaboration with other endoscopic procedures in various specialized fields --
Implementation and experience of LECS and collaboration with other endoscopic procedures in various specialized fields.
Moderator:
Tsuneo Oyama, M.D.,
Director of Endoscopy, Saku Central Hospital Advanced Care Center
Nobutsugu Abe, M.D., 
Professor, Department of Surgery, Kyorin University
(6) "A Patient with a Giant Trichobezoar Extracted by Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery (LECS) "
Satoshi Tanabe, M.D, Research & Development Center for New Medical Frontiers, Kitasato University School of Medicine
(7) "A case of Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor treated by “NEWS” "
Daisuke Kakinuma, M.D, Department of Gastrointestinal Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
(8) "A case report of laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery for ileal lipoma"
Ryota Nakanishi, M.D., Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
(9) "A case of thoracic esophageal cancer in a diverticulum, which was resected during combined thoracoscopic-endoscopic surgery"
Takehana Takuo, M.D., Saku Central Hospital Advanced Care Center
(10) "LECS for the elderly upper gastric cancer"
Hiromichi Yamai, M.D., Kochi Red Cross Hospital, Department of Surgery
(11) "Changes of resection method for gastric GIST"
Satokii Shichijo, M.D., Osaka International Cancer Institut, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology
(12) "The changes in surgical outcomes of LECS"
Lee Motonari, M.D., Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital
(13) "Development of endoscopic full-thickness suturing device for LECS"
Hirohito Mori, M.D, Ph.D., Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University, Japan
（19:47～20:17） 【Session 4】
Discussion "Let's have a heart-to-heart talk about LECS."
-- To boost mutual understanding of true feelings of surgeons and gastroenterologists --
with audience response system.
Moderator:
Hiroyuki Aoyagi, M.D., PhD,
Department of Gastroenterology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital
Tamon Miyanaga, M.D., 
Chief Director, Fukui Prefectural Hospital Department of Surgery
（20:17～20:20） 【Closing Remarks】
Coordinator & Seminar Chair:
Kohei Takizawa, M.D.,
Senior Staff, Division of Endoscopy, Shizuoka Cancer Center
Tomoyuki Irino, M.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
Networking opportunity to exchange information (20:30～21:30)
 
Call for
Abstracts		 The Abstract Submission period:September 12 ~ October 14, 2018.
Abstract Outline Form
1.Please specify your desired topic area (Session 1 or 2　or 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 Japanese Word file or text file.
7.Note: If the desired topic area is Session 2,
please submit the abstract in both Japanese and English.
8.Note: If the desired topic area is Session 1 or 3,
please submit the abstract in Japanese.
9.Please submit all information to the following address.
You may attach a document up to 5MB in size.
10.Submit information to:
11.Submission deadline: October 14, 2018
 

 

＜18th LECS Study Seminar Sponsors＞
　MC Medical, Inc 　Olympus Corporation
　Kaken Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. 　Camel Coffee Co., Ltd.
　Covidien Japan Inc.
　Johnson & Johnson K.K.
　Teleflex Medical Japan, Ltd. 　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