Biliary Interventions

Sunday, March 30, 2025

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Location: Music City Center, 205 A

CE: 1.5

Moderator(s)

John Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Radiology
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, United States
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Jorge Lopera, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)

Faculty
UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, United States

Presentations:

3:00 PM – 3:09 PM CT

Percutaneous cholecystocutaneous stent-graft placement for large-bore cholecystolithotomy: initial experience in 13 patients.
Presenting Author: Harika Barri, MD – University of Washington
Author/Co-author: Grace Laidlaw, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Washington
Author/Co-author: Charles Hua, MD – University of Washington
Author/Co-author: Matthew Abad-Santos, MD – University of Washington
Author/Co-author: James Jeffries, MD – University of Washington
Author/Co-author: Avik Som, MD, PhD – University of Washington
Author/Co-author: Hugh McGregor, MD – University of Washington
3:09 PM – 3:18 PM CT

24-Month Outcomes of Percutaneous Large-Bore Gallstone Removal for Inoperable Calculous Cholecystitis
Presenting Author: Neil K. Jain, DO (he/him/his) – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Robin Yoon, BS – Georgetown University School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Wilton Fidelis – Georgetown University School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Daniel Marchalik, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Author/Co-author: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
3:18 PM – 3:27 PM CT

Combined Percutaneous Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation and Prolonged Dilatation in Managing Refractory Benign Biliary Strictures: An Alternative to Long-Term Drainage
Presenting Author: Ali Husnain, MD (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
Author/Co-author: Allison Reilland, n/a – Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Author/Co-author: Aziz Aadam, MD – Northwestern University
Author/Co-author: Riad Salem, MD – Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Author/Co-author: Ahsun Riaz, MD – Northwestern University
3:27 PM – 3:36 PM CT

Comparing Percutaneous Cholecystostomy and Cholecystectomy Outcomes for Emphysematous Cholecystitis: A 10-Year Single Center Experience
Presenting Author: Mohamad M. Alzein – Feinberg School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Andrew C. Gordon, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Feinberg School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Albert Nemcek, MD – Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Author/Co-author: Ahsun Riaz, MD – Northwestern University
3:36 PM – 3:45 PM CT

Cystic Duct Embolization to Manage Postoperative Bile Leaks after Subtotal Cholecystectomy
Presenting Author: Marie Killerby, MPH – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Claire White-Dzuro – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Meaghan Dendy Case, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
3:45 PM – 3:54 PM CT

Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Gangrenous Cholecystitis: is It as Effective and Safe as for Simple (Non-gangrenous) Cholecystitis?
Presenting Author: Ahmad M. Wady (he/him/his) – SUNY Upstate Medical University
Author/Co-author: Griffin Johnson, BA – SUNY Upstate Medical University
Author/Co-author: Katsuhiro Kobayashi, MD – SUNY Upstate Medical University
3:54 PM – 4:03 PM CT

Percutaneous Gallbladder Cryoablation: Early experience
Presenting Author: Jacob Abraham, BS – Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02901
Author/Co-author: Abdifatah Omar – Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02901
Author/Co-author: Michelle Bae, BS – Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02901
Author/Co-author: Jessica Yoon, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital
Author/Co-author: Aaron WP Maxwell, MD – Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Author/Co-author: John Lee, MD – Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital
Author/Co-author: Daehee Kim, MD – Rhode Island Hospital; Alpert Medical School Brown University
4:03 PM – 4:12 PM CT

Percutaneous transluminal forceps biopsy of obstructive CBD lesion via transcholecystic approach
Presenting Author: Jong Hyouk Yun, MD, PhD – Kosin University Gospel Hospital
Author/Co-author: Chang Ho Jeon, MD – Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital
Author/Co-author: Byung Chan Lee – Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
4:12 PM – 4:21 PM CT

Predictive factors for secondary biliary obstruction after covered stent placement in patients with malignant gastroduodenal obstruction
Presenting Author: Jong Hyouk Yun, MD, PhD – Kosin University Gospel Hospital
Author/Co-author: Chang Ho Jeon, MD – Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital
Author/Co-author: Byung Chan Lee – Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
4:21 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Reduction in 30-Day Readmissions by Initial Insertion of Larger Bore Biliary Drainage Catheters
Presenting Author: M. Saad Malik, MD (he/him/his) – UT Southwestern Medical School
Author/Co-author: Kalei Hering – Harvard Medical School
Author/Co-author: Seth Berkowitz, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Muneeb Ahmed, MD, FSIR – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard
Author/Co-author: Jeffrey Weinstein, MD, FSIR – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center