2020 Annual Scientific Meeting Award Winners

ASCRS Barton Hoexter, MD, Best Video Award

Endorectal Mucosal Advancement Flap by Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery 

 J. Frezin¹, P. Bouchard¹, A. Bouchard¹

¹Québec, Canada

General Surgery Forum Best Paper Award

ASCL1: A Candidate Epigentically-Regulated Tumor Suppressor in HPV-Associated Malignancies

L. Hendrick¹, A. Elahi¹, D. Wong¹, A. Ajidahun¹, M. Husain¹, J. Lomax¹, I. Getun¹, R. Kansal¹, E. Glazer¹, and D. Shibata¹

¹Memphis, Tennessee, USA
 

The Ohio Valley Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Award

(Clinical/Podium)

Perfusion Assessment in Left-Sided/Anterior Resection (PILLAR III): A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel, Multicenter Study Assessing Perfusion Outcomes with PINPOINT® Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging in Low Anterior Resection

M.D. Jafari¹, A. Pigazzi¹, E.C. McLemore², M. Mutch³, E. Haas⁴, S. Rasheid⁵, A.D. Wait³, I.M. Paquette⁶, O. Bardakcioglu⁷, D. Margolin⁸, B. Safar⁹, R.G. Landmann¹⁰, M. Varma¹¹, D. Maron¹², J. Martz¹³, J. Bauer¹³, V. George¹⁴, J.W. Fleshman Jr.¹⁵, S. Steele¹⁶, and M.J. Stamos¹⁷       

¹Orange, California, USA
²Los Angeles, California, USA
³St. Louis, Missouri, USA
⁴Houston, Texas, USA
⁵Tampa, Florida, USA
⁶Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
⁷Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
⁸New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
⁹Baltimore, Maryland, USA
¹⁰Jacksonville, Florida, USA
¹¹San Francisco, California, USA
¹²Weston, Florida, USA
¹³New York, New York, USA
¹⁴Charleston, South Carolina, USA
¹⁵Dallas, Texas, USA
¹⁶Ohio, USA
¹⁷Irvine, California, USA

The Canadian Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Award

(Surgical Resident/Podium)

How Does Microsatellite Instability Affect Prognosis in Stage II Colon Cancer With High Risk Features?

P.M. Cavallaro*¹, C. Stafford¹, D. Berger¹, L. Bordeianou¹, T. Francone¹, H. Kunitake¹, and R. Ricciardi¹

¹Boston, Massachusetts, USA
 

The Chicago Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Award

(Basic Science/Podium)

High-Risk HPV Testing in Anal Pap Smear: Can It Optimize the Screening for Anal Cancer?

C.M.S. Kimura*¹, C.R. Nahas², E.V. da Silva Filho², V. Lacerda Ribeiro², F. Ferraz de Paes Alcantara², A. Mendes Paiva², S.C. Nahas², and I. Cecconello²

¹Coral Gables, Florida, USA
²Sao Paulo, Brazil

The New England Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Award

(Clinical/Podium)

A Prospective Randomized Trial of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Intraoperative Block with Bupivacaine/Dexamethasone Against Liposomal Bupivacaine (Exparel®): The TINGLE Trial

A. Truong*¹, H. Tran¹, J. Mirocha¹, R. Shane¹, P. Fleshner¹, and K. Zaghiyan¹

¹Los Angeles, California, USA

The Pennsylvania Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Award

(Clinical/Quick Shot)

CD4/CD8 Ratio as a Marker for Increased Risk of High-Grade Anal Dysplasia and Anal Cancer in Veterans Living With HIV: A Regional Retrospective Cohort Study

C.B. Geltzeiler*¹, Y. Xu¹, E. Carchman¹, E. Lawson¹, C. Heise¹, R. Striker¹, and C. Voils¹ 

¹Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Research Forum Works in Progress Award  

Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum: A Whole Genome Sequencing Study

I.S. Reynolds*¹, E. O'Connell¹, M. Fichtner², D.A. McNamara², E.W. Kay², J.H. Prehn², S.J. Furney², J. Burke²

¹Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
²Dublin, Ireland
 

The Southern California Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Award

(Clinical/Quick Shot)

Short and Long-Term Outcomes Following Surgical Resection of Presacral Tumors: A Single Center

P. Davis*¹, E. Dozois¹, R. Pride¹, K.L. Mathis¹, D. Larson¹, A. Merchea², and S. Kelley¹

¹Rochester, Minnesota, USA
²Jacksonville, Florida, USA