SGI 2026

Pearls of SGI Case Conference

09:00-10:20

Yozo Sato
Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Japan

Transradial Approach for Pelvic Hemorrhage after Rectal Cancer Surgery in a Patient with a History of EVAR
Youngjong Cho
University of Ulsan
Korea

Percutaneous Creation of a Neo-Bilioenteric Tract Using the Gun-Sight Technique for Persistent Bile Leak after Hepaticojejunostomy
Chan Min Jung
Hallym University
Korea

Complete Pancreaticojejunostomy Obstruction after PPPD: Salvage EUS-Guided Pancreatic Duct Intervention after Failed Enteroscope-Assisted ERCP
See Young Lee
Sungkyunkwan University
Korea

PTBD-Guided Rendezvous ERCP for CBD Stone in Roux-en-Y Anatomy after a Failed Colonoscopic Approach
Hai Trieu Pham
Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
Vietnam

Methylene Blue–Guided Rendezvous Technique for Localization of the Biliary Stricture and Hard-Tip Guidewire Recanalization in Complete Biliary Obstruction after Hepaticojejunostomy

MDT 1(PB). Multidisciplinary Approach to Biliary Access in Patients with Altered Anatomy

10:50-12:10

Yuki Tanisaka
Saitama Medical University
Japan

Technical Tips for Successful Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy-ERCP
Hirotoshi Ishiwatari
Shizuoka Cancer Center
Japan

Current Status and Clinical Outcomes of EUS-Guided Biliary Interventions
Daisuke Abo
Hokkaido University Hospital
Japan

Mastering Percutaneous Interventions in Surgically Altered Anatomy: Advanced Tips and Latest Trends
Jong Woo Lee
University of Ulsan
Korea

Optimal Timing for Re-Operation: Navigating Anatomical Complexity in Post-HBP Surgical Patients

Liver Symposium 1. Management of Advanced HCC

10:50-12:10

Moon Haeng Hur
Seoul National University
Korea

Current Guidelines for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Hepatologist’s Perspective
Juil Park
Yonsei University
Korea

Current Guidelines for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Interventional Radiologist's Perspective
Gwang Hyeon Choi
Seoul National University
Korea

Combination of TACE/TARE and Immunotherapy in Advanced HCC
Seo Hee Choi
Yonsei University
Korea

External Beam Radiotherapy for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Kwangpyo Hong
University of Ulsan
Korea

Surgical Resection for Advanced HCC: When and Why?

Sponsored Symposium

12:10-12:40

Dong Kee Jang
Seoul National University
Korea

Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) in Gallstone Prevention: The Role of Ursa® 300 mg

Liver Symposium 2. When TACE Fails

13:40-15:00

Miyuki Sone
National Cancer Center
Japan

TACE Refractoriness: Definitions and Mechanisms
Won-Mook Choi
University of Ulsan
Korea

Role of Systemic Treatment in TACE Refractoriness: When and How to Switch
Edward E. Kim
Mount Sinai Hospital
USA

Y90 Radioembolization
Seo Hee Choi
Yonsei University
Korea

External Beam Radiotherapy
Jin Woo Choi
Seoul National University
Korea

Case Discussion

MDT 2 (Liver). Interventional Treatments of Benign Tumors/Vascular Lesions in the Liver

15:20-16:40

Auh Whan Park
UTSW Medical Center
USA

Hepatic AVM and AVF
Jin Woo Choi
Seoul National University
Korea

Percutaneous Sclerotherapy for Giant Hepatic Hemangioma
Hyeonseung Hwang
Ewha Womans University
Korea

Giant Hepatic Cysts
Juil Park
Yonsei University
Korea

Hepatocellular Adenoma and Focal Nodular Hyperplasia: Diagnosis and the Role of Interventional Radiology

PB Symposium 1. Local Ablation Therapies for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives

15:20-16:40

Jeffrey H. Lee
MD Anderson Cancer Center
USA

Cryoablation for Duodenal Adenomas: Efficacy and Outcomes
Man-Deuk Kim
Yonsei University
Korea

Percutaneous Irreversible Electroporation (IRE): Precision Targeting Near Critical Vessels
Min Kyu Sung
University of Ulsan
Korea

Redefining Resectability: Surgical Outcomes after Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Changhoon Yoo
University of Ulsan
Korea

Synergizing Ablation with Systemic Chemotherapy: Can We Achieve Long-Term Survival?

Basic Research in GI Intervention

15:20-16:40

Joonseok Lee
Hanyang University
Korea

Redefining Stent-Tissue Mechanics: A Nano-Interlocking Hydrogel Strategy against Migration
Jung-Hoon Park
University of Ulsan
Korea

Photoactive Stent-Catheter Platform for Minimally Invasive Photodynamic Therapy
Sung Yong Han
Pusan National University
Korea

Cryoablation Needle for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Wooram Park
Sungkyunkwan University
Korea

Beyond Occlusion: Imaging-Visible, Drug-Eluting Embolic Materials for Liver Cancer

IR-GI Case Conference

16:40-18:00

Myung Sub Kim
Sungkyunkwan University
Korea

Hepatic Compartment Syndrome Due to Subcapsular Hematoma
Hans-Ulrich Laasch
The University of Manchester
UK

Complications of Percutaneous Feeding Tubes
Qicong Mai
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
China

Case Presentation (Tips for the Patient with Budd-Chiari Syndrome Complicated by Fulminant Liver Failure)
Eung Tae Kim
Hanyang University
Korea

Case Presentation (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Extensive Portal Vein Thrombosis: Was Is Worth It?)
Hans-Ulrich Laasch
The University of Manchester
UK

Revising Failed Oesophageal Stents
Tim Fotheringham
Barts Health NHS Trust
UK

Percutaneous Cholangioscopy

PB Symposium 2. Challenging Bile Duct Stones: A Multimodal Approach to Success

16:40-18:00

Sung Ill Jang
Yonsei University
Korea

Advanced Endoscopic Solutions for Difficult Bile Duct Stones
Haruo Miwa
Yokohama City University Medical Center
Japan

EUS-Guided Approach for Difficult Bile Duct Stones: When and How?
Jinkyu Cho
Gyeongsang National University
Korea

Beyond Endoscopy: Surgical Strategies for Refractory Biliary Stones
Young Hwan Kim
Keimyung University
Korea

Percutaneous Approach for Biliary Stone Removal

MDT 3 (GI). Multidisciplinary Decision-Making for Challenging GI Lesions

09:00-10:20

Kyoung Wan Kim
Sungkyunkwan University
Korea

Gastric Subepithelial Lesion with Unexpected Malignant Transformation - Case Presentation
Tae-Se Kim
Sungkyunkwan University
Korea

Expert Summary Lecture: Management of Ectopic Pancreas
Geun Hyuk Choi
Soonchunhyang University
Korea

A 63-Year-Old Man with Rectal LST: Endoscopic Resection or Surgery? - Case Presentation
Hyun Gun Kim
Soonchunhyang University
Korea

Expert Summary Lecture: Optimal Management Strategy for T1 Colorectal Cancer

PB Case Conference. Pancreatic Cysts in Practice: From Imaging Diagnosis to Treatment Decisions

09:00-10:20

Hoonsub So
University of Ulsan
Korea

Case Presentation 1
Dong Wook Oh
University of Ulsan
Korea

Case Presentation 2
Eun Ji Shin
The Johns Hopkins University
USA

To Resect or to Watch? Reconciling International, European, and American Guidelines
Won Chang
Seoul National University
Korea

Imaging Characterization of Pancreatic Cysts
Wooil Kwon
Seoul National University
Korea

The Surgeon’s Dilemma: Balancing Oncologic Safety and Perioperative Risk in Pancreatic Cysts

UGI Symposium 1. Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy in the Upper GI

10:40-12:00

Joo Ha Hwang
Stanford University
USA

Endoscopic Suturing: Current Techniques and Clinical Applications
Chen-Shuan Chung
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Taiwan

Endoscopic Diverticulectomy: New Paradigm for Zenker’s and Beyond
Jeffrey H. Lee
MD Anderson Cancer Center
USA

EUS-Guided Gastroenterostomy: Tips, Tricks, and Outcomes
Raymond E. Kim
Emory University
USA

Recent Advances and Innovations in POEM

LGI Symposium 1. Precision and Innovation in Multidisciplinary Strategies for Colorectal Neoplasms

10:40-12:00

Dong Hoon Baek
Pusan National University
Korea

Optimal Endoscopic Curative Resection in Early Colorectal Cancer: Limits and Extensions
Hideyuki Chiba
Omori Red Cross Hospital
Japan

Modern Endoscopic Closure Strategies for Post-ESD Defects and Perforations
Min Soo Cho
Yonsei University
Korea

Contemporary Surgical Techniques: Tailoring Laparoscopic, Robotic, and Transanal Approaches
Chong-ho Lee
Seoul National University
Korea

Interventional Radiology: Managing Complications in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery

IR Symposium 1. Variceal Bleeding

10:40-12:00

Jae Seung Lee
Yonsei University
Korea

Challenges in Endoscopic Variceal Treatment
Xuefeng Luo
West China Hospital
China

TIPS for Variceal Bleeding
Edward Wolfgang Lee
UCLA Medical Center
USA

Gastric Varices: Why or Why not RTOs?

LGI Symposium 2. Multidisciplinary Strategies for Acute and Recurrent Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

13:00-14:20

Dongwoo Kim
Korea University
Korea

Initial Assessment and Optimization: Risk Stratification, and Antithrombotic Management
Sunguk Jang
Cleveland Clinic
USA

Therapeutic Endoscopy: Timing and Hemostatic Techniques
Chang Hoon Oh
Sungkyunkwan University
Korea

Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology: Managing Ongoing Bleeding
Rumi Shin
Seoul National University
Korea

Surgical Management of Refractory Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Indications and Resection Strategies

UGI Symposium 2. Expanding the Frontiers of Upper GI Endoscopic Resection

13:00-14:20

Motohiko Kato
Keio University
Japan

Traction-Assisted ESD: Internal and External Traction Strategies
Khek Yu Ho
National University of Singapore
Singapore

Robot-Assisted Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: From Concept to Clinical Reality
Sung Hyun Park
Yonsei University
Korea

LECS in Practice: Real-World Case Applications
Ryu Ishihara
Osaka International Cancer Institute
Japan

Frontiers of ESD for Superficial Esophageal Neoplasia

IR Symposium 2. Vascular Disorders in GI Tract

13:00-14:20

Sung-Joon Park
Korea University
Korea

IR for Mesenteric Ischemia and Thrombosis
Hyoung Nam Lee
Soonchunhyang University
Korea

IR for Visceral Arterial Dissection and Aneurysm
Jiaywei Tsauo
Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital
China

IR for Abernathy Syndrome

PB Symposium 3. Clinical Debate: Controversies in Practice

14:40-16:00

Sung Hyun Cho
University of Ulsan
Korea

Inside-Out Approach: Mastering Hilar Stenting without Outside Tubes
Yozo Sato
Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Japan

The Top-Down Advantage: Why PTBD is the Master of Complex Hilar Mapping
Hyung Ku Chon
Wonkwang University
Korea

The End of External Bags: Why EUS-Guided Gallbladder Drainage Is the New Winner?
Youngjong Cho
University of Ulsan
Korea

Safety First: PTGBD as the Unfailing Guardian of the Gallbladder

Endoscopy VOD (GI/PB)

16:00-17:20

Chen-Shuan Chung
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Taiwan

Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection (EFTR)
Hideyuki Chiba
Omori Red Cross Hospital
Japan

Practical Tips for ESD of Large Colorectal Lesions
Kazuo Hara
Aichi Cancer Center
Japan

Optimal Biliary Access for Patient Safety and Efficacy
Se Woo Park
Hallym University
Korea

Converting PTGBD to EUS-GBD in Acute Cholecystitis: A New Paradigm in Gallbladder Drainage
Woo Hyun Paik
Seoul National University
Korea

Taming the Tornado: EUS-Guided Pseudocyst Drainage with Tornado Stent

IR VOD

16:00-17:20

Chengjian Wu
West China Hospital
China

Recanalization Strategy for Hepatic Vein-Type Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Experience from Three Cases
Hans-Ulrich Laasch
The University of Manchester
UK

Combined fluoroscopy and endoscopy
Jihoon Kim
University of Ulsan
Korea

Retrieving a Magnet from the Bile Duct

The 19^th Annual Meeting of
Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention

Invited Faculty