the 5th international liver symposium · 2021. 1. 18. · chairpersons: silvio nadalin, peush...

Scientic Program

MEDANTA INSTITUTE OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

Medanta Institute of Liver Transplantation

The 5th International Liver Symposium (ILS Week 2021 - Hybrid Edition)

January 20 - 24, 2021

16.00-16.05Welcome AddressAS Soin

Day 1 DEBATES AND CONTROVERSIES

20th Jan 2021



16.05-16.45Session 1 : COVID - Eastern and Western experiencesChairpersons: Albert Chan, AC Anand, Sunil Taneja, Ankur Atal Gupta

16.45-17.05Session 2 : STATE OF THE ART lecture Chairpersons: YK Chawla, Sujoy Pal

17.05-17.45Session 3 : ACLF due to alcohol Chairpersons: Vivek Saraswat, Devender Singh, Balbir Singh

17.45-18.15

Session 4 : Debate - Autoimmune hepa��s presen�ng as ACLF – upfront liver transplanta�on vs. steroids firstChairpersons: AS Puri, Anand Khakhar, Deepak Agarwal

18.15-18.55Session 5 : Incen�vising deceased donor and living donor dona�on : global perspec�vesChairpersons: Peush Sahni, SK Mathur

1. Clinical prac�ce guidance for hepatology and liver transplant providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: APASL expert panel consensus recommenda�ons.

Shiv SarinSpeaker:

16.05-16.20

2. Outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infec�on in pa�ents with chronic liver disease: an interna�onal registry (COVID-Hep) study Speaker: Thomas Marjot

16.20-16.35

Discussion16.35-16.45

Liver Transplanta�on Today: The unfulfilled challenges!!Marina BerenguerSpeaker:

16.45-17.05

Management of alcohol related ACLF: Cor�costeroids or Liver Transplanta�on? Speaker: P Mathurin

17.05-17.20

Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcomes for Alcohol Recidivism a�er Liver Transplanta�onSpeaker: Neeraj Saraf

17.20-17.35


Upfront Liver Transplanta�on: Nigel Heaton17.45-17.55

Turkish Perspec�veYaman TokatSpeaker:

18.15-18.30

Indian Perspec�veSpeaker: Subash Gupta

18.30-18.45


Steroids first: Didier Samuel17.55-18.05




18.55-19.55Session 6 : Controversies in Transplant Oncology Chairpersons: Gonzalo Sapisochin, Alfred Kow, Balachandran Menon

Immunotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Update Maria ReigSpeaker:

Impact of new UNOS HCC policy on access and outcome a�er LT Speaker: Elizabeth Pomfret

Liver Transplanta�on for Intra-hepa�c Cholangiocarcinoma Mark GhobrialSpeaker:

Day 2 CASE BASED DISCUSSIONS21st Jan 2021

16.00-16.20Session 7 : Technical �ps and outcomes of pure laparoscopic donor hepatectomyChairpersons: Naimish Mehta, Karim Halazun, Arvind Pandey

17.20-17.50Session 9 : Debate - HCC + PVTT – LT jus�fied or not?Chairpersons: S Goja, T Kataria, Charles Panackel

17.50-18.10Session 10 : Plenary Lecture Chairpersons: AS Soin, Yaman Tokat

16.20-17.20Session 8 : Living Donor with steato�c liver Chairpersons: Tarun Piplani, Sonal Krishnan, Dinesh Jothimani, Dheeraj Gautam

18.55-19.15

19.15-19.35

19.35-19.55

Speaker: K S Suh16.00-16.20

Non-invasive assessment of steatosis in live liver donors Speaker: KW Lee

Session 8A16.20-16.35

Live Donor steatosis reduc�on and outcomeSpeaker: Manav Wadhawan

16.35-16.50

Session 8B (Case Based Panel)Living donors with liver pathology - what, and how much is safe?

Amit RastogiModerator: Kaushal Madan, Akash Shukla, V.Pamecha, Ravi Mohanka, Archana Rastogi,Panelist:

Sreekanth Moorthy

16.50-17.20

For: Chris�an Toso17.20-17.30

What it takes to be a Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgeon: Cues for the next genera�on Speaker: Henri Bismuth

17.50-18.10

Against: Jan Lerut17.30-17.40


Cultural Program20.00-20.30



18.10-18.30 Session 11 : ILS UNPLUGGED (Musical Break)

Day 3 VIDEOS Everyday Prac�ce in Hepatology / Interven�onal Radiology / Surgery

22nd Jan 2021

16.00-16.50Session 15 : EXPERT surgical VIDEOS session 1 Chairpersons: Silvio Nadalin, Peush Sahni, Soumil Vyas

18.30-19.25Session 12 : State of the Art: Evolu�on in Surgical TechniqueChairpersons: Jan Lerut, Rajan Saxena

19.25-20.05Session 13 : Pa�ent selec�on for LT Chairpersons: AK Seth, Gokhan Kabacam, Aabha Nagral, Deepak Govil

20.05-20.25Session 14 : STATE OF THE ART lecture Chairpersons: Shalimar, Vinay Kumaran

A journey of 3000 LDLT's over 20 years Speaker: A S Soin

18.45-19.00

Liver Surgery: State of the art and the future Speaker: Daniel Cherqui

19.00-19.15

Can sarcopenia and performance status be improved prior to LT?Speaker: Puneeta Tandon

19.25-19.45

Cased Based PanelChallenges in managing HPS and PPH in the peri opera�ve periodModerator: Vijay Vohra

Lakshmi Kumar, Srinivas Reddy, Thiagarajan S, Chetan KalalPanel:

19.45-20.05

ACLF: how to decide prognosis in early course of diseaseSpeaker: Rajiv Jalan

20.05-20.25

In situ hypothermia and bypass for resec�on of liver tumour with IVC invasionHugo Pinto MarquesSpeaker:

16.00-16.10

Complex hepatectomy with vascular reconstruc�on for locally advanced hilar CCA Ruslan AlikhanovSpeaker:

16.10-16.20

Living Donor RAPID procedure in a cirrho�c with HCC Deniz BalciSpeaker:

16.20-16.30

Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion in DBD Donor- A Novel Technique Sanjay YadavSpeaker:

16.30-16.40


Microsurgical arterial & biliary reconstruc�on in LDLT: Has it become standard of care ? Speaker: C L Chen

18.30-18.45




16.50-17.25Session 16 : Non transplant oncology (HPB)Chairpersons: Orlando Torres, Anil Agarwal, Hitesh Chavda

17.25-18.00Session 17 : Hepatology and IR videos session Chairpersons: S Baijal, Alok Mishra, Sumana KR, Abhay Kapoor

18.00-18.30Session 18 : Video LecturesChairpersons: PN Rao, Prashant Solanki, Anubhav Khandelwal

18.30-19.20Session 19 : Hot in HEPATOLOGYChairpersons: Ajay Duseja, Samir Shah, Ravichand Siddhachari

Extended surgeries for gall bladder cancer with or without neoadjuvant chemotherapy Speaker: Eduardo Fernandes

16.50-17.05

R0 resec�on and liver transplanta�on for locally advanced hilar CCASpeaker: Mohamed Rela

17.05-17.25

Intraopera�ve portogram with shunt emboliza�on during LDLTSpeaker: D B Moon

17.25-17.31

EUS – FNA from difficult lymph nodesSpeaker: Narendra Choudhary

17.31-17.37

RHV sten�ng for post LDLT venous ou�low obstruc�onSpeaker: Amar Mukund

17.37-17.43

Pretransplanta�on portal vein recanaliza�on and TIPS crea�on for chronic PVTSpeaker: Rohit Khandelwal

17.43-17.49


Endoscopic management of obesity in pa�ents with liver cirrhosisSpeaker: Rajesh Puri

18.00-18.15

Sten�ng of difficult biliary strictures Speaker: Randhir Sud

18.15-18.30

State of The Art Lecture: NASH Fibrosis: From Matrix to Medicine Speaker: Sco� Friedman

18.30-18.50

Maintenance albumin therapy in ESLDSpeaker: R K Dhiman

18.50-19.05

Therapeu�c Plasma Exchange in ACLF/ALF – Has it become standard of care?Speaker: Subrat Acharya

19.05-19.20

Day 4 THE FUTURE IS HERE23rd Jan 2021



16.00-17.00Session 21 : Current status of ABO-i LDLT Chairpersons: Ajitabh Srivastava, Bipin Vibhute

17.00-18.00Session 22 : VIDEO LECTURES: Minimally Invasive Donor HepatectomyChairpersons: Henrik Petrowsky, Unnikrishnan, Kamal Yadav

18.00-18.20 Session 23 : ILS UNPLUGGED 2 (Musical Break)

19.20-20.00Session 20 : Special situa�ons a�er transplanta�onChairpersons: Hardik Kotecha, Alan Contreras, Sanjiv Rohtagi, Shyam Bansal

Metabolic SyndromeSpeaker: Anil Arora

19.20-19.30

Post-transplant ascites Speaker: Nazia Selzner

19.30-19.40

Chronic kidney diseaseSpeaker: Dharmesh Kapoor

19.40-19.50


Moderator: Prashant BhanguiSession 21AElec�ve protocol and outcome

Sanjiv Saigal, Neerav Goyal, Joy Varghese Panelists: Hiroto Egawa,

16.00-16.25

Session 21BEmergency protocol and outcomePanelists: Hiroto Egawa, Shaleen Agarwal, Sonal Asthana, Neelam Mohan

16.25-16.45

Session 21CDiagnosis and treatment of an�body mediated rejec�on

Gi Won SongSpeaker:

16.45-17.00

Session 22ARobo�c right donor hepatectomy

Dieter BroeringSpeaker:

17.00-17.08

Robo�c le� donor hepatectomyGH ChoiSpeaker:

17.08-17.16

Laparoscopic right donor hepatectomyKH KimSpeaker:

17.16-17.24

Robo�c right donor hepatectomyA S SoinSpeaker:

17.24-17.32

Laparoscopic le� lateral sec�onectomyVivek VijSpeaker:

17.32-17.40

Session 22BPanel: Robo�c Donor Hepatectomy

A S SoinModerator: Dieter Broering, G H Choi, KH Kim, Palanivelu C, Sudhindran SPanelists:

17.40-18.00



18.20-19.10Session 24 : EXPERT surgical VIDEOS session 2 Chairpersons: Senthilnathan P, Alejandro Serrablo, Pravin Agarwal

Robo�c ALPPS for cholangiocarcinomaFabrizio Di Benede�oSpeaker:

Laparoscopic major liver resec�onHS HanSpeaker:

ICG enabled anatomical liver resec�ons Fernando RotellarSpeaker:

Complex liver resec�ons in Hilar cholangiocarcinomaRohan ChaudharySpeaker:

Discussion

19.10-20.05Session 25 : Machine Perfusion Chairpersons: Darius Mirza, AS Soin

Session 25APossibili�es with Normothermic Machine Perfusion beyond liver preserva�on: defa�ng livers and therapeu�c interven�ons:

Peter FriendSpeaker:

Session 25BMachine Perfusion: Update

Cris�ano Quin�niModerator:

NMP / NRP Chris WatsonSpeaker:

HOPE Andrea SchlegelSpeaker:

Discussion

18.20-18.30

18.30-18.40

18.40-18.50

18.50-19.00

19.00-19.10

19.10-19.30

19.30-19.42

19.42-19.54

19.54-20.05



17.00-18.20 Session II: Anaesthesia & Cri�cal Care

18.20-19.20 Session III: Anaesthesia & Cri�cal Care

Management strategy and outcome in CAD pa�ents for liver transplanta�onJayashree Sood, Shweta Singh, Nishant SharmaChairpersons:

Achal DhirSpeaker:

17.00-17.20

DEBATE: Prophylac�c an�fibrinoly�c agent should be avoided in recipient surgery - FOR / AGAINSTRishabh JainChairpersons: Sanjeev Aneja, Sharmila Ranade,

For: Vasanth Roopan,Against: Sonali Saraf

17.20-17.40

Goal directed fluid therapy - Is it viable in transplant surgeryParshotam Gautam, Amrapali Naik, Chairpersons: Sumit Goyal

Lakshmi KumarSpeaker:

17.40-18.00

State of the art lecture:Quality improvement in liver transplant anaesthesia: The way forward

Vijay Vohra, Deepanjali PantChairpersons: Claus NiemannSpeaker:

18.20-18.40

Modula�ng portal circula�on and impact on recipient outcome in liver transplantShashank Pandey, Ilankumaran, Ameya PanchwaghChairpersons:

C K PandeySpeaker:

18.40-19.00

Case Presenta�on II - Is dilated pupil always a sinister sign?Moderator: Ann Walia

Ashish Malik, Annu Sarin JollyPanelists: Ramneek KaurPresentor:

19.00-19.20

Massive transfusion to transfusion free liver transplant - What has changedPooja Bhangui, Anindita MukherjeeChairpersons:

Navneethan SubramanianSpeaker:

18.00-18.20

19.20 Onwards LITRACSI - Working Commi�ee Mee�ng

DAY 5 ANESTHESIA & CRITICAL CARE

24th Jan 2021

16.00-17.00 Session I: Anaesthesia & Cri�cal Care

PANEL DISCUSSION: Living donor selec�on & managementModerator: Vijay Vohra

Chitra Cha�erji, Piyush Srivastav, Swapnil Dhampalwar, Selvakumar MalleeswaranPanelists:

16.00-16.30

Role of CRRT in management of Acute Liver FailureChairpersons: Seema Bhalotra, Ravi Raya, Sangeeta Deka

Akila RajakumarSpeaker:

16.30-16.45

Case Presenta�on IModerator: Ryan Chadha

G V Prem Kumar, Amit SinghalPanelists: Prachi GokulaPresentor:

16.45-17.00



16.05-16.45Session 1: (Session Incharge - Jaya Agarwal, Abhishek Goyal, Maninder S Dhaliwal) Case Presenta�on: Infan�le liver failure : Issues in diagnosis and management

Shivani DeswalModerator: Anil Dhawan, Seema Alam, Naresh Shanmugham Panelists:

16.05-16.45

16.45-17.15Session 2: (Session Incharge - Aabha Nagral, Sunita Manchanda, Narender Yadav)Case Presenta�on: Controverses in diagnosis and management of pediatric fa�y liver disease

Neelam MohanModerator: Sadhna Lal, Rohit Kohli, Anshu SrivastavaPanelists:

16.45-17.15

17.15-17.55Session 3: (Session Incharge - John Mathai, Ajay Arora, N.K. Mi�al) Pediatric liver transplants: Journey so far!

Our journey of 300 pediatric liver transplants Neelam MohanSpeaker:

17.15-17.35

LDLT in children - a worldwide meta-analysis Rohit Kohli Speaker:

17.35-17.55

17.55-18.20Session 4: (Session Incharge - Moinak Sen, Rohan Malik, Shirsh Bhatnagar) Guest lecture

Immunosuppression in Pediatric Liver Transplant - Lessons learnt Patrick McKiernanSpeaker:

17.55-18.20

18.20-18.55Session 5: (Session Incharge - Prabhat Maheshwari, Rajeev Khanna, Veena Raghunathan) Case Presenta�on: Acute liver failure : how long to consider conserva�ve management?

Moderator: Shivani Deswal Anil Dhawan, Patrick McKiernan, Malathi SathiyasekaranPanelists:

18.20-18.55

18.55-19.40Session 6: (Session Incharge - Bhaswa� S. Acharyya, Yogesh Waikar, Sumit Chakravarty) Case Presenta�on: Biliary atresia - challenges in management

S K Yachha Moderator: Anil Dhawan, Anupam Sibal, Sanjay Rao Panelists:

18.55-19.40

19.40-20.15Session 7: (Session Incharge - Ashish Bavdekar, AVS Ravi, Vikrant Sood) Familial Intrahepa�c Cholesta�c Disorders

Familial Intrahepa�c cholesatsis - State of Art Anil DhawanSpeaker:

19.40-20.00

Genomics in familial cholesta�c disorders Huma ArshadSpeaker:

20.00-20.15

DAY 5 PEDIATRIC HEPATOLOGY SYMPOSIUM24th Jan 2021

16.00-16.05Welcome AddressNeelam Mohan

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Cultural Program20.30-21.00

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