RACS ASC 2026

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Upper GI Research Papers (BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY MEDTRONIC)

Scientific Session

Scientific Session

7:00 am

01 May 2026

Meeting Room M9

Disciplines

Upper GI Surgery

Chairs

Dr Andrew Tse
Concord Hospital - Australia

Session Program

7:00 am

Out-of-pocket costs and financial toxicity associated with the surgical management of oesophageal cancer.

Dr Josipa Petric (South Australia)

7:05 am

Systematic review of risk factors for Failure to Rescue post pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Dr Matea Dominkovic (NSW)

7:10 am

Coeliac Artery Stenosis is Associated with Severity of Upper Gastrointestinal Anastomotic Leaks

Dr Ryan Teh (WA)

7:15 am

Pre-operative nutritional support as markers of adverse tumour biology following oesophagectomy at a regional New Zealand centre

Dr Phillipa Hawke (Palmerston North)

7:20 am

Are we asking the right questions after esophagectomy? A conduit-specific PROM for early identification of clinically meaningful dysfunction

Dr Shabnam Islam (WA)

7:25 am

Conversion to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Chronic Microleak Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Single-Centre Experience

Dr Aizat Drahman (NSW)

7:30 am

Impact of postoperative complications on overall survival following oesophagectomy for cancer

Dr Yang Hwang (QLD)

7:35 am

Risk factors for anastomotic leak following oesophagectomy for cancer

Dr Yang Hwang (QLD)

7:40 am

The PREDICT-GPOEM Score: A preoperative risk score to predict clinical success after G-POEM in post-surgical gastroparesis

Dr Shabnam Islam (WA)

7:45 am

Comparison of Circular and Linear Stapled Intrathoracic Anastomosis in Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy for Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Lai Yung Ng (Western Australia/ Perth)

7:50 am

Association Between Semaglutide (Ozempic) Use and Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Observational Study

Raziqah Ramli (nsw)

8:00 am

Audit of Surgical Outcomes of General Surgery Patients that Attended a Pre-Operative Geriatric Service.

Dr Afsana Habib (WA)

7:55 am

Long-term health related quality of life following curative treatment for esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dr Josipa Petric (South Australia)

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