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Session I. EUS-guided Tissue Acquisition: Getting the Answer


Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
Chairs: Jong Kyun Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
Chang-Min Cho (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
Kazuo Hara (Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Japan)
08:30-08:45 FNA vs FNB:
Does it still matter in 2026? 		Yuk Tong Lee The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
08:45-09:00 From sample to diagnosis:
What really matters?		 Byung-Kwan Jeong University of Ulsan Korea
09:00-09:15 Maximizing yield:
Selection of needle and techniques 		Eisuke Iwasaki Tokai University Japan
09:15-09:30 Needle tract seeding:
Myth, reality, or overrated concern? 		Eun Ji Shin Johns Hopkins Hospital USA
09:30-09:50 Discussion
09:50-10:00 [Free Paper 1]
A quadrimodal comparison of transperineal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging-based sonographic investigation with integrated testing using endoscopic ultrasound and examination under anesthesia for the assessment of perianal fistulas (TRANSIT-CD) (NCT07794410)		 Partha Pal AIG Hospitals India
10:00-10:10 [Free Paper 2]
Optimizing endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition for comprehensive genomic profiling in pancreatic cancer		 Yi-Jun Liao Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taiwan


WISE Session


Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
Chairs: Charing Ching-ning Chong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Yu-Ting Kuo (National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan)
Discussants: Hasan Maulahela (Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Indonesia)
Kittithat Tantitanawat (Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Thailand)
08:30-08:45 EUS-guided tissue acquisition in routine practice
: The small details that make a big difference		 Charing Ching-ning Chong The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
08:45-09:00 Tips and tricks in overcoming difficulties in EUS Szu-Chia Liao Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taiwan
09:00-09:15 From observation to intervention - Modern management of pancreatic fluid collection Lai Teck Gew General Hospital Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
09:15-09:30 EUS-guided biliary drainage:
When ERCP fails		 Kim Wei Lim Singapore General Hospital Singapore
09:30-09:50 Discussion


Session II. EUS Innovation: What's New?


Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
Chairs: Hsiu-Po Wang (National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan)
Young Deok Cho (Soon Chun Hyang University, Korea)
Tae Hyeon Kim (Wonkwang University, Korea)
10:50-11:05 Are elastography and contrast ready to guide clinical decisions? Tae Hyeon Kim Wonkwang University Korea
11:05-11:20 LAMS everywhere: Are we overusing it? Yu-Ting Kuo National Taiwan University Hospital Taiwan
11:20-11:35 AI-assisted EUS:
Ready for daily practice?		 Seong Ji Choi Korea University Korea
11:35-11:50 EUS-guided vascular intervention:
The next frontier		 Rajesh Puri Medanta Institute of Digestive & Hepatobiliary Sciences India
11:50-12:10 Discussion
12:10-12:20 [Free Paper 1]
Spontaneous stent migration after EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy does not necessarily require reintervention		 Yuki Uba Aichi Cancer Center Japan
12:20-12:30 [Free Paper 2]
Safety and outcomes of EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy in small-caliber target bile ducts: A multicenter international cohort study		 Clement Wu Johns Hopkins Hospital Singapore


Live Demonstration Session


Chairs: Gwang Ha Kim (Pusan National University, Korea)
Eisuke Iwasaki (Tokai University, Japan)
Pradermchai Kongkam (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Raymond Shing-Yan Tang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
13:40-14:20 Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (India) Directors: D. Nageshwar Reddy & Sundeep Lakhtakia
14:20-15:00 Asan Medical Center (Korea) Directors: Dong-Wan Seo & Tae Jun Song


Session III. Endohepatology & Endooncology



Time Lecture Title Name Organization Country
Chairs: Ji Kon Ryu (Seoul National University, Korea)
Rajesh Puri (Medanta Institute of Digestive & Hepatobiliary Sciences, India)
Sang Myung Woo (National Cancer Center, Korea)
15:30-15:45 EUS in liver disease:
From diagnosis to therapy		 Jiann-Hwa Chen Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital,
Tzu Chi University		 Taiwan
15:45-16:00 EUS shear-wave elastography:
Inside the liver		 Raymond Shing-Yan Tang The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
16:00-16:15 EUS in oncology Joo Kyung Park Sungkyunkwan University Korea
16:15-16:30 EUS-guided tumor ablation:
Precision therapy		 Pradermchai Kongkam Chulalongkorn University Thailand
16:30-16:50 Discussion
16:50-17:00 [Free Paper 1]
Long-term outcomes and predictors of complete response after EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: An international multicenter study		 Yoonchan Lee Asan Medical Center Korea
17:00-17:10 [Free Paper 2]
Intermediate-term outcomes EUS-guided interventions for primary prophylaxis of gastric variceal bleed		 Arka De Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) India