Welcome to The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
SAGES represents a worldwide community of surgeons that can bring minimal access
surgery, endoscopy and emerging techniques to patients in every country.
We represent over 5,000 surgeons and allied health professionals.
2009 Meeting Information (Abstracts, Posters. Syllabi, Final Program)
The next SAGES Annual Meeting is:
SAGES & CAGS host the 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
April 14-17, 2010
Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, Landover, MD
(just outside Washington, DC)
Call for Abstracts will open Summer 2009
Registration & Housing will open Fall, 2009
The entire SAGES Video Library is freely available for online viewing. Please visit our Education zone to view.
We are happy to announce that the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Poster Sessions are now available online for FREE viewing. Nearly 1,000 posters can be viewed from any computer or mobile device with the free Flash player installed.
If you have any questions about the Digital Posters or feedback, contact .
There are new presentations from the 2008 meeting available.
Please visit the 2008 Annual Meeting Page to see a complete list of presentations.
The 2009 Meeting Videos are in post-processing.
Five new SAGES publications have been posted:
- Guidelines for Laparoscopic Appendectomy (04/2009)
- Guidelines for the Use of Laparoscopic Ultrasound (03/2009)
- Curriculum Outline for Resident Education (04/2009)
- Position Statement on Endolumenal Therapies for Gastrointestinal Diseases (04/2009)
- Integrating Advanced Laparoscopy into Surgical Residency Training (04/2009)
A complete list of all currently published SAGES Guidelines and Patient Information can be found on our Publications page.