Hungarian Surgical Society logoSave the date for our 14th Regional Masterclass

Date: 12 September | Location: Tapolca, Hungary

This masterclass will take place in Tapolca, in the heart of Hungary, as the first scientific day of the biannual joint Congress of the Hungarian Society of Surgeons Chapter of Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery and the Chapter of Coloproctology.

The main theme of the masterclass, as well as the whole congress is 'Safe Surgical Technique', which will be deeply explored by distinguished international invited speakers and Hungarian experts.


Programme

TimeSession
08:00 Registration and Coffee
08:20 Welcome and Introduction

Session 1: State of the Art CME

08:30 - 08:35 Definition of CME - Anders Bertelsen (Denmark)
08:35 - 09:25 CME technique step-by-step - Anders Bertelsen (Denmark)
09:25 - 09:40 Evidences of CME (safety, short-term and long-term outcomes) - Balázs Bánky (Hungary)
09:40 - 10:00 Discussion
10:00 - 10:30 Break

Session 2: Challenges at CME

10:30 - 10:55 Preoperative planning based on CT (AMIGO) - Tamás Mersich (Hungary)
10:55 - 11:20 Patient selection for CME - Tamás Mersich (Hungary)
11:20 - 11:45 Meaning of CME on different segments of the colon - Felix Aigner (Germany)
11:45 - 12:00 Discussion
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

Session 3: State of the Art TME

13:00 - 14:00

Presentation of different techniques for TME:

  • Lap AR - Dezső Tóth (Hungary)
  • TaTME/TTSS - Roel Hompes (The Netherlands)
  • Robotic TME - Ellen Van Eetvelde (Belgium)
14:00 - 14:15 Organ-sparing rectal cancer treatment (TAMIS, Watch-and-wait strategy) - Roel Hompes (The Netherlands)
14:15 - 14:30 Evidences regarding lateral pelvic node assessment/treatment - Felix Aigner (Germany)
14:30 - 15:00 Break

Session 4: Case Discussion

 15:00 - 16:30 Consultants corner - 4-5 cases (colon and rectum mixed)
16:30 Close of Masterclass

Invited speakers

  • Anders Bertelsen, Denmark
  • Felix Aigner, Austria
  • Roel Hompes, The Netherlands
  • Ellen Van Eetvelde, Belgium
  • Tamás Mersich, Hungary
  • Balázs Bánky, Hungary
  • Dezső Tóth, Hungary
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