Date: 12 September | Location: Tapolca, Hungary
This masterclass took 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 was 'Safe Surgical Technique', which was deeply explored by distinguished international invited speakers and Hungarian experts. View the event website here >
Programme
| Time | Session |
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| 08:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| 08:20 | Welcome and Introduction |
Session 1: State of the Art CME |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Presentation of different techniques for TME:
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| 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 |
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| 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