Program
Day 1 | Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
| Time | Programme item |
| 07:30-08:30 |
Free paper sessions |
| 08:45-09:00 |
Welcome address |
Session I | Current Landscape and Technical Strategy in Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
| Time | Programme item |
| 09:00 |
Evolution and current landscape of robotic liver surgery |
| 09:20 |
Patient selection for minimally invasive surgery: Which approach to choose? |
| 09:40 |
Difficult segments and difficult resections in laparoscopic liver surgery |
| 10:00 |
Difficult segments and difficult resections in robotic liver surgery |
| 10:30 |
Coffee break |
Session II | The Future of Robotic Surgery
| Time | Programme item |
| 11:00 |
Outcome assessment in the era of disruptive techniques and technologies |
| 11:20 |
Breaking barriers in robotic HPB surgery: What's to come? |
| 11:40 |
3D Models and intraoperative imaging: The end of surgical surprises? |
| 12:00 |
AI in the operating room: Ally or threat to the HPB surgeon? |
| 12:20 |
Robotic telesurgery: Futuristic dream or near reality? |
| 13:00 |
Training and simulation in robotic HPB surgery |
| 13:20 |
Lunch break |
| 14:20 |
From the knife to the robot |
Session III | Tips, Tricks, and Difficult Scenarios in Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery
| Time | Programme item |
| 15:00 |
Robotic biliary reconstruction: Pros and cons |
| 15:20 |
Managing complications in robotic HPB surgery |
| 15:40 |
Difficult situations in laparoscopic liver surgery |
| 16:00 |
Robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy: A true revolution? |
| 16:20 |
Break |
Session IV | Expert Case Masterclasses
| Time | Programme item |
| 16:40 |
My most difficult pancreas case |
| 17:10 |
My most challenging liver case |
| 17:40 |
My most challenging open liver case |
| 18:10 |
End of day 1 |
Day 2 | Minimally Invasive Liver Transplantation and Advanced HPB Oncology
| Time | Programme item |
| 07:30-08:30 |
Free paper sessions |
| 08:00-09:00 |
Live transmission from Curry Cabral Hospital featuring robotic left or right hemihepatectomy, left-sided Klatskin resection, or robotic deceased-donor liver transplantation, feasibility permitting. |
Session V | Living Donor Liver Transplantation
| Time | Programme item |
| 09:00 |
Living donor liver transplantation - The donor operation (Open) |
| 09:15 |
Living donor liver transplantation - The donor operation (Laparoscopic) |
| 09:30 |
Living donor liver transplantation - The donor operation (Robotic) |
| 09:45 |
Discussion |
| 10:00 |
MIS living donor liver transplantation: Current evidence in the recipient |
| 10:20 |
Difficulties and caveats in robotic LDLT |
| 10:40 |
Living donor liver transplantation: The future is open or robotic? |
| 11:00 |
Coffee break |
Session VI | Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation and Innovation
| Time | Programme item |
| 11:30 |
Deceased donor liver transplantation: The future is open or robotic? |
| 12:00 |
Tips and tricks in RDDLT |
| 12:20 |
Current advances in liver transplantation including the RAPID Technique |
| 12:40 |
Old techniques revisited with machine perfusion |
| 13:00 |
Lunch / Satellite Symposium: Machine perfusion - Current status |
Session VII | Multicentre Perspectives in Advanced HPB Oncology
| Time | Programme item |
| 14:00 |
Free video papers |
| 15:00 |
Open or minimally invasive surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma |
| 16:00 |
Current status of surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma |
| 17:00 |
End of programme |