General and digestive surgery:

• Laparoscopic ileocecal resection in Crohn's disease: right hemicolectomy
• Laparoscopic management of Dormia basket impaction
• PEG tube fixation of sigmoid volvulus
• Laparoscopic robotic-assisted approach to pancreatoduodenectomy

Tips n' Tricks:

• IMA and IMV dissection with Ligasure Advance
• Pelvic TME dissection in a woman with LigaSure Advance

Endocrine surgery:

• Laparoscopic treatment of an incidental left adrenal mass
• Mediastinal parathyroidectomy performed by video-assisted mediastinal surgery through an intercostal window

Urological surgery:

• Laparoscopic robotic-assisted treatment of vesicouterine fistula

• Laparoscopic TME in a female patient (21 min 54)
• Laparoscopic right colectomy for cancer: vascular problem during the anastomosis (27 min 80)
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy using micro-instrumentation including monopolar and bipolar 2mm cautery (9 min 25)
• Laparoscopic resection of a hepatocellular carcinoma within segment IVa of the liver (8 min)
• Laparoscopic treament of an appendicular mucocele (5 min)
• Totally laparoscopic reversal of Hartmann's procedure (15 min)
• Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: a stepwise standard approach (13 min 30)
• TME with LigaSure Advance: coloanal anastomosis on the J-pouch after failed closure of the rectal stump (24 min 42)

Is fistulous disease a contraindication to laparoscopic resection in Crohn's disease? - B Salky (US)

B Salky (US)

Following the inauguration and the first course held in Taiwan (May 27-30, 2008), we are pleased to release the complete calendar of 2008 courses held at the ASIA IRCAD TAIWAN and the CME accreditation received for each course.

CME accreditation is provided for all programs to be held at ASIA IRCAD - Taiwan: AMA Category 1 credits™ and MAINCERT credits will be delivered.

Click here to access the 2008 calendar of courses.

Make sure you do not miss out on this unique opportunity and register now for one of the few remaining places!

IRCAD-EITS involvement in 2008 meetings:

IRCAD-EITS-WeBSurg will be present as an exhibitor hosted by Karl Storz and will be happy to welcome you at the forthcoming events: 

• 11^th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, Yokohama, Japan (September 2-5, 2008)
• 2008 Annual Clinical Congress of the ACS, San Francisco, California, USA (October 12-16, 2008)

We are delighted to share our online contents with more than 2000 members! To celebrate this and following the fifth NOTES Advanced Course that took place last June 6-7, 2008, we are happy to broadcast new media with you. Make sure you check the EATS website and fully enjoy the updated NOTES material!

Register now for the first NOTES course at the ASIA-IRCAD in Taiwan (10th to 12th of September, 2008). Find the course program and registration details here.

1 New lecture :
Unique instrumentation for NOTES from devices to computer-driven endoscopes - B Dunkin (US)

1 New video:
NOTES approach to lymphatic mapping in the sigmoid mesocolon - R Cahill, S Perretta, B Dallemagne, J Marescaux (FR)

New expert debates: 
Debate between D SCOTT and M ANVARI:
Do you have any idea as to why magnetic devices have never been applied before in conventional or laparoscopic surgery?

Debates between C ROLANDA and B DUNKIN:
Are there any risks associated with the use of multiple ports in NOTES?
Do multiple accesses lead to a multiplied rate of complications?

New reading suggestions: please check our update!

By becoming an EATS member, you will take full advantage of our exclusive NOTES content on www.eats.fr, as well as other membership rights.

Calendar for 2008 NOTES courses at IRCAD-EITS:

October 3-4, 2008 Only option A is available
Option A limited to 50 participants
Option B limited to 34 participants

First International Symposium and Advanced Course in NOTES at ASIA IRCAD - TAIWAN Training Center:
From Endoluminal to Transluminal Surgery
September 10-12, 2008
For further details, click here

Advanced Course in NOTES on July 3-4, 2009!

Due to the enormous success of the first four NOTES Hands-on courses, priority will be given to people that are on the waiting list and to EATS members. This will operate on a first come, first served basis.

Please click here to download registration form.

MAINCERT and AMA Category 1 CME credits™ available for the 2008 NOTES courses:
8.75 credits (option A)
25.25 credits (option B)

12 European CME credits (ECMEC) are also available. These credits have been provided by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).

We value your opinion and are receptive to comments and suggestions! To contact us, please email to info@eats.fr for the EATS or webmaster@websurg.com for WeBSurg.

Yours faithfully,

Prof. Jacques MARESCAUX, MD, FRCS, FACS
President of IRCAD/EITS
President of EATS
WeBSurg Editor-in-Chief