General and digestive surgery:

• Redo bariatric surgery: laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) converted to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)
• Three trocar technique for laparoscopic left colectomy for cancer: difficult mobilization of the splenic flexure in an obese patient
• Diverticulitis: laparoscopic sigmoidectomy with preservation of superior rectal vessels

Endocrine surgery:

• Minimally invasive video-assisted right parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism  

Gynecological surgery:

• Laparoscopic treatment for deep endometriosis

Urological surgery:

• Laparoscopic treatment of genitourinary prolapse 

• To resect or not to resect the bowel in case of severe endometriosis – M Müller (CH)
  

• Extraperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy – A Hoznek (FR)
• Hand-assisted laparoscopic urology: current status – A Rane (UK)
  

• Place of laparoscopic approach in the treatment of kidney tumors – A Mejean (FR)
• Carcinologic results: comparison with open surgery – A Mejean (FR)

Aortoliac Surgery
P Stadler (CZ), P Remy (BE), L Chiche (FR)

Come and Attend our Course Programs in Laparoscopic Surgery!

You can now register and pay online!

Apply for one of the few remaining places left in the following 2007 courses:

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic General Surgery FULL
November 19-23, 2007

Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
November 16-17, 2007: Only option A is available

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery FULL
December 3-7, 2007

Techniques Avancées en Endoscopie Gynécologique Opératoire
December 10-12, 2007

Apply now for one of the following 2008 laparoscopic courses:

Digestive Surgery:

Intensive course in Laparoscopic General Surgery
February 4-8, 2008 FULL
March 10-14, 2008 FULL
May 19-23, 2008
September 22-26, 2008
December 8-12, 2008

Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery
April 3-5, 2008
November 27-29, 2008

Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
June 27-28, 2008
November 7-8, 2008

Advanced Course on NOTES (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery)
January 18-19, 2008: Only option A is available
March 28-29, 2008: Only option A is available
June 6-7, 2008
October 3-4, 2008

Advanced Course in Interventional GI Endoscopy Techniques
July 3-5, 2008

Pediatric Surgery:

Advanced Course in Pediatric Endosurgery
October 16-18, 2008

Urological Surgery:

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
June 9-13, 2008
December 1-5, 2008

Cours intensifs en Chirurgie Laparoscopique Urologique
January 21-25, 2008
October 6-10, 2008

Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery: Laparoscopic Treatment of Kidney Tumors
April 24-26, 2008

International Advanced Symposium: Laparoscopic Treatment of Urological Pelvic Cancers: Prostate and Bladder
September 18-20, 2008

Gynecologic Surgery:

Gynecologic Surgery: Tips and tricks, anatomy suture and more...
March 25-27, 2008

Advanced Techniques in Operative Gynecological Endoscopy
May 5-7, 2008

Gynecological Cancer and Laparoscopic Approach: State of the Art
June 23-25, 2008

Current Techniques in the Treatment of Severe Endometriosis
September 8-10, 2008

Techniques Avancées en Endoscopie Gynécologique Opératoire
December 15-17, 2008

Following the 2nd International NOTES hands-On Course that took place at the IRCAD-EITS the 12th and 13th of October and to share with all our members the newest developments in Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery, we have decided to give charge-free access to the material that was shown. Exceptionally the lectures, live demos, vox populi, and expert interviews are available to all websurg members for one month, so make sure you check all our material and get a feel for the NOTES course atmosphere!

The know-how and show-how course!

Click on the video to enjoy the highlights of the course.

8 NOTES New Lectures: 

• History of NOTES - J Marescaux (FR)
• Closure with suturing methods - M Bergström (SE)
• Gastrojejunostomy - PO Park (SE)
• New generation of endoscopes and platforms for NOTES surgery - L Swanström (USA) Update of the October lecture
• Endoscopic suturing: incoming - J Marks (USA)
• Physiology of NOTES - J Marks (USA)
• Transgastric NOTES cholecystectomy: Phase I efficacy and outcomes trial - L Swanström (USA)
• Robotics and NOTES  - R Satava (USA)

Brand-New Expert Interviews:

M Bergström (SE), H Feussner (DE), J Hochberger (DE), J Marks (USA), R Satava (USA), D Rattner (USA), C Thompson (USA), J Correia-Pinto (PT), M Ryou (USA), J Mamazza (CAN).

Among the many topics covered, magnets used for gravity and retraction, evolution of NOTES, transcolonic access update, from GI endoscopy to surgery, and a few others.

New Live Video: Lights on NOTES
Click here to watch the live as seen when attending the course 

Vox populi: Interviews of experts and participants

We have recaptured the vivid atmosphere of the course and experimental lab hands-on sessions.

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:

• January 18-19, 2008: Only option A is available
• March 28-29, 2008: Only option A is available 
• June 6-7, 2008
• October 3-4, 2008

Option A limited to 50 participants
Option B limited to 34 participants

Due to the enormous success of the first and second 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.

We would be glad to receive any suggestions and comments! 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
Editor-in-Chief-WeBSurg