• Single port site cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis (6 min)

• Combined endoscopic and laparoscopic transgastric single port (TriPort) access for a gastric tumor (4 min)

• Laparoscopic approach for a T3 cancer of the colorectal junction (24 min)

• Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for acute diverticulitis (Hinchey stage IIb) (18 min 50)

• Laparoscopic ileocolectomy for caecal perforated diverticulum using the Ligasure Advance (20 min 50)

• Laparoscopic total hysterectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer (25 min)

General and digestive surgery:

• Laparoscopic radical antegrade pancreatosplenectomy

• Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of appendix presenting as acute appendicular mass: laparoscopic management

• Value of a TEP approach for a bilateral direct inguinal hernia repair

• Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with 3 trocars 

Thoracic surgery:

• Laparoscopic approach to an anterior lumbar interbody fusion at L5-s1 and L4-I5

Urological surgery:

• Tips and tricks to facilitate renal parenchymal suturing during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Pediatric surgery:

• Left upper pole nephrectomy by retroperitoneoscopy for the treatment of diurnal enuresis

Tips n' Tricks:

• Subperitoneal tunnel for iliac laparoscopic colostomy

•  How to perform a laparoscopic omentoplasty in pelvic surgery?

•  Laparoscopic ureteroplasty for accidental partial ureteral burn during total hysterectomy

Clinical cases:

• Laparoscopic treatment of a gastric fistula after removal of a gastric band

• Aberrant biliary ducts (Luschka's ducts) in a laparoscopic cholecystectomy

• Radical prostatectomy: bladder neck preservation - CC Abbou (FR)

• Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: antegrade dissection of neurovascular bundles - X Cathelineau (FR)

• Radical prostatectomy for locally advanced prostate cancer - H van Poppel (BE)

• Extrafascial laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - V Pansadoro (IT)

• Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: state of oncological and functional results - H Lang (FR)

Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery:

• A Luciano (US)

• P Ayroza Galvao Ribeiro (BR)

• L Videla (AR)

• H Reich (US)

Laparoscopic treatment of urological pelvic cancers: prostate and bladder

• W Artibani (IT)

• P Wiklund (SE)

• G Janetschek (AT)

Following the inauguration and the first course in Taiwan (May 27-30, 2008), we are pleased to release the complete ASIA IRCAD-TAIWAN 2008 course calendar and each course's CME accreditation.

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

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

Click here to access the 2008 calendar of courses.

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

• 2009 SAGES Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (April 22-25, 2009)

• 17th International Congress of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Prague, Czech Republic (June 17-20, 2009)

• 95th Annual Clinical Congress of the ACS, Chicago, Illinois, USA (October 11-15, 2009)

WeBSurg now has more than 100.000 registered members and provides charge-free educational contents to its members. WeBSurg is a unique opportunity to have your work and Institution broadcasted internationally.

If you wish to send us some videos, please make sure that they meet those audiovisual requirements:

WeBSurg requires videos recorded on digital format, they should be fully edited and dubbed. If there is no voice recording, please provide us with a script. We have a team of professionals who can do the voice over. Also, please provide us with an abstract of the video (5 to 10 lines). The master recording should be provided by mail (it will be returned after processing) or via our FTP servers (contact us). The image and sound quality must be very good and the video should last no more than 15 minutes. If there are no external views of the operating room (ports, position of the patient and the surgical team), photos should be provided.

IMPORTANT:

VHS format, Umatic, MPEG1 are not suitable. Copies are not suitable. Background sound should be minimized, and there should be no music. Videos used for congresses or other training purposes are often not suitable. Videos with low quality image and sound should not be sent to WebSurg as they cannot be adapted.

SEND YOUR VIDEOS TO -

FAO: Guy Temporal
WeBSurg Video Contributions
IRCAD-EITS
1, Place de l’hôpital
67091 Strasbourg
FRANCE

We are delighted to share our online NOTES with more than 1800 members! Following the sixth NOTES Advanced Course that took place last October 3-4, 2008, we are happy to share new media with you.

Make sure you browse the EATS website and view all the new NOTES material!

Register now for the next NOTES courses at the IRCAD-EITS in Strasbourg and/or at the ASIA-IRCAD in Taiwan to be held in 2009. 

Find the NOTES course programs to be held at IRCAD-EITS and registration details here.
Find the NOTES course programs to be held at ASIA IRCAD - Taiwan and registration details here.

2 New lectures:

• Analysis and future of NOTES in humans - N Soper (US)

• Exposure, retraction and suture - N Soper (US)

New expert interview:

• Nathaniel Soper (USA) on NOTES transgastric cholecystectomy 

New reading suggestions: 
Updated monthly

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 2009 NOTES courses at IRCAD-EITS:
January 16-17, 2009
March 06-07, 2009
October 02-03, 2009

Option A limited to 50 participants
Option B limited to 34 participants
Click here to sign up

Calendar for 2009 NOTES courses at ASIA IRCAD - Taiwan:
May 4-5, 2009
July 3-4, 2009
Click here for further information

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 forms.

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