French Prime Minister François Fillon visited the IRCAD in Strasbourg for more than two hours in order to officialize the nomination of the 6 centers of excellence (IHU) selected by an international jury for the French government. The IRCAD was unanimously ranked first by the jury for the project: “Institute of Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Hybrid Surgery” (MIX-Surg).

The Prime Minister expressed his pride as he witnessed the symbol of French excellence in the scientific field.

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General and digestive surgery:

• Laparoscopic antrectomy and vagotomy for stenotic pyloric peptic ulcer
• Laparoscopic right colectomy in an obese patient with a dysplastic adenoma
• Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: TEP approach without fixation of the mesh

Endocrine surgery:

• Laparoscopic resection of a right pheochromocytoma: anatomical variation of the main adrenal vein

Single port surgery:

• Transumbilical single incision total colectomy for carcinoma of sigmoid and descending colon with multiple polyps

Interventional GI endoscopy:

• Endoscopic polypectomy for giant sigmoid pseudo-pedunculated polyp

Pediatric surgery:

• Laparoscopic left upper pole nephrectomy (transperitoneal vs. retroperitoneal approach)

Robotic surgery:

• Robotic abdominoperineal resection with sacrectomy in obese male patients

Thoracic surgery:

• Completely thoracoscopic segmentectomy: apical segment, right upper lobe

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• Live Laparoscopic segmental oncologic splenic flexure colonic resection for cancer (26 min)
• Live Laparoscopic anterior rectal resection for T1 rectal cancer (23 min)
• Technique of myotomy in laparoscopic Heller procedure (13 min)
• Live Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection for T4 distal rectal cancer (33 min)

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• Possibilities of pneumovesicoscopy in children, authored by JS Valla (FR), commented by G MacKinlay, MD, FRCS - Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK

• Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hiatal hernias - NJ Soper (US)
• Preventing CBD injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy - NJ Soper (US)

• Laparoscopic choledochal cyst - A Najmaldin (UK)  
• The role of simulation in paediatric surgery - A Najmaldin (UK)

• Principles of TFCC repair – JF Goubau (BE)
• Foveal fixation of TFCC tears – A Atzei (IT)
• Round table TFCC tears: a complex system for complex lesions – D Fernandez (CH), L Obert (FR), A Atzei (IT), T Lindau (UK), F del Pinal (ES), T Nakamura (JP)

• Endoscopic approaches to meningiomas of the skull base - C Teo (AU)
• Endoscopic approaches to the brainstem - C Teo (AU)

Laparoscopic surgery for GERD - B Dallemagne, MD

Surgical treatment for morbid obesity - M Vix, MD

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery - J Leroy, MD, FRCS

Laparoscopic right colectomy - J Leroy, MD, FRCS

Laparoscopic approach for gynecological cancer and benign conditions - A Wattiez, MD

Current techniques in the treatment of severe endometriosis, volume 1 - A Wattiez, MD

Current techniques in the treatment of severe endometriosis, volume 2 - A Wattiez, MD

New insights in prolapse surgery: vaginal and laparoscopic routes - A Wattiez, MD

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Come and join us at the IRCAD - FRANCE (Strasbourg)

CME accreditation is provided for all the courses that will be held at the IRCAD in Strasbourg: European CME credits (ECMEC), which can be converted into AMA Category 1 credits™,  will be delivered.

To find out more about the center, see the course calendar or register in the courses of your choice, please click here.

The IRCAD Latin America is no longer a project, it has become a reality. The training center will open in July 2011. All courses held at the IRCAD-Brazil will be organized similarly to the ones held at the IRCAD-France and IRCAD-Taiwan, under the scientific supervision of Professor Jacques Marescaux and his team, along with IRCAD's international Faculty.

Thanks to our exceptional partners (HOSPITAL DE CANCER DE BARRETOS) and to the leadership of Henrique Prata and his team, the project will undoubtedly be highly successful.

In order to have a bird's eye view of this new training centre, please visit our gallery of pictures and get a sneak preview of this magnificent region's ambiance.

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Left side picture taken as of May 12, 2011: building construction works almost ready.

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:

• 19th EAES Congress, Torino, Italy (June 15-18, 2011)
• American College of Surgeons (ACS) 97th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA (October 23-27, 2011)

We are glad to share our online NOTES contents with more than 1000 members. Make sure you browse the EATS website and view all the new NOTES material. 

New reading suggestions:  Updated monthly

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

IRCAD - FRANCE (Strasbourg):

Advanced Course NO-SCAR and Scarless Surgery: NOTES and Single Port Surgery
September 29-October 1, 2011

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

Please click here to register.

IRCAD - BRAZIL:
November 9-11, 2011

Course program available soon

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