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A beautiful welcome to our July 2015 Newsletter. We would like to wish you a gorgeous summer.
We are excited to release our month's focus on robotic microsurgery, in which robotic ENT surgery, robotic trans-oral surgery, and robotic urology are outlined.
Pioneering techniques are highlighted. WeBSurg expands to robotic eye surgery.

Topics include pediatric surgery, with a focus on esophageal and gastric surgery in children, skull base surgery, abdominal wall hernia surgery, single incision rectal cancer surgery, and gynecologic surgery.

Stay tuned to WeBSurg to discover our September's state-of-the-art package on the surgical management of acute diverticulitis.

We hope that this month's publication will help you extend your knowledge and enhance your expertise. We would be keen on receiving your feedback, which will be surely considered. Please contact us here.

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Prof. Jacques Marescaux   Yours faithfully,

  Prof. Jacques Marescaux,
  MD, FACS, Hon FRCS, Hon JSES
  President of IRCAD
  WeBSurg Editor-in-Chief
THIS MONTH'S

FOCUS ON ROBOTICS IN MICROSURGERY

Lectures excerpted from the Group for the Advancement of Microsurgery (GAM) conference held in Strasbourg (May 15, 2015)

Why robotics for microsurgery?
P Liverneaux (France)
Robot-assisted eye surgery
T Bourcier (France)
Flexi-Endoscopy by Motion Tracking Robot
M de Mathelin (France)
Development of a new robotic system for microsurgical procedures
C Boymans (The Netherlands)
Image-guided surgery by Augmented Reality
L Soler (France)

Videos

Konnyaku shirataki model for training in robotic microsurgery anastomosis
P Liverneaux, G Prunières (France)
Robot-assisted ocular surface surgery: room set-up
T Bourcier (France)

TOPICS OF THE MONTH including












RJ Heald, MD, FRCS



ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA SURGERY

Videos

Laparoscopic treatment of a complex incisional hernia
M Panovski, I Fildisevski (Macedonia)
Laparoscopic treatment of parastomal hernia and concomitant midline incisional hernia
M Panovski, I Roso Sazdovska (Macedonia)

RECTAL CANCER SURGERY

Video

Transanal laparoscopic TME with a new port assisted by single incision
G Dapri, L Antolino, N Bachir, D Guta, K Grozdev, B Nebbot, GB Cadiere (Belgium)

Critical analysis

Pure NOTES transanal TME using Peri-Rectal Oncologic Gateway for Retroperitoneal EndoScopic Surgery (P.R.O.G.R.E.S.S)
RJ Heald (United Kingdom)


PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Video

Hybrid lung malformation with intralobar pulmonary sequestration and congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM): thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy (LLL)
F Becmeur, A Schneider, I Lacreuse (France)

Lectures

Introduction to esophageal and gastric surgery in children
O Reinberg (Switzerland)
Laparoscopic gastronomies in children
O Reinberg (Switzerland)
Laparoscopic treatment for gastroesophageal reflux
J Schleef (Italy)
Redo Nissen fundoplication
F Becmeur (France)


SKULL BASE SURGERY


Lectures

Endoscopic closure techniques
P Theodosopoulos (United States)
Microanatomy of the lower cranial nerves and craniocervical junction
K Watanabe (United States)


Experts

P Bonnet, MD

Experts

M Puga, MD

GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY

Expert interviews

What is the advantage of using cadavers for dissection?
P Bonnet, MD (Belgium), M Puga, MD (Chile)

Tips'n tricks video

Change the positioning of the optical trocar in cases of a large uterus
A Wattiez, F Asencio, J Faria, I Argay, L Schwartz (France)

Lectures

Anatomy of the rectum and sigmoid colon
P Bonnet (Belgium)
Bowel complications
D Mutter (France)



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LAPAROSCOPIC VENTRAL AND INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR

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LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY FOR CHOLECYSTITIS

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GASTROJEJUNAL ANASTOMOSIS IN ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS

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VISIT US AT THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCES

The IRCAD-EITS and WeBSurg will be present as an exhibitor hosted by Karl Storz at the forthcoming events
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA (October 4-8, 2015)
  • SAGES Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (March 16-19, 2016)
  • 24th International Congress of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (June 15-18, 2016)
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA (October 16-20, 2016)
Gynecologic surgery

IRCAD TRAINING CENTERS IN MIS: NEXT COURSES IN 2015


IRCAD France

FRANCE

Current Techniques in the Treatment of Severe Endometriosis
September 07 - 09

Minimally Invasive Perianal And Transanal Surgery International Advanced Course
September 11 - 12

IRCAD Taiwan

TAIWAN

Urological Surgery
August 27 - 29

Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
September 10 - 12

IRCAD Brazil

BRAZIL

Hepatic Surgery
July 30 - August 1

Arthroscopic Surgery - Wrist and Elbow
August 6 - 8


IRCAD NEWS


IRCAD 2 This month, Professor Jacques MARESCAUX, official representatives of partner companies (Medtronic, Intuitive Surgical) and local authorities inaugurated the IRCAD 2 facilities, which are the new extension to the IRCAD Institute within the compounds of the University Hospital of Strasbourg. The objective was to give surgeons the opportunity to train using new robotically assisted surgical technologies and enhance their skills within a brand-new experimental laboratory.

For further details, please click here.


Visible Patient
Visible Patient Website now in English, French & Spanish!
We hope that you will enjoy browsing our website and find all relevant information in your corresponding language. www.visiblepatient.com
German and Portuguese website versions coming soon.

Visible Patient has created an original user-friendly online service for the healthcare community. It requires a customized 3D model of patients to successfully plan surgical treatment.
IHU STRASBOURG Please visit http://www.ihu-strasbourg.eu/, the Institute for Image-Guided Surgery .
Construction works of the image-guided Institute (IHU), initiated by the IRCAD, are well underway and should be completed by early 2016. The IHU is dedicated to the surgical treatment of digestive diseases using cutting edge hybrid image-guided equipment.

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