Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Ponderas Endoscopic Training Center

08:30 - 09:00
Robotic Surgery Hands-On Course: Registration and Welcome
Course Director: Irinel Popescu (Romania)
Course Co-Directors: Victor Tomulescu (Romania), Cătălin Copăescu (Romania)
09:00 - 10:00
Introduction
Robotic Surgery in Romania
Irinel Popescu (Romania)

Introduction to Robotic Surgery. Advantage and Disadvantage, Patient selection, Indication and Contraindication
Victor Tomulescu (Romania)

How to Put Patients and Trocars for Good Results in Robotic Surgery
Oana Stănciulea (Romania)
10:00 - 10:15
Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:00
System Presentation, Installation for Operation Using Porcine Models
Moving, connecting and starting of the system
Overview of reusable accessories and disposables
Overview of instruments
Draping of the system and Docking configuration
Port placement philosophy
11:00 - 13:30
Hands-on
Anatomical dissection: esophagus, sigmoid and descending colon, bladder
Cholecystectomy, nephrectomy, splenectomy, enterectomy
Start of dissection
Instrument changing techniques during dissection
Efficient management of instrument and camera arms
Vascular control
Urgent system removal simulation
Undocking the system from the animal
Undraping, compacting and shut-down of the system
13:30 - 14:15
Lunch Break
14:15 - 16:45
Hands-on continued
Anatomical dissection: esophagus, sigmoid and descending colon, bladder
Anastomoses: gastro-jejunal; ileo-colic; bladder-urethral
Robotic surgical knots
Power failure simulation
Alarms management
Urgent system removal simulation
Undocking the system from the animal
Undraping, compacting and shut-down of the system
System storage
16:45 - 17:00
Q&A Session; Final Remarks

Thursday, 29 October 2015

Conference Hall 1

15:00 - 17:00
Special Session 1
Co-chairpersons: Irinel Popescu (Bucharest, Romania), Grigor Gortchev (Pleven, Bulgaria)

Current Indications of the Robotic Approach in General Surgery. Lessons Learned from 1000 Robotic Procedures
Irinel Popescu, Cătălin Vasilescu, Victor Tomulescu, Oana Stănciulea, Mihai Eftimie
Romania

Robotic Single Site Surgery - How Far, How Soon
Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Greece

From "da Vinci" to "Einstein" 3D HD Radical Prostatectomy
Ioan Coman
Romania

Robotic-Assisted Radical Parametrectomy in Patients with Malignant Gynecological Tumors
Grigor Gortchev
Bulgaria

Robotic Surgery in Early Stage Ovarian Carcinoma
Mehmet Faruk Köse
Turkey

The Current Status and Future Directions of Robotic Upper Tract Surgery
Simon Van Rij
Australia
17:00 - 18:00
Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting
18:00 - 19:30
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Messages

Irinel Popescu
SEERSS 2015 Congress President

Diana Păun
Message from the Romanian Presidency

Nicolae Bănicioiu
Health Minister

Leon Dănăilă
Romanian Academy
Konstantinos Konstantinidis
SEERSS President

Ioan Coman
SEERSS 2015 Congress Vice President

Conference
Impact of Advanced Technologies on the Future of Surgery
Richard Satava (USA)

Artistic Program
19:30 - 21:00
Welcome Networking Reception
World Trade Center, Ground Floor Lobby (Exhibition Area)

Friday, 30 October 2015

Conference Hall 1

08:30 - 10:30
Video Session 1
Co-chairpersons: Cătălin Vasilescu (Romania), Giovanni Colli (Italy)

Robotic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer
Irinel Popescu, Oana Stănciulea, Mihai Eftimie
Romania

Robotic Abdominal Surgery: When Difficulty Becomes Easy
Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Greece

Robotic Total Thyroidectomy with Central Compartment Neck Dissection
Giovanni Colli
Italy

Robotic Splenopancreatectomy
Giovanni Colli
Italy

Robotic Left Upper Trisegmentectomy
Mădălina-Lidia Grigoroiu
France

Hepatic Hydatid Cyst Operated Robotically
Vlad Braga, Beatrice Lințoiu-Ursuț, Adrian Tulin, Bogdan Ursuț, Iulian Slavu, Lucian Alecu
Romania

Large Oesophageal Epiphrenic Diverticulum Resected by Transhiatal Robotically-Assisted Approach
Beatrice Lințoiu-Ursuț, Adrian Tulin, Bogdan Ursuț, Iulian Slavu, Vlad Braga, Lucian Alecu
Romania
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting
11:00 - 13:00
Gynecology 1
Co-chairpersons: Slavco Tomov (Bulgaria), Mete Güngör (Turkey)

Robotic Surgery in the Treatment of Endometrial Cancer - Our Experience
Slavcho Tomov
Bulgaria

Sentinel Node Biopsy in Endometrial Cancer
Enrico Vizza, Giacomo Corrado
Italy

The Role of Robotıc Sıngle Port Surgery in Gynecologıc Cancer
Mete Güngör
Turkey

Robotic Hysterectomy in Severe Obese Patients with Endometrial Cancer
Enrico Vizza, Giacomo Corrado
Italy

Robotic Hysterectomy
Vasiliki Chatzirafail
Greece

Knife Assisted Robotic Myomectomy (Sans Morcellator)
Vasilis Kapetanakis
Greece

Robotic Surgery for Endometriosis - Our Experience
Petros Hirides
Greece

Robotic Enucleation of Myomas (Fibroids)
Petros Hirides
Greece
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break and Exhibition Visiting
14:00 - 16:00
General Surgery 1
Co-chairpersons: Nikolaos Nikiteas (Greece), Mădălina-Lidia Grigoroiu (France)

TORS, a New Surgical Tool in Head and Neck Area
Anatoli Pataridou
Greece

Robotic Versus Thoracoscopic Major Lung Resections: Is Robotic Better?
Mădălina-Lidia Grigoroiu, D. Gossot, E. Brian
France

Robotic Approach for Tumoral and Nontumoral Myasthenia Gravis
Victor Tomulescu
Romania

Robotic Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy. Italian Experience
Giovanni Colli
Italy

Robot-Assisted Thyroidectomy - a Single Center Experience in Romania
Dan Axente, Vlad Dudric, Carmen Micu, Nicolae Constantea
Romania

New Era in the Minimally Invasive Ventral Hernia Repair. The Robotic Influence
Pericles Chrysoheris
Greece

The Robotic TAPP
Pericles Chrysoheris
Greece

Eight Years of Video-Assisted Cardiac Surgery: Our Experience
Aristotelis Panos
Greece
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting
16:30 - 18:30
Special Session 2
Co-chairpersons: Richard Satava (USA), Sarfraz Ahmad (USA)

Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery - the New Proficiency-Based Curriculum
Richard Satava
USA

Developing Skills in Gynecology/Oncology Outcomes: Connecting Robotics Research and Practice
Sarfraz Ahmad
USA

Certification in Robotic Surgery: Is It Useful?
Mădălina-Lidia Grigoroiu, J. Hubert
France

Teaching Robotic Urology
Deliu-Victor Matei
Italy

Robotic Surgery Training
Nikolaos Nikiteas
Greece

Anaesthesia Challenges in Robotic Surgery
Gabriela Droc
Romania

Next Generation of Simulation and Training - Proficiency-Based Progression
Richard Satava
USA

Conference Hall 2

08:30 - 10:30
Video Session 2
Co-chairpersons: Giacomo Corrado (Italy), Vassilis Poulakis (Greece)

Robotic Myomectomy
Vasiliki Chatzirafail
Greece

Single Site Robotic Pelvic Lymphadenectomy
Enrico Vizza, Giacomo Corrado
Italy

Robotic Sacrocolpopexy
Vasiliki Chatzirafail
Greece

Robotic Approach in Deep Infiltrated Endometriosis
Vasiliki Chatzirafail
Greece

Robotic Salvage Cystectomy of Postradiation Cystitis After External Beam Radiation for Prostate Cancer Due To Recurrent Hemorrhages
Konstantinos Andritsos, Vasilis Moros, Stavros Leontis, Adrei Sava, Stelios Xanthis, Vasilis Poulakis
Greece

Robotic Right Nephrectomy in Man with Horseshoe Kidney Due to Multiple Renal Tumors
Konstantinos Andritsos, Vasilis Moros, Stavros Leontis, Adrei Sava, Stelios Xanthis, Vasilis Poulakis
Greece

Robotic Radical Nephrectomy for Large Renal Tumors: the Limits Between Open and Robotic Approach
Konstantinos Andritsos, Vasilis Moros, Stavros Leontis, Adrei Sava, Stelios Xanthis, Vasilis Poulakis
Greece

Robotic Retroperitoneal Approach for Upper Urinary Tract
Nicolae Crișan
Romania

Robotic Pyeloplasty by Retroperitoneal Approach
Ionuț Juravle, Cristian Manea
Romania
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting
11:00 - 13:00
Urology 1: Upper Urinary Tract - State of the Art Session
Co-chairpersons: Konstantinos Stravodimos (Greece), Ioan Coman (Romania)

Robotic Assisted Partial Nephrectomy. Where Do We Stand in 2015?
Konstantinos Stravodimos
Greece

Technical Innovations in Single Site Robotic Pyeloplasty that Facilitate the Learning Curve
Achilles Ploumidis
Greece

Robot Assisted Off-Clamping Simple Renal Tumor Enucleation
Deliu-Victor Matei
Italy

Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: Is WIT Shorter?
Daniel Liviu Bădescu
Romania

Robotic Radical Nephrectomy for T3 Renal Cancer
Cristian Manea
Romania

Robotic Radical Cystectomy with Intracoporeal Neobladder - Are Urologists Ready for This Surgery?
Nicolae Crișan
Romania

Robotic Enucleation for Renal Tumor
Dan Vasile Stanca
Romania
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Break and Exhibition Visiting
14:00 - 16:00
Urology 2
Co-chairpersons: Nikolaos Pardalidis (Greece), Petru Armean (Romania)

Two Decades of Minimally Invasive Urologic Oncology: the Best Is Yet to Come
Nikolaos Pardalidis
Greece

DaVinci Renal Surgery, Including Both Partial and Radical Nephrectomies
Emanuel Panagiotou
Greece

Clinical-Epidemiological Correlations and Economic Efficiency of Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Patients with Prostate Cancer
Petru Armean
Romania

Rage Against the Machine? The True Value of Robotic Assisted Prostatectomy Beyond Its Marketing
Apostolos Labanaris
Greece

Comparative Results of Robot-Assisted Versus Open Radical Prostatectomy in Bulgaria
Nikolay Kolev, J. Atanasov
Bulgaria

Peri and Postoperative Outcomes of Robotic Sacrocolpopexy and Comparison to Abdominal or Vaginal Approaches for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Georgios Kyriakou
Greece

da Vinci Surgery - Enabling Minimally Invasive Surgery Through Technology Advancements
Serafeim Tsiouris
Greece
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting
16:30 - 18:30
Students' Session
Co-chairpersons: Ștefan Tudor (Romania), Oana Stănciulea (Romania)

Outcomes of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Mitrofanoff Appendicovesicostomy Versus Classical Approaches - a Literature Review
Theodora-Eugenia Voitcu, Dan-Nicolae Păduraru
Romania

Advances in Robotic Neurosurgery - Review
Abdallah Reda Elsayed
Romania

The Assistant’s Role in Modern Surgery
Mădălina-Ionela Petrescu, Alexandru Florin Săvulescu, Cristian Cîrlan
Romania

An Update on the Modern Percutaneous Approach of the Mitral Valve
Dinu-Valentin Bălănescu, Șerban Bălănescu
Romania

Role of Laparoscopy in Infertility
Roxana Ioana Dumitriu, Mihai C. Dumitrașcu
Romania

Mesenteric Thrombosis After Hiatal Hernia Laparoscopic Repair (Nissen Rossetti Procedure)
Tarek Alsmadi, Sorin Păun, Ionuț Negoi, Ioan Tănase, Bogdan Stoica, A. Ricu, Mircea Beuran
Romania

Robot-Assisted Bilateral Adrenalectomy
Gabriela-Emanuela Bud, Răzvan Couti, Iulia Andraș, Nicolae Crișan, Ioan Coman
Romania

Robotic Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy Vs 3D Laparoscopy in the Oncological Outcomes of Prostate Cancer
Maria Bungărdean, Cătălina Bungărdean, Iulia Andraș, Nicolae Crișan, Ioan Coman
Romania

Can the PADUA Score Be Used in the RAPN as an Efficient Predictive Tool for Operative Outcomes?
Pierre-Adrien Kadula (1), Deliu-Victor Matei (2), Ottavio de Cobelli (2), Iulia Andraș (1), Nicolae Crișan (1), Ioan Coman (1)
(1) Romania
(2) Italy

Robotic Surgical Approach in Limited Access Anatomical Areas
Roxana-Loredana Nechita, Ioan Coman, Nicolae Crișan, Iulia Andraș
Romania

Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy - Follow-Up at 5 Years
Maria Mirabela Rus, Iulia Andraș, Nicolae Crișan, Ioan Coman
Romania

Robotic Retroperitoneal Approach - a New Technique
Alina Lavinia Zimbru, Iulia Andraș, Nicolae Crișan, Ioan Coman
Romania

The S.A.R.U.S. Model - a Beginning for Robotic Surgery Among Students
Răzvan Rahota, Iulia Andraș, Nicolae Crișan, Ioan Coman
Romania

Saturday, 31 October 2015

Conference Hall 1

08:30 - 10:30
General Surgery 2
Co-chairpersons: Victor Tomulescu (Romania), Konstantinos Konstantinidis (Greece)

Robotic Approach in Pancreatic Tumors
Irinel Popescu, Oana Stănciulea, Simona Dima, Mihai Eftimie, I. Mosteanu, Victor Tomulescu, Cătălin Vasilescu
Romania

Robotic Surgery for Diaphragmatic Hernia
Konstantinos Konstantinidis
Greece

"Many Ways to Skin Gastric Cancer" - Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Versus Open Gastrectomy. Experience of Rambam Medical Center
Eli Kakiashvili
Israel

Robotic Subtotal and Total Gastrectomy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer
Ștefan Tudor, Cătălin Vasilescu
Romania

FRS: Lessons Learned from the Hellenic Experience
Nikolaos Nikiteas
Greece

Robotic Pylorus-Preserving Whipple Pancreatoduodenectomy
Savvas C. Hirides
Greece

Robotic Heller’s Myotomy
Eleni Karafoka
Greece

Robotic Surgery - a Dream Come True
Alexandru-Florin Săvulescu, Cristian Cîrlan
Romania
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting
11:00 - 13:30
General Surgery 3
Co-chairpersons: Ciprian Duță (Romania), Savvas C. Hirides (Greece)

Rectal Cancer - Why a Robotic Approach? Analysis of 150 Cases Performed in a Single Center
Irinel Popescu, Oana Stănciulea, Mihai Eftimie, L. Tirca, Victor Tomulescu, Cătălin Vasilescu
Romania

Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection of Rectal Cancer: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Comparative Study
Ciprian Duță, Caius Lazăr, Amadeus Dobrescu, Dan Brebu, Stelian Pantea
Romania

Robotic Partial and Total Splenectomy - Experience of a Single Team in a Series of 95 Cases
Monica Lăcătuș, Cătălin Vasilescu
Romania

Current Status and Future of Robotic Surgery
Eli Kakiashvili
Israel

Robotic Surgery in the Romanian Health System
Lucian Alecu
Romania

Rhabdomyolysis - a Challenge in Robotic Surgery?
Marian Tudoroiu, Mădălina Berbecel, Mihai Popescu, Gabriela Droc
Romania

Principles in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Latchesar Tantchev, Grigor Gortchev, Slavcho Tomov, Todor Dimitrov
Bulgaria

The Influence of Cytokine Profile and Choice of Surgical Intervention in Patients with Obesity
Todor Dimitrov, Grigor Gortchev, Slavcho Tomov
Bulgaria

Port Positions in Robotic Rectal Surgery - Analysis of Self Experience and Anthropometric Research
Tsvetomir Ivanov
Bulgaria

Conference Hall 2

08:30 - 10:30
Urology 3: Lower Urinary Tract - State of the Art Session
Co-chairpersons: Ioan Coman (Romania), Ottavio de Cobelli (Italy)

Robotic Radical Cystectomy: Is the Era of Open Cystectomy Finally Over?
Stavros Tyritzis
Greece

Comparison Between Robot Assisted and Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Marin Georgiev
Bulgaria

Radical Cystectomy in Bladder Cancer, Shifting Towards Robotics - Are We Ready?
Mircea Onaca (1), P. Stijns (2), H.V. Melick (2), W. van den Bosch (2)
(1) Romania
(2) The Netherlands

Robotic Simple Prostatectomy - Where We Are?
Deliu-Victor Matei
Italy

mpMR in Prostate Cancer: How It Changes Surgical Considerations
Ottavio De Cobelli
Italy

Robotic Radical Prostatectomy - Long Term Results Finally
Vitalie Gherman
Romania

Is Robotic Approach Better for Nerve Sparing and for Anastomosis?
Iulia Andraș, Nicolae Crișan
Romania
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting
11:00 - 13:00
Video Session 3
Co-chairpersons: Nicolae Crișan (Romania), Marin Georgiev (Bulgaria)

Robotic Transperitoneal HYNES-ANDERSEN Pieloplasty
Marius Tudor Radu, Valentin Ambert, Daniel Liviu Bădescu, Viorel Jinga
Romania

Troubleshooting During Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Marin Georgiev
Bulgaria

Robotic Adrenalectomy for Feocromocitoma
Răzvan Couti
Romania

Robotic Approach for Vesicovaginal Fistula
Victor Ona
Romania

Robotic Radical Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Neobladder
Andrei Boc
Romania

Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Horia Logigan
Romania

Robotic Retroperitoneal Lymph Nodes Dissection
Iulia Andraș
Romania