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Advanced Course on Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

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When

04-05.09.2025

Where

Paris, France

Level

Level 1

Ana Galan

Aim of the course

This course is designed to provide an insight on several key and controversial aspects of pancreatic cancer surgery and to cover the most recent advances in the multidisciplinary management. Participants will become familiar with the most advanced and innovative surgical approaches for pancreatic malignancies as well as with the most appropriate management of pancreatic surgery-related complications. Moreover, they will recognize areas of uncertainty in the indications and timing for surgery of pancreatic neoplasms.

Educational methods

Plenary lectures

Photo/Video-based discussion sessions

MDT case-based discussion sessions

3D model hands on workshop

Main topics

Diagnosis and multimodality treatment of resectable/borderline/ locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Vascular and pancreatic anastomotic surgical techniques for resectable/borderline/locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Management of pancreatic surgery-related complications

Dealing with the consequences of pancreatic surgery

Management choice of IPMN and pancreatic NET

target participants

Senior residents in surgery

HPB Fellows

Junior and experienced consultant surgeons (general and HPB)

Full course programme

Programme & faculty members

09.00 - 09.30 Welcome and pre‐test A Sauvanet, S Gaujoux

09.30 - 09.45 Screening of pancreatic cancer in high‐risk individuals S. Mieog

09.45 - 10.00 Neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment for resectable and BL PDAC – state of art J.B. Bachet

10.00 - 10.15 Innovations in translational oncology R Nicolle

10.15 - 10.30 How to manage periampullary lesions? S Gaujoux

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 11.15 Pathology of PanNET: what should be known by every surgeon J. Cros

11.15 - 11.30 Watch and wait for Small sporadic PanET: when, how and why S. Partelli

11.30 - 11.45 Surgery for sporadic PanNET: which operation for which tumor? S. Partelli

11.45 - 12.00 PanNET oncologic treatments: an overview Th. Walter (Lyon)

12.00 - 12.15 Specificities of surgery for PanNET with genetic predisposition (NEM, VHL). S Gaujoux

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

13.30 - 13.50 Venous resection for PDAC: when and how? E. Rangelova

13.50 - 14.10 Extended resection for PDAC: what are the limits? Th Hackert

14.10 - 14.30 When the expected risk of POPF following PD is very high: what should we do? A Sauvanet

15.00 - 18.30 Training session

15.00 - 16.45 Vein reconstruction Workshop (3D model training) Felix Nickel & all faculties

16.45 - 18.30 3D model workshop (try different pancreatic anastomotic techniques) Felix Nickel & all faculties

20.30 - Social dinner Participants & faculty

08.30 - 08.50 Diagnosis of cystic neoplasms : from obvious diagnosis to pitfalls M Ronot

08.50 - 09.10 The Kyoto 2024 recommendations: are criteria of surgery relevant? E Rangelova

09.10 - 09.30 Can observation of IPMN be simplified or even stopped in nonoperated and operated patients? G. Marchegiani

09.30 - 09.50 Surgery for IPMN: which operation for which tumor? Thilo Hackert

09.50 - 10.10 MCN: role of observation, which operation for which patient? G. Marchegiani

10.10 - 10.40 Coffee break

10.40 - 11.00 Antibiotic prophylaxis during pancreaticoduodenectomy: an update S. Mieog

11.00 - 11.30 Abdominal drainage during pancreatectomy: no longer necessary? M. Besselink

11.30 - 11.40 What’s new in interventional endoscopy? F. Prat

11.40 - 12.30 Controverse : Minimally invasive pancreatic surgery Laparoscopy is better (15 min) S Dokmak Robot is better (15 min): M. Besselink Discussion : 10 min

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

13.30 - 15.00 Multidisciplinary tumor board: Three Clinical cases (30 minutes each) PDAC : Alain Sauvanet PNET: Charles de Ponthaud Postoperative complications : Felix Nickel Discussion: all participants

15.00 - 15.30 Closing Remarks and post‐test A Sauvanet, S Gaujoux

Full course

€ 1000

Theory only

€ 1200

Full course

€ 1500

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Venue &
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Venue

Université Paris Cité
Site Necker
160 rue Vaugirard
75007 Paris

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