PART 1: Chronic post-operative inguinal Pain (CPIP)

Moderators: Prof. Frederik Berrevoet & DR .Dario Gherardi

9u30-10u

Diagnosis of chronic groin pain & intake in a pain patient

Dr. Marijke Van de Moortel

10u-10u40

How to deal with CPIP? Pre-operative preventative measures and a step-by-step approach to CPIP treatment

DR. Willem Zwaans

10u40-11u00

Coffee break

PARALLEL SESSIONS: Treatment of Chronic pain

11u00-11u30

Room 1: Chronic inguinal pain, what else could it be?

Dr. Peter Wildiers

Room 2: Role of the anesthesiologists in CPIP management

DR. Hilde Verbeke

Room 3: ACNES: diagnosis and treatment

DR. Willem Zwaans

PART 2: Parastomal Hernia

Moderators: DR. Stijn Van Hoef & Dr.Ward Janssens

11u40-12u20

Prevention of parastomal hernia, where are we now? What qualifies as a parastomal hernia?

DR. Mathias Allaeys

12u20-13u00

Techniques for primary and recurrent PSH? How to deal with incarceration?

PRof. Oliver Detry

13U00-14U00

WALKING DINNER

PART 3: Managing infectious complications

Moderators: dR. Mathias Allaeys & DR. Elie Chelala

14u-14u45

How do I deal with a clean contaminated surgical field in hernia surgery? (1 step or 2 step approach?)

pROF Frederik Berrevoet

How do I deal with acute and chronic mesh infection?

dr.julien Lemaire

14U45-15U00

COFFEE BREAK

PART 4: Pediatric inguinal hernia

Moderators: dr. Sebastiaan Van Cauwenberge & dr. Ward Janssens

15u– 15u45u

When to treat and how to treat a pediatric inguinal hernia? How to handle the contralateral side if asymptomatic?

DR. Martine Demarche

PARALLEL SESSIONS to PART 3 and PART 4:

“Ask the expert” session

Technical step-by-step “how I do it?”

14u14u45

eTEP / robot TARUP

dr. Liesbeth Van Bergen

Spighelian / flank hernia

DR. Elie Chelala

15u-15u45

Open anterior inguinal hernia repair

Prof. Frederik Berrevoet

When to use what kind of mesh? (Light vs. heavy? Coated? Partially resorbable?)

Prof. Marc Miserez

15u45-16u

End of session: closing remarks

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