Advanced Course in Biliary Minimally Invasive Surgery: Management & Complications
Full immersion in biliary MIS
Come and join us for our new advanced course in biliary minimally invasive surgery!
The course is structured with mornings dedicated to didactic theoretical presentations by world-renowned experts, including video sessions, live surgeries and discussions.
The objective is to create the greatest interaction between participants and experts.
Two half days are dedicated to practical learning in the experimental lab.
Approaches to complex pathology encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy are discussed with emphasis on trouble shooting through refined dissection techniques, salvage strategies, and prevention of bile duct injuries and other complications.
The course is designed for consultant surgeons and trainees who are interested in aquiring the skills of routine and emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy and may be considering mastering intra-operative cholangiography.
Course date & options
Course status
- Available
- Waiting list
- Full

Practical training on live tissue
- Hands-on sessions on live tissue (mini-pigs)
- Live or pre-recorded operative demonstrations
- Theoretical and video sessions
- Coffee breaks and lunches at IRCAD
- One evening dinner
No accommodation, no social programme and no entertainment included in the registration fees for participants






Course Directors
A. Nassar GB
N. Demartines CH
D. Mutter FR
J. Marescaux FR/RW
Faculty & trainers panel
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Course objectives
- Cover a broad spectrum of minimally invasive surgical procedures for biliary surgery
- Provide indications for surgical treatment and discuss operative complications
- Highlight technical aspects of surgical interventions through live procedure broadcasts
- Facilitate real-time discussions between the operators and the trainee surgeons
- Offer hands-on sessions to enhance laparoscopic surgical skills through live tissue practice under expert guidance
- Describe postoperative clinical outcomes and practical applications of evidence-based medicine
Target audience
This course is intended for general surgeons, digestive surgeons, HBP surgeons, fellows and residents in training
Educational methods
Interactive theoretical and video sessions between Faculty and course participants
Live and pre-recorded operative demonstrations
Hands-on sessions on live tissue in experimental laboratory
Cancellation policy
Live the IRCAD experience to the fullest
The courses are organized in such a way that participants are fully immersed in the heart of the Institute, from start to finish.
One day at IRCADYour course by day, the comfort and luxury in Les Haras Hotel **** by night
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