Congress Start Date: October 29, 2025

Congress End Date: 01 November, 2025

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17th Turkish Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Congress Scientific Program

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025 - COURSE

TIME Hall 1 - Ali Uras TIME Hall 2 - Ali Menteş
COURSE-1 BILIARY ANASTOMOSIS TECHNIQUES IN HPB SURGERY
Chairs: Yaman Tekant, Ahmet Cihangir Emral
COURSE-1 MINIMALLY INVASIVE HPB SURGERY : HOW I DO IT (VIDEO SESSION)
Chairs: Kaya Sarıbeyoğlu, Veysel Umman
10:00-10:15 Bile Duct Anatomy and Surgical Landmarks
Elvan Onur Kırımker
10:00-10:15 Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy-Video
Luca Morelli
10:15-10:30 Duct-to-Duct Anastomosis Techniques
Kağan Karabulut
10:15-10:30 Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy-Video
Beslen Göksoy
10:30-10:45 Roux-en-Y Hepaticojejunostomy: Technical Variations and Tips
Mehlika Bilgi Kırmacı
10:30-10:45 Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy (+/- Spleen Preservation)-Video
İhsan Ekin Demir
10:45-11:00 Surgical Management of Multiple Bile Ducts: Strategies for Reconstruction
Ersin Borazan
10:45-10:55 Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy -Video
Emin Köse
11:00-11:15 Perioperative Evaluation of the Biliary Tract
Abdullah Kısaoğlu
10:55-11:05 Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy (Spleen preservation)-Video
Osman Aydın
    11:00-11:15 Management of Intraoperative Complications in Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery - Video
Mehmet Fatih Can
11:15-11:30 COFFEE BREAK 11:15-11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30-11:45 T-Tubes and Stents in Biliary Anastomosis
Halit Ziya Dündar
11:30-11:45 Patient Selection and Oncological Indications in Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery
Emre Bozkurt
11:45-12:00 Management of Bile Leaks After Biliary Anastomosis
Tevfik Küçükkartallar
11:45-12:00 Laparoscopic Left Lateral Sectionectomy-Video
Hilmi Anıl Dinçer
12:00-12:15 Management of Strictures After Biliary Anastomosis 
Sinan Efe Yazıcı
12:00-12:15 Robotic Right Hepatectomy-Video. (ZOOM)
Wenzel Schöning
12:15-12:30 Revision Techniques in Biliary Anastomosis: Indications and Technical Pearls
Önder Özcan
12:15-12:30 Robotic Left Hepatectomy–Video
İhsan Ekin Demir
12:30-12:45 Robotic Hepaticojejunostomy: Technical Details and Advantages
Luca Morelli
12:30-12:45 Minimally Invasive Anterior Segment Resections-Video
Mehmet Fatih Can
12:45-13:00 Laparoscopic Hepaticojejunostomy: Challenges and Practical Solutions
Enes Şahin
12:45-13:00 Minimally Invasive Posterior Segment Resections-Video
Francesca Ratti
13:00-14:00  LUNCH 13:00-14:00  LUNCH
COURSE-3 COMPLICATION MANAGEMENT AFTER PANCREATIC SURGERY: CASE-BASED SCENARIOS
Chairs: Adil Koyuncu, Gültekin Hoş
COURSE-4 HPB SURGERY EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Chairs: Ajith Silvardena, Alper Uğuz
14:00-14:20 Classification of Surgical Complications
Muhammet Kadri Çolakoğlu
14:00-14:20 Basic Science and HPB Surgery: Why We Can—and Should—Integrate Them
İhsan Ekin Demir
14:20-14:40 Management of Pancreatic Fistula: ISGPS Criteria
Erdem Kınacı
14:20-14:40 AI and Modern Technologies for Surgical Education.
Niki Rashadian
14:40-15:00 Postoperative Bleeding and Vascular Complications
Fuat Aksoy
14.40-15:00 Training in Robotic Surgery: When Is It My Turn—and Which Robot?
Gürkan Tellioğlu
15:00-15:20 Postoperative Pancreatitis, Delayed Gastric Emptying, and Other Complications
Ahmet Cihangir Emral
15:00-15:20 Transection Techniques in Robotic Liver Surgery: Tips and Tricks
Mathieu D Hondts
15:20-15:45 Case-Based Discussion
Cihan Ağalar, Funda Barlık
15:20-15:40 Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Education
Andrew Gumbs
15:45-16:00 COFFEE BREAK 15:45-16:00 COFFEE BREAK
COURSE-5 COMPLICATION MANAGEMENT AFTER LIVER SURGERY: CASE-BASED SCENARIOS
Chairs: Recep Erçin Sönmez , Kürşat Dikmen
COURSE-6 CHOLECYSTECTOMY AND EVALUATION OF THE BILIARY TRACT
Chairs: Mikail Çakır, Aylin Acar
16:00-16:20 Posthepatectomy Liver Failure: Risk Factors and Management
Volkan İnce
16:00-16:20 Safe Cholecystectomy: Principles and Techniques
Tufan Egeli
16:20-16:40 Postoperative Bile Leak
Veysel Umman
16:20-16:40 Difficult Cholecystectomy: Surgical Options and Decision-Making
Hasan Bostancı
16:40-17:00 Postoperative Bleeding and Vascular Complications
Tufan Gümüş
16:40-17:00 Use of ICG in Biliary Surgery
Francesca Ratti
17:00-17:20 Parenchymal Necrosis, Abscess, and Other Complications
Ulaş Aday
17:00-17:20 Current Strategies in the Management of Bile Duct Injuries
Ajith Siriwardena
17:20-18:00 Case-Based Discussion
Cihan Ağalar, Funda Barlık
17:20-17:40 Medicolegal Considerations in Bile Duct Injury
Sezgin Yılmaz
    17:40-18:00 Case-Based Discussion
Doğukan Doğu

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2025

TIME Hall 1 - Ali Uras TIME Hall 2 - Ali Menteş
07:30-09:00 VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
Chairs: Tarkan Ünek, Fuat Aksoy
07:30-09:00 VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
Chairs: Tevfik Küçük Kartallar, Recep Erçin Sönmez
09.00-09.10 OPENING CEREMONY
TRIBUTE TO ATATÜRK (Moment of Silence and National Anthem)
   
09:10-09:16 Ahmet Bülent Doğrul    
09:16-09:23 Zeliha Özdemir Köken    
09:23-09:30 Mustafa Kerem    
09.30-10.00 PROF DR MÜNCİ KALAYOĞLU SESSION
Chairs: İbrahim Astarcıoğlu, Osman Abbasoğlu
   
09.30-10.00 Past, Present, and Future of HPB Surgery in Türkiye
Koray Acarlı
   
10:00-10:15 COFFEE BREAK    
10:15-12:00 SYMPOSIUM 1
MINIMALLY INVASIVE LIVER SURGERY
Chairs: Aydın Alper , Derya Karakoç
   
10:15-10:35 Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery: Past, Present, and Future
Wenzel Schöning
   
10:35-10:55 Robotic Liver Surgery: Indications and Technical Advantages
Mathieu D'Hondt
   
10:55-11:15 Proficiency-Based Training in Robotic HPB Surgery
Niki Rashadian
   
11:15-11:35 Minimally Invasive Hepatic Resection: Balancing Innovation with Oncological Integrity
Aistė Kielaitė-Gulla
   
11:35-12:00 Discussion    
12:00-13:00 LUNCH 12:00-13:00 LUNCH
13.00-14:15 SYMPOSIUM-2
TREATMENT STRATEGIES IN RESECTABLE COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASES
Chairs: Salih Pekmezci, Özlem Zeliha Sert
13:00-14:15 SYMPOSIUM-4 In Memory of Prof Dr Luca Antonio Aldrighetti
PERIHILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: INSIGHTS FROM THE MILAN MEETING
Chairs: Isabella Frigerio, Mustafa Kerem
13:00-13:15 Definitions and Current Criteria in Resectable CRLM
Gürkan Öztürk
13:00-13:15 Preoperative Planning and Imaging-Based Assessment of Resectability
Murat Uçar
13.15-13:30 Surgical Principles in Synchronous CRLM
Mert Mahsuni Sevinç
13:15-13:30 Preoperative Optimization Strategies in Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma 
Francesca Ratti
13:30-13:45 Improving Resectability: PVE, ALPPS, Ablation and Systemic Therapy
Deniz Balcı
13:30-13:45 Surgical Techniques and Oncological Outcomes in Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma
İlgin Özden
13:45-14:00 Afterloading Ablation: Distinctions from Other Techniques and Clinical Outcomes
Uli Fehrenbach
13:45-14:00 Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma and Liver Transplantation
Yücel Yankol
14:00-14:15 Q&A / Discussion 14:00-14:15 Q&A / Discussion
14:15-14:30 COFFEE BREAK 14:15-14:30 COFFEE BREAK
14:30-16:30 CONFERENCE-1
PERSONALIZED TREATMENT IN HPB CANCERS: MOLECULAR TARGETS AND NEXT-GENERATION APPROACHES
Chairs: Şuayıp Yalçın, İlgin Özden
14:30-15:40 SYMPOSIUM-5
MANAGEMENT OF PANCREATIC CYSTIC LESIONS: CURRENT GUIDELINES AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Chairs: Mert Erkan , Bahadır Bozkırlı
14:30-14:50 Liquid Biopsy and ctDNA: Impact on Diagnosis, Surveillance, and Therapeutic Decisions
Yüksel Ürün
14:30-14:45 Evidence-Based Guidelines on Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms
Güralp Onur Ceyhan
14:50-15:10 Molecular Profiling and Personalized Treatment in CRLM
Güngör Utkan
14:45-15:00 Principles of Surveillance and Management in Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms
Isabella Frigerio
15:10-15:30 Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Era of Immunotherapy: Molecular Profiling and Personalized Treatment Approaches
Sadettin Kılıçkap
15:00-15:15 Case Discussion 1: Main-Duct IPMN
Alpen Gümüşoğlu
15:30-15:50 Personalized Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer: Molecular Subtypes and Targeted Therapeutic Approaches
Şuayib Yalçın
15:15-15:30 Case Discussion 2: Branch-Duct IPMN
Alpen Gümüşoğlu
15:50-16:10 Molecular Targets and Personalized Treatment Options in Cholangiocarcinoma
Ece Esin (ZOOM)
15:30-15:40 Soru & Cevap
16:10-16:30 Q&A / Discussion 16:00-17:15 SYMPOSIUM-6
CURRENT APPROACHES IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
Chairs: Mehmet Çetin Kotan, Abdullah Boğa
    15:45-16:00 Non-Surgical Treatments in Chronic Pancreatitis: How Effective, When Insufficient?
Erkan Parlak
    16:00-16:15 Surgical Management of Chronic Pancreatitis: Which Patient, Which Technique?
Mert Erkan
    16:15-16:25 Turkish HPB Scientific Board Collaboration: Results of the CHROPANT Study
Çağrı Büyükkasap
    16:25-16:35 Q&A / Discussion
16:30-16:45 COFFEE BREAK 16:35-16:45 COFFEE BREAK
16:45-17:15
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM: BAYER
Chair: Ahmet Bülent Doğrul

   
  The Role of Primovist in Pre- and Postoperative Evaluation of Liver Surgery
Muşturay Karcaaltıncaba
   
17:15-18:10 CONFERENCE-2
LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN CRLM: WHO, WHEN, AND HOW?
Chairs: Özgür Yağmur, Hamdi Karakayalı
17:15-18:15 HPB-TECHNICAL SESSION
PANCREATIC SURGERY: HOW I DO IT?
Chairs: Feza Ekiz, Sadık Ayhan Kılıçturgay
17:15-17:35 Liver Transplantation for Unresectable CRLM: Patient Selection and Protocols
Yücel Yankol
17:15-17:35 Pancreaticojejunostomy Techniques: Personal Preference and Technical Tips
Luca Morelli
17:35-17:55 Living Donor Liver Transplantation in CRLM: A Realistic Alternative?
Sezai Yılmaz
17:35-17:55 Standard or Extended? Decision-Making in Lymphadenectomy
Sacid Abdussamet Çoban
17:55-18:10 Liver transplantation for CRCLM ; Is it possible in Türkiye?
Kamil Yalçın Polat
17:55-18:05 RAMPS: Technical Nuances and Oncological Benefit
Emin Köse
    18:05-18:20 Soru & Cevap
18:10-18:20 COFFEE BREAK 18:20-18:30 COFFEE BREAK
18:20-19:30 SYMPOSIUM-3
HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Chairs: Sedat Karademir, Funda Barlık
   
18:20-18:35 New IHPBA Global Guideline for the Management of HCC in Resource-Restricted Healthcare
Ajith Siriwardena
   
18:35-18:50 HCC with Vascular Invasion: Timing, Patient Selection, and Technique
Erdal Birol Bostancı
   
18:50-19:05 TACE and TARE: Indications, Decision-Making Algorithms, and Oncological Outcomes
Gonca Eldem
   
19:05-19:20 Downstaging and Bridging Strategies: Impact on Outcomes and Transplant Candidacy
Bora Peynircioğlu
   
19:20-19:30 Soru & Cevap 19:45-21:00 BATTLE OF THE YOUNG SURGEONS
Moderators: Ahmet Bülent Doğrul
    Kağan Karabulut
    Beslen Göksoy

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025

TIME Hall 1 - Ali Uras TIME Hall 2 - Ali Menteş TIME Hall 3
07:30-09:00 VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
Chairs: Mutlu Doğanay, Mahmut Arif Yüksek
07:30-09:00 VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
Chairs: Mehmet Fatih Can, İsmail Tırnova
   
09.00-09.20 ARE WE LIGHTING THE PATH?
ALİ URAS HPB SURGERY EDUCATION SESSION
Oturum Başkanı: Mustafa kerem
       
  The Road to E-AHPBA 2029
Kaya Sarıbeyoğlu
       
09:20-10:40 INNOVATION SESSION
TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN HPB SURGERY
Chairs: Mehmet Fatih Can, Abdil Cem İbiş
09:30-10:15 ROUND TABLE SESSION: YOUNG ACADEMICS SCHOOL
Graduates of the Young Academics School
Chairs: Osman Abbasoğlu, Kaya Sarıbeyoğlu, Mustafa Kerem, Isabella Frigerio, Aistė Kielaitė-Gulla
   
09:20-09:40 Robotic Surgery in HPB: Evidence, Outcomes, and Clinical Advantages
Mathieu D’Hondt
  Participants: Akile Zengin, Ali Avanaz, Aziz Bulut, Baki Türkoğlu, Çağrı Büyükkasap, Emre Karadeniz, Emre Karakaya, Fuat Aksoy, Hilmi Anıl Dinçer, Hüseyin Fahri Martlı, İsmail Tırnova, Mahmut Arif Yüksek, Mehmet Torun, Samet Yığman, Sefa Ergün, Serdar Acar, Tufan Gümüş    
09:40-10:00 AI Integration in HPB Surgery: From Imaging to Intraoperative Decision-Making
Andrew Gumbs
       
10:00-10:20 Next-Generation Operating Rooms: Smart, Hybrid, and AI-Enhanced Surgical Ecosystems
Niki Rashidian
       
10:20-10:40 Q&A / Discussion        
10:45-11:30 SELECTED PAPERS SESSION
Chairs: Ahmet Bülent Doğrul, Kaan Karabulut, Beslen Göksoy
10:15-11:30 SYMPOSIUM 9
THE ACHILLES’ HEEL OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: BILIARY ANASTOMOSIS

Chairs: İbrahim Astarcıoğlu, Aydın Dalgıç
   
10:45-10:55 Paper I 10:15-10:25 Why Is Biliary Anastomosis Critical in Liver Transplantation?
İlgin Özden
   
10:55-11:05 Paper II 10:30-10:45 Surgical Management of Biliary Strictures and Leakages
Tarkan Ünek
   
11:05-11:15 Paper III   10:45-11:00 Endoscopic Management of Biliary Strictures and Leakages
Erkan Parlak
   
11:15:11:25 Paper IV 11:00-11:15 Percutaneous Management of Biliary Strictures and Leakages
Uli Fehrenbach
   
11:25-11:30 Q&A / Discussion 11:15-11:30 Q&A / Discussion    
11:30-11:45 COFFEE BREAK 11:30-11:45 COFFEE BREAK    
11:45-13:00 SYMPOSIUM 7
GALLBLADDER CANCER
Chairs: Mutlu Doganay, Adil Koyuncu
11:45-13:00 SYMPOSIUM 10
MINIMALLY INVASIVE PANCREATIC SURGERY
Chairs: Mehmet Kaan Karayalçın, Wenzel Schöning
   
11:45-12:05 Current Management of Incidental Gallbladder Cancer
Bülent Aydınlı
11:45-12:00 Minimally Invasive vs Open Pancreatic Surgery: Are We Ready for a Paradigm Shift? 
Ekin Demir
   
12:05-12:25 Surgical Options in Gallbladder Cancer: Which Procedure for Which Patient?
Murat Ulaş
12:00-12:15 Pancreas Surgery: Open, Laparoscopic or Robotic Approach?
Dejan Radenkovic
   
12:25-12:45 Case Discussions: Challenging Cases and Critical Decision Points
Cihan Ağalar
12:15-12:30 Oncological Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery: Is It Safe and Equivalent?
Luca Morelli
   
12:45-13:00 Q&A / Discussion 12:30-12:45 Has Minimally Invasive Surgery Reduced Complications?
Gürkan Tellioğlu
   
    12:45-13:00 Q&A / Discussion    
13:00-13:40 LUNCH 13:00-13:40 LUNCH    
13:40-14:30 Satellite Symposium: Medel Tıbbi Cihazlar
Chair: Devrim Akıncı
   
Irreversıble Electroporatıon In Pancreatıc Cancer: Hype Or Hope?
Emre Ünal, Frederick Berrevoet (ONLINE)
   
14:30-15:45 SYMPOSIUM 8
AMPULLARY ADENOCARCINOMA: INSIGHTS FROM THE NCCN GUIDELINES
Chairs: Mehmet Ali Uzun, Oğuzhan Özşay
14.30-15:45 SYMPOSIUM 11
CHALLENGING SCENARIOS IN PANCREATIC CANCER

Chairs: Ali Orhan Bilge , Gürkan Tellioğlu
   
14:30-14:50 Ampullary Adenocarcinoma: NCCN Guideline Highlights
Güralp Onur Ceyhan
14.30-14:45 Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer: Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Isabella Frigerio
   
14:50-15:10 The Role of Pathologists in Ampullary Adenocarcinoma: From Diagnosis to Treatment
Cenk Sökmensüer
14:45-15:00 Management of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: What Are the Options?
Oliver Strobel (ONLINE)
   
15:10-15:30 Histological Subtypes in Ampullary Adenocarcinoma: Why It Matters
Cihan Ağalar
15:00-15:15 Post-Resection Recurrence: Treatment Pathways and Challenges
Andrew Gumbs
   
15:30-15:45 Q&A / Discussion 15:15-15:30 Total Pancreatectomy for High-Risk Anastomoses: Indications and Outcomes
Cüneyt Kayaalp
   
    15:30-15:45 Q&A / Discussion    
15:45-16:00 COFFEE BREAK 15:45-16:00 COFFEE BREAK    
16:00-16:45 DEBATE
SMALL SOLITARY COLORECTAL LIVER METASTASIS: ABLATION OR RESECTION?
Chairs: Devrim Akıncı, Metin Kapan
16:00-17:30 SYMPOSIUM 12
CHALLENGES AND NEW HORIZONS IN PNET MANAGEMENT
Chairs: Ahmet Çoker, Abdullah Ülkü
   
16:00-16:15 I Choose Ablation: A Minimally Invasive Solution
Türkmen Çiftçi
16:00-16:15 Pathological Classification in pNET: Current Standards and Limitations
Cenk Sökmensüer
   
16:15-16:30 I Choose Resection: The Gold Standard Still Holds
Acar Tüzüner
16:15-16:30 From Imaging to Therapy: The Role of Nuclear Medicine in pNET
Fani Bozkurt
   
16:30-16:40 Q&A / Discussion 16:30-16:45 Understanding Endocrine Activity: A Strategic Imperative from Diagnosis to Treatment
Uğur Ünlütürk
   
16:45-18:00 CONFERENCE 3
BILE DUCT INJURIES: THE ANATOMY OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Chairs: Ahmet Abdulhalik Balık, Muharrem Battal
16:45-17:00  Decision-Making in pNET: Resect or Watch?
Mücahit Özbilgin
16:00-17:15 TRANS-CASPIAN HPB SESSION
Chairs: Nuru Bayramov, Gia Tomadze, Oktyabr Teşaev
16:45-17:00 Suspected Bile Duct Injury During Surgery: What Should I Do?
Ajith Siriwardena
17:00-17:15 Aggressive Surgery for Liver Metastases: How Far Should We Go?
Erdem Barış Cartı
16:00-16:15 ⁠The Importance of Elastography in Postoperative Monitoring of Obstructive Jaundice
Sevinc Salahova
17:00-17:15 Early Suspicion: Bile Leak or Injury? A Surgeon’s Roadmap
Erdem Kınacı
17:15-17:30 Q&A / Discussion 16:15-16:30 Fistulation of Calcified Echinococcus into the Biliary Tract
Aygun İbrahimova
17:15-17:30  Dealing with Late Bile Duct Injuries: What to Do and When to Act?
Kürşat Rahmi Serin
    16:30-16:45 Laparoscopic Management of Afferent Loop Obstruction After Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Mehriban Huseyinova
17:30-17:45 The Role of Interventional Radiology in Bile Duct Injury
Arzu Poyanlı
17:30-18:15 DEBATE
RESECTABLE PANCREATIC CANCER: SURGERY FIRST OR CHEMOTHERAPY FIRST?
Chairs: Şevket Cumhur Yegen, Fahrettin Yıldız
16:45-17:00 Current State of Liver Transplantation in Tbilisi
Zaza Lakobadze
17:45-18:00 The Role of the Endoscopist in Bile Duct Injury
Erkan Parlak
17:30-17:45 I Start with Surgery
Yücel Yüksel
17:00-17:15 Pankreasın Kistik Neoplazilerine güncel yaklaşım
Mahmud Mahmudov
18:00-18:15 Q&A / Discussion 17:45-18:00 I Start with Chemotherapy
Ece Esin
17:15-17:30 Q&A / Discussion
18:20-19:20 CONFERENCE
Naim Babüroğlu
18:00-18:15 Q&A / Discussion    

Saturday, November 1, 2025

TIME Hall 1 - Ali Uras TIME Hall 2 - Ali Menteş
07:30-09:00 VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
Chairs: Mücahit Özbilgin, Serdar Acar
07:30-09:00 VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
Chairs: Metin Tilki, Sefa Ergün
09:00-10:15 SYMPOSIUM 13
NUTRITION IN HPB SURGERY
Chairs: Osman Abbasoğlu, İsmail Erdem Okay
09.00-10:15 SYMPOSIUM 16
ACUTE PANCREATITIS
Chairs: Kıvanç Derya Peker, Ahmet Gökhan Sarıtaş
09:00-09:20 Coping with Surgical Stress: ERAS and Nutritional Strategies
Ahmet Çoker
09:00-09:20 The Endoscopist’s Role in Managing Local Complications of Acute Pancreatitis
Kemal Dolay
09:20-09:40 Perioperative Nutrition in Pancreatic Surgery
Nezih Akkapulu
09:20-09:40 Surgery in Acute Pancreatitis: When Is It Truly Indicated?
Faik Yaylak
09:40-10:00 Impact of Nutritional Optimization on Surgical Outcomes
Alper Uğuz
09:40-10:00 Post-Pancreaticoduodenectomy Pancreatitis: More Common and Significant Than We Think?
Gürkan Tellioğlu
10:00-10:15 Q&A / Discussion 10:00-10:15 Q&A / Discussion
10:15-10:30 COFFEE BREAK 10:15-10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30-11:55 SYMPOSIUM 14
WHAT WE RARELY DISCUSS BUT OFTEN STRUGGLE WITH
Chairs: Ekrem Kaya, Oğuzhan Karatepe
10.30-12:00 SYMPOSIUM 17
CONTROVERSIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PORTAL HYPERTENSION COMPLICATIONS
Chairs: Aydın Dalgıç,Tolga Canbak
10:30-10:45 Benign Biliary Strictures: From Diagnosis to Treatment
Nurhak Aksungur
10:30-10:50 Definition, Etiology, and Clinical Presentation
Volkan İnce
10:45-11:00 Managing Choledochal Cysts: Timing and Technique of Surgery
Tonguç Utku Yılmaz
10:50-11:10 Endoscopic Interventions: When Are They Sufficient?
Osman Cavit Özdoğan
11:00-11:15 Biliary IPMN: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategy
Akile Zengin
11:10-11:30 Interventional Radiology in Management: Preferred Approach?
Gonca Eldem
11:15-11:30 Biliary Cystadenoma: The Surgeon’s Critical Decision Point
Oğuzhan Özşay
11:30-11:50 Surgical Approaches: Still a Role in the Era of Minimally Invasive Techniques?
Aydın Dalgıç
11:30-11:45 Hepatolithiasis: When Surgery Feels Like a Never-Ending Story
Birkan Bozkurt
11:50-12:00 Q&A / Discussion
11:45-11:55 Q&A / Discussion    
11:55-12:10 COFFEE BREAK 12:00-12:10 COFFEE BREAK
12:10-13:00 SYMPOSIUM 15
INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA (ICCA)
Chairs: Metin Tilki, Ali Avanaz
12:10-12:55 DEBATE
PERİAMPULLARY REGION TUMOR WITH JAUNDICE; ERCP or PERCUTANEOUS BILIARY DRAINAGE
Chairs: Türkmen Çiftçi, Alper Uğuz
12:10-12:30 Lymphadenectomy in iCCA: Indications, Extent, and Controversies
Serdar Topaloğlu
12:10-12:25 I do ERCP
Kemal Dolay
12:30-12:50 Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in iCCA: When and Why?
Ece Esin (ONLINE)
12:25-12:40 I do Percutaneous Biliary Drainage
Arzu Poyan
12:50-13:00 Q&A / Discussion 12:40-12:55 Q&A / Discussion
13.00-13.30 CONFERENCE 4
RATIONAL USE OF MEDICINES
Chairs: Kağan Karabulut
Ali Avanaz
   
13:30-14:00 CLOSING
Ahmet Bülent Doğrul, Kağan Karabulut, Beslen Göksoy