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Hands-on lap suturing course (Simsei) – Brussels – September 21, 2018

Suturing is a basic surgical skill.  Laparoscopic suturing however is a technique that proves challenging to master, certainly in the early years of surgical training. The “Laparoscopic suturing course” has been integrated in the laparoscopic training courses of the Belgian Group of Endoscopic Surgery (BGES) and precedes other workshops on animal and cadaver models. Course […]

Monday session – I.C. GREEN – 8/10/2018 – Brussels

3rd hands-on taTME cadaver workshop – UZGhent

Surgical treatment for low rectal cancer is challenging. Because of the potential advantages, minimally invasive transanal TME is being increasingly implemented in several large volume centres across Europe. This course is intended to provide practical and theoretical background on this challenging surgical technique, through didactic lectures and explanatory videos. A faculty of experts will guide […]

Hands-on Cadaver course – UZGhent -June 22, 2018

On 22nd June 2018, the BAST joines forces with the BGES again for our 4th Abdominal Cadaver workshop. Minimally invasive surgery is increasingly implemented in surgical centers all over Belgium. However, residents often lack the opportunity to perform advanced procedures. This course is intended to provide hands-on training on the most common advanced minimally invasive […]

Marocco congress 2018

Dear Colleagues, The next annual congress of the Royal Moroccan Society of Surgery will be held in Marrakesh from 19th to 21th of April 2018. As each year, they kindly invite Belgian speakers through the BGES to join them. There will be two plenary sessions dedicated to the place of laparoscopy in abdominal emergencies and […]

Monday session – I.C. GREEN – 8/10/2018 – Brussels

3rd hands-on taTME cadaver workshop – UZGhent

Surgical treatment for low rectal cancer is challenging. Because of the potential advantages, minimally invasive transanal TME is being increasingly implemented in several large volume centres across Europe. This course is intended to provide practical and theoretical background on this challenging surgical technique, through didactic lectures and explanatory videos. A faculty of experts will guide […]