Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery Intensive Course (Dec 07 - 11, 2026)

Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery Intensive Course is organized by Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer / Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif (IRCAD) and will be held from Dec 07 - 11, 2026 at IRCAD France, Strasbourg, Grand Est, France.

Description:
Full immersion in urologic surgery
Over these last few years, the minimally invasive approach has gradually superseded the conventional open approach in several urological surgery indications.

Thanks to the quality of operative vision provided by high-definition 2D or 3D cameras and to the precision of laparoscopic surgery maneuvers, this minimally invasive approach has allowed to improve the quality and accuracy of interventions and to ensure their safety, mainly for cancer treatment. Surgical progress combined with robotic assistance and conventional laparoscopy have gradually taken off and led to enhanced precision surgery.

All urological procedures using these laparoscopic or robot-assisted techniques make up IRCAD training programs in urological surgery.

Intensive courses will be split between theoretical sessions organized by world-renowned experts and hands-on sessions in the experimental lab with all these laparoscopic and robotic technologies supplied.

Course objectives:

• To provide the basic knowledge required for clinical applications
• To describe all the basic principles (instruments, materials, anesthesia equipment) and present the mostwidely used basic laparoscopic urological techniques
• To provide hands-on training sessions to learn or improve performance of basic technical tasks in laparoscopic urological surgery
• To describe results and potential complications of laparoscopic procedures

Educational methods:

• Interactive theoretical and video sessions between faculty and course participants
• Live and pre-recorded operative demonstrations
• Practical training on live tissue (mini-pigs)