Advanced Program in
Laparoscopic Digestive
Surgery
A comprehensive 4-week surgical training course combining simulation, VICON motion analysis, experimental surgery, cadaver laboratories, and live OR exposure — leading to DU diploma and ECTS credits.
About this Program
A comprehensive surgical training course designed to develop advanced technical skills in minimally invasive digestive surgery, combining simulation, motion analysis, experimental surgery, cadaver laboratories, and clinical OR exposure.
What You Will Master
Upon completion of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Master advanced laparoscopic suturing techniques
- Perform digestive anastomoses laparoscopically
- Improve precision through VICON motion analysis feedback
- Perform major laparoscopic digestive procedures safely
- Apply surgical ergonomics and operative strategies
4-Week Training Schedule
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- Principles of minimally invasive surgery
- Ergonomics in laparoscopy
- OR setup and instrumentation
- Energy devices and surgical technology
- Fundamentals of laparoscopic suturing
- Camera navigation
- Hand–eye coordination
- Instrument triangulation
- Needle handling
- Intracorporeal knot tying
- Extracorporeal knot techniques
- Ethical principles of experimental surgery
- Laparoscopic access and pneumoperitoneum
- Advanced laparoscopic dissection techniques
- Gastrointestinal suturing — animal models
- Gastric sutures
- Small bowel anastomosis
- Mesenteric dissection
- Vascular exposure
- Full cadaveric operative rehearsal in anatomy laboratory (ABS Lab, Poitiers)
- SimLife® near-physiological models with pulsatile circulation
- Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Hiatal dissection
- Fundoplication
- Gastric suturing techniques
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Gastric bypass principles
- Para-aortic lymphadenectomy
- Exposure of the abdominal aorta
- Advanced colorectal procedures
- Operating room observership in partner hospitals
- Right laparoscopic colectomy
- Left laparoscopic colectomy
- Ileocolic anastomosis
- Colorectal anastomosis
- Splenectomy
- Adrenalectomy
- Retroperitoneal exposure
- Colorectal surgery
- Bariatric surgery
- Advanced laparoscopic procedures
Evaluation & Certification
Participants are assessed throughout the program using objective performance scoring systems.
Apply for the
Laparoscopic Digestive Surgery
Program
Limited to 20 surgeons per cohort. Selection by a jury of three members of the organizing faculty. Contact us to receive the full application file.
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