Wednesday 15th April 2026
08.00 – 08.15
Introduction and welcome
08.15 – 09.30
Scientific session A1
Diverticulitis talks
Abdominal ultrasound for diagnosis of diverticulitis
CT findings in complicated diverticulitis
• Medical treatment of diverticulitis
• Indications for surgery in diverticular disease
• Surgery of perforted diverticulitis
09.30 – 09.45
Educational event with the support of …
09.45 – 10.00
Coffee break
10.00 – 11.30
Scientific session A2
– Rectal cancer 1
– Radiotherapy for rectal cancer
– TME for rectal cancer
– Thurnbul Cutait procedure after low rectal resectios for
cancer. Can it prevent protective ileostomy?
– Transanal endoscopic resection of rectal tumors.
What is new?
11.30 – 11.45
Educational event with the support of …
11.45 – 12.00
Coffee break
12.00 – 13.30
Scientific session A3
– Rectal cancer 2
– Ultra-low colo-rectal/colo-anal anastomosis after resection for rectal cancer
– LARS syndrome after low rectal resections.
– The gastroenterologist view
– Salvage surgery after re-growths in W&W
– Extenteration in rectal cancer
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13.30 – 13.45
Educational event with the support of …
13.45 – 14.45
Lunch break
14.45 – 15.15
Educational event with the support of …
15.15 – 16.45
Scientific session (Joint sessions / Combined sessions) J1
Colonic cancer
Screening in colorectal cancer. The ROCCAS program
T1 cancer in resected colonic polyps. What’s next?
Surgery for colonic cancer, what is new in 2026
Follow-up after colonic resection for cancer
Can preoperative imaging influence decision for extended lymphadenectomy in colonic cancer?
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in colonic cancer. Where is the evidence?
16.45 – 17.00
Coffee break
17.00 – 18.30
Scientific session (Joint sessions / Combined sessions) J2
Rectal cancer debates
MRI staging of rectal cancer
Endoscopic resection in T1 rectal cancer
Organ preservation in treatment of rectal cancer. Is this the new standard?
TaTME for rectal cancer. Is there a place for it? – ONLINE presentation
Why and how to avoid radiotherapy in rectal cancer?
18.30 – 19.00
Opening Ceremony
20.30 – 22.30
Welcome cocktail
08.00 – 08.15
Introduction and welcome(online)
08.15 – 09.30
Scientific session B1
Educational session 1 – How I do it. Endoscopy
1. TBA
2. TBA
3. TBA
4. TBA
5. TBA
09.30 – 09.45
Educational event with the support of …
09.45 – 10.00
Coffee break
10.00 – 11.30
Scientific session B2
Educational session 2 – How I do it. Surgery. Benign
1. Treatment of hemorrhoidal disease
2. Longo treatment of hemorrhoidal disease
3. Internal sphincterotomy
4. Treatment perianal abscess
5. Seton placement for perianal fistula
6. LIFT technique for perianal fistula
7. Perianal fistula
09.30 – 09.45
Educational event with the support of …
11.45 – 12.00
Coffee break
12.00 – 13.30
Scientific session B3
Educational session 3 – How I do it. Surgery. Cancer
Right colectomy
Transverse colectomy
Left colectomy
Anterior resection of rectum
Abdominoperieal excision
13.30 – 13.45
Educational event with the support of …
13.45 – 14.45
Lunch break
14.45 – 15.15
Educational event with the support of …
08.00 – 08.15
Introduction and welcome
08.15 – 09.30
Scientific session C1
Free papers
09.30 – 09.45
Educational event with the support of …
09.45 – 10.00
Coffee break
10.00 – 11.30
Scientific session C2
Free-papers. Video session
11.30 – 11.45
Educational event with the support of …
11.45 – 12.00
Coffee break
12.00 – 13.30
Scientific session C3
Management of stoma
Stoma care in Romania – facts (bags, national program etc.)
Type of stomas – from surgeons for endoscopists
Complications of ileostomy
Debate
When is the appropriate time for ileostomy reversal?
Debate
Take-down of ilestomy: open or laparoscopic?
Take-down of colostomy: open or laparoscopic?
13.30 – 13.45
Educational event with the support of …
13.45 – 14.45
Lunch break
14.45 – 15.15
Educational event with the support of …
Thursday 16th April 2026
09.30 – 09.45
Educational event with the support of …
09.45 – 10.00
Coffee break
10.00 – 11.30
Scientific session A5
Robotic surgery in coloproctology
Robotic surgery of rectal cancer. Is there enough evidence?
Robotic surgery of colonic cancer, do we really need it?
Laparoscopic vs. robotic rectosigmodian resection
Safe and reproducible implementation of a robotic
colorectal surgery program
The robotic colorectal surgery program in Scandinavia
11.30 – 11.45
Educational event with the support of …
11.45 – 12.00
Coffee break
12.00 – 13.30
Scientific session A6
IBD
Emergencies in Crohn’s disease: when not to operate?
Early surgery for Crohn disease. Which is the evidence
Open, laparoscopic, or robotic resection: does it make
a difference in IBD surgery?
The role of appendectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols in IBD surgery
Cancer in IBD – how to treat?
13.30 – 13.45
Educational event with the support of …
13.45 – 14.45
Lunch break
14.45 – 15.15
Educational event with the support of …
15.15 – 16.45
Scientific session (Joint sessions / Combined sessions) J3
IBD
IBD Talks
Chron’s Disease
1. Medical treatment in Chron’s Disease
2. Can early surgery change the natural course of the disease in IBD?
Ulcerative colitis
1. Medical treatment in severe Ulcerative Colitis
2. Timing of intervention: When to operate and when to wait in acute UC?
Peri-operative optimization of patients with IBD
16.45 – 17.00
Coffee break
17.00 – 18.30
Scientific session (Joint sessions / Combined sessions) J4
Complications in coloproctology
Management of complications after endoscopic resection
Complications in colorectal surgery
Treatment of colorectal anastomotic leaks
PANEL discussion
18.00 – 19.00
Closing Ceremony
20.30 – 22.30
President Dinner
09.30 – 09.45
Educational event with the support of …
09.45 – 10.00
Coffee break
10.00 – 11.30
Scientific session B5
Emergencies in coloproctology
Hemoragii
Ocluzii
Infarct enteromezenteric
11.30 – 11.45
Educational event with the support of …
11.45 – 12.00
Coffee break
12.00 – 13.30
SB.4. Wednesday Sala 2 14.10 – 14.25 Pelvic floor 1
Treatment and Rehabilitation of Pelvic Floor Pathology
Ecografia transperineală și endorectală pentru patologia
anoperineală
Evaluarea RMN a sfincterelor anale
Ecografia endoanală, tehnică și indicații
Diagnosticul clinic si tratamentul chirurgical al defectelor
sfincteriene anale si de planseu pelvin.
Disfuncții anorectale postoperatorii după chirurgia
colorectală: algoritm de evaluare funcțională
13.30 – 13.45
Educational event with the support of …
13.45 – 14.45
Lunch break
14.45 – 15.15
Educational event with the support of …
Friday 17th April 2026
C1.
Expert Course in Colorectal Pathology
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C5.
C6.