Program

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 …

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 …

C1.

Expert Course in Colorectal Pathology

C2.

Comprehensive Course in Gastrointestinal Imaging (Ultrasound, CT, MRI)

C3.

Robotic Colorectal Surgery Course

C4.

Update in Colorectal Guidelines: ESCP, UEG and ASCRS Perspectives

C5.

Anastomotic techniques after colorectal resections: hands-on course

C6.

Transanal endoscopic surgery: hands-on course