Belgian Section for Upper GI Surgery (BSUGIS) – Belgian Association of Surgical Trainees (BAST)

Upper GI Surgery Nightmares

HUB New Bordet, Brussels

Open access and free for all the trainees without registration !

Program:

8h30-9h00: Registration and Coffee

9h00: Introduction by the BSUGIS president (Lieven Depypere)

9h05: Case of the month I (Philippe Nafteux)

9h20: Boerhaave Syndrome: when Upper GI Teamwork can (eventually) make the Dream work (Gigi Vos)

9h40: Beer und Snitzel, delayed primary closure of Boerhaave syndrome (Omar El Salawi)

10h00: Giant sliding hiatal hernia and gastroscopy causing hemodynamic instability: a case report and literature review (Helenna Herremans)

10h20-10h50: Coffee break

10h50: Case of the month II (Jody Valk)

11h05: Concealed anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy resulting in death, a testimony of insufficient testing modalities (Ward Seurs)

11h25: Oesophageal perforation and mediastinitis due to necrotizing tonsillitis (Andreas Denys)

11h45: Esophago-left broncial fistula after esophagectomy (Elisa Antonelli)

12h05 – 12h35: Closing remarks, awards, adjourn