General info
Orsi Academy offers a Masterclass in Robot-Assisted Hepatobiliary Surgery for surgeons who have basic knowledge of robotic surgery and are familiar with minimally invasive liver surgery.
This 2-day masterclass consists of hands-on training on human cadaver models and scientific lectures!
The 2-day Masterclass is fully booked. Registration is still open for the 1-day Masterclass.
Masterclass options
1-day Masterclass | Nov. 27 | € 404
- Full day of scientific lectures, including a livestream broadcast of robotic general surgery procedure
- Lunch and coffee breaks
- Accommodation and transfers not included in the course fee
2-day Masterclass with practical training | Nov. 27-28 | € 2885 - FULLY BOOKED
- Full day of scientific lectures, including a livestream broadcast of robotic general surgery procedure
- Full day of hands-on training on da Vinci Xi and X robotic platform at the Orsi skills lab
- Lunch and coffee breaks
- Transfer between partner hotel and Orsi Academy included
- Accommodation not included in the course fee
Orsi Academy reserves the right to refuse anyone who does not meet the pre-requirements for the hands-on training.
What you will learn
- Understanding of the robotic set-up within liver surgery
- Understanding of the different robotic liver resections
- The use of advance energy during the liver dissection
- Implementation of imaging technology for surgical guidance
Prerequisites
- The trainee has basic knowledge of the robotic system and familiarity with liver surgery.
Faculty
Program
Welcome at Orsi Academy
History & evolution of minimally invasive hepatopancreatobiliary surgery & future possiblities
Dr. Mohammad Abu Hilal
Implementation of robotic liver surgery - my personal experience
Dr. John Martinie
Live broadcasting from AZ Groeninge - Kortrijk
Dr. Mathieu D'Hondt
Patient selection and preoperative preparation for robotic liver surgery
Dr. Iswanto Sucandy
Anesthesia in minimally invasive liver surgery
Dr. Pieter Jan Steelant
Coffee break
Port placement for various types of liver surgery, OR set-up and robotic surgical instrumentation
Dr. Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg
Techniques for inflow dissection and Pringle Maneuver
Dr. Fabrizio Di Benedetto
Intraoperative liver ultrasound for tumor assessment and vascular mapping. Use of indocyanine green with firefly technology
Dr. Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg
Lunch at the Orsi restaurant
Different techniques for Parenchymal transection and choice of instruments. Why I do it this way?
Dr. Iswanto Sucandy
- Hybrid Robotic-laparoscopic CUSA
- Energy devices (ultrasonic synchroseal/vessel sealer etc…)
Management of intraoperative events
Dr. Mathieu D'Hondt
- Portal vein/hepatic vein/IVC bleeding and bile leak and conversion to open
Technique of robotic biliary surgery/hepaticojejunostomy
Dr. Fabrizio Di Benedetto
Coffee break
Video technique review & operative tips and tricks
- Robotic left lateral sectionectomy (dr. Swijnenburg)
- Robotic right hepatectomy (dr. Di Benedetto)
- Robotic right posterior sectionectomy (dr. Sucandy)
- Robotic complex liver resections (dr. D’Hondt)
- Robotic non-anatomical resection/ posterosuperior segment 7 or 8 or 4a resection (dr. Swijnenburg)
- Robotic hepatectomy and biliary reconstruction (dr. Sucandy)
Wrap-up day 1
Social dinner
For faculty & participants of the 2-day masterclass
Welcome and breakfast
Hands-on training: robotic liver resection
- Visualization of the hepatic hilar by drop-in probe
- Robotic left lateral sectionectomy (prior to left hepatectomy
- Robotic left hepatectomy
Lunch at the Orsi restaurant
Hands-on training: robotic liver resection
- Robotic right posterior sectionectomy (prior to right heptactomy)
- Robotic right hepatectomy
- Robotic biliary resection and hepaticojejunostomy
End of the course
Resources
Flyer Robot-assisted Hepatobiliary Surgery Masterclass 2025
Gallery
Videos
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