General info
Orsi Academy presents a focused 1-day course on robotic diaphragmatic and hiatal hernia repair for surgeons with prior robotic experience.
The course provides a structured introduction to the key steps of the procedure, with hands-on training on a human cadaver model. Participants will practise relevant technical skills in a supervised setting and receive practical guidance from experienced faculty.
This course is designed for general, upper GI and thoracic surgeons who already master the basics of robotic surgery and want to further develop their approach to diaphragmatic and hiatal hernia repair.
What you will learn
- Position the patient and prepare the surgical setup
- Place ports and dock the robotic system
- Expose the hiatus, stomach, esophagus and hernia sac
- Identify the vagal nerves
- Perform high mediastinal dissection
- Mobilize the esophagus
- Close the hiatus
- Place mesh when indicated
- Perform a Nissen/Toupet fundoplication
Prerequisites
- Robotic basic skills course or equivalent console exposure
Faculty
Program
Welcome and introduction
- Course overview
- Course objectives
- Safety briefing
Lecture: stepwise robotic diaphragmatic / hiatal hernia repair
- Types of hiatal and diaphragmatic hernia
- Indications for repair
- Mesh decision-making
- Fundoplication and gastropexy principles
Hands-on session on human cadaver model
- Patient positioning
- Port placement
- Docking process
- Exposure of the hiatus
- Stomach, oesophagus and hernia sac dissection
- Identification of the vagal nerves
- Esophageal mobilization
Lunch break
Continue hands-on training on human cadaver model
- Hiatus closure
- Mesh placement
- Gastropexy
- Nissen/Toupet fundoplication
Prices
Standard fee
Incl. of VAT
Resources
Flyer Robotic Diaphragmatic Hiatal Hernia Repair Course
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