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Nordic Symposium in Laparoscopic Liver Surgery
– The first Nordic Symposium in laparoscopic liver surgery was arranged at the Interventional Centre on April 28-29th 2009 in collaboration with the Norwegian Thoraco-Laparoscopic Assosciation and Covidien. The main objective of the symposium was to set the agenda for an increased knowledge base for laparoscopic liver surgery within the Nordic countries. The course was led by dr. Bjørn Edwin from the Interventional Centre. Dr. Edwin has a wide experience in laparoscopic liver surgery. The two day symposium was set as interactive sessions where live surgical cases were transmitted from an operating room to an auditorium with two way communication between the OR and the auditorium. Lectures in the auditorium included Liver anatomy, Getting started with LLS, Limits of LLS, Gasebolism, LLS Single Centre Material, Open versus laparoscopic resection, Present and future of Left and Right LLS, Treatment of cholanngiomas-laparoscopy an option?, Laparoscopic approach to hepatocellular carcinomas and finally Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy- influence on the surgical technique. There were 40 participants in the symposium in total. The image shows the auditorium were the interactive sessions were moderated by dr. Arne Rosseland, with two cameras showing internal and external views from the live surgery.
2 live open heart surgery cases in Mitral Valve Surgery Symposium
– The Norwegian Thorasic Surgery Association and Department of Thorasic Surgery at Rikshopitalet hosted a symposium on Mitral Valve-Preseving Surgery on April 17th at the annual spring meeting. Two live mitral valve-preserving cases were transmitted from the Interventional Centre to an auditorium at the hospital. The first mini-invasive case was performed by the French cardiac surgeon professor Obadia. The second live case was performed with conventional open surgical technique by professor Alfieri from Italy. Intra-operative echo cardiography status and hemodynamics were demonstrated during both operations by cardiologist dr. Kai Andersen (seen on illustration) from Rikshospitalet. Excellent results were shown in both cases. The Symposium programme also included presentations on; Mitral valve surgery and indications for concomitant treatment of atrial fibrillation- status and results overview, Indications for catheter ablation and surgery of atrial fibrillation, Echocardiography in mitral valve disease as a guide for cardiac surgeons, and finally the Benefits and pitfalls of mini-invasive mitral valve surgery.

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