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Winter Meeting Program / 23rd of February 2024

UPDATES & CHALLENGES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY

8:00 Welcome/ Badge withdrawal

BESOMS Morning Session

8:30: Introduction - Bruno Dillemans - President of the BeSOMS

8:40-10:30: SESSION #1

Moderators: Jacques Himpens - Laurent Kohnen - Luc Lemmens - Julien Munck

  • CARCINOMA OF THE EG JUNCTION AFTER RYGBP

8:40: Clinical case - Ayse Bozok

8:55: Incidence and techniques for oncological resection - Jody Valk

9:10: Round table discussion

  • ABDOMINAL PAIN AFTER BYPASS

9:25: Clinical case #1 - Audrey Hartman 

9:35: Clinical case #2 - Ellen Deleus 

9:45: Diagnosis and management of “acute and chronic” internal hernias - Benoit Navez

10:00: Other causes of abdominal pain after RYGBP - Jean-Philippe Magema

10:15-10:30: Round table discussion

10:30 Coffee break/ Exhibition area

11:00-12:30: SESSION #2

Moderators: Marc Legrand, Jean-Marc Gillardin, Luc Lemmens, Pierre Hourlay

  • DE NOVO HIATAL HERNIA AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY

11:00: Clinical case #1 - Matthias Lannoo

11:10: Clinical case #2 - Justine Desmet

11:20: Etiopathogeny, clinical consequences and management - Ellen Deleus

11:35: Round table discussion

11:45-12:30: General assembly, National registry, Election of new board members

12:30 Lunch / Exhibition area

13:45-15:30: SESSION #3

Moderators: Justine Desmet - Bruno Dillemans - Jacques Himpens - Benoit Navez

  • WEIGHT REGAIN AFTER RYGBP

13:45: Clinical case - Jean Closset

13:55: What are the medical options? - Roman Vangoitsenhoven 

14:05: What are the endoscopic options? - Vincent Huberty

14:20: What are the surgical options? - Kurt Devroe

14:30: Round table discussion

  • AFTER NISSEN-SLEEVE

14:45: Clinical Case - Annabelle De Troyer

14:55: Is sleeve-fundoplication a validated procedure? - Philippe Hauters

15:05: Round table discussion

  • MINI-CONFERENCE

15:15: Outcomes of patients ten years after sleeve - Jean Closset

15:30 Coffee break / Exhibition area

16:00-18:00: SESSION #4

Moderators:  Matthias Lannoo - Pierre Hourlay - Denis Pitot - Jean-Philippe Magema

  • LATE DUMPING AND SEVERE HYPOGLYCEMIA AFTER RYGBP

16:00: Clinical case - Philippe Hauters

16:15: Etiopathogeny of hypoglycemia and therapeutic options - Jean-Paul Thissen

16:30: Surgical options for late dumping - Donald Van Der Fraenen 

16:45: Round table discussion

  • CONFERENCE

17:00: Patients with type 1 diabetes, indications for bariatric surgery and validated procedures - Youri Taes

  • PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE

17:15: Failure after banding: What to do? - Bruno Dillemans

17:40: Conclusion - Denis Pitot - Vice-president of the BeSOMS

18:00: End of the meeting

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