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Laparoscopic Thiel’s Human Cadaveric Bariatric Surgery Course

 

We are sorry to inform you that we have no plans to run this course again in the near future. If you would like to be added to our mailing list should a date be confirmed, we will contact you with all the relevant information.
 
DAY 1
Lecture: Patient and procedure selection, patient optimization
Lecture: Laparoscopic suturing and knot tying
Lab based practical: needle manipulation, bite placement, knot tying: Surgeon’s knot, Tumbled Square knot 
Lecture: Correct and safe use of stapler in bariatric surgery
Lab based practical: stapled gastroenterostomy
Lecture: gastric balloons and endoscopic suturing in bariatric surgery
Lab based practical:  techniques and skills of gastric balloons and endoscopic suturing
Lecture: Management of complications in bariatric surgery
 
DAY 2
How I do it: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
How I do it: Laparoscopic gastric bypass
How I do it: Laparoscopic gastric bypass
Practical (cadaver): Laparoscopic sleeve/gastric bypass (partner 1)
Practical (cadaver): Laparoscopic sleeve/gastric bypass (partner 2)