ILLS 2026 Program
| 07:30 – 10:05 | EAHPBA–UEMS GOLD COURSE |
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| 07:30 | Opening and Welcome Mohammed Abu Hilal, Gianmauro Berardi, Ruben Ciria |
| 07:45 – 10:05 | LIVER SURGERY |
| 07:45 | Basics in liver surgery Ajith Siriwardena |
| 08:05 | Evidence based data in liver surgery Asmund Fretland |
| 08:25 | Minimally invasive surgery for colorectal liver metastasis Ruben Ciria |
| 08:45 | Surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma Francesca Ratti |
| 09:05 | Assessment and management of benign liver disease Michelle de Oliveira |
| 09:25 | Minimally invasive liver surgery, key corner concepts Mohammed Abu Hilal |
| 09:45 | Assessment of remnant liver function and liver modulation techniques Alejandro Serrablo |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | LIVE/RE-LIVE SURGERY Moderators: Daniel Cherqui, Horacio Asbun, Mohammed Abu Hilal, Mohammed Rela |
| Live surgery. Laparoscopic Santiago Lopez-Ben and Julio Santoyo | |
| Re-live surgery 1. Robotic Jason Hawksworth | |
| Re-live surgery 2. Robotic Go Wakabayashi | |
| Discussants | Iswanto Sucandy, Javier Briceño, Francesca Ratti, Osamu Itano, Juan Pekolj, Ki-Hun Kim, Mohammed Rela, Fabrizio di Benedetto, Alessandro Ferrero, Ho Seong Han, David Geller, Federica Cipriani, Marco Colasanti, Mikel Gastaca, Felice Giuliante, Mohamed Adam |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Welcome address |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | CUTTING EDGE MIS IN LIVER TUMORS Moderators: Bjørn Edwin, Esteban Cugat Andorrá |
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| 15:00 | CRLM Asmund Fretland |
| 15:15 | HCC Giammauro Berardi |
| 15:30 | Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma Umberto Cillo |
| 15:30 | Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma Gonzalo Sapisochin |
| 16:00 | Discussion |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | INVITED TECHNICAL VIDEOS – ROBOTICS (8 minutes per video) Speakers: Carlo Sposito, Taiga Wakabayashi, Nuh Rahbari, Concepcion Gomez-Gavara, Claudius Conrad Moderators: Nadia Russolillo, Paolo Magistri |
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Selected abstracts session 1
Moderators: Alessandro Anselmo, Hitoe Nishino |
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| Short-Term and Textbook Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Liver Resection for
Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single-Centre Experience Edoardo Poletto |
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| Robotic Single-Port Living Donor Hepatectomy: Early Clinical Experience Luigi Rescigno |
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| Laparoscopic versus robotic repeat liver resection: An international multicenter propensity
score–matched analysis of short-term outcomes Soufyan el Adel |
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| Challenging anatomy, comparable outcomes: A multicenter propensity score-matched analysis of
robotic hepatectomy in Posterosuperior versus Anterolateral Segments Silvio Caringi |
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| Intrahepatic versus Extrahepatic Glissonean Approach for Laparoscopic Segment VIII Resection:
A Two-Center Comparative Study Sara Pepe |
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| 08:30 – 9:30 | Top selected videos – LAPAROSCOPIC
Moderators: Goro Honda, David Pacheco |
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| Pure Laparoscopic Living Donor Hepatectomy of the Right Posterior Section João Pedro Bandovas, Ki-Hun Kim |
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| Minimally Invasive Right Hepatectomy in Cirrhosis with Portal Hypertension: Pushing the Limits Julio Santoyo Villalba |
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| Application of positive staining combined with negative staining technique in portal territory
anatomic hepatectomy of multiple subhepatic segments Jinxing Wei |
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| Laparoscopic IOUS-Guided Sg7-8-1pc Tri(sub)segmentectomy with Right Hepatic Vein Preservation
for Colorectal Liver Metastases Andrea Pierluigi Fontana |
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| Pushing the Limits: Totally Laparoscopic Resection of a 21-cm Giant Hepatic Hemangioma Suyoung Hong |
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| 09:30–10:00 | Sponsored Abstract Session
Moderators: Sameer Smadi, Huang Jiwei |
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| SIRTEX. Radioembolization as a strategic anchor in surgery for HCC Giammauro Berardi | ||
| BAXTER. Anti-adhesive barriers in minimally invasive surgery Carlo Sposito | ||
| 10:00–10:30 | Coffee break & Talking posters | |
| 10:30–12:00 | CUTTING EDGE MIS IN LIVER TRANSPLANT
Moderators: Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Ruben Ciria |
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| 10:30 | The evolution of MIDH David Kwon | |
| 10:45 | Technical Living Donor Laparoscopy Ki-Hun Kim | |
| 11:00 | Technical Living Donor Robotic Surgery Mohammed AlQahtani Alqahtani | |
| 11:15 | Technical Implant Mohammed Rela | |
| 11:30 | Discussion | |
| 12:00–12:30 | Outsider speech – THE FUTURE OF THE OR AND AI
Antonio de Lacy Introduces: Ruben Ciria |
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| 12:30–13:30 | Top selected videos – ROBOTIC
Moderators: Santiago Lopez Ben, Bjørn Edwin |
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| Fully Robotic Pediatric Liver Implantation: A New Era In Liver Transplantation Luigi Rescigno |
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| Robotic posterior sectionectomy of the liver completely exposing the right hepatic vein using
Trac & Pac method Yoshihiro Sakamoto |
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| Tips and Pitfalls of Surgeon-Controlled CUSA in Robotic Liver Resection (Robo-CUSA Technique) Daisuke Ban |
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| Robotic Anatomical Resection of Caudate Lobe and Atypical Resection of Sg8 (Liver Tunnel)
for Benign Lesions Edoardo Poletto |
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| Totally Robotic Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Expanding the Boundaries for The Next
Generation of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery Alejandro Pita |
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| 13:30–14:30 | Sponsored Lunch Symposium – INTEGRA
Dissection techniques: the pillars of surgical excellence in minimally invasive liver surgery Mohammed Abu Hilal, Andrew Gumbs, Francesca Ratti |
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| 14:30–15:00 | Sponsored Abstract Session
Moderators: Tan To Cheung, Eduardo Montalvo | |
| CORZA. Application of Tachosil during minimally invasive liver surgery Ruben Ciria | ||
| Moderators: Krish Menon, Riccardo Memeo | ||
| Q3. Clinical use of absorbable stents in HPB surgery Mohammed Abu Hilal | ||
| 15:00–16:00 | ILLS meets EHPBA
Moderators: Mohammed Abu Hilal, Ajith Siriwardena |
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| 15:00 | Training in MIS Roberto Montalti | |
| 15:15 | HBP Fellowships around Europe Carlijn Buis | |
| 15:30 | UEMS and FEBS Accreditation Michele de Oliveira | |
| 16:00–16:30 | 10th Anniversary ILLS
Speakers: Horacio Asbun, Ho Seong Han Tribute to Past Presidents: Daniel Cherqui, Go Wakabayashi, David Geller, Mohammed Abu Hilal ILLS 2027 Buenos Aires Juan Pekolj ILLS 2029 London Krish Menon |
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| 16:30–17:00 | Coffee break and Talking posters | |
| 17:00–17:30 |
Selected abstracts session 2 Moderators: Claudius Conrad, Concepción Gómez-Gavara |
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ICG Positive Staining Technique for High-Branching G8 in Laparoscopic S8 segmentectomy Nobuyuki Nishizawa |
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Establishing a Safe and Efficient Pure Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy Program:
A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis from a Second-Generation Adopter Seok-Hwan Kim |
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Minimally-invasive liver surgery and post-operative liver failure:
A 20-year trend analysis in a high-volume center Isabella Pezzoli |
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Impact of Preoperative Yttrium-90 Transarterial Radioembolization on Patients Undergoing Right
or Extended Right Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Andrea Pierluigi Fontana |
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Global trends in perioperative imaging workups and records for hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery:
reports from 103 facilities worldwide Yoshihiro Sakamoto |
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| 17:30–18:30 | CUTTING EDGE MIS IN AI AND NAVIGATION
Moderators: Julio Santoyo, Alessandro Ferrero |
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| 17:30 | Navigation Bjørn Edwin | |
| 17:45 | AI Adnan Alseidi | |
| 18:00 | Dye and ICG Nadia Russolillo | |
| 18:15 | New robotic and AI tools in surgery Andrew Gumbs |
| 07:30-08:00 | Selected abstracts session 3
Moderators: Roberto Luca Meniconi, Taiga Wakabayashi |
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How Many Cases Does It Take?
A Four-Phase Learning Curve Analysis of 100 Consecutive Robotic Liver Resections
Sara Al-Madhi |
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Expanding the Robotic Platform for Malignant Pediatric Liver lesions: a Case of Embryonal Sarcoma
Nathaly P. Llore |
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Advancing Minimally Invasive Liver Resection through Visualization Technologies:
Integrated Development of Ultrasonography, Simulation, Fluorescence, AI, and Spectral Imaging
Takeshi Urade |
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What are the subsegments of the right hemiliver and when are they surgically relevant?
A systematic review
Alexander Lim |
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Robotic S7 Segmentectomy: Using Hilar Approach with Combined ICG and Hepatic Vein Guidance
Leeratanakachorn Natwutpong |
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| 08:00–09:30 | Invited technical videos – LAPAROSCOPIC Moderators: Simone Conci, Hitoe Nishino 7 videos (8 minutes per video) Speakers: Daniel Cherqui, Goro Honda, Alessandro Ferrero, Francesca Ratti, Horacio Asbun, Julio Santoyo Santoyo, Osamu Itano |
| 09:30–10:00 | Outsider speech – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS HERE ALREADY Speaker: Anna Sala Cunill Introduces: Concepción Gómez-Gavara |
| 10:00–11:00 | Top ORAL ABSTRACTS Moderators: Adnan Alseidi, Giammauro Berardi |
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Robotic versus Laparoscopic Liver Resection for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma:
A Head-to-Head Multicenter Propensity Score–Matched Analysis
Antonella Delvecchio |
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Anatomical versus Non-Anatomical Liver Resection for Hepatocellular carcinoma – An International
Multicenter Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Short- and Long-term outcomes in an International
Multicenter Cohort
Soufyan el Adel |
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Impact of Resection Margin Width on Outcomes After Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma:
An International Multicenter Propensity Score-Matched Study
Joud Al Ramadneh |
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Unveiling the Risk of Bile Leak After Liver Resection: Development of a New Comprehensive Risk
Scoring Model for Improved Patient Outcomes
Andrea Benedetti Cacciaguerra |
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The First U.S. Propensity-Matched Comparison of Fully Robotic and Open Liver Transplantation
Nina L. Owen-Simon |
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| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee break & Talking posters |
| 11:30–13:00 | CUTTING EDGE MIS IN ROBOTICS
Moderators: Ibrahim Dagher, Matteo Serenari |
| 11:30 | How to start Andrea Ruzzenente |
| 11:45 | Proctoring Riccardo Memeo |
| 12:00 | Limits Javier Briceño |
| 12:15 | Problem solving Go Wakabayashi |
| 12:30 | The future Fabrizio di Benedetto |
| 12:45 | Discussion |
| 13:00–13:30 | Closing remarks
Mohammed Abu Hilal, Giammauro Berardi, Ruben Ciria, Francesca Ratti, Concepción Gómez-Gavara |
| 15:00–19:00 | UEMS EXAMINATION WRITTEN |
| 09:00-14:00 | UEMS EXAMINATION ORAL |
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Program Overview
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Program live updates:
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2026
07:30 – 08:00 Selected abstracts session
“How Many Cases Does It Take? A Four-Phase Learning Curve Analysis of 100 Consecutive Robotic Liver Resections”
Will be presented by Mirhasan Rahimli