Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology

3rd Verona Expert Meeting

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We are delighted to invite you to the 3rd Verona International Expert Meeting that will take place in Verona on September 19-20.

Also this year the meeting will be divided into two sessions: the IASGO and it- IHPBA postgraduate course and the Expert Meeting.

The topic of the meeting will be “Hepatocellular Carcinoma: New landscapes and Horizons”. We are proud that the meeting will have the endorsement of both the IASGO and the It-IHPBA.

In the last decade, several new technologies and medical therapies have been introduced to modify, improve and expand the curative options for HCC patients. During the meeting, international experts in the medical and surgical management of HCC will present the current landscape for the treatment of HCC.

The Verona International Expert Meeting is an exciting event to attend and discuss the latest scientific advances in the treatment of HCC. Different disease stages and clinical scenarios will be discussed exploring the most up-dated treatments, the efficacy of the new target therapies, and the impact of the new technologies.

The meeting wants to include all the physicians involved in the clinical management of HCC patients as surgeons, hepatologists, gastroenterologist, radiologists, oncologists, radiotherapists as well as specialist in infectious disease and nuclear medicine. The personalized treatment of each single HCC patient requires and is not possible without the participation of different specialists in a multidisciplinary setting.

The IASGO and It-IHPBA postgraduate course titled “Complications in HPB Surgery: How to Prevent, How to Manage” will take place in the morning of September 19.

During the postgraduate course, national and international experts will present their experience and debate on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the complications of HPB surgery. As well known, HPB surgery is still burdened by high incidence of complications associated with prolonged hospital stay and post- operative mortality. For this reason, this postgraduate course is addressed to surgeon who wants to increase their knowledge on this fundamental topic for the HPB surgery.

All the information regarding the meeting will be at https://www.veronahpb.it/

Verona is an extraordinary city of art with its traces of ancient history that during this season offers the best opportunity to fully enjoy its beauty. The congress venue will be the Auditorium Domus Mercatorum of Camera di Commercio di Verona located nearby the roman Arena, in the downtown.

We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting meeting.

Verona, September 19-20, 2019

FACULTY

IASGO - Italian Chapter IHPBA Postgraduate Course

Complications in HPB Surgery: How to Prevent, How to Manage

September 19, 2019

08:00 – 08:30

Registration

08:30 – 09:15

Welcome & Introductory Remarks

A. Guglielmi, C. Iacono, K. Takaori

Lectures

How to measure surgical complications?

M. De Oliveira

Failure to rescue in HPB Surgery

T. M. Pawlik

09:15 – 10:45

Complications in liver and biliary surgery

Chairs: U. Boggi, A. Guglielmi

Post-hepatectomy liver failure: liver function and future remnant liver volume

T. M. Van Gulik

Prevention of complications in patients with jaundice and portal hypertension

F. Di Benedetto

Biliary fistula: how to prevent and manage?

The opinion of Surgeon

G. Ercolani

The opinion of Interventional Radiologist

G. Mansueto

Intra and postoperative bleeding:

Open surgery

A. Ferrero

Minimally-invasive liver surgery

L. Aldrighetti

10:45 – 11:00

Coffee break

Verona, September 19-20, 2019

September 19, 2019

11:00 – 12:00

Complications in pancreatic surgery

Chairs: C. Iacono, K. Takaori

Pancreatic fistula

C. Bassi

Intra and postoperative bleeding

U. Boggi

Complications after neoadjuvant therapy

K. Takaori

Complications in minimally invasive surgery

M. Abu Hilal

12:00 – 13:15

Complications of cholecystectomy

Chairs: A. Gabbrielli, F. Giuliante

Prevention strategies of biliary and vascular injuries

D. Ribero

How to treat the complication, the role of:

Endoscopy

M. Mutignani

Interventional radiology

A. Doriguzzi Breatta

Surgery

O. Soubrane

13:15 – 13:45

Lecture

Impact of short-term complications on long-term oncological outcomes

T. M. Pawlik

13:45

End of Postgraduate course

13:45 – 15:00

Light lunch

Poster and Video exhibition

3rd Verona Expert Meeting

Hepatocellular Carcinoma: New Landscapes and Horizons

September 19, 2019

15:00 – 15:15

Welcome & Introductory Remarks

A. Guglielmi, C. Iacono

15:15 – 16:30

Lectures

Introduction

D. Sacerdoti

New landscapes in HCC management, the point of view of hepatologist

J. U. Marquardt

Introduction

A. Guglielmi

Hepatocarcinogenesis: from molecular profiling to the development of new targets in HCC

A. Scarpa

Introduction

M. Milella

New systemic, targeted and immune-therapies

G. Brandi

16.30 – 18.30

Video session: Challenging clinical cases in HPB surgery

Chairs: M. Malagò, T. M. Van Gulik

Presenters:

M. Abu Hilal

L.Aldrighetti

U.Boggi

A.Guglielmi

C.Iacono

H.Lang

M.Malagò

G.Torzilli

Discussion

Verona, September 19-20, 2019

September 20, 2019

08:30 – 11:00

Session 1: Early HCC

Chairs: F. Calise, H. Lang

Novel tools enhancing surgical resection

W. Schoening

New technologies and role of ablation in HCC: pushing the limits?

M. D’Onofrio

Ablation vs resection for early HCC (face to face)

F. Farinati vs F. Giuliante

Anatomic liver resection: open vs minimally invasive surgery (face to face)

G. Torzilli vs M. Abu Hilal

Expanding indications through minimally invasive approach

A. Ruzzenente

Expert opinion:

G. Belli, F. Di Benedetto, G. Ercolani, P. Toniutto, L. Urbani

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 13:00

Session 2: Liver transplantation

Chairs: P. A. Clavien, L. G. De Carlis

Evolution of indications and allocation criteria in liver transplantation

P. A. Clavien

Downstaging before LT, expanding indications? The concept of therapeutic hierarchy

U. Cillo

Surgery versus LT for early stage HCC

M. Malagò

Resective surgery before LT: salvage vs primary LT

O.Soubrane

Expert opinion:

M. Cescon, R. Romagnoli, U. Tedeschi, M. Vivarelli

3rd Verona Expert Meeting

Hepatocellular Carcinoma: New Landscapes and Horizons

September 20, 2019

13:00 – 14:30

Light lunch

14:30 – 17:30

Session 3: Intermediate and advanced HCC

Chairs: A. Risaliti, K. Takaori

Liver resection for intermediate tumors

T. M. Pawlik

Liver resection for advanced tumors

H. Lang

Intra-arterial therapies

I. Bargellini

TARE

G. M. Ettorre

New therapies for advanced tumors

G. D. Duda

Timing, sequence and integration of systemic and loco-regional treatments

N. Personeni

Expert opinion:

G. L. Grazi, E. Jovine, M. Massani, R. Merenda, N. Portolani

17:30 – 18:00

Lecture

Modern therapeutic approaches for Malignant Liver Tumours

P. A. Clavien

18:00 – 18:30

Closing Remarks and end of the Meeting

A. Guglielmi, C. Iacono

18:30

ECM Test