Program

Proposed Scientific Program

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026

TIME GRAND BALLROOM (GBR) POWAI BALLROOM (GBR)
08.00 - 10.30 AM Live Surgeries (2 screens) Live Surgeries (2 screens)
10.30 - 11.30 AM ELSA Best Paper Sessions Best Videos
11.30 - 12.00 Noon Keynote Address Keynote Address
12.00 - 01.00 PM Orations Orations from Main Hall
01.00 - 02.00 PM Lunch & Industry Symposium Lunch & Industry Symposium
TIME HALL 1 (GBR) HALL 2 (GBR) HALL 3 (GBR) HALL 4 (PBR) HALL 5 (PBR) HALL 6 HALL 7
02.00 - 02.12 pm Imaging in symptomatic gallstone disease Is Heller's still the gold standard for achalsia? Trans abdominal retro Rectus umbilical hernia repair meshplasty Lap adrenalectomy Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland (ALSGBI)
  • • Operative events and patient safety in MIS
  • • Laparoscopic bile duct exploration
  • • Evolution of digital surgery
  • • Patient centred innovations in Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • • Lap colorectal surgeries
02.00 pm – 06.00 pm | Free Papers 02.00 pm – 06.00 pm | Free Papers
02.12 - 02.24 pm Glow and go: Fluorescence Guided Surgery in cholecystectomy Technical Nuances: Paraesophageal hernias Robotic gastrectomy Lap splenectomy
02.24 - 02.36 pm Managing Mirrizzi's!! Plugging the esophageal leak: Salvage management Robotic anterior resection TBA
02.36 - 02.48 pm Expert tips for a difficult cholecystectomy TBA Robotic esophagectomy Ventral hernia procedures
  • • Carolinas crossover
  • • PTEP
  • • Madrid modification of TAR
  • 02.48 - 03.00 pm Technical nuances: Laparoscopic CBD exploration Endoscopic procedures for Achalsia cardia Robotic radical hysterectomy TBA
    03.00 - 03.12 pm Black and white in AWR From blind spots to bright lines: Fluorescence Guided Surgery in Ca esophagus Management of appendicular mucocele TBA Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of Malaysia (SELSMA)
    03.12 - 03.24 pm Mesh matters: Choice of meshes Updates in CA esiphagous Scoped and sealed: Lower GI bleed TBA
    03.24 - 03.36 pm Loss of Domain (LOD) Technical nuances: D2 Gastrectomy Update on Crohn's TBA
    03.36 - 03.48 pm Well begun is half done: Pre habilitation Endoscopic management of Barrett's Technical nuances: Illeal pouch anal anastomosis TBA
    03.48 - 04.00 pm Let’s do Laterals: Management for lateral hernias Beyond Biopsies: EMR/ ESD in upper GI lesions FAP TBA
    04.00 - 04.12 pm Critical view of Myopectineal orifice Low BMI diabetes surgery Third space endoscopy for rectal lesions TBA TBA
    04.12 - 04.24 pm Technical nuances: Giant inguinoscrotals Role of medicines in patients with obesity Technical nuances: Lap Total colectomy TBA
    04.24 - 04.36 pm Recurrent inguinals: Best foot forward Debate: Sleeve plus Technical nuances: Lap lateral pelvic node dissection TBA
    04.36 - 04.48 pm A pain in the groin: What’s next? Panel: Post bariatric dumping and SIBO Technical nuances: Lap transverse colectomy TBA
    04.48 - 05.00 pm Mesh averse patient: Are tissue repairs durable? TBA Technical Nuances: Lap right hemicolectomy TBA
      PANEL        
    05.00 - 06.00 pm Panel discussion on ventral hernias Panel discussion on benign upper GI cases Robotics systems overview
    • • CMR
    • • Davinci
    • • SSI Mantra
    • • Hugo
    TBA TBA