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T&T 2024 – 14th Edition
November 20th-22nd, 2024
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
7.30-8.15 Registration of the participants
8.15-8.30 Opening address of the Board of the Cottolengo Hospital:
– Don Carmine Arice, General Father of the Piccola Casa della Divina Provvidenza
– Avv. Gianpaolo Zanetta, General Director of the Cottolengo Hospital
– Dr. Claudio Plazzotta, Health Director of the Cottolengo Hospital
– Suor Nicoletta Arrivabene, General Vice Director of the Cottolengo Hospital
Welcome and Introduction by the Chairman of the Course: Cesare M. Scoffone
8.30-9.30 LIVE SURGERY:
Moderators: Thorsten Bach, Pablo Contreras, Dmitry Enikeev (online), Mariano Gonzalez, Eugenia Vercelli
OR 1: ECIRS – Ewa Bres Niewada, Thomas Tailly
OR 2: Pulsed ThuLEP – Ioannis Goumas Kartalas
9.30-9.45 Opening address of Dr. Alberto Cirio, President of the Regione Piemonte
9.45-11.30 ROUND TABLE: Bladder cancer
Moderators: Dmitry Enikeev (online), Lusuardi, Thomas R.W. Herrmann
Panelists: Cecilia M. Cracco, Andrea Gallioli, Paolo Gontero, Thiago Hota, Nadav Milk (online)
9.45-9.50 Introduction by the Moderators
9.50-10.00 Enhanced endoscopy and the upcoming role of AI – Andrea Gallioli
10.00-10.10 ERBT, guidelines and techniques – Paolo Gontero
10.10-10.20 Different energies for ERBT, pros and cons – Thiago Hota
10.20-10.30 First steps in ERBT – Nadav Milk (online)
10.30-10.45 PRERECORDED SURGERY: ERBT with TFL – Cecilia M. Cracco
10.45-11.00 PRERECORDED SURGERY: ERBT with bipolar energy – Lukas Lusuardi
11.00-11.15 ERBT for large tumors, is it feasible? – Dmitry Enikeev (online)
11.15-11.30 Discussion
11.30-12.30 LIVE SURGERY:
Moderators: Leye Ajayi, Amelia Pietropaolo, Oliver Wiseman, Marek Zawadszk
OR 1: DISS-RIRS – Cesare M. Scoffone
OR 2: Dust / Clott / Clean – TFL Laserdusting in Combination with Gel Clotting – Michael Straub
12.30-12.45 FOCUS ON:
The central role of the stone patient
Presenter: Cecilia Maria Cracco
The patient suffering from urolithiasis: requirements and preferences – Eugenio Ventimiglia
12.45-13.00 FOCUS ON:
AI: a new working tool?
Presenter: Ivan Schwartzmann
Practical use of AI in endourology – Amelia Pietropaolo
13.00-14.00 LUNCH
14.00-15.00 LIVE SURGERY:
Moderators: Ewa Bries Niewada, Sung Yong Cho (online), Ben Dreyer, Ioannis Kartalas Goumas, Silvia Secco
OR 1: RIRS – Vincent de Coninck
OR 2: Urolift – Dario Peretti, Cesare Marco Scoffone
15.00-15.15 FOCUS ON:
Stone fragments
Presenter: Alberto Saita
Stone dust and CIRF – Etienne X. Keller
15.15-15.30 COMPANY’S CORNER
Presenter: Andras Hoznek
Dual Perc, the new basket for PNL/ECIRS – Cesare M. Scoffone
15.30-16.00 FOCUS ON:
Endourologic procedures for urolithiasis and the ALARA concept: state of the art
Presenters: Roberto Mario Scarpa, Andreas Skolarikos, Bhaskar Somani (online)
15.30-15.40 URS/RIRS – Vincent de Coninck
15.40-15.50 PNL/ECIRS – Mariano Gonzalez
15.50-16.00 Discussion
16.00-17.00 LIVE SURGERY:
Moderators: Tevita Aho, Thiago Hota, Udo Nagele, Bharskar Somani (online), Roberto Mario Scarpa
OR 1: BipolEP – Thomas R. W. Herrmann
OR 2: ECIRS – Federico Dotta, Michele Talso
17.00-18.30 ROUND TABLE: MIS in BPH
Moderators: Feras Al Jafaari, Thorsten Bach
- 17.00-17.15 Greenlight – Eugenia Vercelli
- 17.15-17.30 Rezum – Ben Dreyer
- 17.30-17.45 Urolift – Silvia Secco
- 17.45-18.00 iTIND – Feras Al Jaafari
- 18.00-18.15 Echolaser – Mattia Sibona
- 18.15-18.30 Discussion
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
8.00-8.15 FOCUS ON:
Medical therapy for urolithiasis
Presenter: Giorgio Bozzini
Prophylaxis of stone recurrences – Alberto Saita
8.15-9.15 LIVE SURGERY:
Moderators: Sung Yong Cho (online), Andras Hoznek, Braulio Manzo, Udo Nagele, Mario Sofer
OR 1: ECIRS – Daniel Peres Fentez, Marek Zawadzski
OR 2: RIRS – Olivier Traxer
9.15-9.45 PRERECORDED SURGERY
Moderators: Federico Dotta, Ioannis Kartalas Goumas, Lukas Lusuardi, Michael Straub
RIRS with pulsed Tm:YAG – Frederic Panthier
9.45-11.00 ROUND TABLE: AEEP, does the surgical technique matter?
Moderators: Giorgio Bozzini, Fernando Gomez Sancha, Cesare M. Scoffone
Panelists: Tevita Aho, Felipe Figueiredo, Thomas W.R. Herrmann, Karin Lehrich, Mario Sofer
9.45-9.50 Introduction by the Moderators
9.50-10.00 The traditional 3-lobe technique, pros and cons – Karin Lehrich
10.00-10.10 The en-bloc techniques – Tevita Aho
10.10-10.20 The early detachment of the sphincteric mucosa – Mario Sofer
10.20-10.30 Correct handling of the endoscope during EEP – Thomas W.R. Herrmann
10.30-10.40 Miniaturization in EEP – Felipe Figueiredo
10.40-11.00 Discussion
11.00-12.00 LIVE SURGERY:
Moderators: Sung Yong Cho (online), Vincent De Coninck, Cristian Fiori (online), Karin Lerhich, Michele Talso
OR 1: RIRS – Oliver Wiseman
OR 2: ThuFLEP – Xavier Romero Otero
12.00-12.15 COMPANY’S CORNER
Presenter: Stefano Moretto (online)
Smart solutions in training – Ivan Schwartzmann
12.15-13.00 ROUND TABLE: Intrarenal pressure and suction in stone treatment
Moderators: André K. Kanashiro, Palle Sloth Osther (online), Michael Straub
12.15-12.25 Intrarenal pressure: do we have a definition or consensus? – Udo Nagele
12.25-12.35 Laser safety with or without suction : is there any difference? – Frederic Panthier, Olivier Traxer
12.35-12.45 Suction and UAS – Thomas Tailly
12.45-13.00 Discussion
13.00-14.00 LUNCH
14.00-15.00 LIVE SURGERY:
Moderators: Felipe Figueiredo, Ilker Gokce, Daniel Perez Fentes, Xavier Romero Otero, Mattia Sibona
OR 1: RIRS – Silvia Proietti
OR 2: HoLEP– Fernando Gomez Sancha
15.00-15.15 COMPANY’S CORNER
Presenter: Daniel Pérez Fentes
How the development of the devices can improve our surgical activities – André K. Kanashiro
15.15-16.30 ROUND TABLE: Upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Moderators: Andrea Gallioli, Silvia Proietti
Panelists: Joyce Baard, Eva Comperat (online), Francesco Soria, Angelo Territo (online)
15.15-15.25 How to choose the right patient for UTUC endoscopic treatment? Risk classifications on the spot – Andrea Gallioli
15.25-15.35 Tips and tricks for biopsies of the upper urinary tract laser UTUC treatment – Angelo Territo (online)
15.35-15.45 Essential requirements from a UTUC biopsy for a reliable pathological response – Eva Comperat (online)
15.45-15.55 Tips and tricks in laser UTUC treatment – Silvia Proietti
15.55-16.05 Upper tract instillations: from chemoablation to BCG instillations – Joyce Baard
16.05-16.15 Practical follow-up after endoscopic UTUC treatment – Francesco Soria
16.15-16.30 Discussion
16.30-17.30 LIVE SURGERY
Moderators: Tevita Aho, Leye Ajayi, Pablo Contreras, Ilker Gokce, Andras Hoznek
OR1: HoLEP – Karin Lehrich
OR2: RIRS –Etienne X. Keller
17.30-18.30 BALLOON DEBATE ON A STONE CASE:
Moderators: Leye Ajayi, Cecilia M. Cracco
Panelists: Daniel Perez Fentes (mini ECIRS), Alberto Saita (medical therapy), Andreas Skolarikos (SWL), Oliver Wiseman (RIRS), Marek Zawadzski (standard PNL)
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
8.00-8.15 FOCUS ON:
Prevention of detrusor function deterioration
Presenter: Feras Al Jaafari
Saving the detrusor function: from medical therapy to MIS and BPO surgery – Cristian Fiori (online)
8.15-8.40 FACE TO FACE:
Do we really need stone volume instead of stone size?
Presenter: Mariano Gonzalez, Michele Talso
8.15-8.25 YES – Thomas Tailly
8.25-8.35 NO – Andreas Skolarikos
8.35-8.40 Discussion
8.40-9.55 ROUND TABLE: Complications in stone treatments
Moderators: Andreas Skolarikos, Palle Sloth Osther (online), Mariano Gonzalez
Panelists: Ewa Bres Niewada, Andras Hoznek, Emanuele Montanari, Mario Sofer, Oliver Wiseman
9.55-10.45: FOCUS ON:
Iatrogenic ureteral strictures
Presenter: Vincent De Coninck, Carlo Casablanca
10.00-10.10 Ureteral stricture rate after endoscopic treatment for urolithiasis: report from the T&T 2023 survey – Stefano Moretto (online)
10.10-10.35 Treatments for ureteral strictures – Pablo Contreras
10.35-10.45 Discussion
10.45-11.15 FACE TO FACE:
Laser settings, lessons learned
Presenter: Dario Peretti, Morena Turco
10.45-10.50 Let’s go high (BPH) – Ilker Gokce
10.50-10.55 Let’s stay low (BPH) – Cesare M. Scoffone
10.55-11.00 Voting
11.00-11.05 Let’s go high (stones) – Braulio Manzo
11.05-11.10 Let’s stay low (stones) – Etienne X. Keller
11.10-11.15 Voting
11.15-11.30: FOCUS ON:
Pediatric urolithiasis
Presenter: Thomas Tailly
How do we treat renal stones in children in 2024?- Emanuele Montanari
11.30-12.00 WEB LIVE SURGERY (from Fundaciò Puigvert, Barcelona):
Moderators: Etienne X. Keller, Silvia Proietti, Mario Sofer, Francesco Soria
Endoscopy for diagnosis and conservative treatment of UTUC – Angelo Territo (online)
12.00-12.15: FOCUS ON:
Forgotten stents
Presenter: Eugenio Ventimiglia
Classification and management of encrusted JJ stents – Braulio Manzo
12.15-13.30: ROUND TABLE: Complications in enucleation and morcellation of the prostate
Moderators: Tevita Aho, Dmitry Enikeev (online), Cesare Marco Scoffone
Panelists: Felipe Figueiredo, Ilker Gokce, Fernando Gomez Sancha, Ioannis Kartals Goumas, Karin Lehrich, Marek Zawadzski
13.30: CONCLUSIONS by Cesare M. Scoffone and FAREWELL LUNCH