ETCA – Intensive laparoscopic suturing course

During these two and a half days you will be immersed in laparoscopic suturing.
One-hour theoretical sessions are alternated with two hours of practical training.

• Suturing and stitching usable in laparoscopic surgery and practical examples. Needles and threads (which ones and when to use)
• Introduction and removal of needles and sutures in abdominal cavity: analysis of different techniques.
  • Loading the needle.
  • Adjusting the needle.
• Practical Training
• Stitching techniques depending on different suture line orientation (by using right and left hand, median and lateral trocars).
• Practical Training

• Extracorporeal knot tying.
• Pre-knotted loops and their practical applications.
• Practical training
• Intracorporeal knot tying (with or without needle)
  • Wrapping on right, left, median instrument
  • Recuperation techniques: smiley and knot for free
  • Twist technique (“spaghetti”)
  • Intracorporeal slipknot
• Practical training

• Continuous suturing with or without starter knot;
  • Different techniques of performing the terminal knot.
  • Introduction to the use of self-retaining sutures
• Practical Training
• Question an answering session

The ETCA -team will help you in your progress in endoscopic suturing.
The team consists of

• Prof BJ van Herendael
• Dr B De Vree
• Dr A-S Maryns

A maximum of 8 participants are admitted per course.
The registration fee is 250 EUR. To be paid in advance. Inscription is final upon reception of the registration fee.
Interested to participate? Link: info@etca.be.

• ETCA Lange Beeldekensstraat, 267
  2060 Antwerp – Belgium
• For all information and registration contact Karlien van Herendael by info@etca.be
  Visit our website www.etca.be