Previous Courses

2011

Prof. Dr. Jens Rassweiler, Germany

Our special guest for the Live surgery session was the author of Heilbronn technique for the retrograde excision of the prostate using a laparoscopic approach and is one of the pioneers of laparoscopy in Urology.

In recognition of his contribution to scientific progress and involvement in the implementation of laparoscopic techniques in Urology in the „Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Cluj Napoca, Professor Jens Rassweiler was appointed the title of Visiting Professor and subsequent he was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa title by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Cluj Napoca.

2012

Prof. Dr. Bertrand Guilloneau, France

Our special guest for this year’s session of Live surgery, Prof. Dr. Bertrand Guilloneau, demonstrated the feasibility of the laparoscopic approach for the radical prostatectomy, encoding for the first time the surgery made with a transperitoneal approach: laparoscopic radical prostatectomy with Montsouris technique.

As a recognition for the involvement in scientific progress and implementation of oncologic laparoscopy in our university, Prof. Dr. Bertrand Guilloneau was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa title by „Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy from Cluj Napoca.

2013

Prof. Dr. Jens Uve Stolzenburg, Germany

Assoc. Prof. Anja Dietel

An exceptional technician in laparoscopic surgery and valuable researcher, Prof. Stolzenburg, assisted by Assoc. Prof. Anja Dietel from Leipzig, Germany, have fascinated the participants and also the organizers with a 3D laparoscopic prostatectomy- extremely didactic and explained to the audience step by step.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lutfi Tunc

Prof. Tunc has demonstrated his personal technique of a laparoscopic radical nephrectomy performed in 15 minutes, utilizing sealing devices and Endo GIA stapler to control the renal pedicle.

2014

Prof. Dr. Antonio Alcaraz

Prof. Alcaraz performed a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy with a warm ischemia time frame of only 7 minutes in an exceptional demonstrative technical manner.

Prof. Dr. Evangelos Liatsikos, Greece

Prof. Liatsikos has performed, for the first time in our center, a single port laparoscopic radical nehrectomy.

2015

Prof. Dr. Evangelos Liatsikos

Prof. Dr. Lutfi Tunc

Prof. Dr. Yasar Ozgok

2016

Dr. Domenico Veneziano, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Dr. Alexander Novikov, Moscow – Russia

Dr. Nicolae Crișan, Cluj-Napoca – Romania

Dr. Bogdan Feciche, Satu Mare – Romania

Dr. Cristian Rusu, Satu Mare – Romania

2017

Prof. Dr. Gunther Janetschek

Prof. Janetschek performed a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy on a patient with a high risk adenocarcinoma, along with an extended bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection under ICG Indocyanine Green fluorescence guidance. The lymph nodes and lymphatics marked with ICG were excised additional to the classic template of extended pelvic lymph node dissection.

Prof. Dr. Eduard Galiamov

Prof. Galiamov performed a laparoscopic radical cystectomy with a Bricker ileal conduit. This is an extremely complex surgical intervention that implies a digestive anastomosis performed totally laparoscopic, which constituted an important step in implementing laparoscopic radical cystectomy with totally intracorporeal ileal orthotopic neobladder in our center.