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Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine
M. K. Čiurlionis street 21, Vilnius, Lithuania
APRIL 11 th
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Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine
M. K. Čiurlionis street 21, Vilnius, Lithuania
MARCH 13 th
MAIN AUDITORIUM
16:00-16:50 Lecture I: Taras Kobza, MD, PhD (Ukraine) The Role of a Vascular Surgeon in Modern Warfare, Considering the Battlefield Experience in Eastern Ukraine
17:00-17:50 Lecture II: Ona Lapteva, MD (Lithuania) Burnout in Surgery: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Rebuilding Resilience
18:00-18:30 Lecture III: Saulė Bernotienė (Lithuania) Doctors on Social Media: Ethics, Law and Practice
19:00-19:50 Lecture IV: Mykolas Udrys, MD (Lithuania) Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Where Science Meets Creativity
WORKSHOP ROOM 310
12:00-12:20 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 1)
12:30-12:50 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 2)
13:00-13:20 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 3)
13:30-13:50 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 4)
14:00-14:20 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 5)
14:30-14:50 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 6)
15:00-15:20 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 7)
16:00-17:45 Workshop B: Mastering Precision and Technique in Vascular Surgery
18:15-20:00 Workshop C: Precision in Motion: Training in Cardiac Procedures
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11:30 Registration starts
WORKSHOP ROOM 317
13:00-14:00 Workshop D: MedEd PolyTrauma VR (Group 1)
14:30-15:30 Workshop D: MedEd PolyTrauma VR (Group 2)
16:00-17:00 Workshop D: MedEd PolyTrauma VR (Group 3)
18:00-19:45 Workshop E: Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials
Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine
M. K. Čiurlionis street 21, Vilnius, Lithuania
MARCH 13 th
MAIN AUDITORIUM
16:00-16:50 Lecture I: Taras Kobza, MD, PhD (Ukraine) The Role of a Vascular Surgeon in Modern Warfare, Considering the Battlefield Experience in Eastern Ukraine
17:00-17:50 Lecture II: Ona Lapteva, MD (Lithuania) Burnout in Surgery: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Rebuilding Resilience
18:00-18:30 Lecture III: Saulė Bernotienė (Lithuania) Doctors on Social Media: Ethics, Law and Practice
19:00-19:50 Lecture IV: Mykolas Udrys, MD (Lithuania) Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Where Science Meets Creativity
WORKSHOP ROOM 310
12:00-12:20 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 1)
12:30-12:50 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 2)
13:00-13:20 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 3)
13:30-13:50 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 4)
14:00-14:20 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 5)
14:30-14:50 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 6)
15:00-15:20 Workshop A: From Scrub to Sterile: Practical Operating Room Essentials (Group 7)
16:00-17:45 Workshop B: Mastering Precision and Technique in Vascular Surgery
18:15-20:00 Workshop C: Precision in Motion: Training in Cardiac Procedures
For further details regarding workshop registration and their respective topics, visit:
11:30 Registration starts
WORKSHOP ROOM 317
13:00-14:00 Workshop D: MedEd PolyTrauma VR (Group 1)
14:30-15:30 Workshop D: MedEd PolyTrauma VR (Group 2)
16:00-17:00 Workshop D: MedEd PolyTrauma VR (Group 3)
18:00-19:45 Workshop E: Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials
HALL 1
16:00-16:50 Lecture I:
Mindaugas Kvietkauskas, M.D., PhD (Lithuania)
From Ice to Life: Developing an Experimental Liver Perfusion Platform for Clinical Translation
17:00-17:50 Lecture II:
Ona Lapteva, M.D. (Lithuania)
Burnout in Surgery: Recognizing the Warning Signs and Rebuilding Resilience
18:00-18:50 Lecture III:
Andrej Rudavov (Lithuania)
Medical Law in Modern Surgery: Understanding Rights, Risks, and Responsibilities
HALL 2
12:00-13:45 Workshop A
Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials
12:00-13:45 Workshop B
VR Polytrauma Simulation: Managing the Critically Injured Patient
14:00-15:45 Workshop C
Mastering Precision and Technique in Vascular Surgery
14:00-15:45 Workshop D
VR Polytrauma Simulation: Managing the Critically Injured Patient
14:00-15:45 Workshop E
Precision in Motion: Hands-On Training in Cardiac Procedures
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HALL 1
16:00-16:50 Lecture I:
Ernesta Tuminskienė (NORSAN)
What Is the TOTOX Index and How Does it Relate to Everyone's Health?
17:00-17:20 Lecture II:
Justinas Bacevičius, MD.
TeltoHeart: A Revolutionary Device for Remote Cardiac Monitoring
18:00-18:50 Lecture III:
Aistė Kielaitė-Gulla, MD, PhD.
The Non-Linear Path: Alternative Careers for Surgeons Beyond the Operating Room
19:00-19:40 Lecture IV:
Dr. Maciej Olszewski & Dr. Magdalena Bizoń
Discussion: Robotic Surgery - Pro and Contra
HALL 2
16:00-17:45 Workshop A:
Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials
18:15-20:00 Workshop B:
Mastering Precision and Technique in Vascular Surgery
For further details regarding workshop registration and their respective topics, visit:
MAIN HALL
15:00-15:45 An Interactive Practical Lecture:
ECHOES OF MEDICINE
14:40 REGISTRATION
HALL 1
16:00-16:50 Lecture I: Ernesta Tuminskienė (NORSAN) What Is the TOTOX Index and How Does it Relate to Everyone's Health?
17:00-17:20 Lecture II: Justinas Bacevičius, MD. TeltoHeart: A Revolutionary Device for Remote Cardiac Monitoring
18:00-18:50 Lecture III: Aistė Kielaitė-Gulla, MD, PhD. The non-linear path: alternative careers for Surgeons beyond the operating room
19:00-19:40 Lecture IV: Dr. Maciej Olszewski & Dr. Magdalena Bizoń. Discussion: Robotic Surgery - Pro and Contra
HALL 2
16:00-17:45 Workshop A: Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials
18:15-20:00 Workshop B: Mastering Precision and Technique in Vascular Surgery
MAIN HALL
15:00-15:45 An Interactive Practical Lecture: ECHOES OF MEDICINE
14:40 Registration
Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel
M. K. Čiurlionis street 84, Vilnius, Lithuania
APRIL 12 th
Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel
M. K. Čiurlionis street 84, Vilnius, Lithuania
APRIL 12 th
Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel
M. K. Čiurlionis street 84, Vilnius, Lithuania
MARCH 14 th
09:00-09:10 Official Opening Ceremony
09:10-10:50 ORAL SESSION A: Structural and Reconstructive Surgery: Oral, Maxillofacial, ENT, Orthopedics & Plastic surgery
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Prof. Peter Schemmer, MD, PhD (Switzerland) Shaping the Future of Surgery: Lessons from Transplantation for Every Surgical Specialty
Karolė Simona Motiejūnaitė; Pijus Vainius; Milda Vitosytė DMD, DDS, Zygomatic Implants as a Solution for Severe Maxillary Atrophy: A Retrospective Comparison of the Classic and Quad Zygoma Schemes, Vilnius, Lithuania
Meilė Jucytė; Martyna Stelmokaitė DMD, Can Dental Implants Be Placed After Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw? A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Deividas Blažys; Alina Pūrienė MD, PhD, Epidemiological Characteristics of Jaw Sarcomas in the Lithuanian Population, Vilnius, Lithuania
Diana Naumkinaitė; Arnoldas Morozas MD, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Tailoring Surgery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilius Sivickis; Jaunius Kurtinaitis MD, PhD, Clinical Outcomes Of BAG-S53P4 in Surgical Dead Space Management for Osteomyelitis – A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Ieva Zemkauskaite; Marija Sarafinaite; Jaunius Kurtinaitis MD, PhD, A Serious Way to Save The Implant? External Rotator–Preserving versus Conventional Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fractures: A Comparative Clinical Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Patrīcija Paula Mūrniece; Laura Sabīne Taurmane; Pēteris Studers MD, PhD, Surgical Determinants of Stability After Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Implant and Technique Factors Associated With Dislocation, Riga, Latvia
Patricija Glovackaitė; Tomas Mačiulaitis MD, Reconstructive Strategies in Acute Nasal Soft-Tissue Trauma: A Systematic Review and Subunit-Based Algorithm, Vilnius, Lithuania
10:50-11:20 Coffee Break
11:20-13:00 ORAL SESSION B: Abdominal Surgery I: Upper GI & Hepatopancreatobiliary system
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Prof. Giuseppe Sica, MD, PhD (Italy) Trump, Coca-Cola, and the fructose frenzy that influences tumor development. Personalized medicine and possible routes to oncology treatments
Maria Wierucka; Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz MD, PhD, Lost In The Esophagus: Mesh Migration After HHR, Olsztyn, Poland
Ainė Lavrinovičiūtė; Donatas Danys MD, PhD, Revisional Bariatric Surgery After Primary Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Rokas Žekonis; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD, The Effect Of Time-To-Endoscopy On Mortality And Rebleeding In Upper GI Hemorrhage, Vilnius, Lithuania
Domas Drazdauskas; Martynas Lukšta MD, PhD; Augustinas Baušys MD, PhD; Klaudija Bičkaitė MD; Rokas Račkauskas MD, PhD; Marius Paškonis MD, PhD; Raminta Lukšaitė-Lukštė MD; Anastasija Ranceva MD; Rokas Stulpinas MD, PhD; Birutė Brasiūnienė MD PhD; Edita Baltruškevičienė MD, PhD; Nadežda Lachej MD, PhD; Rasa Sabaliauskaitė PhD; Rimantas Baušys MD, PhD; Skaistė Tulytė MD, PhD; Kęstutis Strupas MD, PhD, Quality of Life During PIPAC Treatment for Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastases, Vilnius, Lithuania
Dainida Juodaitytė; Donatas Danys MD, PhD, Bariatric Surgery: Results of Surgical Treatment of Grade I Obesity and a Review of the Literature, Vilnius, Lithuania
Gytė Gužauskaitė; Klaudija Bičkaitė-Baušienė MD; Rokas Račkauskas MD, PhD; Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD, Fluorescence-Guided Pancreatic Surgery with Indocyanine Green (ICG): A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Atėnė Stakaitytė; Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD, Comparison of Active And Passive Drainage After Pancreatic Resection Surgery, Vilnius Lithuania
Paulius Čepulis; Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD, Early Surgery versus Endoscopy-First Approach in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Anežka Kitzlerová; Jan Hlavsa MD, Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Brno, Czech Republic
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:40 ORAL SESSION C: Abdominal Surgery II: Colorectal, HPB & Abdominal Wall
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD (Lithuania) From Ice to Life: Developing an Experimental Liver Perfusion Platform for Clinical Translation
Augustas Poškus; Ugnė Imbrasaitė MD; Matas Jakubauskas MD, PhD; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Tomas Poškus MD, PhD, Long-Term Prognostic Value of Tumour Characteristics in Stage I–II Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Austėja Zubauskaitė; Tomas Poškus MD, PhD; Vilius Rudaitis MD, PhD; Kristina Marcinkevičiūtė MD, Clinical Results of Pelvic Exenteration for Malignancies of the Pelvic Organs: A Cohort Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jekaterina Jeņenkova; Kristīne Pavloviča MD, Hinchey Classification and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Diverticulitis: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study, Riga, Latvia
Gowda Yashwanth Sudheendra; Ariella Kondor Edina MD, PhD, Re-Evaluation of Preoperative MRI in Patients Undergoing Primary Surgery For Rectal Tumors, Pécs, Hungary
Ugnė Šilinskaitė; Tomas Poškus MD, PhD, How to Treat T1 Colorectal Cancer? Narrative Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Augustas Poškus; Ugnė Imbrasaitė MD; Matas Jakubauskas MD, PhD; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Kęstutis Strupas MD, PhD; Tomas Poškus MD, PhD, Impact of Histopathological Factors on Long-Term Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Saule Baskyte; Greta Vitkauskaite; Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD; Klaudija Bickaite MD, Splenic Preservation Through Partial Splenectomy: Case Report and Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Austėja Sakalauskaitė; Donatas Danys MD, PhD, Postoperative Seroma Formation Following Endoscopic Diastasis Recti Repair: Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
15:40 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:40 ORAL SESSION E: Vital Systems: Neurosurgery, Cardiac & Vascular Surgery
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Assoc. Prof. Viktoras Palys MD, PhD (USA) What the Human Brain Can Teach Every Surgeon (online)
Ignas Ruškys; Dominykas Budrys MD; Karolis Jonas MD, PhD, Results Of Pediatric Heart Transplantation In Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilius Ogaras; Domas Drazdauskas; Augustas Poškus; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Paulina Kazlauskaitė; Augustinas Baušys MD, PhD, Postoperative Dynamics Of Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein And Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein As Potential Biomarkers Of Surgical Site Infection After Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Ignas Ruškys; Aleksėjus Zorinas MD, PhD; Kęstutis Ručinskas MD, PhD; Vilius Janušauskas MD, PhD, Eleven-Year Single-Center Experience In Surgical Management Of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection, Vilnius, Lithuania
Viltė Vigelytė; Saulius Raugelė MD, PhD, Surgical Management Of Fungal Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis With Pannus Formation And Multiple Embolic Strokes: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Urtė Parchutikaitė; Lina Puodžiukaitė MD, Surgical Repair Of Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection In A 14-Week Pregnant Patient: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Augustė Melaikaitė; Valerija Mosenko MD; Dominykas Gerasimovas MD, Pedal Acceleration Time As A Predictor Of Wound Healing In Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Grigory Matvienko; Andrius Berūkštis MD, PhD, Endovascular Treatment Of Graft Pseudoaneurysm After Hybrid TAAA Repair In A Young Patient, Vilnius, Lithuania
Andrius Mašonis; Žilvinas Chomanskis MD, PhD, Beyond Craniotomy: Endovascular Approach To Brain-Computer Interface, Vilnius, Lithuania
Sepideh Shiroudbozorgi, Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Evacuation Of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Current Evidence And Surgical Outcomes, Rome, Italy
17:40-18:00 Coffee Break
8:00 Registration opens
*Note: Minor changes to the programme may occur. Keynote lecture and workshop times may be modified. Additional workshops and keynote lectures will be added soon
09:30-10:50 Workshop F: Essentials of Making Intimate Life Easier for Ostomates
10:50-11:20 Coffee Break
11:50-13:10 E-POSTER SESSION 1: Visceral, Vascular and General Surgery
Simona Leonavičė; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Management of Colorectal Cancer in Late-Diagnosed Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Aurelio Aquila; Buse Onur; Roberto Falla; Michela Pizzale; Gioia Brachini MD, PhD; Multidisciplinary Assessment of Heterogeneous Clinical Presentations Leading to Surgical Management of Acute Abdominal Complications: A Two-Case Series, Rome, Italy
Kristiina Tamm; Airi Tark MD; Bowel Obstruction Caused by a Capsule Endoscopy Video Device, Tartu, Estonia
Liza Loce; Timurs Salimbajevs MD; Delayed Diagnosis of Traumatic Bowel Microperforations After an Initially Negative CT Scan: A Case Report, Riga, Latvia
Katarzyna Biedrzycka; Maria Chodurska; Maciej Krasnodębski MD, PhD; Beyond The Liver: A Rare Case of Cutaneous Metastasis in Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma, Warsaw, Poland
Karlīna Vegere; Linda Kokaine MD, PhD; Management Challenges in Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis Complicated by Colonic Fistula: A Case Report, Riga, Latvia
Lelde Kalniņa; Kristīne Pavloviča MD; Complicated Chronic Pancreatitis with Bleeding From a Pseudoaneurysm of the Gastroduodenal Artery, Latvia
Aleksandra Rapa; Kinga Knop-Chodyła MD; Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbińska MD, PhD, DSc; Barbara Skrzydło-Radomańska MD, PhD, DSc; Halina Cichoż-Lach MD, PhD; Unusual Clinical Manifestation of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) - A Case Report, Lublin, Poland
Buse Onur; Aurelio Aquila; Roberto Falla; Manuela De Pascalis; Gioia Brachini MD, PhD; Rapidly Evolving Three Limbs Necrotizing Fasciitis due to Clostridium Septicum in an Immunocompromised Patient : A Fatal Case Report, Rome, Italy
Beatrise Alise Sarkanābola; Sergejs Šapovalovs MD, PhD; Laparoscopic Management of Small Bowel Ileus Caused by Migration of an Intragastric Balloon: A Case Report, Riga, Latvia
Radvilė Kadytė; Kornelija Venclovaitė; Birutė Vaišnytė MD, PhD; Darius Palionis MD, PhD; Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Venous Malformations: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Rokas Kašėta; Kipras Mikelis MD; Endovascular Management of Hemosuccus Pancreaticus Secondary to Superior Mesenteric Artery Pseudoaneurysm, Vilnius, Lithuania
Anna Knipše; Mārcis Gediņš MD; Comprehensive Surgical Management of a High-Localization Internal Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient With Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Case Report, Latvia
Kornelija Venclovaitė; Radvilė Kadytė; Birutė Vaišnytė MD, PhD; Darius Palionis MD, PhD; Management of Proteus Syndrome: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Wiktoria Lisińska; Iwona Strzelecka MD, PhD; Maria Respondek-Liberska MD, PhD; From Womb To Recovery: Navigating The Journey Of Complete d-TGA, Lodz, Poland
Giedrė Zdanavičiūtė; Diana Bužinskienė MD, PhD; Serous Borderline Ovarian Tumor Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:20-15:40 ORAL SESSION D: Reproductive Systems and Early Development: Gynecology, Urology & Pediatric Surgery
Gustė Vaišnoraitė; Diana Bužinskienė MD, PhD, Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound Signs for Detecting Adnexal Torsion: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Atėnė Stakaitytė; Diana Bužinskienė MD, PhD, Tubo-Ovarian Abscess – When Is Surgery Needed?, Vilnius, Lithuania
Eva Matulevičiūtė; Ieva Labanauskytė, Jekaterina Baglajeva MD; Linas Andreika MD, PhD, Ovarian Ectopic Pregnancy: Clinical Case and Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Dominyka Šuminskaitė; Aina Petraitytė; Adrius Gaurilčikas MD, PhD, Peritoneal Dissemination of Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma Potentially Induced by Diagnostic Hysteroscopy, Kaunas, Lithuania
Alicija Šavareikaitė; Paulius Valatka MD, Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Detection of Surgical Emergencies in Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain: A Comparative Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Paulė Kergytė; Beata Vincel MD, PhD, Beyond Childhood: The Long-Term Reality of Hypospadias Repair, Vilnius, Lithuania
Arnas Jankauskas; Jovita Laurinaitytė MD, Inconspicuous Presentation of Congenital Transmesenteric Hernia in a 4-Year-Old Female, Vilnius, Lithuania
Luka Grgar; Miram Pasini MD, Minimally Invasive Repair Of Traumatic Bladder Rupture In A Child: A Case Report, Zagreb, Croatia
Agnė Vasiulytė; Ugnė Mickevičiūtė MD, Nerve-Sparing Techniques in Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review of Functional and Oncological Outcomes, Vilnius, Lithuania
Rokas Žekonis; Ugnė Mickevičiūtė MD; Aušvydas Patašius MD, PhD, Aggressive High-Grade Prostatic Stromal Sarcoma in A 51-Year-Old Man with Rapid Progression to Early Death – A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
15:40-16:00 Coffee Break
16:20-17:40 E-POSTER SESSION 2: Specialized and Structural Surgical Disciplines
Gabija Dadurkaitė; Agnė Talačkaitė; Povilas Aniulis MD, PhD; Myopericytoma Arising in the Urogenital Tract: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Maria Żak; Joanna Żak; Hanna Kubik MD; Andrzej Grabowski MD, PhD; A Small Finger, A Complex Approach: Thenar Flap Reconstruction After Traumatic Distal Phalanx Amputation, Zabrze, Poland
Greta Ždankutė; Greta Miškinaitė; Aušra Lukošiūtė-Urbonienė MD, PhD; Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in a Preterm Low Birth Weight Infant: Is Surgical Repair Enough?, Kaunas, Lithuania
Alicja Szklarska; Joanna Bielewicz MD, PhD; Radosław Rola MD, PhD; Neuromonitoring Challenges: Supplementary Motor Area Dysfunctions After Complete Resection of a Parasagittal Meningioma, Lublin, Poland
Marija Kairāne; Sergejs Vvedenskis MD; Isolated Left Sphenoid Wing Hypoplasia Independent of Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Riga, Latvia
Vytautas Radavičius; Gediminas Lukšys MD; Complicated Multi-Stage Intervention for HIV-Related Spondylodiscitis and Spinal Candidal Abscess, Vilnius, Lithuania
Kristė Maldauskaitė; Akvilė Mikulskienė MD, Kamilė Macytė MD; Evaldas Padervinskis MD, PhD; Low-Grade Laryngeal Chondrosarcoma: A Diagnostic Challenge, Kaunas, Lithuania
Elizabete Gitendorfa; Jegors Safronovs MD; Orbital Wall Osteosynthesis Plate Migration Following Endoscopic Frontal Sinus Surgery for Mucopyocele with Orbital Involvement, Riga, Latvia
Gintarė Donata Kubiliūtė; Pijus Vainius; Alina Pūrienė MD, PhD; Peri-Implant Disease: Clinical and Radiological Assessment, Vilnius, Lithuania
Goda Malijauskaitė; Alina Pūrienė MD, PhD; Facial and Dental Trauma With Multidisciplinary Management After an Electric Scooter Accident: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Ainė Lavrinovičiūtė; Andrius Talijūnas MD; Complex Zygomaticomaxillary and Orbital Floor Fracture With Extensive Soft Tissue Injury After an Explosion: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Elanta Tarikaitė; Linas Zeniauskas MD; Pediatric End-Stage Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis Managed with Single-Stage Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Margarita Šteinberga; Jānis Upenieks MD, PhD; Diagnostic Challenges of Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report, Riga, Latvia
Ricards Levciks; Andris Vikmanis MD, PhD; Management of Distal Femoral Periprosthetic Fracture Complicated by Osteomyelitis: Successful Treatment with Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing, Riga, Latvia
Jonas Tamosiunas; Rokas Jurkonis MD, PhD; Gintare Lukoseviciute MD; Management of War-Related Lower Limb Fractures Complicated by Burns and Multidrug-Resistant Infection: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Patricija Glovackaitė; Mindaugas Jasinskas MD, Vilius Abeciūnas MD, Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Paulius Tamulionis MD; When a Post-Caesarean Hernia Becomes a Reconstructive Challenge: Single-Stage Abdominal Wall Repair, Vilnius, Lithuania
17:40-18:00 Coffee Break
18:00-19:00 Awards for Best Presentations and Official Closing Ceremony of the Conference
OPERATING THEATRE (ROOM A)
POST-OP WARD (ROOM B)
SKILLS LAB 1
09:30-10:50 Workshop G: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine (Group 1)
10:50-11:20 Coffee Break
11:50-13:10 Workshop G: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine (Group 2)
13:10-14:00 Lunch Break
14:20-15:40 Workshop G: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine (Group 3)
SKILLS LAB 2
09:30-10:30 Workshop H: Intelligent Ultrasound (Group 1)
10:50-11:20 Coffee Break
11:50-12:50 Workshop H: Intelligent Ultrasound (Group 2)
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:20-15:40 Workshop J: Principles of Fracture Internal Fixation
HOTEL BAR
19:00-20:00 SCALPEL BATTLES
20:00-00:00 Social Evening
Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel
M. K. Čiurlionis street 84, Vilnius, Lithuania
MARCH 14 th
09:00-09:10 Official Opening Ceremony
09:10-10:50 ORAL SESSION A: Structural and Reconstructive Surgery: Oral, Maxillofacial, ENT, Orthopedics & Plastic surgery
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Prof. Peter Schemmer, MD, PhD (Switzerland) Shaping the Future of Surgery: Lessons from Transplantation for Every Surgical Specialty
Karolė Simona Motiejūnaitė; Pijus Vainius; Milda Vitosytė DMD, DDS, Zygomatic Implants as a Solution for Severe Maxillary Atrophy: A Retrospective Comparison of the Classic and Quad Zygoma Schemes, Vilnius, Lithuania
Meilė Jucytė; Martyna Stelmokaitė DMD, Can Dental Implants Be Placed After Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw? A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Deividas Blažys; Alina Pūrienė MD, PhD, Epidemiological Characteristics of Jaw Sarcomas in the Lithuanian Population, Vilnius, Lithuania
Diana Naumkinaitė; Arnoldas Morozas MD, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Tailoring Surgery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilius Sivickis; Jaunius Kurtinaitis MD, PhD, Clinical Outcomes Of BAG-S53P4 in Surgical Dead Space Management for Osteomyelitis – A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Ieva Zemkauskaite; Marija Sarafinaite; Jaunius Kurtinaitis MD, PhD, A Serious Way to Save The Implant? External Rotator–Preserving versus Conventional Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fractures: A Comparative Clinical Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Patrīcija Paula Mūrniece; Laura Sabīne Taurmane; Pēteris Studers MD, PhD, Surgical Determinants of Stability After Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Implant and Technique Factors Associated With Dislocation, Riga, Latvia
Patricija Glovackaitė; Tomas Mačiulaitis MD, Reconstructive Strategies in Acute Nasal Soft-Tissue Trauma: A Systematic Review and Subunit-Based Algorithm, Vilnius, Lithuania
10:50-11:20 Coffee Break
11:20-13:00 ORAL SESSION B: Abdominal Surgery I: Upper GI & Hepatopancreatobiliary system
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Prof. Giuseppe Sica, MD, PhD (Italy) Trump, Coca-Cola, and the fructose frenzy that influences tumor development. Personalized medicine and possible routes to oncology treatments
Maria Wierucka; Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz MD, PhD, Lost In The Esophagus: Mesh Migration After HHR, Olsztyn, Poland
Ainė Lavrinovičiūtė; Donatas Danys MD, PhD, Revisional Bariatric Surgery After Primary Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Rokas Žekonis; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD, The Effect Of Time-To-Endoscopy On Mortality And Rebleeding In Upper GI Hemorrhage, Vilnius, Lithuania
Domas Drazdauskas; Martynas Lukšta MD, PhD; Augustinas Baušys MD, PhD; Klaudija Bičkaitė MD; Rokas Račkauskas MD, PhD; Marius Paškonis MD, PhD; Raminta Lukšaitė-Lukštė MD; Anastasija Ranceva MD; Rokas Stulpinas MD, PhD; Birutė Brasiūnienė MD PhD; Edita Baltruškevičienė MD, PhD; Nadežda Lachej MD, PhD; Rasa Sabaliauskaitė PhD; Rimantas Baušys MD, PhD; Skaistė Tulytė MD, PhD; Kęstutis Strupas MD, PhD, Quality of Life During PIPAC Treatment for Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Metastases, Vilnius, Lithuania
Dainida Juodaitytė; Donatas Danys MD, PhD, Bariatric Surgery: Results of Surgical Treatment of Grade I Obesity and a Review of the Literature, Vilnius, Lithuania
Gytė Gužauskaitė; Klaudija Bičkaitė-Baušienė MD; Rokas Račkauskas MD, PhD; Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD, Fluorescence-Guided Pancreatic Surgery with Indocyanine Green (ICG): A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Atėnė Stakaitytė; Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD, Comparison of Active And Passive Drainage After Pancreatic Resection Surgery, Vilnius Lithuania
Paulius Čepulis; Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD, Early Surgery versus Endoscopy-First Approach in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Anežka Kitzlerová; Jan Hlavsa MD, Surgical Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Brno, Czech Republic
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:40 ORAL SESSION C: Abdominal Surgery II: Colorectal, HPB & Abdominal Wall
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD (Lithuania) From Ice to Life: Developing an Experimental Liver Perfusion Platform for Clinical Translation
Augustas Poškus; Ugnė Imbrasaitė MD; Matas Jakubauskas MD, PhD; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Tomas Poškus MD, PhD, Long-Term Prognostic Value of Tumour Characteristics in Stage I–II Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Austėja Zubauskaitė; Tomas Poškus MD, PhD; Vilius Rudaitis MD, PhD; Kristina Marcinkevičiūtė MD, Clinical Results of Pelvic Exenteration for Malignancies of the Pelvic Organs: A Cohort Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jekaterina Jeņenkova; Kristīne Pavloviča MD, Hinchey Classification and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Diverticulitis: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study, Riga, Latvia
Gowda Yashwanth Sudheendra; Ariella Kondor Edina MD, PhD, Re-Evaluation of Preoperative MRI in Patients Undergoing Primary Surgery For Rectal Tumors, Pécs, Hungary
Ugnė Šilinskaitė; Tomas Poškus MD, PhD, How to Treat T1 Colorectal Cancer? Narrative Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Augustas Poškus; Ugnė Imbrasaitė MD; Matas Jakubauskas MD, PhD; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Kęstutis Strupas MD, PhD; Tomas Poškus MD, PhD, Impact of Histopathological Factors on Long-Term Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Saule Baskyte; Greta Vitkauskaite; Mindaugas Kvietkauskas MD, PhD; Klaudija Bickaite MD, Splenic Preservation Through Partial Splenectomy: Case Report and Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Austėja Sakalauskaitė; Donatas Danys MD, PhD, Postoperative Seroma Formation Following Endoscopic Diastasis Recti Repair: Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
15:40 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:40 ORAL SESSION E: Vital Systems: Neurosurgery, Cardiac & Vascular Surgery
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Assoc. Prof. Viktoras Palys MD, PhD (USA) What the Human Brain Can Teach Every Surgeon (online)
Ignas Ruškys; Dominykas Budrys MD; Karolis Jonas MD, PhD, Results Of Pediatric Heart Transplantation In Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilius Ogaras; Domas Drazdauskas; Augustas Poškus; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Paulina Kazlauskaitė; Augustinas Baušys MD, PhD, Postoperative Dynamics Of Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein And Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein As Potential Biomarkers Of Surgical Site Infection After Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery, Vilnius, Lithuania
Ignas Ruškys; Aleksėjus Zorinas MD, PhD; Kęstutis Ručinskas MD, PhD; Vilius Janušauskas MD, PhD, Eleven-Year Single-Center Experience In Surgical Management Of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection, Vilnius, Lithuania
Viltė Vigelytė; Saulius Raugelė MD, PhD, Surgical Management Of Fungal Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis With Pannus Formation And Multiple Embolic Strokes: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Urtė Parchutikaitė; Lina Puodžiukaitė MD, Surgical Repair Of Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection In A 14-Week Pregnant Patient: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Augustė Melaikaitė; Valerija Mosenko MD; Dominykas Gerasimovas MD, Pedal Acceleration Time As A Predictor Of Wound Healing In Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Grigory Matvienko; Andrius Berūkštis MD, PhD, Endovascular Treatment Of Graft Pseudoaneurysm After Hybrid TAAA Repair In A Young Patient, Vilnius, Lithuania
Andrius Mašonis; Žilvinas Chomanskis MD, PhD, Beyond Craniotomy: Endovascular Approach To Brain-Computer Interface, Vilnius, Lithuania
Sepideh Shiroudbozorgi, Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Evacuation Of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Current Evidence And Surgical Outcomes, Rome, Italy
17:40-18:00 Coffee Break
8:00 Registration opens
*Note: Minor changes to the programme may occur. Keynote lecture and workshop times may be modified. Additional workshops and keynote lectures will be added soon
09:30-10:50 Workshop F: Essentials of Making Intimate Life Easier for Ostomates
10:50-11:20 Coffee Break
11:50-13:10 E-POSTER SESSION 1: Visceral, Vascular and General Surgery
Simona Leonavičė; Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Management of Colorectal Cancer in Late-Diagnosed Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Aurelio Aquila; Buse Onur; Roberto Falla; Michela Pizzale; Gioia Brachini MD, PhD; Multidisciplinary Assessment of Heterogeneous Clinical Presentations Leading to Surgical Management of Acute Abdominal Complications: A Two-Case Series, Rome, Italy
Kristiina Tamm; Airi Tark MD; Bowel Obstruction Caused by a Capsule Endoscopy Video Device, Tartu, Estonia
Liza Loce; Timurs Salimbajevs MD; Delayed Diagnosis of Traumatic Bowel Microperforations After an Initially Negative CT Scan: A Case Report, Riga, Latvia
Katarzyna Biedrzycka; Maria Chodurska; Maciej Krasnodębski MD, PhD; Beyond The Liver: A Rare Case of Cutaneous Metastasis in Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma, Warsaw, Poland
Karlīna Vegere; Linda Kokaine MD, PhD; Management Challenges in Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis Complicated by Colonic Fistula: A Case Report, Riga, Latvia
Lelde Kalniņa; Kristīne Pavloviča MD; Complicated Chronic Pancreatitis with Bleeding From a Pseudoaneurysm of the Gastroduodenal Artery, Latvia
Aleksandra Rapa; Kinga Knop-Chodyła MD; Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbińska MD, PhD, DSc; Barbara Skrzydło-Radomańska MD, PhD, DSc; Halina Cichoż-Lach MD, PhD; Unusual Clinical Manifestation of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) - A Case Report, Lublin, Poland
Buse Onur; Aurelio Aquila; Roberto Falla; Manuela De Pascalis; Gioia Brachini MD, PhD; Rapidly Evolving Three Limbs Necrotizing Fasciitis due to Clostridium Septicum in an Immunocompromised Patient : A Fatal Case Report, Rome, Italy
Beatrise Alise Sarkanābola; Sergejs Šapovalovs MD, PhD; Laparoscopic Management of Small Bowel Ileus Caused by Migration of an Intragastric Balloon: A Case Report, Riga, Latvia
Radvilė Kadytė; Kornelija Venclovaitė; Birutė Vaišnytė MD, PhD; Darius Palionis MD, PhD; Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Venous Malformations: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Rokas Kašėta; Kipras Mikelis MD; Endovascular Management of Hemosuccus Pancreaticus Secondary to Superior Mesenteric Artery Pseudoaneurysm, Vilnius, Lithuania
Anna Knipše; Mārcis Gediņš MD; Comprehensive Surgical Management of a High-Localization Internal Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient With Fibromuscular Dysplasia: A Case Report, Latvia
Kornelija Venclovaitė; Radvilė Kadytė; Birutė Vaišnytė MD, PhD; Darius Palionis MD, PhD; Management of Proteus Syndrome: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Wiktoria Lisińska; Iwona Strzelecka MD, PhD; Maria Respondek-Liberska MD, PhD; From Womb To Recovery: Navigating The Journey Of Complete d-TGA, Lodz, Poland
Giedrė Zdanavičiūtė; Diana Bužinskienė MD, PhD; Serous Borderline Ovarian Tumor Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:20-15:40 ORAL SESSION D: Reproductive Systems and Early Development: Gynecology, Urology & Pediatric Surgery
Gustė Vaišnoraitė; Diana Bužinskienė MD, PhD, Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound Signs for Detecting Adnexal Torsion: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Atėnė Stakaitytė; Diana Bužinskienė MD, PhD, Tubo-Ovarian Abscess – When Is Surgery Needed?, Vilnius, Lithuania
Eva Matulevičiūtė; Ieva Labanauskytė, Jekaterina Baglajeva MD; Linas Andreika MD, PhD, Ovarian Ectopic Pregnancy: Clinical Case and Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Dominyka Šuminskaitė; Aina Petraitytė; Adrius Gaurilčikas MD, PhD, Peritoneal Dissemination of Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma Potentially Induced by Diagnostic Hysteroscopy, Kaunas, Lithuania
Alicija Šavareikaitė; Paulius Valatka MD, Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Detection of Surgical Emergencies in Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain: A Comparative Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Paulė Kergytė; Beata Vincel MD, PhD, Beyond Childhood: The Long-Term Reality of Hypospadias Repair, Vilnius, Lithuania
Arnas Jankauskas; Jovita Laurinaitytė MD, Inconspicuous Presentation of Congenital Transmesenteric Hernia in a 4-Year-Old Female, Vilnius, Lithuania
Luka Grgar; Miram Pasini MD, Minimally Invasive Repair Of Traumatic Bladder Rupture In A Child: A Case Report, Zagreb, Croatia
Agnė Vasiulytė; Ugnė Mickevičiūtė MD, Nerve-Sparing Techniques in Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review of Functional and Oncological Outcomes, Vilnius, Lithuania
Rokas Žekonis; Ugnė Mickevičiūtė MD; Aušvydas Patašius MD, PhD, Aggressive High-Grade Prostatic Stromal Sarcoma in A 51-Year-Old Man with Rapid Progression to Early Death – A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
15:40-16:00 Coffee Break
16:20-17:40 E-POSTER SESSION 2: Specialized and Structural Surgical Disciplines
Gabija Dadurkaitė; Agnė Talačkaitė; Povilas Aniulis MD, PhD; Myopericytoma Arising in the Urogenital Tract: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Maria Żak; Joanna Żak; Hanna Kubik MD; Andrzej Grabowski MD, PhD; A Small Finger, A Complex Approach: Thenar Flap Reconstruction After Traumatic Distal Phalanx Amputation, Zabrze, Poland
Greta Ždankutė; Greta Miškinaitė; Aušra Lukošiūtė-Urbonienė MD, PhD; Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in a Preterm Low Birth Weight Infant: Is Surgical Repair Enough?, Kaunas, Lithuania
Alicja Szklarska; Joanna Bielewicz MD, PhD; Radosław Rola MD, PhD; Neuromonitoring Challenges: Supplementary Motor Area Dysfunctions After Complete Resection of a Parasagittal Meningioma, Lublin, Poland
Marija Kairāne; Sergejs Vvedenskis MD; Isolated Left Sphenoid Wing Hypoplasia Independent of Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Riga, Latvia
Vytautas Radavičius; Gediminas Lukšys MD; Complicated Multi-Stage Intervention for HIV-Related Spondylodiscitis and Spinal Candidal Abscess, Vilnius, Lithuania
Kristė Maldauskaitė; Akvilė Mikulskienė MD, Kamilė Macytė MD; Evaldas Padervinskis MD, PhD; Low-Grade Laryngeal Chondrosarcoma: A Diagnostic Challenge, Kaunas, Lithuania
Elizabete Gitendorfa; Jegors Safronovs MD; Orbital Wall Osteosynthesis Plate Migration Following Endoscopic Frontal Sinus Surgery for Mucopyocele with Orbital Involvement, Riga, Latvia
Gintarė Donata Kubiliūtė; Pijus Vainius; Alina Pūrienė MD, PhD; Peri-Implant Disease: Clinical and Radiological Assessment, Vilnius, Lithuania
Goda Malijauskaitė; Alina Pūrienė MD, PhD; Facial and Dental Trauma With Multidisciplinary Management After an Electric Scooter Accident: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Ainė Lavrinovičiūtė; Andrius Talijūnas MD; Complex Zygomaticomaxillary and Orbital Floor Fracture With Extensive Soft Tissue Injury After an Explosion: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Elanta Tarikaitė; Linas Zeniauskas MD; Pediatric End-Stage Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis Managed with Single-Stage Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Margarita Šteinberga; Jānis Upenieks MD, PhD; Diagnostic Challenges of Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report, Riga, Latvia
Ricards Levciks; Andris Vikmanis MD, PhD; Management of Distal Femoral Periprosthetic Fracture Complicated by Osteomyelitis: Successful Treatment with Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing, Riga, Latvia
Jonas Tamosiunas; Rokas Jurkonis MD, PhD; Gintare Lukoseviciute MD; Management of War-Related Lower Limb Fractures Complicated by Burns and Multidrug-Resistant Infection: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Patricija Glovackaitė; Mindaugas Jasinskas MD, Vilius Abeciūnas MD, Marius Kryžauskas MD, PhD; Paulius Tamulionis MD; When a Post-Caesarean Hernia Becomes a Reconstructive Challenge: Single-Stage Abdominal Wall Repair, Vilnius, Lithuania
17:40-18:00 Coffee Break
18:00-19:00 Awards for Best Presentations and Official Closing Ceremony of the Conference
SKILLS LAB 1
09:30-10:50 Workshop G: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine (Group 1)
10:50-11:20 Coffee Break
11:50-13:10 Workshop G: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine (Group 2)
13:10-14:00 Lunch Break
14:20-15:40 Workshop G: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine (Group 3)
09:30-10:30 Workshop H: Intelligent Ultrasound (Group 1)
10:50-11:20 Coffee Break
11:50-12:50 Workshop H: Intelligent Ultrasound (Group 2)
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:20-15:40 Workshop J: Principles of Fracture Internal Fixation
OPERATING THEATRE (ROOM A)
POST-OP WARD (ROOM B)
SKILLS LAB 2
HOTEL BAR
19:00-20:00 SCALPEL BATTLES
20:00-00:00 Social Evening
STAGE I
9.00-9.10 Welcome speech
9.10-11.00 SESSION A: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Thoracic, Cardiovascular, and Neurosurgery
9:10-9.30 Keynote speaker lecture: Assoc. Prof. Viktoras Palys, MD (USA). What the Human Brain Can Teach Every Surgeon
9:30-10:50 8-10 best selected presentations
10:50 Discussion
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-13.00 SESSION B: Rebuilding Lives – Exploring Trauma, Orthopedics, and Plastic Surgery
11:30-11.50 Keynote speaker lecture: to be announced
11:50-12:50 8-10 best selected presentations
12:50 Discussion
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 SESSION C: Surgical Care Across Generations – From Pediatrics to Women’s Health
14:00-14.20 Keynote speaker lecture: Prof. Giuseppe Sica, M.D., PhD (Italy). The Role of Research in a Surgical Career
14:20-15:20 8-10 best selected presentations
15:20 Discussion
15.30-16.00 Coffee break
16.00-17.30 SESSION D: Core Surgical Breakthroughs: Focus on General and Abdominal Surgery
16:00-16.20 Keynote speaker lecture: Prof. Peter Schemmer, M.D. (Switzerland). Shaping the Future of Surgery: Lessons from Transplantation for Every Surgical Specialty
16:20-17:20 8-10 best selected presentations
17:20 Discussion
17:45 Closing ceremony
8:15-9:00 REGISTRATION
*Note: Minor changes to the programme may occur. Session topics will be adjusted according to the selected student presentations. Keynote lecture and workshop times may be modified. Additional workshops and keynote lectures will be added soon
STAGE II
9.10-11.00 Workshop C: Battlefield Trauma Management: Surgical Principles for Conflict Zones
11.00-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-13.00 E-posters: Session 1: Abdominal, General, Pediatric, Gynecology, Orthopedics, and Plastic Surgery
11:30-12:30 10-12 best selected presentations
12:30 Discussion
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 E-posters: Session 2: Neurosurgery, Cardiac, Vascular, Urological, Ophthalmological, and Otorhinolaryngological Surgery
14:00-15:00 10-12 best selected presentations
15:00 Discussion
15.30-16.00 Coffee break
16.00-17.30 Workshop D: Principles of Fracture Internal Fixation
STAGE I
9:00-9:20 Welcome speech. A Word from Honorable Mentors
9:20-10:50 SESSION A: Rebuilding Lives - Exploring Trauma, Orthopedics, and Plastic Surgery
Rokas Venclovas; Justina Baltrūnaitė, Ankle Arthrodesis and Total Ankle Arthroplasty Outcomes in Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Comparitive Retrospective Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Marija Sarafinaitė; Ieva Zemkauskaitė, Antibiotic Cement-Coated Nails for Infected Non-Unions: a Rotten Long Bone Saving Operation, Vilnius, Lithuania
Žiga Godicelj; Jure Kastelic, Mid-Term Analysis of the Survival of Uncemented Total Knee Arthroplasties with Modular Tibial Components Made of Porous Tantalum, Maribor, Slovenia
Greta Andrejauskaitė, Efficacy of Biomimetic Collagen-Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds and Bone Marrow Stimulation in Articular Cartilage Regeneration, Kaunas, Lithuania
Domas Drazdauskas, Varus Deformation of the Femoral Stem in Hip Arthroplasty: Anatomical and Surgical Risk Factors, Vilnius, Lithuania
Karolina Volodzkaitė, Comparative Outcomes of Various Breast Reduction Techniques, Kaunas, Lithuania
Ieva Rogačiūtė, Breastfeeding After Reduction Mammoplasty for Aesthetic Reasons: A Systematic Review of the Last Decade, Kaunas, Lithuania
Magdalena Eglė Kairaitytė, The Management of Complex Pelvis Fracture in Polytrauma Patient, Vilnius, Lithuania
10:50-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-13:00 SESSION B: Core Surgical Breakthroughs: Focus on General and Abdominal Surgery
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Giuseppe Sica (Italy). Beyond the Scalpel: the Future of Surgery Between Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Personalization
Jakub Rochoń, Ultrasound Percutaneous Transhepatic Approach – Original Research. Warsaw, Poland.
Andrius Gudauskas; Augustas Poškus, Delayed Diagnosis of Appendiceal Endometriosis Presenting as Recurrent Abdominal Pain: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Monika Vaičiūtė, Gender-Based Differences in Pain Scale and Recurrence of Pilonidal Disease, Kaunas, Lithuania
Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery: Case Control Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jakub Łomzik; Wiktoria Kozłowska; Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz, Reversal of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Due to Protein-Energy Malnutrition: A Case Report, Bialystok, Poland
Julija Garnytė; Monika Vaičiūtė, Is There an Ideal Follow-Up Period for Pilonidal Disease? Kaunas, Lithuania
Milvydė Marija Tamutytė; Beatričė Kuzminaitė, Artificial Intelligence in General Surgery: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jakub Rochoń, Inferior Vena Cava-Atrial Anastomosis in Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation with Extensive Inferior Vena Cava Occlusion – A Case Report and Literature Review, Warsaw, Poland
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:40 SESSION C: Exploring Clinical and Research Perspectives in Gynecology, Pediatric Surgery, and Urology
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Gintaras Antanavičius, MD (USA). Robotic Surgery: The Path to Mastery and Lessons Learned in Bariatrics (online)
Wiktoria Lisińska; Kinga Racisz, When Anticipation Is Accompanied By Uncertainty - Malignant Disease During Pregnancy. Case Report, Lodz, Poland
Austėja Zubauskaitė, Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (VNOTES) In Gynaecology: Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Paulina Stalgytė; Estela Koženevskytė, Laparoscopic Surgical Management Of Ovarian Teratoma With Unusual Histological Characteristics: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Alicija Šavareikaitė, 3D Printing Technologies In Pediatric Surgery: Innovations In Surgical Planning And Treatment. Vilnius, Lithuania
Paulė Kergytė, Application Of Virtual Reality Technology In Reducing Children's Pain, Fear, And Anxiety During Surgical Procedures, Vilnius, Lithuania
Milda Kančytė, Management Of Esophageal Atresia And Tracheoesophageal Fistula In A Newborn: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Austėja Zubauskaitė, Ovarian Brenner Tumor With Contralateral Ovarian Cystadenoma:Case Report And Literature Review, Vilnius Lithuania
15:40-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:40 SESSION D: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Andrej Rudanov. Navigating Surgical Interventions: Legal Standards and Risk Management
Kornelija Gazbeinaitė, Case Report: Successful Treatment of Coarctation of the Aorta Without Surgical Correction In An Extremely Low Birth Weight Newborn, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Matas Žekonis, Suppurative Gigantic Common Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Treatment Course With Surgical Resection And Vac Therapy, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Augustė Melaikaitė, The Impact of Latency and Force on Performance in an Endovascular Simulation Task: Implications for Robotic Telesurgery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Gabija Žymantaitė, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome After EVAR. A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Alicija Krasavceva, Uncommon Presentation Of A Giant Petrous Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Of Isolated Abducens Nerve Palsy, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Patricija Griškaitė, Crossover Femorofemoropopliteal Bypass As An Alternative Approach In Multisegmental Arterial Occlusions: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Justina Grigaitienė, Multidisciplinary Approach To Treating Multisegmental Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Meilė Jucytė, Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Complex And Extensive Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Multifactorial Complication, Vilnius, Lithuania.
17:40-18:00 Coffee break
18:00-19:00 SCALPEL BATTLES
19:00 Closing Ceremony, Awards
STAGE III
9:20-11:00 Workshop C: Intelligent Ultrasound
11:00-11:20 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Workshop D: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Workshop E: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine
15:40-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Workshop F*: Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials (BONUS)
8:15-9:00 REGISTRATION
*Further details regarding the workshops will be provided later. These will include training on surgical suturing and other essential skills, as well as workshops organized by the Conference sponsors
STAGE II
11:30-13:00 E-POSTERS Session 1: Gynecology, Pediatric and Abdominal Surgery
Joris Ribikauskas; Gerda Smolskaitė, Bladder Rupture After Abdominal Trauma: a Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Grėta Nekrasovaitė; Marius Janušauskas, Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Of Peritoneal Tuberculosis With Elevated Ovarian Tumor Markers And Carcinomatosis-Like Presentation, Kaunas, Lithuania
Agnė Gudauskaitė, A Case Report Of Mesenteric Cystic Lymphangioma With Multiple Abdominal Organs Granulomas, Vilnius Lithuania
Julia Łaskawiec, Management Of An Unusually Large Vulvar Hematoma Following A Trauma To The Perineum: A Case Report, Warsaw, Poland
Kotryna Šimkūnaitė, Postoperative Challenges In A Neonate With Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Laurynas Šarkinas, Migrated Coil after Embolization of a Splenic Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report. Vilnius, Lithuania
Mateusz Malinowski; Aleksandra Lewczak, Surgical Management of a Giant Goiter: A Case Study of a 55-Year-Old Male, Białystok, Poland
Aleksandra Lewczak, Mateusz Malinowski, A Case of Recurrent Foreign Object Ingestion and Self-Embedding: A Management Challenge, Białystok, Poland
Ugnė Kriščiūnaitė; Raminta Akelaitytė, Appendix – Always the Bad Guy: Intussusception of the Appendix Secondary to the Appendiceal Adenoma, A Case Report. Kaunas, Lithuania
Jovilė Gedmontaitė; Gintarė Deksnytė, Bowel Obstruction due to a Gall Bladder Stone: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 E-POSTERS Session 2: Orthopedic surgery, Interventional Radiology, Vacular and Cardiac Surgery and ENT
Akvilė Drachnerytė, Bilateral Adult Hip Dysplasia: from Acetabular Labral Tear to Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Iris Tõnismaa, Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fracture with the Development of Pseudoarthrosis. Case Report, Tartu, Estonia
Dora Klobučar; Maja Kranjčec, Complete Restauration of Chronically Ruptured Achilles Tendon Treated with Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer, Rijeka, Croatia
Darijus Astrauskas, Surgical Management of Acetabular Fracture with Femoral Head Migration Into the Pelvic Cavity: A Case Report. Kaunas, Lithuania
Rokas Venclovas; Justina Baltrūnaitė, Custom Angled Blade Plate Fixation For A Femoral Fracture in Paget’s Disease: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Alicija Krasavceva, Neurodegenerative Manifestations Of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Case Of Delirium And Cognitive Dysfunction, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Nikolina Kovač, Splenic Artery Aneurysm In Patient With Dunbar Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Management Approach, Rijeka, Croatia.
Edita Družaitė; Matas Šimkus, Samurai Cannulation In Acute Type I Aortic Dissection Direct True Lumen Technique. Kaunas, Lithuania.
Justina Grigaitiene, Pregnant Woman With Blunt Cardiac Rupture, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Alise Kitija Rūtiņa, Postoperative Recovery And Follow-Up Visits In Patients With Cholesteatoma: A Day Care Clinic Perspective, Riga, Latvia.
Greta Zaburaitė, From Incidental Finding to Osteomuscular Free Flap Reconstruction: Management of Primary Reconstruction Failure Following Mandibular Ossifying Fibroma Resection, Vilnius, Lithuania
Gerda Grigucevičiūtė Deivilė Kvaraciejūtė, Polysinusitis Complicated by Intracranial Abscess and Granuloma, Vilnius, Lithuania
Matas Kuncė, Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy with Bone Pate Obliteration in Recurrent Pediatric Cholesteatoma: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.
15:40-16:00 Coffee break
STAGE I
9:00-9:20 Welcome speech. A Word from Honorable Mentors
9:20-10:50 SESSION A: Rebuilding Lives - Exploring Trauma, Orthopedics, and Plastic Surgery
Rokas Venclovas; Justina Baltrūnaitė, Ankle Arthrodesis and Total Ankle Arthroplasty Outcomes in Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Comparitive Retrospective Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Marija Sarafinaitė; Ieva Zemkauskaitė, Antibiotic Cement-Coated Nails for Infected Non-Unions: a Rotten Long Bone Saving Operation, Vilnius, Lithuania
Žiga Godicelj; Jure Kastelic, Mid-Term Analysis of the Survival of Uncemented Total Knee Arthroplasties with Modular Tibial Components Made of Porous Tantalum, Maribor, Slovenia
Greta Andrejauskaitė, Efficacy of Biomimetic Collagen-Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds and Bone Marrow Stimulation in Articular Cartilage Regeneration, Kaunas, Lithuania
Domas Drazdauskas, Varus Deformation of the Femoral Stem in Hip Arthroplasty: Anatomical and Surgical Risk Factors, Vilnius, Lithuania
Karolina Volodzkaitė, Comparative Outcomes of Various Breast Reduction Techniques, Kaunas, Lithuania
Ieva Rogačiūtė, Breastfeeding After Reduction Mammoplasty for Aesthetic Reasons: A Systematic Review of the Last Decade, Kaunas, Lithuania
Magdalena Eglė Kairaitytė, The Management of Complex Pelvis Fracture in Polytrauma Patient, Vilnius, Lithuania
10:50-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-13:00 SESSION B: Core Surgical Breakthroughs: Focus on General and Abdominal Surgery
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Giuseppe Sica (Italy). Beyond the Scalpel: the Future of Surgery Between Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Personalization
Jakub Rochoń, Ultrasound Percutaneous Transhepatic Approach – Original Research. Warsaw, Poland.
Andrius Gudauskas; Augustas Poškus, Delayed Diagnosis of Appendiceal Endometriosis Presenting as Recurrent Abdominal Pain: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Monika Vaičiūtė, Gender-Based Differences in Pain Scale and Recurrence of Pilonidal Disease, Kaunas, Lithuania
Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery: Case Control Study, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jakub Łomzik; Wiktoria Kozłowska; Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz, Reversal of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Due to Protein-Energy Malnutrition: A Case Report, Bialystok, Poland
Julija Garnytė; Monika Vaičiūtė, Is There an Ideal Follow-Up Period for Pilonidal Disease? Kaunas, Lithuania
Milvydė Marija Tamutytė; Beatričė Kuzminaitė, Artificial Intelligence in General Surgery: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jakub Rochoń, Inferior Vena Cava-Atrial Anastomosis in Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation with Extensive Inferior Vena Cava Occlusion – A Case Report and Literature Review, Warsaw, Poland
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:40 SESSION C: Exploring Clinical and Research Perspectives in Gynecology, Pediatric Surgery, and Urology
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Gintaras Antanavičius, MD (USA). Robotic Surgery: The Path to Mastery and Lessons Learned in Bariatrics (online)
Wiktoria Lisińska; Kinga Racisz, When Anticipation Is Accompanied By Uncertainty - Malignant Disease During Pregnancy. Case Report, Lodz, Poland
Austėja Zubauskaitė, Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (VNOTES) In Gynaecology: Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania
Paulina Stalgytė; Estela Koženevskytė, Laparoscopic Surgical Management Of Ovarian Teratoma With Unusual Histological Characteristics: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Alicija Šavareikaitė, 3D Printing Technologies In Pediatric Surgery: Innovations In Surgical Planning And Treatment. Vilnius, Lithuania
Paulė Kergytė, Application Of Virtual Reality Technology In Reducing Children's Pain, Fear, And Anxiety During Surgical Procedures, Vilnius, Lithuania
Milda Kančytė, Management Of Esophageal Atresia And Tracheoesophageal Fistula In A Newborn: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Austėja Zubauskaitė, Ovarian Brenner Tumor With Contralateral Ovarian Cystadenoma:Case Report And Literature Review, Vilnius Lithuania
15:40-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:40 SESSION D: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Andrej Rudanov. Navigating Surgical Interventions: Legal Standards and Risk Management
Kornelija Gazbeinaitė, Case Report: Successful Treatment of Coarctation of the Aorta Without Surgical Correction In An Extremely Low Birth Weight Newborn, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Matas Žekonis, Suppurative Gigantic Common Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Treatment Course With Surgical Resection And Vac Therapy, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Augustė Melaikaitė, The Impact of Latency and Force on Performance in an Endovascular Simulation Task: Implications for Robotic Telesurgery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Gabija Žymantaitė, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome After EVAR. A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Alicija Krasavceva, Uncommon Presentation Of A Giant Petrous Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Of Isolated Abducens Nerve Palsy, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Patricija Griškaitė, Crossover Femorofemoropopliteal Bypass As An Alternative Approach In Multisegmental Arterial Occlusions: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Justina Grigaitienė, Multidisciplinary Approach To Treating Multisegmental Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Meilė Jucytė, Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Complex And Extensive Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Multifactorial Complication, Vilnius, Lithuania.
17:40-18:00 Coffee break
18:00-19:00 SCALPEL BATTLES
19:00 Closing Ceremony, Awards
STAGE II
11:30-13:00 E-POSTERS Session 1: Gynecology, Pediatric and Abdominal Surgery
Joris Ribikauskas; Gerda Smolskaitė, Bladder Rupture After Abdominal Trauma: a Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Grėta Nekrasovaitė; Marius Janušauskas, Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Of Peritoneal Tuberculosis With Elevated Ovarian Tumor Markers And Carcinomatosis-Like Presentation, Kaunas, Lithuania
Agnė Gudauskaitė, A Case Report Of Mesenteric Cystic Lymphangioma With Multiple Abdominal Organs Granulomas, Vilnius Lithuania
Julia Łaskawiec, Management Of An Unusually Large Vulvar Hematoma Following A Trauma To The Perineum: A Case Report, Warsaw, Poland
Kotryna Šimkūnaitė, Postoperative Challenges In A Neonate With Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania
Laurynas Šarkinas, Migrated Coil after Embolization of a Splenic Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report. Vilnius, Lithuania
Mateusz Malinowski; Aleksandra Lewczak,
Surgical Management of a Giant Goiter: A Case Study of a 55-Year-Old Male, Białystok, Poland
Aleksandra Lewczak, Mateusz Malinowski, A Case of Recurrent Foreign Object Ingestion and Self-Embedding: A Management Challenge, Białystok, Poland
Ugnė Kriščiūnaitė; Raminta Akelaitytė, Appendix – Always the Bad Guy: Intussusception of the Appendix Secondary to the Appendiceal Adenoma, A Case Report. Kaunas, Lithuania
Jovilė Gedmontaitė; Gintarė Deksnytė, Bowel Obstruction due to a Gall Bladder Stone: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 E-POSTERS Session 2: Orthopedic surgery, Interventional Radiology, Vacular and Cardiac Surgery and ENT
Akvilė Drachnerytė, Bilateral Adult Hip Dysplasia: from Acetabular Labral Tear to Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Iris Tõnismaa, Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fracture with the Development of Pseudoarthrosis. Case Report, Tartu, Estonia
Dora Klobučar; Maja Kranjčec, Complete Restauration of Chronically Ruptured Achilles Tendon Treated with Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer, Rijeka, Croatia
Darijus Astrauskas, Surgical Management of Acetabular Fracture with Femoral Head Migration Into the Pelvic Cavity: A Case Report. Kaunas, Lithuania
Rokas Venclovas; Justina Baltrūnaitė, Custom Angled Blade Plate Fixation For A Femoral Fracture in Paget’s Disease: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania
Alicija Krasavceva, Neurodegenerative Manifestations Of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Case Of Delirium And Cognitive Dysfunction, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Nikolina Kovač, Splenic Artery Aneurysm In Patient With Dunbar Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Management Approach, Rijeka, Croatia.
Edita Družaitė; Matas Šimkus, Samurai Cannulation In Acute Type I Aortic Dissection Direct True Lumen Technique. Kaunas, Lithuania.
Justina Grigaitiene, Pregnant Woman With Blunt Cardiac Rupture, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Alise Kitija Rūtiņa, Postoperative Recovery And Follow-Up Visits In Patients With Cholesteatoma: A Day Care Clinic Perspective, Riga, Latvia.
Greta Zaburaitė, From Incidental Finding to Osteomuscular Free Flap Reconstruction: Management of Primary Reconstruction Failure Following Mandibular Ossifying Fibroma Resection, Vilnius, Lithuania
Gerda Grigucevičiūtė Deivilė Kvaraciejūtė, Polysinusitis Complicated by Intracranial Abscess and Granuloma, Vilnius, Lithuania
Matas Kuncė, Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy with Bone Pate Obliteration in Recurrent Pediatric Cholesteatoma: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.
15:40-16:00 Coffee break
STAGE III
9:20-11:00 Workshop C: Intelligent Ultrasound
11:00-11:20 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Workshop D: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Workshop E: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine
15:40-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Workshop F: Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials (BONUS)
8:15-9:00 Registration
STAGE I
9:00-9:10 Welcome speech
9:10-11:00 SESSION A: Rebuilding Lives – Exploring Trauma, Orthopedics, Plastic and Neurosurgery
9:10-9.30 Keynote speaker lecture: Dr n. med. Mateusz Maślanka (Poland). Burnout in Surgery: Managing Stress, Work-Life Balance, and Mental Health
9:30-10:50 8-10 best selected student presentations
10:50 Discussion
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 SESSION B: Core Surgical Breakthroughs: Focus on General and Abdominal Surgery
11:30-11.50 Keynote speaker lecture: Prof. Giuseppe Sica (Italy). Beyond the Scalpel: the Future of Surgery between Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Personalization
11:50-12:50 8-10 best selected student presentations
12:50 Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 SESSION C: Surgical Care Across Generations – From Pediatrics to Women’s Health
14:00-14:20 Keynote speaker lecture: Gintaras Antanavičius, MD (USA). Robotic Surgery: The Path to Mastery and Lessons Learned in Bariatrics (online)
14:20-15:20 8-10 best selected student presentations
15:20 Discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 SESSION D: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Thoracic, Cardiovascular, and Ophthalmologic Surgery
16:00-16.20 Keynote speaker lecture: Andrej Rudanov. Navigating Surgical Interventions: Legal Standards and Risk Management
16:20-17:20 8-10 best selected student presentations
17:30 Discussion
18:00 SCALPEL BATTLES
19:00 Closing ceremony
STAGE II
11:30-13:00 E-posters: Session 1: Gynecology, Pediatric and Abdominal Surgery
11:30-12:30 10-12 best selected student presentations
12:30 Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 E-posters: Session 2: Orthopedic Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Vascular and Cardiac Surgery and ENT
14:00-15:00 10-14 best selected student presentations
15:00 Discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
8:15-9:00 Registration
Note: The topics of sessions may be modified based on the topics of selected student presentations.
*Further details regarding the workshops will be provided later. These will include training on surgical suturing and other essential skills, as well as workshops organized by the Conference sponsors.
STAGE III
9:10-11:00 Workshop C: Intelligent Ultrasound
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Workshop D* To be announced
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Workshop E* To be announced
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Workshop F* To be announced
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:10 Welcome speech
9:10-11:00 Session A*:
Beyond the Incision: The Holistic Approach to Surgical Patient Well-being
9:10 Keynote speaker lecture: to be announced
9:30-10:50 10 selected student presentations
10:50 Discussion
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Session B*: Technological Advances in Surgery – A Multispecialty Perspective: Robotics in Surgery, Integration of Virtual Reality in Surgical Training, Innovations in Telemedicine for Surgical Consultations
11:30 Keynote speaker lecture: Tomas Baltrūnas MD, PhD
11:50-12:50 10 selected student presentations
12:50 Discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Session C*: Surgical Tales: Unusual Cases and Lessons Learned
14:00 Keynote speaker lecture: Prof. Tomas Poškus MD, PhD
14:20–15:20 10 selected student presentations
15:20 Discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Session D*: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Surgical Decision-Making
16:00 Keynote speaker lecture: To be announced
16:20-17:20 10 selected student presentations
17:20 Discussion
17:45 Closing speech, acknowledgements
*Workshops will be held during the sessions in separate rooms:
SCALPEL BATTLES
Ever heard of it?
It’s a must-see event at this year’s Vilnius Surgical Symposium for medical students! We promise - it’s going to be hot
This isn’t your typical academic session. It’s a high-energy, interactive showdown where surgeons go head-to-head, representing their specialties through rapid-fire questions and fun challenges
Expect laughs, surprises, and just the right amount of rivalry
Who will come out on top? Come see for yourself!
Valerija Mosenko MD
Vascular Surgery
Vytenis Bertašius MD
Thoracic Surgery
Rūta Vilija Dagilytė MD
Pediatric Surgery
Rokas Račkauskas MD, PhD
Abdominal Surgery
Donatas Stauskis MD
Orthopedic & Trauma Surgery
Magdalena Bizoń MD PhD
OB/GYN
Maciej Olszewski MD PhD
OB/GYN
MEET THE SURGEONS:
Martynas Stanionis MD
Urology
SCALPEL BATTLES
Ever heard of it?
It’s a must-see event at this year’s Vilnius Surgical Symposium for medical students! We promise - it’s going to be hot
This isn’t your typical academic session. It’s a high-energy, interactive showdown where surgeons go head-to-head, representing their specialties through rapid-fire questions and fun challenges
Expect laughs, surprises, and just the right amount of rivalry
Who will come out on top? Come see for yourself!
Valerija Mosenko MD
Vascular Surgery
Vytenis Bertašius MD
Thoracic Surgery
Rūta Vilija Dagilytė
MD
Pediatric Surgery
Rokas Račkauskas MD, PhD
Abdominal Surgery
Donatas Stauskis MD
Orthopedic & Trauma Surgery
Magdalena Bizoń MD PhD
OB/GYN
Maciej Olszewski
MD PhD
OB/GYN
MEET THE SURGEONS:
Martynas Stanionis MD
Urology
On April 12 th, just after the Closing Ceremony, we invite you to join us at the Social Evening, which will take place in the Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel, M.K. Čiurlionio street 84 at 20:30.
A welcoming drink, tasty snacks, and a vibrant atmosphere - it’s all waiting for you at our Social Evening!
All participants are warmly welcome to join, but early registrants will receive a special ticket for a complimentary drink. To help us plan and to secure your spot (and maybe that free drink!), please fill out the registration form below.
Join us at the Social Evening!
Join us to explore new friendships, exchange ideas, and create lasting memories!
On April 12 th, just after the Closing Ceremony, we invite you to join us at the Social Evening, which will take place in the Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel, M.K. Čiurlionio street 84 at 20:30.
A welcoming drink, tasty snacks, and a vibrant atmosphere - it’s all waiting for you at our Social Evening!
All participants are warmly welcome to join, but early registrants will receive a special ticket for a complimentary drink. To help us plan and to secure your spot (and maybe that free drink!), please fill out the registration form below.
Join us at the Social Evening!
Join us to explore new friendships, exchange ideas, and create lasting memories!
