Scientific program

11:00 - 14:00HANDS ON TRAINING
Coordinator: Alina Tanțău
Team: Andrei Groza, Voicu Mercea, Lidia Munteanu, Ioana Vișovan, Roxana Zaharie
11:00 - 11:10Welcome
Alina Tanțău
11:10 - 12:30Hands on training
Session 1
12:30 – 14:00Hands on training
Session 2
14:00 – 14:10Official Opening of the Digestive Endoscopy Workshop
Marcel Tanțău
14:10 – 16:00Hepatology Session
Chairpersons: Zeno Spârchez, Ștefănescu Horia, Nicoară-Farcău Oana
14:10 - 14:20Real life applicability of the new definition of steatotic liver disease
Iulia Minciună, Bogdan Procopeţ
14:20 - 14:30Thromboelastography- a nail in the coffin for standard coagulation tests in cirrhosis bleeding risk assessment
Cristiana Grapa, Voicu Mercea
14:30 - 14:40"Numerology" in acute alcoholic hepatitis
 Mina Ignat, Horia Ștefănescu
14:40 - 14:50Challenges after liver transplantation: rejection during pregnancy
Lidia Munteanu
14:50 - 15:00Interventional treatment of portal vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis
Carina Boroș, Bogdan Procopeţ
15:00 - 15:10Treatment of acute liver failure in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting
Theodor Boț, Daniela Ionescu
15:10 - 15:20The impact of glycogen storage restoration on liver resections
Andra Ciocan, Nadim Al Hajjar
15:20 - 15:30Challenges in diagnosis and management of drug induced liver injury
Maria Buziaș, Adriana Cavași, Horia Ștefănescu
15:30 - 15:50Arginine - the most versatile amino acid from a metabolic perspective
Marcel Tanțău
Biessen Pharma Symposium
15:50 - 16:00Discussions
16:00 - 16:30Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:30 Endoscopy Session - International Invited Experts
Chairpersons: Edward Despott, Tibor Gyokeres, Tomas Hucl, Mouen Khashab, Erwin Santo, Marcel Tanţău
16:30 - 16:50Endoscopy in IBD. Role in diagnosis, management and treatment
Tibor Gyokeres
16:50 - 17:10Artificial intelligence, Robots and Miniaturisation in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Adrian Săftoiu
17:10 - 17:30Colorectal ESD: Gaining proficiency through a step-by-step process
Edward Despott
17:30 - 17:50Hot topics in EUS
Erwin Santo
17:50 - 18:10Interventional EUS: ESGE Guideline
Thomas Hucl
18:10 - 18:30Discussions
9:00 - 10:40LIVE ENDOSCOPY
Session I

Experts: Edward Despott, Andrei Groza, Tibor Gyokeres, Adrian Săftoiu, Erwin Santo
Chairs: Tomas Hucl, Bogdan Mateescu, Bogdan Miuţescu, Lidia Munteanu

ESD for rectal LST
LAMS for pancreatic WON
Resection of a large colon polyp
10:20 - 10:40EUS - guided biliary drainage
Mouen Khashab
10:40 – 11:00Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00LIVE ENDOSCOPY
Session II
Experts: Edward Despott, Andrei Groza, Tomas Hucl, Mouen Khashab, Voicu Mercea,
Adrian Săftoiu, Erwin Santo

Chairs: Romeo Chira, Adrian Goldiș, Tibor Gyokeres, Bogdan Mateescu

Z-POEM
ESD for cecal LST
Cholangioscopy guided biliary lithotripsy
12:40-13:00Entyvio - The first choice for long-term management in IBD
Alina Tanțău
Takeda Symposium
13:00 – 14:00Lunch Break
14:00 - 14:20Management of benign and malignant biliary structures
Harshit Khara
14:20 – 16:00LIVE ENDOSCOPY
Session III

Experts: Tibor Gyokeres, Tomas Hucl, Mouen Khashab, Adrian Săftoiu, Marcel Tanţău
Chairs: Edward Despott, Cesare Hassan, Adrian Goldiș, Bogdan Mateescu

FNB and biliary drainage in inoperable pancreatic cancer
EMR for transverse colon polyp
Cholangiocopy guided pancreatic lithotripsy
16:00 - 16:30Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00LIVE ENDOSCOPY
Session IV

Experts: Tibor Gyokeres, Mouen Khashab, Voicu Mercea, Marcel Tanţău
Chairs: Edward Despott, Vasile Drug, Cesare Hassan, Erwin Santo, Adrian Săftoiu

EMR vs ESD for sigmoid colon LST
Endoscopic approach of biliopancreatic obstruction in patients with Billroth II anastomosis
Ballon dilation vs POEM for Achalasia
09:00 - 11:00Gastroenterology - State of the Art Lectures
Chairs: Cesare Hassan, Marcel Tanțău, Mircea Diculescu, Gabriel Constantinescu
09:00 - 09:20The clinical management of Cameron lesionsas a complication of hiatal hernias
Nicolae Bodrug, Viorel Istrate
09:20 - 09:40Intestinal metaplasia: opportunities for gastric cancer prevention
Adriana Botezatu
09:40 - 10:00AI for colonoscopy
Cesare Hassan
10:00 - 10:20Multimodal management for patients with newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer
Marianna Arvanitakis
10:20 - 10:50"A new perspective in the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Hepatic Porphyria"
*Acute hepatic porphyria managemnet - The experience of German Chemnitz Excellence Center
Dr. Ilja Kubisch
*Scientific evidence in the management of Acute Hepatic Porphyria
Prof. dr. Zeno Spârchez
Genesis Pharma Symposium
10:50 - 11:00Discussions
11:00 – 11:30Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00Clinical cases presentations
Chairs: Mircea Diculescu, Gabriel Constantinescu, Daniela Dobru
11:30 - 11:40OTSC - A must have tool in any endoscopy department
Ruxandra Diculescu
11:40 - 11:50Endoscopic management of acute cholecystitis due to biliary malignant stricture
Andrei Turcescu
11:50 - 12:00When a bone meets your aortic arch
Teodor Cabel
12:00 - 12:10When the going gets tough, the tough get going - a case of pancreatic pseudocyst penetrating into the bile duct
Anca Sugeac, Theodor Voiosu, Mihai Rimbas, Bogdan Mateescu
12:10 - 12:20Colorectal anastomotic stenosis - a surgical complication with endoscopic resolution
David Răzvan Andrei, Nedelcu Ioan Cristian, Nuta Petrut, Jinga Mariana, Ionita Radu Florentina
12:20 - 12:30Zencker’s diverticulum: the role of plain diverticulotomy in the era of Z-POEM
Nedelcu Ioan Cristian, Enache Iulia, Jinga Mariana
12:30 - 12:40Unconventional approach of an esophageal perforation post ballon dilatation for achalasia
Ciprian Cioltean, Marcel Tanţău
12:40 - 12:50An extremely rare case of Exfoliative Esophagitis induced by Apixaban
Alexandru Coșeru, Roxana Nemţeanu, Oana Barboi, Radu Vulpoi, Vasile Drug,
Irina Ciortescu
12:50 - 13:00Discussions
13:00 - 14:00Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00Young GI competition
Chairs: Rami Ababneh Dumitrovici, Bogdan Miuțescu, Andrei Groza
15:00 – 16:00The secrets of basic endoscopy - Young GI open debate
The journey of the patient
Guidelines vs real life
Things we forget
General concerns
Young GI: Burdan Ghiţă Adrian, Brașovan Andreea Carolina, Popa Petrică,
Staţie Răzvan, Marcel Nariţa, Ciprian Cioltean