Two days · Ten sessions
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Live surgery, keynote lectures and interactive sessions across vaginal, robotic and laparoscopic approaches to pelvic floor reconstruction. Official language: English.
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Discover All Around Pelvic Floor Surgery: two days of live surgery, discussion and innovation. Rome, 5–6 November 2026.
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5 November 2026- 08:00Course Registration
- 08:30Welcome and IntroductionDott. Giuseppe Campagna, Prof. John O. DeLancey, Prof Alfredo Ercoli
- 08:45Opening remarksG. Arcuri, A. Fagotti, N. Levialdi Ghiron, A. Magrini, F. Romano
- 09:10–09:30KEYNOTE LECTURE Anatomy First: Building the Foundation for Pelvic Floor SurgeryProf. John O. DeLancey
- SESSION 1 PELVIC FLOOR SURGICAL ANATOMY: FROM BENCH TO PRACTICEModerators: Prof.ssa Caterina Exacoustos, Prof.ssa Rosa Maria Laterza, Prof. Giulio Aniello Santoro, Prof.ssa Antonia Carla Testa
- 09:30Imaging-Based Insights into Pelvic Floor Surgical AnatomyDr. Fernanda Pipitone
- 09:45From Genetics to Genomics: Expanding the PerspectiveDott.ssa Daniela Caramazza
- 10:00Pelvic Floor: do we understand the physiology?Prof. Dr. Jan-Paul Roovers
- 10:15The Immune Response in Pelvic Floor Biology and SymptomatologyProf. Maurizio Serati
- 10:30DISCUSSION
- 10:50–11:20COFFEE BREAK
- SESSION 2 PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE SURGERY: VAGINAL APPROACHES IN THE MODERN ERA-WHERE EVIDENCE MEETS INNOVATIONModerators: Prof. Giuseppe Antonio Ettore, Prof. Antonio Pastore, Prof. Stefano Salvatore, Prof. Maurizio Serati
- 11:20Apical Vaginal Reconstruction: Insights and Innovation in Level I RepairProf.ssa Carolyn W. Swenson
- 11:35Vaginal Reconstruction of Level II Support: Current Standards and ApproachesDr. Payton Schmidt
- 11:50Reinventing Level III Vaginal Repair: integrating the Perineal ComplexDr. Fernanda Pipitone
- 12:05Bridging Vaginal and Laparoscopic Surgery: vNOTES as a Hybrid Approach for Minimally Invasive Pelvic Floor SurgeryProf. Andrea Stuart
- 12:20–12:40KEYNOTE LECTURE: vaginal surgery and evidence-based strategies to make native tissue repairs successful.Prof.ssa Carolyn W. Swenson
- 12:40DISCUSSION
- 13:00–14:00LUNCH
- SESSION 3 LIVE SURGERY: VAGINAL PROCEDURESModerators: Prof.ssa Rosa Maria Laterza, Dott. Valerio Napolitano, Dott. Cosimo Oliva, Dott. Marco Torella
- 14:00–16:00LIVE SURGERY: VAGINAL PROCEDURESProf. Andrea Stuart, Prof.ssa Carolyn W. SwensonLive Surgery Commentary by Prof. DeLancey
- SESSION 4 CAN GENERATION Z LEARN VAGINAL SURGERY? TEACHING, EDUCATION AND FEASIBILITYModerators: Dr. Roberto Baccichet, Prof. Giampiero Capobianco, Prof. Paolo Scollo, Prof. Stefano Uccella, Dott. Marzio Angelo Zullo
- 16:00Vaginal Surgery and Young Surgeons… what is important?Prof. Dr. Jan-Paul Roovers
- 16:15Teaching Vaginal Procedures: Methods and Best PracticesDr. Payton Schmidt
- 16:30Training Models: Evidence and Expert OpinionProf. Michel Cosson
- 16:45Training Models: The Young Surgeons' ViewDr. Alessandro Ferdinando Ruffolo
- SESSION 5 ROUNDTABLE ON VAGINAL SURGERY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: A PILOT INITIATIVE OF THE LAZIO REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL NETWORKModerators: Prof. Roberto Angioli, Prof.ssa Donatella Caserta, Prof.ssa Anna Fagotti, Prof. Ludovico Muzii, Prof. Herbert Valensise
- 17:00The Residents' Perspective: Challenges and Critical IssuesDott.ssa Lavinia Porto
- 17:05The Program Directors' InsightsProf.ssa Anna Fagotti
- 17:10Proposals from Training HospitalsProf. Marco Bonito
- 17:15DEBATEDott. Francesco Antonino Battaglia, Dott. Michelangelo Boninfante, Prof. Marco Bonito, Dott. Mario Ciampelli, Dott. Giorgio Nicolanti, Prof. Lodovico Patrizi, Dott.ssa Maria Giovanna Salerno
- 17:45CONCLUSIONS
Day 2
6 November 2026- SESSION 6 REDEFINING PROLAPSE REPAIR WITH ROBOTICSModerators: Dott. Marco Campetella, Prof. Mauro Cervigni, Prof. Vito Chiantera, Prof. Emilio Sacco, Prof. Giuseppe Sica
- 08:30Robotic-Assisted Reconstruction of the Pelvic Floor: From Anatomy to Functional ResultsDr Laurent de Landsheere
- 08:45Urological Perspective. Innovations in Robotic Surgery for Pelvic Floor Disorders: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Clinical EvidenceDr Michel Wyndaele
- 09:00Coloproctological Perspective. Innovations in Robotic Surgery for Pelvic Floor Disorders: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Clinical EvidenceProf. Carlo Ratto
- 09:15Emerging Robotic Platforms for Pelvic Floor Surgery: Architecture, Instrumentation and Digital IntegrationDott. Giovanni Panico
- 09:30Robotics in Surgery: Balancing Innovation with Economic and Environmental ResponsibilityProf. Stefano Uccella
- 09:45DISCUSSION
- SESSION 7 LIVE SURGERY: ROBOTIC PROCEDURESModerators: Dr Laurent de Landsheere, Prof. Carlo Ratto, Dr Michel Wyndaele
- 10:00–12:00LIVE SURGERY: ROBOTIC PROCEDURESDott. Giuseppe Campagna, Dott. Lorenzo Vacca
- SESSION 8 THE EVOLVING ROLE OF LAPAROSCOPY IN PELVIC FLOOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERYModerators: Prof. Francesco Fanfani, Prof.ssa Liliana Mereu, Dott. Giuseppe Sorrenti, Dott. Giuseppe Vizzielli
- 12:00Hybrid prolapse repair: integrating native tissue and prosthetic techniquesProf Alfredo Ercoli
- 12:15Beyond Mesh: Native Tissue Solutions in Laparoscopic Pelvic Floor SurgeryDott. Andrea Morciano
- 12:30Laparoscopic lateral colposupension: a game changer or shortcut?Prof. Tommaso Simoncini
- 12:45Sacrocolpopexy: one size fits all?Dott. Lorenzo Vacca
- 13:00DISCUSSION
- 13:15–14:00LUNCH
- 14:00–14:30KEYNOTE LECTURE Pain After Cure: The Challenge of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Pelvic Floor ReconstructionProf. Mauro Cervigni
- SESSION 9 LIVE SURGERY: LPS PROCEDURESModerators: Dott. Francesco Barletta, Prof. Maurizio Guido, Prof. Francesco Plotti
- 14:30–16:30LIVE SURGERY: LPS PROCEDURESProf Alfredo Ercoli, Prof. Tommaso Simoncini
- SESSION 10 PODCAST "SURGICAL DIALOGUES: LEARNING THROUGH GENERATIONS"Dott. Giuseppe Campagna, Prof Alfredo Ercoli
- 16:30–17:30PODCAST "SURGICAL DIALOGUES: LEARNING THROUGH GENERATIONS"Dott. Giuseppe Campagna, Prof. John O. DeLancey, Dott. Andrea Lombisani, Dott.ssa Silvia PerossiniIntroduzione: Prof. Ercoli e Dott. Campagna Host: Dr Andrea Lombisani Co-Host: Dr Silvia Perossini Guest: Prof. John O. DeLancey
- 18:00CONCLUSIONS
Programme subject to change.