International

Dr. Konstantinidis and his team presented 5 papers at the 21st International Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (21st International Congress of the EAES), 19-22 June 2013, in Vienna.

The titles of the papers were the following:

• Robotic colorectal procedures: our experience with abdominoperineal resection (Video presentation)
• Robotic hiatal hernia repair and Nissen fundoplication for large paraesophageal hernias and redo cases (Video presentation)
• Robotic surgery for challenging adnexal masses (Video presentation)
• Robotic repair of colovesical fistula (Video presentation)
• Robotic single-site endometrioma excision. First worldwide experience (Video presentation)

1. Invited speaker in the main program of the ALGOS International Congress, held this year in Kos, 26-29 September. Lecture on: “Can robotics reduce the need for postoperative analgesia?”.
2. Participation in the CRSA 2013 World Congress (Clinical Robotic Surgery Association), Washington DC. He chaired and moderated the session entitled “Live Surgery” – live broadcast of robotic operations for the treatment of hiatal hernia and esophageal achalasia, as well as single-incision robotic operations (Single-Site Robotic Surgery). He also chaired a round table on “Single-Incision Robotic Surgery and Immunofluorescence. Latest Data”. In the same session he gave a talk on “Avoiding complications in single-incision robotic surgery”.
3. 2nd International Congress of SEERSS, Athens, Royal Olympic Hotel, 11-13 October 2013. Dr. Konstantinidis gave the following lectures: a) Robotic Nissen fundoplication for hiatal hernia repair and robotic Heller myotomy for esophageal achalasia. Olympia Hall – 12:50, Friday 11/10/2013, b) Single-incision robotic cholecystectomy. Olympia Hall – 16:30 – Friday 11/10/13, c) Talk by Dr. Konstantinidis, “The Athens experience – Private Sector – Examples from the successes of the SEERSS robotic program”. Olympia Hall – 13:00-13:10 – Saturday 12/10/2013. Dr. Konstantinidis also chaired and moderated the following sessions: a) Round table on “Robotic surgery of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas”. Olympia Hall – 16:30 – 18:00 – Friday 11/10/13. b) Lecture “State of the Art III”, on “The use of immunofluorescence in robotic general surgery”. Olympia Hall – 18:00 – 18:30 – Friday 11/10/13, c) Lecture on “Robotic surgery in South-Eastern Europe, the role of SEERSS”. Olympia Hall – Opening Ceremony – 18:30 – 20:30 – Friday 11/10/13, d) Lecture on “Robotic surgery for gastric cancer”. Olympia Hall – 12:30-13:00 – Saturday 12/10/2013.
4. Da Vinci Single Site Cholecystectomy (lecture); webinar for Intuitive Surgical “da Vinci single site cholecystectomy”; online seminar; Athens, Greece, November 2012.
5. Single Site Robotic Surgery (lecture); FLIP 2012 (teleconference); The Leela Palace, Chennai, India; October 2012
6. Single Site Robotic Surgery (lecture). 4th International Worldwide Congress of CRSA (Clinical Robotic Society Association). Chicago, Illinois, USA. September 2012.
7. Robotic single-site subtotal hysterectomy. First case internationally. Presentation of our technique (video presentation); 20th EAES Congress; Brussels; June 2012.
8. Robotic hysterectomy of giant uterine fibroids weighing 1000g (video presentation); 20th EAES Congress; Brussels; June 2012.
9. Total robotic pancreatoduodenectomy; Whipple procedure. Presentation of two cases (video presentation). 20th EAES Congress; Brussels; June 2012.
10. Difficult Robotic Cases – How to make the Difficult Easy (lecture). International Society of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) Meeting; Bucharest; April 2012.
11. Hints & tips on Robotic Splenectomy (lecture). 3rd Clinical Robotic Surgery Association Congress; Houston, Texas; November 2011.
12. Single Site Robotic Surgery with the da Vinci Si HD System (lecture). International Congress of Robotic Surgery. Yonsei Severance; Seoul, Korea; August 2011.
13. Robotics Support New Platform – Robotic Surgery Single Site (lecture). World Robotic Symposium – General Surgery; Miami, Florida, USA; June 2011.
14. Robotic splenectomy – how I do it (lecture). World Robotic Symposium – General Surgery; Miami, Florida, USA; June 2011.
15. Robotic single site cholecystectomy (lecture). Robotic surgery round table. 19th E.A.E.S. Congress. Turin, Italy. June 2011.
16. Prototype Database application with surgical practice checklists for intraoperative use with the Da Vinci System (video presentation). 19th E.A.E.S. Congress. Turin, Italy. June 2011.
17. Minimally invasive splenectomy in adults and children. Role of Robotic Surgery. Presentation of our techniques (video presentation). 19th E.A.E.S. Congress. Turin, Italy. June 2011.
18. Robotic nephrectomy on a 7-year old child with secondary hypertension and atrophic left kidney. Report of a case (video presentation). 19th E.A.E.S. Congress. Turin, Italy. June 2011.
19. Robotic distal pancreatectomy with spleen preservation in a 61-year old woman with a pancreatic tail mass. Case presentation (video presentation). 19th E.A.E.S. Congress. Turin, Italy. June 2011.
20. Robotic Surgery: state-of-the-art (lecture). Ukrainian Surgical Congress; Ukrainian National Institute of Surgery and Transplantation; Kyiv, Ukraine, May 2011.
21. Robotic Spleen and Pancreas Surgery (lecture). Teleconference. Course on Robotic Abdomino-Pelvic Surgery of the School of Robotic Surgery of the European Institute of Oncology. Milan, Italy. January 2011
22. Robotic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia (lecture). 3rd International Expert’s Meeting on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and 1st International Metabolic Surgery Symposium. Session “Laparoscopic Upper GI Surgery”; Athens, September 2010.
23. Da Vinci Upper GI Surgery (lecture). 18th EAES Congress; Geneva, Switzerland. June 2010.
24. Interactive Volume Rendering of CT Angiography Data during Robotic Surgical Procedures (video presentation). 18th EAES Congress; Geneva, Switzerland. June 2010.
25. Da Vinci General Surgery. Our Three Year Experience (video presentation). 18th EAES Congress; Geneva, Switzerland. June 2010.
26. Totally Extraperitoneal Sports Hernia Repair Presentation of our Technique (video presentation). 18th EAES Congress; Geneva, Switzerland. June 2010.
27. Successful Robotic Splenic Cyst Excision using the da Vinci System in a Young Girl: a Case Report (video presentation). 18th EAES Congress; Geneva, Switzerland. June 2010.
28. Totally Laparoscopic Control of Massive Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum in a Young Man: Report of a Rare Case (video presentation). 18th EAES Congress; Geneva, Switzerland. June 2010.
29. Da Vinci Splenectomy for a Rare Splenic Pseudocyst Elevating Ca 19-9. A Case Report (video presentation). 1st Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA) Meeting. Chicago, USA. October 2009.
30. Robotic Neurinoma Excision with Concurrent Use of Laparoscopic Neurostimulation to Protect Nervous Roots in the Vicinity of the Tumor. A Case Report (video presentation). 1st Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA) Meeting. Chicago, USA. October 2009.
31. Our Experience with Robotic Surgery in Greece – Limitations and Indications (lecture): 19th World Congress of the IASGO (International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists). Beijing, China. September 2009.
32. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Placement in a Patient with Morbid Obesity and Situs Inversus Totalis (lecture). Description of the Technique and Operative Challenges (video presentation). 19th World Congress of the IASGO (International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists). Beijing, China. September 2009.
33. Robotic Splenectomy for a Large non-parasitic Splenic Pseudocyst with Elevated Ca 19-9 Levels. A Case Report and Review of the Literature (video presentation). 19th World Congress of the IASGO (International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists). Beijing, China. September 2009.
34. The Future of Robotic Surgery. What have we accomplished so far? What’s coming next? (video presentation). 19th World Congress of the IASGO (International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists). Beijing, China. September 2009.
35. Robotic Neurinoma Excision in a Young Female Patient. A Case Report (video presentation). 19th World Congress of the IASGO (International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists). Beijing, China. September 2009.
36. da Vinci Surgical Robot is very Promising in General Surgery After 2 Year- Experience in a Large Private Hospital in Greece (free communication). 4th International Congress of Surgery – MIRA 2009. Quebec, Canada. January 2009.
37. Autonomous Movements of da Vinci Instruments Using Programmable Robotic Servos. Three-Dimensional Models of Intraabdominal Anatomy from CT-Angio. The Future of Robotic Surgery in Our Laptops (free communication). 4th International Congress of Surgery – MIRA 2009. Quebec, Canada. January 2009.
38. Robotic General Surgery (lecture). The Third James M. Blackford, MD Riverside Alumni Seminar. Ohio, USA. May 2008.
39. The da Vinci Robotic System in General Surgery – Initial Application in Greece (lecture). 3rd International Congress of Robotic Surgery. Scientific Dietetic Center of Excellence. Rome, Italy. January 2008.
40. Laparoscopic and Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair (lecture). Dubai. December 2007.
41. Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair in athletes chronic groin pain – Our experience (poster). 15th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). Athens, Greece. July 2007.
42. Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair for inguinal hernia after previous radical prostatectomy or lower abdominal surgery – Our experience (award-winning poster). 15th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). Athens, Greece. July 2007.
43. Robotically assisted laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with the da Vinci robotic system – Our initial experience (poster). 15th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). Athens, Greece. July 2007.
44. First application of the da Vinci robotic system in Greece – Our experience in general surgery (poster). 15th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). Athens, Greece. July 2007.
45. Laparoscopically-assisted distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy for benign tumor of the tail of pancreas-A case report (poster). 15th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). Athens, Greece. July 2007.
46. Robotically-assisted right adrenalectomy and cholecystectomy in a single operation-A case report (poster). 15th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). Athens, Greece. July 2007.
47. Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair (lecture). 29th International Congress of the European Hernia Society. May 2007.
48. Laparoscopic and Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair – Our Experience in the General and Obese Patient Group (free communication). 29th International Congress of the European Hernia Society. May 2007.
49. Early Experience with Robotic Technology in Laparoscopic General Surgery in Greece (lecture). 2nd International Congress Minimally Invasive Robotic Association. New York, USA.
50. Robotics in General Surgery: Our Experience (poster). 2nd International Congress Minimally Invasive Robotic Association. New York, USA. January 2007.
51. Totally Laparoscopic Splenectomy for an Unusual Case of Cough-Induced Spontaneous Splenic Rupture (video presentation). 13th International Congress of the EAES (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and Other Interventional Techniques): “New Trends in General and Oncologic Surgery from Venice”. Venice, Italy, June 2005.
52. Emergency Laparoscopic Right Colectomy for Cecal Actinomycosis Mimicking Acute Appendicitis (poster). 13th International Congress of the EAES (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and Other Interventional Techniques): “New Trends in General and Oncologic Surgery from Venice”. Venice, Italy, June 2005.
53. Multiple Splenic Necrotic Cysts in the Context of Incidental Giant Cell Arteritis Treated by Laparoscopic Complete Splenectomy (poster). 13th International Congress of the EAES (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery and Other Interventional Techniques): “New Trends in General and Oncologic Surgery from Venice”. Venice, Italy, June 2005.
54. Interleukin (IL-6) Peroxisome Proliferators-Activated Receptor γ (PPARγ) Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Colorectal Cancer. 39th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research (ESSR) European Surgical Research – Clinical and Experimental Surgery. Athens. May 2004.
55. Cystic Lymphangioma of the Bowel in a Woman at Weeks Gestation: Laparoscopic Approach. SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Courses. Denver, Colorado, USA. April 2004.
56. Laparoscopic-Assisted Small Bowel Resection for a Leiomyoma Causing Recurrent Hemorrhage of Unknown Origin. SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Courses. Denver, Colorado, USA. April 2004.
57. Laparoscopic Esophagomyotomy with Dor Fundoplication for Esophageal Achalasia. SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Courses. Denver, Colorado, USA. April 2004.
58. A Decade of Laparoscopic Appendectomy Presentation of 1026 Patients. SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Courses. Denver, Colorado, USA. April 2004.
59. Laparoscopic Approach for GERD – Our Experience. SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Courses. Denver, Colorado, USA. April 2004.
60. Laparoscopic Resection of Presacral Schwannomas. SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Courses. Denver, Colorado, USA. April 2004.
61. The Role of Laparoscopy in the Treatment of Visceral Pain (lecture). ALGOS 2002. International Symposium of the World Institute of Pain (WIP). Santorini, Greece, September 2002.
62. Laparoscopic Approach in Small Bowel Surgery (poster). 8th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons. New York. March 2002.
63. Laparoscopic gastric band placement (video presentation). 5th Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity. Genoa, Italy, September 2000.
64. Laparoscopic Colectomy: A seven-year Experience (poster). 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Singapore. June 2006.
65. Upper G.I. Laparoscopic Surgery (poster). 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Singapore. June 2006.
66. Lower Right Abdominal Pain and Laparoscopy (poster). 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Singapore. June 2006.
67. Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair (poster). 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Singapore. June 2006.
68. Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery – Initial Report (poster). 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Singapore. June 2006.
69. The Role of Laparoscopy in Bowel Obstruction (oral presentation). 7th European Congress of Surgery. Athens. June 1997.
70. Laparoscopic Gastric Banding in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity. Our Experience (oral presentation). 7th European Congress of Surgery. Athens. June 1997.
71. Laparoscopic appendectomy using the bipolar diathermy (oral presentation). 4th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery. Trondheim, Norway. June 1996.
72. Abdominal Laparoscopic Surgery – Our Experience (oral presentation). 4th International Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery. Trondheim, Norway. June 1996.
73. Small Bowel Obstruction treated Laparoscopically. Third European Congress on New Technology and Advanced Techniques in Surgery (oral presentation). Luxembourg. June 1995.
74. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. First European Congress of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (E.A.E.S). Cologne, Germany. July 1993. Difficult Gallbladder during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. The Society for Minimally Invasive Treatment. 4th International Meeting. Dublin, Ireland. November 1992.
75. Previous Abdominal Surgery & Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. The Society for Minimally Invasive Treatment. 4th International Meeting. Dublin, Ireland. November 1992.
76. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (oral presentation). 1st United European Gastroenterology Week. 13th International Congress of Gastroenterology. 7th European Congress of Digestive Endoscopy. Athens. September 1992.