Focus On – Soft Tissue Surgery
18/09/2026 - 20/09/2026 Bucharest / Romania
Focus On – Soft Tissue Surgery
Advanced Course On Canine Esophageal and Gastric Surgery
Program Director:
Principal Course Master(s):
Course Overview
Welcome to the ESAVS Focus On Course: Advanced Esophageal and Gastric Surgery
This advanced-level course is designed for veterinary surgeons aiming to deepen their knowledge and refine their surgical skills in the field of esophageal and gastric surgery in dogs. As part of the ESAVS Focus On series, it offers an intensive and specialized training experience, combining in-depth lectures with hands-on wet labs.
Participants will explore complex surgical approaches to the esophagus and stomach, from anatomical considerations to advanced reconstructive techniques. Emphasis will be placed on procedures such as pyloroplasty, pylorectomy, gastrectomy, and the surgical management of hiatal hernias, as well as the use of muscle flaps in esophageal surgery.
Through expert-led lectures and practical training in small groups (2 persons per table), this course will help you build confidence in performing these challenging procedures and understanding their indications, limitations, and outcomes.
Whether you are preparing for specialization or seeking to expand your capabilities in soft tissue surgery, this course offers valuable insights and practical experience tailored to your professional goals.
This course is designed for veterinary surgeons interested in advanced soft tissue surgery. Participants should have a strong surgical background, demonstrated by their previous participation to ESAVS soft tissue surgery courses or equivalent training. Certificate and master’s degree holders, as well as ECVS and ACVS residents are warmly invited to participate.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
– Perform approaches to the cervical and thoracic esophagus.
– Design muscle flaps for coverage in the cervical region and thoracic cavity.
– Understand the indications for and safely perform a pyloroplasty.
– Recognize the indications and limitations of pylorectomies.
– Be familiar with the concept of Roux-en-Y.
– Understand the diagnostic and medical treatment of hiatal hernia.
– Perform surgical techniques to correct a hiatal hernia.”
The course will take place in two location:
Theoretical Lectures: scheduled on Friday, 18th of September will take place at:
JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel
Calea 13 Septembrie 90
050726 Bucharest, Romania
Web: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/buhro-jw-marriott-bucharest-grand-hotel/
Practical Sessions: scheduled on Saturday, 19th of September and Sunday, 20th of September, will take place at:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Bucharest
Independence Street 105, Sector 1
050097 Bucharest, Romania
Web: https://fmvb.ro/en/campus/
Course Program (Subject to change)
Friday, 18 September 2026 – At JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel
08:30 – 09:00 Local welcome
09:00 – 10:00 Gastric anatomy and physiology (vascularisation) Chanoit
10:00 – 10:30 Pyloroplasties: Indications (hypertrophic gastropathies, pyloric outflow obstructions) Chanoit
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Pyloroplasties: Techniques (Fredet-Ramstedt, Heineke-Mikulicz, Y-U, Finney, Jaboulay) and outcomes Chanoit
12:00 – 13:00 Pylorectomies indications (pyloric and peripyloric tumors, ulcers) Chanoit
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Pylorectomies indications (pyloric and peripyloric tumors, ulcers) Chanoit
15:00 – 16:00 Gastrectomies: indications (tumors, ulcers, torsion, chronic bloating), techniques Brissot
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Hiatal hernia: Diagnostic -medical and surgical treatment Brissot
Saturday, 19 September 2026 – At Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
08:30 – 09:00 Debriefing / discussion on gastric lectures
09:00 – 09.30 Esophagus: surgical anatomy and approaches Chanoit
09:30 – 10:15 Cricopharyngeal achalasia: symptoms diagnostic, treatment Chanoit
10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:30 Esophageal tumors: Surgical techniques Brissot
11:30 – 13:00 Esophageal perforations: causes (penetrating injury, foreign bodies) Brissot
Paraesophageal abcess: causes and treatment Brissot
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Approach to cervical esophagus and muscle flaps
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Approach to cervical esophagus and muscle flaps
Sunday, 20 September 2026 – At Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
08:30 – 09:00 Debriefing/ discussion on esophageal lectures and practical
09:00 – 10:30 Approach to esophageal hiatus and cardia
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 Gastrectomies
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Pyloroplasties
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:30 Pylorectomies
17:30 – 18:00 Questions / Farewell
Focus On – Soft Tissue Surgery
Date:
18/09/2026 - 20/09/2026Location:
Bucharest / RomaniaVenue:
JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, Calea 13 Septembrie 90, Bucharest, Romania
18/09/2026 - 20/09/2026Location:
Bucharest / RomaniaVenue:
JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, Calea 13 Septembrie 90, Bucharest, Romania
Tuition fee*:
EUR 3.200.-
Early registration fee*:
EUR 3.100.-
Early registration deadline:
15/06/2026
Disdcount resident fee:
EUR 2.140.-
Total hours:
TBA
ATF hours (AU, DE, LU, CH):
TBA
ECTS credits (Master & Certificate):
* eLibrary access is included in the course fee
