The 65th Congress of the Austrian Society for Surgery, held from June 5th to 7th, 2024 in Salzburg, was centered around the theme of “Surgery and Management.” This year, we particularly focused on how effective surgical management can improve patient care and foster innovation. Stephan Kriwanek highlighted in his opening speech the importance of constant innovations and the challenges of cost management.
Contributions from Our Team
Our team distinguished itself with active participation and numerous high-quality contributions:
Poster Presentations:
- Morbidity and Mortality in Robotic Pancreatic Surgery – Patrick Kirchweger
- Robotics in Routine – Patrick Kirchweger examined the year-long use of robotics in surgical processes.
- Surgery or Surveillance for IPMN? – Demetre Shalamberidze discussed when resection is the safest treatment strategy.
- When Thoracic Surgeons Need to Consider Pancreatitis… – Antonia Punzengruber
- Lost Appendicolith – Case Report of an Underestimated Complication After Appendectomy – Antonia Fritz
- Impact of Intraoperative Indocyanine Green (ICG) Staining on Lymph Node Dissection – Lorenz Danhel explored new possibilities in lymphadenectomy.
Lectures:
- Circulating Tumor DNA as a Precision Marker – Patrick Kirchweger
- Establishment of Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE) – Lorenz Danhel
- 10 Years of Sublay + TAR in Complex Incisional Hernias – Lukas Havranek
Video Session:
- Peritonitis in a Perforated Ulcer ad Pylorum, Laparoscopic Therapy – Originally scheduled with Haider Lukas, Elena Weisser stepped in due to illness.
Awards
Our team also received several awards for their outstanding research work:
- Poster Prize: 1st place for Patrick Kirchweger, 2nd place for Lorenz Danhel, and 3rd place for Antonia Fritz.
- Young Surgeons Forum (YSF) Award: 1st place for Patrick Kirchweger with his presentation on circulating tumor DNA.
These successes underline our commitment to excellence in surgical research and practice. We look forward to continuing this commitment in future events and further contributing to the advancement of the surgical discipline.
