Scientific Program



Day 1  July 5(Fri), 2024

08:30-08:50 Registration    
08:50-09:00 Opening Remark Sung Heun Kim Dong-A University
Session I: Fundamentals (anatomy, physiology, meshes) Gil Ho Kang Hansarang Hospital
Yeon Jun Jeong Jeonbuk National University
09:00-09:15 What Inguinal Anatomy Do We Need to Know? Kil-Yong Lee The Catholic University
09:15-09:30 What Abdominal Wall Anatomy Do We Need to Know? Sung Gon Kim Konyang University
09:30-09:45 Inguinal Physiology and Physiologic Repair vs Anatomic Repair Sang Il Youn Chungnam National University
09:45-10:00 Which Mesh is The Best? Min Su Park Kyung Hee University
10:00-10:15 Use of Pre-peritoneal Drain in Inguinal Hernia Repair Joe Fan The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
10:15-10:30 Discussion Dong-Woog Kim Dankook University
  Sang Hyun Kim Soonchunhyang University
10:30-10:50 Coffee Break    
Session II: Debate session Hae Chang Cho Daegu Fatima Hospital
Dong Gue Shin Seoul Red Cross Hospital
10:50-11:00 1. Hernia repair and bowel resection – concurrent or staged? Eun Young Jung Keimyung University
11:00-11:10 A. Fix at the same time. Ju Myung Song The Catholic University
11:10-11:20 B. Come back and fight another day. Geum Jong Song Soonchunhyang University
11:20-11:30 2. MIS Extraperitoneal Ventral hernia repairs – close the posterior sheath or mind the gap? Bong-Hyeon Kye The Catholic University
11:30-11:40 A. Close it. Dong-Hyoun Lee Jeju National University
11:40-11:50 B. Leave it alone. So-Hyun Kang Seoul National University
11:50-12:00 3. Recurrent hernia after TEP/TAPP Hoon Ryu Yonsei University
12:00-12:10 A. Approach switching Jong Hyuk Yun Soonchunhyang University
12:10-12:20 B. Robotic approach Sung-Woo Jung National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital
Luncheon Symposium    
12:20-13:10 Luncheon Symposium    
Special Lecture Sung Heun Kim Dong-A University
13:10-13:40 Special Lecture I: Functional Anatomy of Abdominal Wall Ji-Young Sul Chungnam National University
13:40-14:10 Special Lecture II: Unique strategies and bailout procedures for various hernia Akira Umemura Iwate Medical University
14:10-14:20 Coffee Break    
Session III: Free Paper I Han Hong Lee The Catholic University
Sang Eok Lee Konyang University
15:40-16:00 Coffee Break    
Session IV: Robotics and AI Tae Kyung Ha Hanyang University
Kyung-Won Seo Kosin University Gospel Hospital
16:00-16:20 Troubleshooting during robotic inguinal hernia surgery for beginner Hyung Soon Lee National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital
16:20-16:40 Robotic hernia surgery Reza Gamagami Silver Cross Hospital, USA
  Is Robotic hernia surgery really better than laparoscopic hernia surgery?  
16:40-17:00 Inguinal hernia: rTEP Jae Im Lee The Catholic University
17:00-17:20 Ventral hernia: rRS-VHR Seung-Rim Han Ain Hospital
17:20-17:40 Application of AI in the field of hernia surgery Hyun Jeong Ki Chungnam National University