ISSA Intensive Masterclass on Laparoscopic Treatment of Deep Endometriosis: Surgical Anatomy and Techniques, Strategical Skills and Management

Dear Friends,
We invite you to join us at the “ISSA Intensive Masterclass on Laparoscopic Treatment of Deep Endometriosis: Surgical Anatomy and Techniques, Strategical Skills and Management” runned by the International School of Surgical Anatomy. This Masterclass is addressed to all of the specialists (Gynecologists, Pelvic surgeons, Oncologic
surgeons, General surgeons, Radiologists, Urologists) involved in the treatment of Deep Endometriosis (DE) and it will explore in detail all of the main clinical, surgical and strategical issues of treatment of the disease.
Advanced know-how, will be shared with the attendants by stakeholders figures of the ISSA School Faculty, coming from third level endometriosis care centers. Knowledge of all of the strategies of management of the disease will be transmitted. The Masterclass will offer the knowledge of diagnostic basic and advanced tools correct management, tips and tricks on surgical anatomy and surgical treatment of the disease with a “patient oriented” approach, flow-charts of treatment and strategic plans for organizing an “Endometriosis Center”.

An “ISSA Endometriosis Expertise Certificate” will be released by the International School of Surgical Anatomy’s Faculty at the end of the Course, after an evaluation form administration.
The Masterclass will be a live event which will take place in the beautiful city of Santiago de Querétaro,capital of the State of Querétaro, in the middle of Mexico, which historic center has been declared by the UNESCO, “World Heritage Site”. It will highlight in detail all of the secrets of surgical anatomy, which is the traditional golden rule of the ISSA School, applied to the treatment of DE. It will provide a step-by step surgical approach with a clear anatomical and clinical rationale to the treatment of every different case of DE, highlighting the tips and tricks.
A common distortion and infiltration of the pelvic organs and ligaments is encountered in cases of DE and the only safe way to achieve radicality, but in the same time to restore the anatomy, increase the fertility and improve the quality of life of our patients is to follow simple anatomical rules.

This Masterclass will be organized as a three-days Course. Each day, theoretical presentations and Keynote lectures brought by an international Faculty of experts in the surgical treatment of DE, will be followed by Live Pre-recorded Tele-Surgery Sessions, discussed and explained step-by-step by the ISSA Faculty as a real session of live-surgery.
Keynote lectures and video sessions with case presentations and will be highlighted and discussed during the day.
The theoretical lessons will focus on the anatomical principles which guide the laparoscopic pelvic surgeon to face DE in every compartment of the pelvis, from simple to radical procedures, following the nerve-sparing approaches for eradication of DE such as parametrial and rectal resection, according to the “Negrar Method”.
Every presentation will focus on every kind of laparoscopic surgical technique with an anatomical approach, which will be exposed by a wide use of surgical movies.

Main learning objectives will be: to recognize anatomical landmarks and major pelvic structures pertinent to gynecologic laparoscopy and retroperitoneal dissection, to apply laparoscopic surgical techniques to enter and expose the avascular spaces of the pelvis, parametrial ligaments, nerves and pelvic vascular system and their relations with the ureter and intraperitoneal structures, to illustrate the step-by-step dissection of the pelvic viscera and pelvic nerves related to the different gynecologic procedures and nerve-sparing techniques for Endometriosis surgery.
The Masterclass will also provide a step-by step “handbook of Endometriosis’ strategic management” to the specialist, useful to face the daily implications the disease may carry which are not only a difficult surgical procedure, but also what comes before (indications, pre-surgical work-up, medical therapy) and after (patient’s follow-up, complications and relapse’s prevention and management) the treatment of the disease.

This ISSA Masterclass represents a further step in one of the various charity initiatives held by ISSA School (which is a non-profit school) called “Robin Hood Project”. All the income of the Masterclass will help low-resources women in receiving free treatment in the best clinics, from some among the best experts worldwide and in supporting educational and training projects worldwide for young doctors.

After the long COVID pause, we are pleased to be again promoter of this humanitarian action.
We look forward to sharing this inspiring, memorable and highly educational experience with You!

City of Querétaro

Querétaro is a geographical jewel of Mexico that has the most diverse tourist attractions for all tastes and interests that seek an alternative in the center of the country. From the rich mix between the contemporaneity of its creative metropolis, with the vibrant past of its Historic Center, to the natural wonders of its Sierra Gorda, passing through the culinary appeal of its wine and cheese region, or the pure air and tranquility of its southern forests and fields, Querétaro has it all.

COURSE PRESIDENTS

Marcello Ceccaroni
Director, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics,
Gynecologic Oncology and Minimally-Invasive Surgery,
IRCSS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital,
Negrar di Valpolicella, Verona, Italy.
ISSA President. Past AAGL
Board of Directors Member

Giovanni Roviglione
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics,
Gynecologic Oncology and Minimally-Invasive Surgery,
IRCSS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital,
Negrar di Valpolicella, Verona, Italy.
ISSA Vice-President

Fernando Cecilio Paredes Chavez
San Josè Hospital,
Gynecology and Obstetrics,
Biology of human reproduction,
Querétaro
ISSA Professor