É com grande prazer que anunciamos a 2ª Masterclass da Primavera, organizada pela Unidade Hepato-bilio-pancreatica da ULS Matosinhos, subordinada ao tema "Litíase Biliar: da genética ao tratamento".

Nos dias 3 e 4 de Abril, a 2ª Masterclass da Primavera vai decorrer no Auditório D. Infante Henrique, em Leça da Palmeira, Porto.

Depois do sucesso da 1ª edição em 2024, para 2025 expandimos o programa para 2 dias e contamos com cerca de 150 participantes, das especialidades de Medicina Geral e Familiar, Cirurgia Geral, Oncologia Médica, Medicina Interna, Radiologia, Gastroenterologia, Infecciologia e Cuidados Intensivos.

O congresso contará com a presença de oradores nacionais e internacionais de renome.

Não perca esta oportunidade!

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Session I: Genetic cholestatic liver diseases

• Genetic testing in cholestatic liver diseases

• Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

• Alagille syndrome

• FIC1/ATP8B1 deficiency

• BSEP deficiency

• MDR3 deficiency

• Pruritus management

Session II: Biliary Basics (Anatomy, Physiology and Imaging)

• Biliary anatomy - from the dissection table to the surgery

• Physiology of Biliary excretion and gallstones development

• Preoperative Ultrasound in Cholecystitis

• Introduction to Fluoroscopy and Cholangiograms

• Biliary Tract MRCP

• Endoscopic ultrasound

Session III: Management of Gallstones and synchronous Biliary stones

• Asymptomatic gallstones? To do or not to do?

• Strategies For Cholecystitis and cholangitis management
  - From IR - cholecystostomy tube and Percutaneous Access
  - Timing for cholecystectomy

• Intraoperative cholangiogram ? Ever or never?

• Strategies for synchronous gallbladder and biliary tract stones
  - ERCP + surgery
  - Surgery with intra-operative exploration of the bile duct
  - Surgery with intra-op ERCP

Session IV: Biliary emergencies

• Strategies For Cholecystitis management
  - From IR - cholecystostomy tube and Percutaneous Access
  - Timing for cholecystectomy

• Acute cholangitis.
  - Diagnosis and initial management
  - The role for emergent ERCP in cholangitis.
  - Antibiotics? When, which and how?

• Acute pancreatitis
  - To drain or not to drain

• Percutaneous vs endoscopic
  - Still a role for surgery? Open vs mini-invasive approaches.

Session V: Approach to The Complex Patient

• Role of endoGI in Complex Stone Management and pancreatitis-Related
  Complications

• ICU: Controversies in the Management of Biliary Pancreatitis

• Cholecystitis in complex patients:
  - Cirrhotics
  - Palliative patients

• Interventional Strategies For the Chronic Pancreatitis Patient

Session VI: Hepatobiliary Cancer

• Session VI: Hepatobiliary Cancer

• Evaluation and Management of Gallbladder Polyps and Incidental Cancer During Cholecystectomy

• Biliary cancer risk and screening in cholestatic liver diseases

FEES