ARMANDO GERALDO FRANCHINI MELANI

Diretor Cientifico Ircad America Latina
TSbcp, TCBC, Tsbco.
Ex presidente Sobracil (nacional ) 17/18
TSbcp, TCBC, Tsbco.
Ex presidente Sobracil (nacional ) 17/18
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Sunday, September 03, 2025
Location: Medtronic Innovation Center
Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Course
11:30-12:20
MODULE 1
Evolution in robotic surgery: new platforms and the future
Laparoscopic right colectomy
Robotic rectosigmoidectomy – unimodular platform
Discussion
Moderator: Hélio Moreira Junior (GO)
Debater: Tiago Leal Ghezzi (RS)
Debater: Marcelo Rodrigues Borba (SP)
Evolution in robotic surgery: new platforms and the future
Speaker: Luis Gustavo Capochin Romagnolo (SP)
Laparoscopic right colectomy
Speaker: Carlos Augusto Real Martinez (SP)
Robotic rectosigmoidectomy – unimodular platform
Speaker: Armando Geraldo Franchini Melani (RJ)
Discussion
15:10-16:10
MODULE 4 - ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
Lateral pelvic lymphadenectomy – technical aspects
TME with low and ultra-low anastomosis
R-TAMIS – indications and technique
What is the best option for ileocolic anastomosis in the era of robotic surgery? Intracorporeal or extracorporeal?
Discussion
Moderator: Armando Geraldo Franchini Melani (RJ)
Debater: Rodrigo Oliva Perez (SP)
Debater: Luís Claudio Pandini (SP)
Lateral pelvic lymphadenectomy – technical aspects
Speaker: Guilherme Pagin São Julião (SP)
TME with low and ultra-low anastomosis
Speaker: Rodrigo Gomes da Silva (MG)
R-TAMIS – indications and technique
Speaker: Victor Edmond Seid (SP)
What is the best option for ileocolic anastomosis in the era of robotic surgery? Intracorporeal or extracorporeal?
Speaker: Carlos Ramon Silveira Mendes (BA)
Discussion
Wednesday, September 04, 2025
Angelita Habr-Gama Golden Hall - WTC
16:00-18:00
SURGERY WORKSHOP: COLORECTAL ONCOLOGICAL SURGERY
7 min Video X 3 min Discussion
Complete mesocolon excision
Robotic transanal local resection
Transanal total mesorectal excision: alive and breathing
Robotic approach to multivisceral and exenterative resections
Robotic bowel transit reconstruction
Video-assisted total mesorectal excision: systematization
Inferior mesenteric vein preservation in left colectomy
NOSE (Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction)
Do we need indocyanine green before anastomoses?
Robotic total mesorectal excision
Adjourn & Announcements
7 min Video X 3 min Discussion
Moderator: Daniel de Barcellos Azambuja (RS)
Debater: Marleny Novaes Figueiredo de Araujo (RJ)
Debater: José Alfredo dos Reis Júnior (SP)
Complete mesocolon excision
Speaker: Willem Bemelman (Netherlands)
Robotic transanal local resection
Speaker: Victor Edmond Seid (SP)
Transanal total mesorectal excision: alive and breathing
Speaker: Roel Hompes (Netherlands)
Robotic approach to multivisceral and exenterative resections
Speaker: Sami Chadi (Canada)
Robotic bowel transit reconstruction
Speaker: Laila Rashidi (United States)
Video-assisted total mesorectal excision: systematization
Speaker: Luis Chiroque-benites (Peru)
Inferior mesenteric vein preservation in left colectomy
Speaker: Armando Geraldo Franchini Melani (RJ)
NOSE (Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction)
Speaker: Gustavo Becker Pereira (SC)
Do we need indocyanine green before anastomoses?
Speaker: Ian Jenkins (United Kingdom)
Robotic total mesorectal excision
Speaker: Luis Gustavo Capochin Romagnolo (SP)
Adjourn & Announcements
Presenter: Daniel de Barcellos Azambuja (RS)
Friday, September 05, 2025
Angelita Habr-Gama Golden Hall - WTC
13:00-14:00
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM - MEDTRONIC: INITIAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE HUGO™ RAS ROBOTIC PLATFORM IN COLORECTAL SURGERY IN BRAZIL: DRIVING A NEW ERA
Coordinator: Sergio Eduardo Alonso Araujo (SP)
Speaker: Luis Gustavo Capochin Romagnolo (SP)
Speaker: Armando Geraldo Franchini Melani (RJ)
Speaker: Sergio Eduardo Alonso Araujo (SP)