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Multidisciplinary Symposium – Evidence Based Management of Gallstones and Common Bile Duct

May 24-25, 2008

Aga Khan University's (AKU) Department of Surgery in collaboration with the Department of Radiology and Section of Gastroenterology is organising a Multidisciplinary Symposium on Evidence Based Management of Gallstones and Common Bile Duct.

Date and Venue
May 24-25, 2008
Anatomy Dissection Hall, AKU

Programme Details

Lectures

  • Management of asymptomatic gallstones
  • Reliability of traditional indicators of ERCP
  • Timing of cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis
  • Management of gallstones in pregnancy and high risk patients
  • Role of preoperative cholangiogram
  • Biliary drainage for acute cholangitis
  • Management of common bile duct stones – Role of gastroenterologist, radiologist and surgeon

Videos

  • Routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis

Workshop
Workshop on Basic Laparoscopic Techniques on May 25, 2008.

Registration
Fee: PKR 1000/- per participant

For registration and other information, please contact:
Mr Murad Bana
Department of Surgery
Community Health Centre Faculty Office
Aga Khan University, Stadium Road
P. O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800
Tel: 92 21 486 4759
Email: surgery.aku@aku.edu

 

 

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