Program
2025 ARCCS PROGRAM
07:40-08:00
Welcome Address
Jong Gwang Kim (President, Kyungpook National Univ. Chilgok Hosp, Korea)
Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea)
08:00-09:20
Session I. Modern training the young for colorectal cancer
| Moderator | David Jayne (Univ. of Leeds, UK) Jun Seok Park (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| Surgical Mastery: Innate Talent or Relentless Practice? | James Chi-Yong Ngu (Changi General Hosp., Singapore) |
| How Structured Programs Shape Colorectal Surgeon | Peter J.M Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Australia) |
| How Structured Programs Shape Colorectal Surgeon: European Experiences | Jim Khan (Portsmouth Hosp., UK) |
| Training Expectations from Millennials and Gen Z: A Dialogue with Senior Surgeons | Dhatchai Charoensilavath (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand) |
| KSCP's Vision: Training the Future-Domestic and International Perspectives | Byung Soh Min (Yonsei Univ., Korea) |
09:20-09:45
Special lecture I
| Moderator | In Ja Park (Asan Medical Center, Korea) |
| New horizon in the treatment of colorectal cancer (ZOOM) | Joshua Smith (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA) |
09:55-10:10
Coffee break
10:10-11:00
ARCCS Round table : What is my preferred approach
| Moderator | Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| Expert Panel | Jim Khan ( Portsmouth Hosp., UK ) | William, Tzu-Liang Chen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan) | Ji Yeon Kim ( Chungnam National Univ., Korea ) | Tsuyoshi Konishi ( MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA ) | Simon Siu-Man Ng ( Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ) | Byung Soh Min ( Yonsei Univ., Korea ) |
11:00-12:00
Session II. taTME and other endoluminal surgeries
| Moderator | Sue Hahn (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA) Sun Jin Park (Kyunghee Univ., Korea) |
| taTME: Current Evidence and Technical Considerations | Sue Hahn (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA) |
| TAMIS in Benign and Malignant Disease: Indications and Expanding Role | Simon Siu-Man Ng (Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) |
| Robotic TAMIS Using the da Vinci SP System: Technique and Early Experience | Sung Soo Yang (Ulsan Univ., Korea) |
| Endoluminal Surgery Beyond taTME and TAMIS: Novel Platforms and Future Directions (ZOOM) | John Marks (Lankenau Medical Center, USA) |
12:00-13:00
Luncheon Symposium (Medtronic)
Kyung Ha Lee (Chungnam National Univ., Korea)
13:00-14:30
Live Surgery I
| Moderator | Sahakitrungruang Chucheep (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand ) Xishan Wang (National Cancer Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China ) Jun-Gi Kim (Pyeongtaek St.Mary's Hosp., Korea) |
| Lap. TME using an Artisential Instruments | Jun Seok Park (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| Robotic NOSE and single-stapled colorectal anastomosis by DV5 | Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| Discussant | Sung Uk Bae (Keimyung Univ. Dongsan Hosp., Korea) | Inna Tulina (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univ., Russia ) | So Hyun Kim (Yeungnam Univ., Korea) | Xuan Hung Tran (Univ. of Medicine & Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |
14:30-15:30
Session III. ARCCS Featured Research Session
| Moderator | Mina, Ming-yin Shen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan ) Jun Won Um (Korea Univ., Korea) |
| Versius in Colorectal Surgery: Real-world outcomes, learning curve, and pathways to safe adoption | Heman Joshi (Cambridge Univ., UK) |
| AI-assisted Anatomical Recognition System-guided Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision and Autonomic Nerve Preservation for Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumor | Sung Uk Bae (Keimyung Univ. Dongsan Hosp., Korea) |
| Robotic resection of retroperitoneal tumor | Sami Fahad Alasari (Almouwasat Hosp. Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia) |
| Immediate versus early (24-hours) urinary catheter removal after elective minimally invasive colonic resection (EUriCaRe): results from a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial | Giulia Turri (Univ. of Verona, Italy) |
15:30-15:45
Coffee break
15:45-17:05
Session IV. Redefining Anastomosis: Innovation, Prevention, and Rescue
| Moderator | William, Tzu-Liang Chen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan) Jae Hwan Oh (National Cancer Center, Korea) |
| Overview | - |
| ICG and Beyond: Advances in Perfusion Assessment for Leak Prevention | David Jayne (Univ. of Leeds, UK) |
| Preventing the Leak: Reinforcement Techniques, Sealants, and Tissue Support | Jung Hoon Bae (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea) |
| The Application Value of Da Vinci Linear Powered Stapler SureForm in Robotic Anus-Preserving Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial | Taiyuan Li (The First Affiliated Hosp. of Nanchang Univ., China) |
| Watch & Wait for Anastomosis: Deferred Stoma Strategy in Selected Cases | Hye-Jin Kim (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| Managing the Unexpected: Endoluminal Repair and Salvage of Anastomotic Leaks | William, Tzu-Liang Chen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan) |
17:05-18:00
Session V. New Robotic Family
| Moderator | Herman Joshi (Cambridge Univ., UK) Carina Chow (Royal Brisbane and Womens' Hosp., Australia) |
| dV5: what is upgraded | Chris Fitzpatrick (Intuitive Surgical APAC, USA) |
| Unlocking Surgical Innovation : Digital platform (Video) | Sam Yoo (Johnson & Johnson, Korea) |
| Versius - Versatile, Adaptable, Digitally-drive systems and the role they play in your OR | Michelle Paknad (CMR surgical, USA) |
| Exploration and Practice of Teleoperative Surgery | Ren Zhao (Ruijin Hosp., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. School of Medicine, China) |
08:00-09:45
Session VI. Complex Colorectal Cancer
| Moderator | Petr Tsarkov (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univ., Russia) Ji Yeon Kim (Chungnam National Univ., Korea) Min Ro Lee (Jeonbuk National Univ., Korea) |
| Improving Surgical Efficacy with dynamic grasper | Sahakitrungruang Chucheep (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand) |
| Distinct Features and Treatment Strategies of CRC Arising in IBD Patients | Soichiro Ishihara (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan) |
| Prognostic factor of lateral pelvic node metastasis | Petr Tsarkov (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univ., Russia) |
| Technical Considerations for Incorporating Robotic Assistance in Complex Colorectal Resections | James Chi-Yong Ngu (Changi General Hosp., Singapore) |
| Robotic-assisted NOSES is the pinnacle of surgical perfection | Xi Shan Wang (National Cancer Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China) |
| Robotic Colorectal Surgery in Obese Patients | Carina Chow (Royal Brisbane and Womens' Hosp., Australia) |
| Treatment strategies for T4b colorectal cancer | Malakorn Songphol (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand) |
09:45-10:10
Special lecture II
| Moderator | Hyeong Rok Kim (Chonnam National Univ., Korea) |
| The Coming Singularity in surgery, are we ready? | Yoshiharu Sakai (Osaka Red Cross Hosp., Japan) |
10:10-10:25
Coffee break
10:25-12:05
Session VII. AI and advanced images
| Moderator | Simon Siu-Man Ng (Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Kil Yeon Lee (Kyunghee Univ., Korea) Hyung Jin Kim (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea) |
| Overview | - |
| Immersive reality to guide right hemicolectomy | David Jayne (Leed's Univ., UK) |
| Quantitative Perfusion Parameters of ICG Angiography Based on Tissue Oxygenation of Hyperspectral Imaging for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery | Gyung Mo Son (Pusan National Univ., Korea) |
| AI for surgical skill assessment in MIS colorectal surgery (Video) | Masaaki Ito (National Cancer Center Hosp. East, Japan) |
| AI models for postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery | Seung Ho Song (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| The Role of MRI in the Preoperative Diagnosis for Rectal Cancer | Kazushige Kawai (Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hosp., Japan) |
| Digital pathology and AI: New fronier for precision diagnosis | Shumpei Ishikawa (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan) |
12:05-12:30
Special lecture III
| Moderator | Jim Khan (Portsmouth Hosp., UK) |
| AI in medicine | Namkug Kim (Ulsan Medical Univ., Korea ) |
12:30-13:20
Luncheon Symposium
| Moderator | Chang Nam Kim ( Eulji Univ., Korea) |
| Early Experience of dV5 Surgical System in Colorectal Surgery | Jin Kim (Korea Univ., Korea) |
13:20-14:40
Live Surgery II
| Moderator | Seon-Hahn Kim (Univ. of Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia ) James Chi-Yong Ngu (Changi General Hosp., Singapore) Seong Kyu Baek (Keimyung Univ., Korea) |
| Robotic TME with a novel single stapled anastomosis | Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy using advanced ICG technology for colon cancer | Hye-Jin Kim (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| Discussant | Peter J.M Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Australia) | Mina, Ming-yin Shen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan) | Sung IL Kang (Yeungnam Univ., Korea) | Heung Kwon Oh (Seoul National Univ., Korea) | Koya Hida (Kyoto Univ., Japan) | Sue Hahn (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA) |
14:40-15:10
Bubbles in Hand, Messages from Legend
| Gerald Marks | Angelita Habr-Gama | Bill Heald |
15:10-16:40
Session VIII. ARCCS in conjunction with the Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Study Group
Welcome Address : Jin Kim (Korea Univ., Korea)
The Ideal Assistant in Robotic Surgery: Roles and Strategies for Efficient Operations
| Moderator | Chang Nam Kim (Eulji Univ., Korea) Kil Yeon Lee (Kyunghee Univ., Korea) |
| Enhancing the Role of the Surgical Assistant in Robotic Surgery (Xi/SP): Focus on Low Anterior Resection | Nak Song Sung (Konyang Univ., Korea) |
| Maximizing the Contribution of the Surgical Assistant in Robotic Right Hemicolectomy (Xi/SP) | Chang Hyun Kim (Chonnam National Univ., Korea) |
Learning Surgical Details of TME from Expert Videos & Discussion
| Moderator | Jun-Gi Kim (Pyeongtaek St.Mary's Hosp., Korea) Hyeong Rok Kim (Chonnam National Univ., Korea) |
| Expert’s Tip 1 (Lap TME): Rectal Cancer TME – Surgical Planes, Nerve Anatomy, and Traction | Ji Hoon Kim (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea) |
| Expert’s Tip 2 (Robotic TME): Rectal Cancer TME – Surgical Planes, Nerve Anatomy, and Traction | Ki Beom Bae (Inje Univ., Korea) |
| Discussion (Chairs & All Speakers) | Won Beom Jung (Inje Univ., Korea) | Sung IL Kang (Yeungnam Univ., Korea) |
16:40-18:15
Session IX. Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer: Shifting the Paradigm
| Moderator | Soichiro Ishihara (The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan) Seung Taek Oh (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea) |
| Overview | - |
| Checkpoint Inhibitors in MSI-H/dMMR Colorectal Cancer: Changing the Treatment Algorithm | Kazushige Kawai (Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hosp., Japan) |
| Beyond MSI: Expanding the Role of Immunotherapy in MSS Colorectal Cancer | Peirong Ding (Sun Yat-Sen Univ. Cancer Center, China) |
| Biomarkers and Patient Selection: Who Benefits from Immunotherapy? | Min Jung Kim (Seoul National Univ., Korea) |
| Combining Immunotherapy with Chemoradiation or Targeted Agents: Current Trials and Future Perspectives | Young Il Kim (Asan Medical Center, Korea) |
| Surgical Implications After Immunotherapy: What Should Surgeons Be Aware Of? | Tsuyoshi Konishi (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA) |
| Results of REAL trial | Jianming Xu (Zhongshan Hosp., Fudan Univ., China) |
08:00-09:55
Session X. Exenteration as a serious and careful commitment
| Moderator | Peter J.M Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Australia ) Sahakitrungruang Chucheep (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand ) Jin Kim (Korea Univ., Korea ) |
| Overview: Pelvic Exenteration: Indications, Contraindications, and Ethical Boundaries | Peter J.M Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Australia) |
| Minimally Invasive and Robotic Exenteration: A Frontier or a Folly? | Tsuyoshi Konishi (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA) |
| Essential Pelvic Anatomy for Safe Margins | Kay Uehara (Nippon Medical School Hosp., Japan) |
| Reconstructing the Empty Pelvis: Strategies to Avoid Syndrome and Complications | Sahakitrungruang Chucheep (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand) |
| Multidisciplinary Planning for Exenteration: From Imaging to ICU | Peter J.M Lee (Royal Prince Alfred Hosp., Australia) |
| Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Before Exenteration: Downstaging or Delay? | Jin Kim (Korea Univ., Korea) |
| Case-based Panel Discussion | Panel |
09:55-10:10
Coffee break
10:10-12:15
Session XI. Big session, W&W and TNT
| Moderator | Rodrigo O. Perez (Hosp. Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil ) Tsuyoshi Konishi (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA ) Suk Hwan Lee (Kyunghee Univ., Korea ) |
| Overview | - |
| Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: Which Regimen for Which Patient? (Video) | George J. Chang (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA) |
| Deferring or Avoiding Surgery: Designing TNT for Organ Preservation | Seung-Yong Jeong (Seoul National Univ., Korea) |
| Prognostic factors to predict CR | In Ja Park (Asan Medical Center, Korea) |
| Lateral Pelvic Node Dissection in the TNT Era: Is It Still Needed? | Yusuke Kinugasa (Science Tokyo formerly Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ., Japan) |
| How to Define cCR: Imaging, Biopsy, and Beyond | Ji Won Park (Seoul National Univ., Korea) |
| How to Watch and How Long to Wait: Designing Optimal Surveillance Strategies | Suk Hwan Lee (Kyunghee Univ., Korea) |
| Managing Local Regrowth: Early Detection, Salvage Surgery, and Distant Risk | Rodrigo O. Perez (Hosp. Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil) |
| Case-based discussion | Panel |
12:15-13:10
Luncheon Symposium (livsmed)
| Moderator | Eung Jin Shin (Soonchunhyang University, Korea ) |
| - | Jin Kim (Korea Univ., Korea) |
13:10-14:20
Live Surgery III
| Moderator | Rodrigo O. Perez (Hosp. Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil ) Yusuke Kinugasa (Science Tokyo formerly Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ., Japan ) Chang Nam Kim (Eulji Univ., Korea ) |
| SP ICG-fluorescence guided Robotic LPND | Gyu-Seog Choi (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| Discussant | Gyeong Tae Noh (Ewha Womans Univ., Korea) |
| Kay Uehara (Nippon Medical School Hosp., Japan) | |
| Kyung Ha Lee (Chungnam National Univ., Korea) | |
| Kazushige Kawai (Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hosp., Japan) |
14:20-14:35
Coffee break
14:35-16:10
Session XII. MIS Fundamentals Revisited for Colorectal Disease: Wisdom Meets Curiosity
| Moderator | William, Tzu-Liang Chen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan) Seung-Yong Jeong (Seoul National Univ., Korea ) Ji Hoon Kim (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea ) |
| Right Colectomy: Mastering Vascular Control and Intracorporeal Anastomosis | Mina, Ming-yin Shen (China Medical Univ. Hsinchu Hosp., Taiwan) |
| Left Colectomy in MIS: Tailoring Lymphadenectomy and Anastomosis by Tumor Location | Koya Hida (Kyoto Univ., Japan) |
| Challenging momentum of intraoperative bleeding in robotic CR surgery: How I control it | Seon-Hahn Kim (Univ. of Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia) |
| Total Mesorectal Excision (TME): Key Anatomical Planes and Safe Dissection Strategy | Jim Khan (Portsmouth Hosp., UK) |
| LPND: Landmark-Based Dissection in Narrow Pelvis | Yusuke Kinugasa (Science Tokyo formerly Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ., Japan) |
| taTME and TAMIS for distal rectal tumor: Starting Right, Finishing Safe | Sung Chan Park (National Cancer Center, Korea) |
16:10-17:55
Session XIII. Expanding Boundaries in Colorectal Surgery: Rare Scenarios, New Solutions
| Moderator | Xuan Hung Tran (Univ. of Medicine & Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ) Kwang Ho Kim (Ewha Womans Univ., Korea ) Sung Bum Kang ( Seoul National Univ., Korea ) |
| Cornerstone Robotics: How We Translate Surgical Technologies from Bench to Bedside in Hong Kong | Simon Siu-Man Ng ( Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ) |
| Hugo Robotic Platform: Modular Thinking in Colorectal Surgery | Koya Hida ( Kyoto Univ., Japan ) |
| New anti-mesenteric delta-shaped stapled anastomosis in Crohn's disease | Jong Lyul Lee (Asan Medical Center, Korea) |
| D3 Lymph Node Dissection in Right Colectomy: Balancing Oncologic Benefit and Technical Risk | Inna Tulina (I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical Univ., Russia) |
| Short-term outcomes of SP robotic surgery vs. Single-port laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer: A multicenter matched-cohort study | Gyeong Tae Noh (Ewha Womans Univ., Korea) |
| Laparoscopic Cytoreductive Surgery with HIPEC: Is It Feasible and Safe? | Soo Yeun Park (Kyungpook National Univ., Korea) |
| Superior Rectal Artery Preservation for Upper Sigmoid Colon Cancer | Xuan Hung Tran (Univ. of Medicine & Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |