Dear Colleagues, Young Specialists, Trainees, and Friends of HBPSurG,

It is with great excitement that we invite you to join us in Lyon, France, for the HBPSurG 2026 Meeting.

Following the success of our previous editions, this year’s event promises to deliver an outstanding, forward-looking scientific program dedicated to empowering the next generation of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeons.

Under the theme “Precision, Innovation, and Future-Proofing in Hepato-Biliary & Pancreatic Surgery”, the program features fresh, cutting-edge sessions designed to explore emerging frontiers while maintaining our signature interactive and interdisciplinary approach:

Meet the Experts sessions offering in-depth, case-based explorations of the most complex and novel clinical scenarios. These interactive discussions will cover borderline resectable disease guided by ctDNA and personalized strategies, totally robotic pancreatoduodenectomy in challenging settings, advanced vascular reconstruction with sophisticated planning, and many other cutting-edge topics.
State of the Art lectures delivering the latest updates on transformative topics such as AI and radiomics for future liver remnant prediction and surgical planning, liquid biopsy/ctDNA in recurrence monitoring, neoadjuvant immunotherapy combinations and rescue strategies, functional preservation techniques, long-term quality of life and survivorship in pancreatic cancer, and even sustainability in high-complexity HBP procedures.
Distinguished invited lectures from international leaders in these innovative fields.
Free paper sessions and the Rising Stars Award ceremony to spotlight groundbreaking work from emerging talents.

We are proud to assemble a world-class faculty of renowned experts and rising leaders in HBP surgery, oncology, radiology, and technology integration — many of whom have shaped recent advancements and multicenter trials. Their participation ensures high-quality, evidence-based, and practically relevant content that bridges today’s practice with tomorrow’s possibilities.

This meeting is especially tailored for young HBP specialists and trainees. We strongly encourage you to submit your abstracts for the free paper sessions — whether on precision biomarkers, robotic/minimally invasive extremes, neoadjuvant evolution, functional outcomes, AI applications, or other innovative themes. Your contributions are vital to the vibrancy of our community and offer a unique platform to present your work, receive expert feedback, compete for awards, and network with international peers and mentors.

Mark your calendars and prepare your best work — this is your opportunity to shine and shape the future of our field!We look forward to welcoming you — in person in beautiful Lyon or virtually — for two inspiring days of learning, discussion, and collaboration.

Warm regards,

Prof. Mustapha Adham
On behalf of the HBPSurG Organizing Committee

Prof Philippe Bachellier — Prof P Bachellier
Strasbourg

Prof Luca Gianotti — Prof L Gianotti
Milano

Carl-Stephan Leonhardt — Prof CS Leonhardt
Heidelberg

Romain L'Huillier — Dr R L’Huillier
Lyon

Emmanuel Melloul — Dr E Melloul
Lausanne

Preliminary Program – Subject to Modification

HBPSurG 2026 Meeting
October 29, 2026 – 8h15 – 16h15

08h15 – Registration

08h50 – Welcome – Prof M Adham

09h00-10h00 – Meet the Experts

Chairs – P Cassier, L Payen-Gay, J Perinel

09h00-09h15 – Optimizing Tissue Acquisition in Pancreatic Cancer. G Beyer (München)

09h15-09h30 – Liquid Biopsy and Circulating Tumor Cells in Pancreatic Cancer. L Payen-Gay (Lyon)

09h30-09h45 – Neoadjuvant Therapy Evolution: From Chemotherapy to Immunotherapy + Targeted Agents in PDAC. P Cassier (Lyon)

09h45-10h00 – Questions & Discussion

10h00-10h30 – HBPSurG Invited Lecture

Systemic Therapies and Their Impact on Long-Term Quality of Life in Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Prof A Lania (Milano)

Chair – P Cassier (Lyon)

10h30-11h00 Coffee break

11h00-12h15 – Rising Stars Free papers

Chairs – P Addeo, G Beyer, L Gianotti

11h00-11h10 – Implementation of an Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection in the Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes Region (DEPPAN – Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection): Preliminary Results from the HCL Cohort. K Kodroj (Lyon)

11h10-11h20 – Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy- Initial experience in a hepatopancreatobiliary high-volume center. Elena-Mihaela Vrabie (Bucharest)

11h20-11h30 – Readmission Is the True Cost of “Early Discharge” After Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sophie Rivett (Manchester)

11h30-11h40 – Short-term outcomes of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy in Western versus Eastern cohorts: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sophie Rivett (Manchester)

11h40-11h50 – Postoperative Hajibandeh Index Predicts Failure to Rescue from Post-Pancreatectomy Fistula and Haemorrhage: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study. Sophie Rivett (Manchester)

11h50-12h00 – AI-assisted updating and creation of autonomously living guidelines. Max Stauffer (Vienna)

12h00-12h15 – Questions & Discussion

12h15-12h45 – HBPSurG Invited Lecture

The Question of Why: Practices and Patterns of Evidence Generation in Surgery

Prof CS Leonhardt (Heidelberg)

Chair – R Salvia (Verona)

12h45-14h00 Lunch break

14h00-14h30 – HBPSurG Invited Lecture

Immunonutrition and Prehabilitation in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery.

Prof L Gianotti (Milano)

Chair – J Perinel (Lausanne)

14h30-16h15 – State-of-the-Art

Chairs – A Ayav, P Bachellier, F Borges

14h45-15h00 – Learning Curve and Safety of Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy. R Salvia (Verona)

15h00-15h15 – Distal Pancreatectomy in Challenging Cases. A Ayav (Nancy)

15h15-15h30 – Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Vascular Reconstruction in Borderline PDAC. S Dokmak (Beaujon)

15h30-15h45 – Pancreatectomy with Arterial Resection in Borderline/Locally Advanced PDAC. P Bachellier (Strasbourg)

15h45-16h00 – How to prevent local recurrence in PDAC surgery. F Borges (Lisbon)

16h00-16h15 Questions & Discussion

HBPSurG 2026 Meeting
October 30, 2026 – 8h00 – 16h30

08h00 – Registration

08h30-09h45 – Meet the Experts

Chairs – P Bachellier, A Lania, P Merle

08h30-08h45 – Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Resectable HCC. P Merle (Lyon)

08h45-09h00 – Downstaging Strategies for Borderline Resectable Liver Tumors. P Addeo (Strasbourg)

09h00-09h15 – Major Hepatectomy with Complex Bilio-Vascular Reconstruction in Oncological Settings. E Melloul (Lausanne)

09h15-09h30 – Portal veine repermeabilisation. R L’Huillier (Lyon)

09h30-09h45 – Technical refinements of inferior vena cava resection during liver resection. P Addeo (Strasbourg)

09h45-10h00 Questions & Discussion

10h00-10h30 – HBPSurG Invited Lecture

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10h30-11h00 Coffee break

11h00-13h00 – Rising Stars Free papers

Chairs – P Addeo, CS Leonhardt, E Melloul

11h00-11h10 – Clinical Audit: CEA Follow-Up After Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases. Esther Sleigh (Southampton)

11h10-11h20 – Expression of EGFR and Ki-67 in Gall bladder Carcinoma. Mukund Mangarai (New delhi)

11h20-11h30 – Single-cell Transcriptomics Identifies F11R as a Stromal Mediator Linking Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, with Icaritin as a Potential Intervention. Yang Liu (Hangzhou)

11h30-11h40 – Pseudotumoral versus incidental xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: a comparative analysis of operative complexity and outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Maria C du Plessis (Buenos Aires)

11h40-11h50 – Prevalence of Biliary Intraepithelial Neoplasia (BilIN) in laparoscopic cholecystectomies: clinical, surgical, and histopathological associations. Maria C du Plessis (Buenos Aires)

11h50-12h00 – Group & screen in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it really needed? Sophie Rivett (Manchester)

12h00-12h10 – Heterogeneity in Tokyo Guidelines 2018 grade II acute cholecystitis: association of local complications with operative difficulty and postoperative morbidity. Maria C du Plessis (Buenos Aires)

12h10-12h20 – Bile leak after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: association with transcystic instrumentation and cystic duct closure method. Maria C du Plessis (Buenos Aires)

12h20-12h30 – The impact of age on the outcome of liver surgery: a single-center, retrospective, propensity-score matched cohort study. Max Stauffer (Vienna)

12h30-12h40 – Predicting surgical research using machine learning, graph neural networks and large language models. Max Stauffer (Vienna)

12h40-13h00 Questions & Discussion

13h00- 14h00 Lunch break

14h00-16h00 – Free papers

Chairs –

16h00 – Rising Stars Award Ceremony

1/ Click on the “Register here” button, select your registration option, fill & submit the form :

Onsite Attendance
- Standard Registration = 250€
- Standard Registration + Congress Dinner = 330€
- Resident or Fellow < 35Y = 150€
- Resident or Fellow < 35Y + Congress Dinner = 230€
  - Resident or Fellow status confirmation will be requested for validation.
  - Resident or Fellow speakers benefit from free registration (read item 2).
- EFISDS, IASGO & EAHPBA members = 150€
- EFISDS, IASGO & EAHPBA members + Congress Dinner = 230€
  - Society membership status confirmation will be requested for validation.
- Congress dinner on October 29th, upon registration. Limited places, first come first served!
Online Attendance
- Online attendance = 150€
- After confirmation of registration, a link will be sent on due time to access the virtual meeting platform.

2/ Registration of speakers with an accepted abstract (free papers sessions) :

Registration of speakers is mandatory (Onsite Attendance), otherwise their abstract will be rejected.
Resident or Fellow < 35Y speakers presenting their work in an oral communication :
- May apply for “Rising Stars Awards” on abstract submission.
- Benefit from free registration (Do not submit the “Register here“ form).
- Free registration will be validated upon acceptance of the abstract.

3/ Cancelation Policy :

Registration fees refund is possible until September 30, 2026. Administrative charge of 20€ will be applied.

Dead line for abstract submission September 15th

Resident & Fellow Speakers

May apply for “Rising Star Award” on abstract submission.
Benefit from free registration (see registration instructions).

Implementation of an Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection in the Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes Region (DEPPAN – Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection): Preliminary Results from the HCL Cohort. Khalil Kodroj (Lyon)

Clinical Audit: CEA Follow-Up After Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases. Esther Sleigh (Southampton)

Expression of EGFR and Ki-67 in Gall bladder Carcinoma. Mukund Mangarai (New delhi)

Single-cell Transcriptomics Identifies F11R as a Stromal Mediator Linking Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, with Icaritin as a Potential Intervention. Yang Liu (Hangzhou)

Pseudotumoral versus incidental xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: a comparative analysis of operative complexity and outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Maria C du Plessis (Buenos Aires)

Prevalence of Biliary Intraepithelial Neoplasia (BilIN) in laparoscopic cholecystectomies: clinical, surgical, and histopathological associations. Maria C du Plessis (Buenos Aires)

Bile leak after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: association with transcystic instrumentation and cystic duct closure method. Maria C du Plessis (Buenos Aires)

Heterogeneity in Tokyo Guidelines 2018 grade II acute cholecystitis: association of local complications with operative difficulty and postoperative morbidity. Maria C du Plessis (Buenos Aires)

Postoperative Hajibandeh Index Predicts Failure to Rescue from Post-Pancreatectomy Fistula and Haemorrhage: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study. Sophie Rivett (Manchester)

Short-term outcomes of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy in Western versus Eastern cohorts: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sophie Rivett (Manchester)

Group & screen in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it really needed? Sophie Rivett (Manchester)

Readmission Is the True Cost of “Early Discharge” After Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sophie Rivett (Manchester)