Post-Pancreatectomy Hemorrhage
Expert Round Table Meeting
Lyon, March 27, 2026
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to welcome you to this dedicated website for the European Expert Round Table on Post-pancreatectomy Hemorrhage (PPH), to be held on March 27, 2026, in person at the Maison des Professionnels, Hôpital Edouard Herriot (HCL), Lyon.
This focused meeting brings together leading European pancreatic surgeons to share personal clinical experiences and discuss key challenges in PPH: risk factors, management strategies, and innovative prevention approaches — with special emphasis on the use of biological and hemostatic patches.
We look forward to a productive exchange that will advance best practices and improve patient outcomes in pancreatic surgery.
Thank you for your participation.
Warm regards,
Warm regards,
Prof M Adham
Padova
Alessandria
München
Peschiera del Garda
Hamburg
Padova
Milano
Bruxelles
Monaco
Lyon
Villejuif
Verona
Beaujon
Hamburg
Peschiera del Garda
8h30 Welcome
9:00-10:00
- I FRIGERIO – PPH : ISGPS definition & grading – A critical appraisal.
- G NAPPO – Incidence of PPH after pancrearticoduodenectomy. Current evidence on risk factors and predictive models for PPH, so you can better identify high-risk patients preoperatively.
- R SALVIA – Surgical techniques associated with an increased risk of PPH in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. What is the most frequent site of PPH after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-12:00
- H FREISS – Anticoagulants (such as low-molecular-weight heparin) and antiplatelet agents are pharmacologic agents associated with an increased risk of bleeding in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- A Sa CUNHA – Preventive methods to reduce the incidence and severity of PPH after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- FG Uzunoğlu – Current best practices for the diagnosis and management of hemorrhage from the gastroduodenal artery stump, including the role of imaging and interventional radiology.
12h00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16h00
- D BASSI – Role of a hemostatic patch in pancreatic surgery, the Padova experience.
- R VELLA – Hemostatic patch in PPH prevention : feasibility & preliminary results of from HEH.
- J PERINEL – Prospective study protocol discussion.
- Standard registration
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Cancelation Policy : Registration fees refund is possible until September 30, 2025. Administrative charge of 20€ will be applied.
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Hôpital Edouard Herriot
Maison des Professionnels
5 Place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon
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