Hands-on training of ENDO 2017 (Hyderabad, India)

KSGE hands-on training provided to give the over 40 participants chance to actually insert and deploy the plastic and/or metal stent endoscopically in the dummy model. This training program consisted of 6 stations including esophagus and/or pylorus stenting, colon stenting, bile duct plastic stenting, CBD metal stenting and hilar bile duct stenting (stent-in-stent and stent-by-stent). Honorable ERCP and/or Endoscopy masters, KSGE members offered one-on-one coaching and shared their valuable clinical skills and knowledge. The participants could have enhanced their skills on basic cannulation, stricture management with self-expandable metal stents.

At this program, expert tutoring was available at one station for fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsy, two stations for EUS biliary drainage with metal stent and three stations for EUS pseudocyst drainage with plastic stent and NAGI^™ and SPAXUS^™ stent. Participants had a proctoring opportunity to observe and experience advanced therapeutic EUS techniques.