MULJIBHAI PATEL UROLOGICAL HOSPITAL, NADIAD JAYARAMDAS PATEL ACADEMIC CENTRE 3rd International Live Operative workshop on Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (LESS) Surgery (Hands on) Jayaramdas Patel Academic Centre (JPAC) at the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), Nadiad had organized a successful single port surgery instruction course two years ago. More than 300 delegates then watched an expert multi-disciplinary faculty perform a wide variety of cases. Since then the field, now called LESS surgery, has progressed exponentially, and more than 1000 LESS procedures have been performed world-wide. At MPUH, we have already performed more than 100 cases of LESS surgery. Stimulated by increased interest in LESS technology by surgeons and patients, there has been ongoing improvement and refinements in new technology in access devices and instrumentation. MPUH is organizing the 3rd International Multi-disciplinary Summit on Laparo-Endoscopic single Site (LESS) Surgery during March 10 – 12, 2011. This Course will feature leading international faculty and will cover the entire field of LESS surgery including state-of-the-art lectures, live operative surgery and ‘hands-on’ workshop wherein delegates will be able to practice with the entire gamut of LESS instrumentation. Delegates will be given video, handouts and published literature. With the LESS surgery, the minimally invasive surgery has just got further minimal. Experts will be demonstrating removal of large organs and growths through the navel. In LESS surgery, just one small incision is made on the navel. Therefore, pain and recovery period for the patient will be much less. The International faculty who will be participating in the 3-day Workshop includes Drs Mihir Desai (USA), who is also the Course Director; Jens Uwe Stolzenburg (Germany); Evangelos Liatsikos (Greece); Abhay Rane (UK) and Rene Sotelo (Venezuela). The prominent national faculty includes Drs Prashanth P Rao; Pradeep P Rao; Deepak Dubey and Mahendra Narwaria. From MPUH, Dr. Mahesh Desai, Medical Director & Managing Trustee and Dr. R B Sabnis, Chairman, Department of Urology will be participating along with other Urologists. --------------------- posted by: P A Joseph