Ruby Hall Clinic Pune organised Hernia Update-2017 on November 26th 2017. Dr Neeraj Rayate Head-Department of Surgery, Ruby hall Clinic was the organising secretory. The symposium was attended by 280 surgeons and post graduates in and around Pune, Maharashtra. This was one of its kind event without any lectures and live surgeries focusing on common issues in hernia managements solved through expert panel of surgeons from Pune and national faculties. Overall there were six panel discussions of one hour each on open inguinal hernia, open ventral hernia, laparoscopic inguinal hernia, laparoscopic ventral hernia, laparoscopic hiatus hernia and difficult situations in hernia surgery.

In addition there were lectures from eminent national faculty: Dr. Deepraj Bhandarkar spoke on anatomy of anterior abdominal wall with reference to abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR), step by step lap ventral hernia. Dr. Parveen Bhatia spoke on laparoscopic inguinal anatomy and step by step lap inguinal hernia. Dr. Roy Patankar spoke on laparoscopic hiatal anatomy and redo fundoplication.

Everyone appreciated the new interactive problem-solving format of the scientific feast. This update was endorsed by Hernia society of India and Maharashtra Medical Council.

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