Vilnius Surgical Symposium for Medical Students 2025

PROGRAMME

11-12th April, 2025

P R O G R A M M E C O M I N G S O O N !

P R O G R A M M E C O M I N G S O O N !

8:00-8:50 Registration

8:50-9:00 Welcome speech

9:00-11:00 Session A*: Restoring Function and Form - Student’s Approach to Trauma, Orthopedic and Plastic Surgery

Juris Intenbergs, Mid-term functional outcome and radiological parameter correlation in articular distal radius fractures, Riga, Latvia

Antonio Meschino, Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome: unveiling the role of dynamic neurodesis and traction mechanisms, Vilnius, Lithuania

Evelina Muškietaitė; Rūta Muškietaitė, Prognosis of sciatic nerve injury recovery after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review, Kaunas, Lithuania

Elžbieta Čepėnaitė, Early complications following fractures of the proximal tibia, Vilnius, Lithuania

Antonio Meschino, The SCIP flap for head and neck reconstruction, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kristupas A. Suslavičius; Laura Liutkauskaitė, The impact of premedication protocols on preoperative anxiety, intraoperative and postoperative pain, and anxiety in blepharoplasty, Vilnius, Lithuania

Karolina Baltrušaitytė; Eugenija Sabaliauskaitė; Benas Kireilis, Challenges in the surgical management of eyelid reconstruction in patients afflicted with facial nerve paralysis, Kaunas, Lithuania

Karolina Volodzkaitė, The McKissock‘s method, Kaunas, Lithuania

Patricija Glovackaitė, A systematic review of patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes in breast augmentation mammoplasty using BREAST-Q instrument: a decade of evidence, Vilnius, Lithuania

Keynote speaker lecture: Valerija Mosenko

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Session B*: Care Across Ages - from Pediatric Surgery to Women's Health Practices

Austėja Zubauskaitė, Robotic surgery in gynecology, Vilnius, Lithuania

Miglė Vilniškytė; Akvilė Mažuikaitė, Treatment of bleeding uterine myomas with embolization – systematic literature review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Aleksandra Rižakova, Successful surgical treatment of a large uterine leiomyoma in a regional hospital, Riga, Latvia

Liena Gasiņa, Spontaneous vaginal delivery after fertility-sparing leep surgery with a cervical cancer, Riga, Latvia

Viktorija Rakovskaitė, Management challenges of fallopian tube with p53 signature zone, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alicija Šavareikaitė, Surgical treatment and complications of pectus excavatum in children and young adults: a literature review on the Nuss technique, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gaudas Trakymas, Intraoperative extracorporeal irradiation and reconstruction by reimplantation in osteosarcoma patient: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Natalia Biedroń; Natalia Kopeć; Joanna Chajec, Difficulties in diagnosing mesenteric vascular lesions in infants- case report of two patients, Lublin, Poland

Milda Eleonora Griciūtė, Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a child with hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Emilija Šeštokaitė, Parallel paths, divergent outcomes: a duo of congenital posterior urethral valve cases, Vilnius, Lithuania

Keynote speaker lecture: Indrė Dagilienė

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:40 Session C*: A Closer Look at Surgical Frontiers - General and Abdominal Surgery

Keynote speaker lecture: Assoc. Prof. Audrius Dulskas

Ieva Jakiūnaitė, Combining surgeon‘s expertise and artificial intelligence in estimating the survival of the liver graft, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kamilė Pliuskutė, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography related perforation. The situation in Vilnius University hospital Santaros Klinikos in 2012 – 2019, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Immune cell infiltration in tissue of the colorectal adenoma: a systematic review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Eva Staponkutė; Karolina Sučylaitė, Embolization of upper non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Microbiome changes in colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence: Primary Results, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alisa Sophie Jessica Hollenz, A rare presentation of incarcerated femoral hernia containing ovary and fallopian tube: a case report, Riga, Latvia

Gaudas Trakymas, Morgagni hernia in a 97-year-old female, Vilnius, Lithuania

Wiktoria Kozłowska; Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz; Jakub Łomzik, Symbotex composite mesh in postoperative hernia treatment, Białystok, Poland

Adelė Gudynaitė, Ugnė Česnulevičiūtė, Ogilvie’s syndrome: a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Signe Dreimane, Surgical treatment after attempted suicide by swallowing construction foam under the influence of alcohol, Riga, Latvia

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:40 Session D*: Mastering Precision - Thoracic, Cardiovascular and Ophthalmologic Surgery in Focus

Tadas Abartis, Anatomical variations of pulmonary hila in Lithuanian cadavers: a pilot study with bodies donated to Vilnius university, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gintautė Diringytė, Assessment of plaque characteristics (evaluated with contrast-enhanced ultrasound) and stent restenosis following carotid artery stenting: a retrospective study, Kaunas, Lithuania

Dominykas Budrys, Surgical repair of an aortic aneurysm in a child with arterial tortuosity syndrome, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gintautė Diringytė, Atherosclerotic plaque morphology (evaluation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound) and primal cardiovascular events after carotid endarterectomy performed simultaneously with CABG, Kaunas, Lithuania

Augustė Melaikaitė, Aortic thrombosis after endovascular aneurysm repair: report of two cases and literature review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gabija Žymantaitė, A case report of abdominal aortic aneurysm with immunoglobulin G4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis, Vilnius, Lithuania

Agnė Morkūnaitė, Heart bypass grafting following an assault, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kasparas Ašoklis, Cornea-in-a-syringe with GF19 antiviral and hydrogel composition: treating HSV-1 in rabbit corneas through inflammation suppression and regeneration enhancem, Vilnius, Lithuania

Iveta Vitalija Grincevicute, Management of LASIK flap dislocation with multiple macrostriae and epithelial ingrowth after direct high energy eye trauma, Riga, Latvia

Rokas Venclovas, Treatment of prolonged orbital cellulitis: decompressive orbitotomy, Vilnius, Lithuania

Special Quiz Challenge with prizes and surprises

17:40 – 17:50 Coffee break

17:50 -18:30 Closing speech, Acknowledgements and AWARDS

*Workshops will be held during the sessions in separate rooms:

ABOUT WORKSHOPS

8:00-8:50 Registration

8:50-9:00 Welcome speech

9:00-11:00 Session A*: Restoring Function and Form - Student’s Approach to Trauma, Orthopedic and Plastic Surgery

Juris Intenbergs, Mid-term functional outcome and radiological parameter correlation in articular distal radius fractures, Riga, Latvia

Antonio Meschino, Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome: unveiling the role of dynamic neurodesis and traction mechanisms, Vilnius, Lithuania

Evelina Muškietaitė; Rūta Muškietaitė, Prognosis of sciatic nerve injury recovery after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review, Kaunas, Lithuania

Elžbieta Čepėnaitė, Early complications following fractures of the proximal tibia, Vilnius, Lithuania

Antonio Meschino, The SCIP flap for head and neck reconstruction, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kristupas A. Suslavičius; Laura Liutkauskaitė, The impact of premedication protocols on preoperative anxiety, intraoperative and postoperative pain, and anxiety in blepharoplasty, Vilnius, Lithuania

Karolina Baltrušaitytė; Eugenija Sabaliauskaitė; Benas Kireilis, Challenges in the surgical management of eyelid reconstruction in patients afflicted with facial nerve paralysis, Kaunas, Lithuania

Karolina Volodzkaitė, The McKissock‘s method, Kaunas, Lithuania

Patricija Glovackaitė, A systematic review of patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes in breast augmentation mammoplasty using BREAST-Q instrument: a decade of evidence, Vilnius, Lithuania

Keynote speaker lecture: Valerija Mosenko

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Session B*: Care Across Ages - from Pediatric Surgery to Women's Health Practices

Austėja Zubauskaitė, Robotic surgery in gynecology, Vilnius, Lithuania

Miglė Vilniškytė; Akvilė Mažuikaitė, Treatment of bleeding uterine myomas with embolization – systematic literature review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Aleksandra Rižakova, Successful surgical treatment of a large uterine leiomyoma in a regional hospital, Riga, Latvia

Liena Gasiņa, Spontaneous vaginal delivery after fertility-sparing leep surgery with a cervical cancer, Riga, Latvia

Viktorija Rakovskaitė, Management challenges of fallopian tube with p53 signature zone, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alicija Šavareikaitė, Surgical treatment and complications of pectus excavatum in children and young adults: a literature review on the Nuss technique, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gaudas Trakymas, Intraoperative extracorporeal irradiation and reconstruction by reimplantation in osteosarcoma patient: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Natalia Biedroń; Natalia Kopeć; Joanna Chajec, Difficulties in diagnosing mesenteric vascular lesions in infants- case report of two patients, Lublin, Poland

Milda Eleonora Griciūtė, Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a child with hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Emilija Šeštokaitė, Parallel paths, divergent outcomes: a duo of congenital posterior urethral valve cases, Vilnius, Lithuania

Keynote speaker lecture: Indrė Dagilienė

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:40 Session C*: A Closer Look at Surgical Frontiers - General and Abdominal Surgery

Keynote speaker lecture: Assoc. Prof. Audrius Dulskas

Ieva Jakiūnaitė, Combining surgeon‘s expertise and artificial intelligence in estimating the survival of the liver graft, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kamilė Pliuskutė, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography related perforation. The situation in Vilnius University hospital Santaros Klinikos in 2012 – 2019, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Immune cell infiltration in tissue of the colorectal adenoma: a systematic review, Vilnius, Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania

Eva Staponkutė; Karolina Sučylaitė, Embolization of upper non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Microbiome changes in colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence: Primary Results, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alisa Sophie Jessica Hollenz, A rare presentation of incarcerated femoral hernia containing ovary and fallopian tube: a case report, Riga, Latvia

Gaudas Trakymas, Morgagni hernia in a 97-year-old female, Vilnius, Lithuania

Wiktoria Kozłowska; Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz; Jakub Łomzik, Symbotex composite mesh in postoperative hernia treatment, Białystok, Poland

Adelė Gudynaitė, Ugnė Česnulevičiūtė, Ogilvie’s syndrome: a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Signe Dreimane, Surgical treatment after attempted suicide by swallowing construction foam under the influence of alcohol, Riga, Latvia

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:40 Session D*: Mastering Precision - Thoracic, Cardiovascular and Ophthalmologic Surgery in Focus

Tadas Abartis, Anatomical variations of pulmonary hila in Lithuanian cadavers: a pilot study with bodies donated to vilnius university, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gintautė Diringytė, Assessment of plaque characteristics (evaluated with contrast-enhanced ultrasound) and stent restenosis following carotid artery stenting: a retrospective study, Kaunas, Lithuania

Dominykas Budrys, Surgical repair of an aortic aneurysm in a child with arterial tortuosity syndrome, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gintautė Diringytė, Atherosclerotic plaque morphology (evaluation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound) and primal cardiovascular events after carotid endarterectomy performed simultaneously with CABG, Kaunas, Lithuania

Augustė Melaikaitė, Aortic thrombosis after endovascular aneurysm repair: report of two cases and literature review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gabija Žymantaitė, A case report of abdominal aortic aneurysm with immunoglobulin G4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis, Vilnius, Lithuania

Agnė Morkūnaitė, Heart bypass grafting following an assault, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kasparas Ašoklis, Cornea-in-a-syringe with GF19 antiviral and hydrogel composition: treating HSV-1 in rabbit corneas through inflammation suppression and regeneration enhancem, Vilnius, Lithuania

Iveta Vitalija Grincevicute, Management of LASIK flap dislocation with multiple macrostriae and epithelial ingrowth after direct high energy eye trauma, Riga, Latvia

Rokas Venclovas, Treatment of prolonged orbital cellulitis: decompressive orbitotomy, Vilnius, Lithuania

Special Quiz Challenge with prizes and surprises

17:40 – 17:50 Coffee break

17:50 - 18:30 Closing speech, AWARDS and Acknowledgements

*Workshops will be held during the sessions in separate rooms:

ABOUT WORKSHOPS

E - P O S T E R S E S S I O N S

E - P O S T E R S E S S I O N S

11:40 - 13:00 Session 1

Aušrinė Šerėnaitė, High-pressure injection injury of the hand - a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Margarita Linkevič; Renata Bakšaitė, Post-trauma cerebral fat embolism: case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Aistė Žiaugaitė; Gintarė Šiaudikytė, Acute appendiceal diverticulitis. A case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Marie Tormová, Complex surgical management of locally advanced adenocarcinoma in the sigmoid colon, Brno, Czech Republic

Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz; Wiktoria Kozłowska, Polyps of the ileostomy associated with familial adenomatous polyposis, Białystok, Poland

Rokas Jagminas, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET): clinical case report and literature review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ieva Rimaitė, Second suburethral sling implantation for treating recurrent urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy, when the initial sling procedure showed ineffectiveness: case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alicja Szklarska; Maksymilian Seweryn, A benign yet life-threatening lesion – cavernous hemangioma as a therapeutic dilemma, Lublin, Poland

Rokas Jagminas, Giant parathyroid adenoma (PA) of the posterior mediastinum: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Marija Sarafinaitė; Eliza Rybak, The legend of 21 spontaneous pneumothorax cases after recovery from covid-19 infection, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gerda Grigucevičiūtė; Deivilė Kvaraciejūtė, Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma of the nasal sinus, Vilnius, Lithuania

14:10 - 15:30 Session 2

Liena Gasiņa, Chronic osteomyelitis in a patient with CIPA syndrome, Riga, Latvia

Jogaile Markeviciute, Cecal volvulus in children. A case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Milda Eleonora Griciūtė, Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome for kidney transplantation at the age of 16 years: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gintarė Šiaudikytė, Aistė Žiaugaitė, Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome: a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Margaryta Lyzogub, Atypical clinical course of high grade serous ovarian carcinoma, Kyiv, Ukraine

Neringa Jansevičiūtė, Diagnostic process of ovarian mass unveiling lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Vilnius, Lithuania

Elvin Francišek Bogdzevič; Rafal Sinkevič, Management of ongoing arterial hemorrhage associated with open subtrochanteric femur fracture in polytrauma patient: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Akvilė Drachnerytė, Concomitant injuries in polytrauma patient with pelvic fractures, Vilnius, Lithuania

Paulius Zasčiurinskas; Gabija Imbrasaitė, Ilizarov tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis treatment option for end-stage post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis, Kaunas, Lithuania

Agris Timofejevs, Silent periprosthetic osteolysis after total hip arthroplasty, Riga, Latvia

11:40 - 13:00 Session 1

Aušrinė Šerėnaitė, High-pressure injection injury of the hand - a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Margarita Linkevič; Renata Bakšaitė, Post-trauma cerebral fat embolism: case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Aistė Žiaugaitė; Gintarė Šiaudikytė, Acute appendiceal diverticulitis. A case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Marie Tormová, Complex surgical management of locally advanced adenocarcinoma in the sigmoid colon, Brno, Czech Republic

Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz; Wiktoria Kozłowska, Polyps of the ileostomy associated with familial adenomatous polyposis, Białystok, Poland

Rokas Jagminas, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET): clinical case report and literature review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ieva Rimaitė, Second suburethral sling implantation for treating recurrent urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy, when the initial sling procedure showed ineffectiveness: case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alicja Szklarska; Maksymilian Seweryn, A benign yet life-threatening lesion – cavernous hemangioma as a therapeutic dilemma, Lublin, Poland

Rokas Jagminas, Giant parathyroid adenoma (PA) of the posterior mediastinum: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Marija Sarafinaitė; Eliza Rybak, The legend of 21 spontaneous pneumothorax cases after recovery from covid-19 infection, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gerda Grigucevičiūtė; Deivilė Kvaraciejūtė, Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma of the nasal sinus, Vilnius, Lithuania

14:10 - 15:30 Session 2

Liena Gasiņa, Chronic osteomyelitis in a patient with CIPA syndrome, Riga, Latvia

Jogaile Markeviciute, Cecal volvulus in children. A case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Milda Eleonora Griciūtė, Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome for kidney transplantation at the age of 16 years: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gintarė Šiaudikytė, Aistė Žiaugaitė, Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome: a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Margaryta Lyzogub, Atypical clinical course of high grade serous ovarian carcinoma, Kyiv, Ukraine

Neringa Jansevičiūtė, Diagnostic process of ovarian mass unveiling lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Vilnius, Lithuania

Elvin Francišek Bogdzevič; Rafal Sinkevič, Management of ongoing arterial hemorrhage associated with open subtrochanteric femur fracture in polytrauma patient: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Akvilė Drachnerytė, Concomitant injuries in polytrauma patient with pelvic fractures, Vilnius, Lithuania

Paulius Zasčiurinskas; Gabija Imbrasaitė, Ilizarov tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis treatment option for end-stage post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis, Kaunas, Lithuania

Agris Timofejevs, Silent periprosthetic osteolysis after total hip arthroplasty, Riga, Latvia

8:20-8:50 Registration

9:50-9:00 Welcome speech

9:00-11:00 Session A*: Restoring Function and Form - Student’s Spproach to Trauma, Orthopedic and Plastic Surgery

Juris Intenbergs, Mid-term functional outcome and radiological parameter correlation in articular distal radius fractures, Riga, Latvia

Eglė Butnoriūtė, Negative-pressure wound therapy for radial forearm free flap closure: literature review, Kaunas, Lithuania

Antonio Meschino, Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome: unveiling the role of dynamic neurodesis and traction mechanisms, Vilnius, Lithuania

Evelina Muškietaitė; Rūta Muškietaitė, Prognosis of sciatic nerve injury recovery after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review, Kaunas, Lithuania

Elžbieta Čepėnaitė, Early complications following fractures of the proximal tibia, Vilnius, Lithuania

Antonio Meschino, The SCIP flap for head and neck reconstruction, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kristupas A. Suslavičius; Laura Liutkauskaitė, The impact of premedication protocols on preoperative anxiety, intraoperative and postoperative pain, and anxiety in blepharoplasty, Vilnius, Lithuania

Karolina Baltrušaitytė; Eugenija Sabaliauskaitė; Benas Kireilis, Challenges in the surgical management of eyelid reconstruction in patients afflicted with facial nerve paralysis, Kaunas, Lithuania

Karolina Volodzkaitė, The McKissock‘s method, Kaunas, Lithuania

Patricija Glovackaitė, A systematic review of patient satisfaction and quality of life outcomes in breast augmentation mammoplasty using BREAST-Q instrument: a decade of evidence, Vilnius, Lithuania

Keynote speaker lecture: To be Announced

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Session B*: Care Across Ages - from Pediatric Surgery to Women's Health Practices

Austėja Zubauskaitė, Robotic surgery in gynecology, Vilnius, Lithuania

Miglė Vilniškytė; Akvilė Mažuikaitė, Treatment of bleeding uterine myomas with embolization – systematic literature review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Aleksandra Rižakova, Successful surgical treatment of a large uterine leiomyoma in a regional hospital, Riga, Latvia

Liena Gasiņa, Spontaneous vaginal delivery after fertility-sparing leep surgery with a cervical cancer, Riga, Latvia

Viktorija Rakovskaitė, Management challenges of fallopian tube with p53 signature zone, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alicija Šavareikaitė, Surgical treatment and complications of pectus excavatum in children and young adults: a literature review on the Nuss technique, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gaudas Trakymas, Intraoperative extracorporeal irradiation and reconstruction by reimplantation in osteosarcoma patient: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Natalia Biedroń; Natalia Kopeć; Joanna Chajec, Difficulties in diagnosing mesenteric vascular lesions in infants- case report of two patients, Lublin, Poland

Milda Eleonora Griciūtė, Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a child with hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Emilija Šeštokaitė, Parallel paths, divergent outcomes: a duo of congenital posterior urethral valve cases, Vilnius, Lithuania

Keynote speaker lecture: To be announced

11:40-13:00 E- Poster Session B1: Surgical Tales - Unusual Cases and Lessons Learned

Liena Gasiņa, Chronic osteomyelitis in a patient with CIPA syndrome, Riga, Latvia

Jogaile Markeviciute, Cecal volvulus in children. A case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Milda Eleonora Griciūtė, Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl syndrome for kidney transplantation at the age of 16 years: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Dominika Miazga, Restoring hand function: a two-stage reconstruction of injured flexor pollicis longus tendon – case report, Lublin, Poland

Gintarė Šiaudikytė, Aistė Žiaugaitė, Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome: a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Margaryta Lyzogub, Atypical clinical course of high grade serous ovarian carcinoma, Kyiv, Ukraine

Neringa Jansevičiūtė, Diagnostic process of ovarian mass unveiling lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Vilnius, Lithuania

Elvin Francišek Bogdzevič; Rafal Sinkevič, Management of ongoing arterial hemorrhage associated with open subtrochanteric femur fracture in polytrauma patient: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Akvilė Drachnerytė, Concomitant injuries in polytrauma patient with pelvic fractures, Vilnius, Lithuania

Paulius Zasčiurinskas; Gabija Imbrasaitė, Ilizarov tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis treatment option for end-stage post-traumatic ankle osteoarthritis, Kaunas, Lithuania

Agris Timofejevs, Silent periprosthetic osteolysis after total hip arthroplasty, Riga, Latvia

Emil Šostak, Osteoporotic vertebral fractures: the burden of the future, Vilnius, Lithuania

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Session C*: A Closer Look at Surgical Frontiers - General and Abdominal Surgery

Ieva Jakiūnaitė, Combining surgeon‘s expertise and artificial intelligence in estimating the survival of the liver graft, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kamilė Pliuskutė, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography related perforation. The situation in Vilnius University hospital Santaros Klinikos in 2012 – 2019, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Inflammatory infiltration in tissue of the colonic adenoma: a systemic review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Eva Staponkutė; Karolina Sučylaitė, Intravenous embolization of upper non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Microbiome changes in colorectal adenoma-carcinoma sequence: Primary Results, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alisa Sophie Jessica Hollenz, A rare presentation of incarcerated femoral hernia containing ovary and fallopian tube: a case report, Riga, Latvia

Gaudas Trakymas, Morgagni hernia in a 97-year-old female, Vilnius, Lithuania

Wiktoria Kozłowska; Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz; Jakub Łomzik, Symbotex composite mesh in postoperative hernia treatment, Białystok, Poland

Adelė Gudynaitė, Ugnė Česnulevičiūtė, Ogilvie’s syndrome: a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Signe Dreimane, Surgical treatment after attempted suicide by swallowing construction foam under the influence of alcohol, Riga, Latvia

Keynote speaker lecture: Audrius Dulskas

14:10 - 15:30 E- Poster Session C1: Surgical Tales - Unusual Cases and Lessons Learned

Aušrinė Šerėnaitė, High-pressure injection injury of the hand - a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Margarita Linkevič; Renata Bakšaitė, Post-trauma cerebral fat embolism: case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Aistė Žiaugaitė; Gintarė Šiaudikytė, Acute appendiceal diverticulitis. A case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Marie Tormová, Complex surgical management of locally advanced adenocarcinoma in the sigmoid colon, Brno, Czech Republic

Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz; Wiktoria Kozłowska, Polyps of the ileostomy associated with familial adenomatous polyposis, Białystok, Poland

Rokas Jagminas, Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET): clinical case report and literature review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ieva Rimaitė, Second suburethral sling implantation for treating recurrent urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy, when the initial sling procedure showed ineffectiveness: case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gabija Dadurkaitė; Agnė Talačkaitė, Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the urinary bladder, Kaunas, Lithuania

Alicja Szklarska; Maksymilian Seweryn, A benign yet life-threatening lesion – cavernous hemangioma as a therapeutic dilemma, Lublin, Poland

Rokas Jagminas, Giant parathyroid adenoma (PA) of the posterior mediastinum: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Marija Sarafinaitė; Eliza Rybak, The legend of 21 spontaneous pneumothorax cases after recovery from covid-19 infection, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gerda Grigucevičiūtė; Deivilė Kvaraciejūtė, Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma of the nasal sinus, Vilnius, Lithuania

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:40 Session D*: Mastering Precision - Thoracic, Cardiovascular and Ophthalmologic Surgery in Focus

Tadas Abartis, Anatomical variations of pulmonary hila in Lithuanian cadavers: a pilot study with bodies donated to vilnius university, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gintautė Diringytė, Assessment of plaque characteristics (evaluated with contrast-enhanced ultrasound) and stent restenosis following carotid artery stenting: a retrospective study, Kaunas, Lithuania

Gintautė Diringytė, Atherosclerotic plaque morphology (evaluation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound) and primal cardiovascular events after carotid endarterectomy performed simultaneously with CABG, Kaunas, Lithuania

Dominykas Budrys, Surgical repair of an aortic aneurysm in a child with arterial tortuosity syndrome, Vilnius, Lithuania

Augustė Melaikaitė, Aortic thrombosis after endovascular aneurysm repair: report of two cases and literature review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gabija Žymantaitė, A case report of abdominal aortic aneurysm with immunoglobulin G4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis, Vilnius, Lithuania

Agnė Morkūnaitė, Heart bypass grafting following an assault, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kasparas Ašoklis, Cornea-in-a-syringe with GF19 antiviral and hydrogel composition: treating HSV-1 in rabbit corneas through inflammation suppression and regeneration enhancem, Vilnius, Lithuania

Iveta Vitalija Grincevicute, Management of LASIK flap dislocation with multiple macrostriae and epithelial ingrowth after direct high energy eye trauma, Riga, Latvia

Rokas Venclovas, Treatment of prolonged orbital cellulitis: decompressive orbitotomy, Vilnius, Lithuania

Keynote speaker lecture: To be announced

17:40 – 17:50 Coffee break

17:50 -18:30 Closing speech, Acknowledgements and AWARDS

*Workshops will be held during the sessions in separate rooms:

ABOUT WORKSHOPS

Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine

M. K. Čiurlionis street 21, Vilnius, Lithuania

APRIL 11 th

Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine
M. K. Čiurlionis street 21, Vilnius, Lithuania

APRIL 11 th

ABOUT WORKSHOPS

HALL 1

16:00-16:50 Lecture I: 
Ernesta Tuminskienė (NORSAN)
What Is the TOTOX Index and How Does it Relate to Everyone's Health?

17:00-17:20 Lecture II: 
Justinas Bacevičius, MD.
TeltoHeart: A Revolutionary Device for Remote Cardiac Monitoring

18:00-18:50 Lecture III: 
Aistė Kielaitė-Gulla, MD, PhD.
The Non-Linear Path: Alternative Careers for Surgeons Beyond the Operating Room

19:00-19:40 Lecture IV:
Dr. Maciej Olszewski & Dr. Magdalena Bizoń
Discussion: Robotic Surgery - Pro and Contra

HALL 2

16:00-17:45 Workshop A:
Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials

18:15-20:00 Workshop B:
Mastering Precision and Technique in Vascular Surgery

For further details regarding workshop registration and their respective topics, visit:

MAIN HALL


15:00-15:45 An Interactive Practical Lecture:
ECHOES OF MEDICINE

14:40 REGISTRATION

HALL 1

16:00-16:50 Lecture I: Ernesta Tuminskienė (NORSAN) What Is the TOTOX Index and How Does it Relate to Everyone's Health?

17:00-17:20 Lecture II: Justinas Bacevičius, MD. TeltoHeart: A Revolutionary Device for Remote Cardiac Monitoring

18:00-18:50 Lecture III: Aistė Kielaitė-Gulla, MD, PhD. The non-linear path: alternative careers for Surgeons beyond the operating room

19:00-19:40 Lecture IV: Dr. Maciej Olszewski & Dr. Magdalena Bizoń. Discussion: Robotic Surgery - Pro and Contra

HALL 2

16:00-17:45 Workshop A: Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials

18:15-20:00 Workshop B: Mastering Precision and Technique in Vascular Surgery

MAIN HALL

15:00-15:45 An Interactive Practical Lecture: ECHOES OF MEDICINE

14:40 Registration

Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel

M. K. Čiurlionis street 84, Vilnius, Lithuania

APRIL 12 th

Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel
M. K. Čiurlionis street 84, Vilnius, Lithuania

APRIL 12 th

STAGE I

9:00-9:20 Welcome speech. A Word from Honorable Mentors

9:20-10:50 SESSION A: Rebuilding Lives - Exploring Trauma, Orthopedics, and Plastic Surgery

Rokas Venclovas; Justina Baltrūnaitė, Ankle Arthrodesis and Total Ankle Arthroplasty Outcomes in Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Comparitive Retrospective Study, Vilnius, Lithuania

Marija Sarafinaitė; Ieva Zemkauskaitė, Antibiotic Cement-Coated Nails for Infected Non-Unions: a Rotten Long Bone Saving Operation, Vilnius, Lithuania

Žiga Godicelj; Jure Kastelic, Mid-Term Analysis of the Survival of Uncemented Total Knee Arthroplasties with Modular Tibial Components Made of Porous Tantalum, Maribor, Slovenia

Greta Andrejauskaitė, Efficacy of Biomimetic Collagen-Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds and Bone Marrow Stimulation in Articular Cartilage Regeneration, Kaunas, Lithuania

Domas Drazdauskas, Varus Deformation of the Femoral Stem in Hip Arthroplasty: Anatomical and Surgical Risk Factors, Vilnius, Lithuania

Karolina Volodzkaitė, Comparative Outcomes of Various Breast Reduction Techniques, Kaunas, Lithuania

Ieva Rogačiūtė, Breastfeeding After Reduction Mammoplasty for Aesthetic Reasons: A Systematic Review of the Last Decade, Kaunas, Lithuania

Magdalena Eglė Kairaitytė, The Management of Complex Pelvis Fracture in Polytrauma Patient, Vilnius, Lithuania

10:50-11:20 Coffee break

11:20-13:00 SESSION B: Core Surgical Breakthroughs: Focus on General and Abdominal Surgery

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Giuseppe Sica (Italy). Beyond the Scalpel: the Future of Surgery Between Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Personalization

Jakub Rochoń, Ultrasound Percutaneous Transhepatic Approach – Original Research. Warsaw, Poland.

Andrius Gudauskas; Augustas Poškus, Delayed Diagnosis of Appendiceal Endometriosis Presenting as Recurrent Abdominal Pain: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Monika Vaičiūtė, Gender-Based Differences in Pain Scale and Recurrence of Pilonidal Disease, Kaunas, Lithuania

Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery: Case Control Study, Vilnius, Lithuania

Jakub Łomzik; Wiktoria Kozłowska; Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz, Reversal of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Due to Protein-Energy Malnutrition: A Case Report, Bialystok, Poland

Julija Garnytė; Monika Vaičiūtė, Is There an Ideal Follow-Up Period for Pilonidal Disease? Kaunas, Lithuania

Milvydė Marija Tamutytė; Beatričė Kuzminaitė, Artificial Intelligence in General Surgery: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Jakub Rochoń, Inferior Vena Cava-Atrial Anastomosis in Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation with Extensive Inferior Vena Cava Occlusion – A Case Report and Literature Review, Warsaw, Poland

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:40 SESSION C: Exploring Clinical and Research Perspectives in Gynecology, Pediatric Surgery, and Urology

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Gintaras Antanavičius, MD (USA). Robotic Surgery: The Path to Mastery and Lessons Learned in Bariatrics (online)

Wiktoria Lisińska; Kinga Racisz, When Anticipation Is Accompanied By Uncertainty - Malignant Disease During Pregnancy. Case Report, Lodz, Poland

Austėja Zubauskaitė, Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (VNOTES) In Gynaecology: Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Paulina Stalgytė; Estela Koženevskytė, Laparoscopic Surgical Management Of Ovarian Teratoma With Unusual Histological Characteristics: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Alicija Šavareikaitė, 3D Printing Technologies In Pediatric Surgery: Innovations In Surgical Planning And Treatment. Vilnius, Lithuania

Paulė Kergytė, Application Of Virtual Reality Technology In Reducing Children's Pain, Fear, And Anxiety During Surgical Procedures, Vilnius, Lithuania

Milda Kančytė, Management Of Esophageal Atresia And Tracheoesophageal Fistula In A Newborn: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Austėja Zubauskaitė, Ovarian Brenner Tumor With Contralateral Ovarian Cystadenoma:Case Report And Literature Review, Vilnius Lithuania

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:40 SESSION D: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Andrej Rudanov. Navigating Surgical Interventions: Legal Standards and Risk Management

Kornelija Gazbeinaitė, Case Report: Successful Treatment of Coarctation of the Aorta Without Surgical Correction In An Extremely Low Birth Weight Newborn, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Matas Žekonis, Suppurative Gigantic Common Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Treatment Course With Surgical Resection And Vac Therapy, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Augustė Melaikaitė, The Impact of Latency and Force on Performance in an Endovascular Simulation Task: Implications for Robotic Telesurgery, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Gabija Žymantaitė, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome After EVAR. A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Alicija Krasavceva, Uncommon Presentation Of A Giant Petrous Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Of Isolated Abducens Nerve Palsy, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Patricija Griškaitė, Crossover Femorofemoropopliteal Bypass As An Alternative Approach In Multisegmental Arterial Occlusions: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Justina Grigaitienė, Multidisciplinary Approach To Treating Multisegmental Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Meilė Jucytė, Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Complex And Extensive Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Multifactorial Complication, Vilnius, Lithuania.

17:40-18:00 Coffee break

18:00-19:00 SCALPEL BATTLES

19:00 Closing Ceremony, Awards

ABOUT WORKSHOPS

STAGE III

9:20-11:00 Workshop C: Intelligent Ultrasound

11:00-11:20 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Workshop D: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Workshop E: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine 

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Workshop F*: Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials (BONUS)

8:15-9:00 REGISTRATION

*Further details regarding the workshops will be provided later. These will include training on surgical suturing and other essential skills, as well as workshops organized by the Conference sponsors

STAGE II

11:30-13:00 E-POSTERS Session 1: Gynecology, Pediatric and Abdominal Surgery

Joris Ribikauskas; Gerda Smolskaitė, Bladder Rupture After Abdominal Trauma: a Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Grėta Nekrasovaitė; Marius Janušauskas, Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Of Peritoneal Tuberculosis With Elevated Ovarian Tumor Markers And Carcinomatosis-Like Presentation, Kaunas, Lithuania

Agnė Gudauskaitė, A Case Report Of Mesenteric Cystic Lymphangioma With Multiple Abdominal Organs Granulomas, Vilnius Lithuania

Julia Łaskawiec, Management Of An Unusually Large Vulvar Hematoma Following A Trauma To The Perineum: A Case Report, Warsaw, Poland

Kotryna Šimkūnaitė, Postoperative Challenges In A Neonate With Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Laurynas Šarkinas, Migrated Coil after Embolization of a Splenic Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report. Vilnius, Lithuania

Mateusz Malinowski; Aleksandra Lewczak, Surgical Management of a Giant Goiter: A Case Study of a 55-Year-Old Male, Białystok, Poland

Aleksandra Lewczak, Mateusz Malinowski, A Case of Recurrent Foreign Object Ingestion and Self-Embedding: A Management Challenge, Białystok, Poland

Ugnė Kriščiūnaitė; Raminta Akelaitytė, Appendix – Always the Bad Guy: Intussusception of the Appendix Secondary to the Appendiceal Adenoma, A Case Report. Kaunas, Lithuania

Jovilė Gedmontaitė; Gintarė Deksnytė, Bowel Obstruction due to a Gall Bladder Stone: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 E-POSTERS Session 2: Orthopedic surgery, Interventional Radiology, Vacular and Cardiac Surgery and ENT

Akvilė Drachnerytė, Bilateral Adult Hip Dysplasia: from Acetabular Labral Tear to Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Iris Tõnismaa, Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fracture with the Development of Pseudoarthrosis. Case Report, Tartu, Estonia

Dora Klobučar; Maja Kranjčec, Complete Restauration of Chronically Ruptured Achilles Tendon Treated with Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer, Rijeka, Croatia

Darijus Astrauskas, Surgical Management of Acetabular Fracture with Femoral Head Migration Into the Pelvic Cavity: A Case Report. Kaunas, Lithuania

Rokas Venclovas; Justina Baltrūnaitė, Custom Angled Blade Plate Fixation For A Femoral Fracture in Paget’s Disease: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alicija Krasavceva, Neurodegenerative Manifestations Of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Case Of Delirium And Cognitive Dysfunction, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Nikolina Kovač, Splenic Artery Aneurysm In Patient With Dunbar Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Management Approach, Rijeka, Croatia.

Edita Družaitė; Matas Šimkus, Samurai Cannulation In Acute Type I Aortic Dissection Direct True Lumen Technique. Kaunas, Lithuania.

Justina Grigaitiene, Pregnant Woman With Blunt Cardiac Rupture, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Alise Kitija Rūtiņa, Postoperative Recovery And Follow-Up Visits In Patients With Cholesteatoma: A Day Care Clinic Perspective, Riga, Latvia.

Greta Zaburaitė, From Incidental Finding to Osteomuscular Free Flap Reconstruction: Management of Primary Reconstruction Failure Following Mandibular Ossifying Fibroma Resection, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gerda Grigucevičiūtė Deivilė Kvaraciejūtė, Polysinusitis Complicated by Intracranial Abscess and Granuloma, Vilnius, Lithuania

Matas Kuncė, Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy with Bone Pate Obliteration in Recurrent Pediatric Cholesteatoma: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

STAGE I

9:00-9:20 Welcome speech. A Word from Honorable Mentors

9:20-10:50 SESSION A: Rebuilding Lives - Exploring Trauma, Orthopedics, and Plastic Surgery

Rokas Venclovas; Justina Baltrūnaitė, Ankle Arthrodesis and Total Ankle Arthroplasty Outcomes in Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Comparitive Retrospective Study, Vilnius, Lithuania

Marija Sarafinaitė; Ieva Zemkauskaitė, Antibiotic Cement-Coated Nails for Infected Non-Unions: a Rotten Long Bone Saving Operation, Vilnius, Lithuania

Žiga Godicelj; Jure Kastelic, Mid-Term Analysis of the Survival of Uncemented Total Knee Arthroplasties with Modular Tibial Components Made of Porous Tantalum, Maribor, Slovenia

Greta Andrejauskaitė, Efficacy of Biomimetic Collagen-Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds and Bone Marrow Stimulation in Articular Cartilage Regeneration, Kaunas, Lithuania

Domas Drazdauskas, Varus Deformation of the Femoral Stem in Hip Arthroplasty: Anatomical and Surgical Risk Factors, Vilnius, Lithuania

Karolina Volodzkaitė, Comparative Outcomes of Various Breast Reduction Techniques, Kaunas, Lithuania

Ieva Rogačiūtė, Breastfeeding After Reduction Mammoplasty for Aesthetic Reasons: A Systematic Review of the Last Decade, Kaunas, Lithuania

Magdalena Eglė Kairaitytė, The Management of Complex Pelvis Fracture in Polytrauma Patient, Vilnius, Lithuania

10:50-11:20 Coffee break

11:20-13:00 SESSION B: Core Surgical Breakthroughs: Focus on General and Abdominal Surgery

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Giuseppe Sica (Italy). Beyond the Scalpel: the Future of Surgery Between Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Personalization

Jakub Rochoń, Ultrasound Percutaneous Transhepatic Approach – Original Research. Warsaw, Poland.

Andrius Gudauskas; Augustas Poškus, Delayed Diagnosis of Appendiceal Endometriosis Presenting as Recurrent Abdominal Pain: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Monika Vaičiūtė, Gender-Based Differences in Pain Scale and Recurrence of Pilonidal Disease, Kaunas, Lithuania

Ugnė Šilinskaitė, Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery: Case Control Study, Vilnius, Lithuania

Jakub Łomzik; Wiktoria Kozłowska; Paulina Hnatuśko; Laura Bursztynowicz, Reversal of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Due to Protein-Energy Malnutrition: A Case Report, Bialystok, Poland

Julija Garnytė; Monika Vaičiūtė, Is There an Ideal Follow-Up Period for Pilonidal Disease? Kaunas, Lithuania

Milvydė Marija Tamutytė; Beatričė Kuzminaitė, Artificial Intelligence in General Surgery: A Systematic Review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Jakub Rochoń, Inferior Vena Cava-Atrial Anastomosis in Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation with Extensive Inferior Vena Cava Occlusion – A Case Report and Literature Review, Warsaw, Poland

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:40 SESSION C: Exploring Clinical and Research Perspectives in Gynecology, Pediatric Surgery, and Urology

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Gintaras Antanavičius, MD (USA). Robotic Surgery: The Path to Mastery and Lessons Learned in Bariatrics (online)

Wiktoria Lisińska; Kinga Racisz, When Anticipation Is Accompanied By Uncertainty - Malignant Disease During Pregnancy. Case Report, Lodz, Poland

Austėja Zubauskaitė, Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (VNOTES) In Gynaecology: Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Paulina Stalgytė; Estela Koženevskytė, Laparoscopic Surgical Management Of Ovarian Teratoma With Unusual Histological Characteristics: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Alicija Šavareikaitė, 3D Printing Technologies In Pediatric Surgery: Innovations In Surgical Planning And Treatment. Vilnius, Lithuania

Paulė Kergytė, Application Of Virtual Reality Technology In Reducing Children's Pain, Fear, And Anxiety During Surgical Procedures, Vilnius, Lithuania

Milda Kančytė, Management Of Esophageal Atresia And Tracheoesophageal Fistula In A Newborn: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Austėja Zubauskaitė, Ovarian Brenner Tumor With Contralateral Ovarian Cystadenoma:Case Report And Literature Review, Vilnius Lithuania

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:40 SESSION D: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Andrej Rudanov. Navigating Surgical Interventions: Legal Standards and Risk Management

Kornelija Gazbeinaitė, Case Report: Successful Treatment of Coarctation of the Aorta Without Surgical Correction In An Extremely Low Birth Weight Newborn, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Matas Žekonis, Suppurative Gigantic Common Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Treatment Course With Surgical Resection And Vac Therapy, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Augustė Melaikaitė, The Impact of Latency and Force on Performance in an Endovascular Simulation Task: Implications for Robotic Telesurgery, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Gabija Žymantaitė, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome After EVAR. A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Alicija Krasavceva, Uncommon Presentation Of A Giant Petrous Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Of Isolated Abducens Nerve Palsy, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Patricija Griškaitė, Crossover Femorofemoropopliteal Bypass As An Alternative Approach In Multisegmental Arterial Occlusions: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Justina Grigaitienė, Multidisciplinary Approach To Treating Multisegmental Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Meilė Jucytė, Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Complex And Extensive Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Multifactorial Complication, Vilnius, Lithuania.

17:40-18:00 Coffee break

18:00-19:00 SCALPEL BATTLES

19:00 Closing Ceremony, Awards

STAGE II

11:30-13:00 E-POSTERS Session 1: Gynecology, Pediatric and Abdominal Surgery

Joris Ribikauskas; Gerda Smolskaitė, Bladder Rupture After Abdominal Trauma: a Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Grėta Nekrasovaitė; Marius Janušauskas, Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A Case Of Peritoneal Tuberculosis With Elevated Ovarian Tumor Markers And Carcinomatosis-Like Presentation, Kaunas, Lithuania

Agnė Gudauskaitė, A Case Report Of Mesenteric Cystic Lymphangioma With Multiple Abdominal Organs Granulomas, Vilnius Lithuania

Julia Łaskawiec, Management Of An Unusually Large Vulvar Hematoma Following A Trauma To The Perineum: A Case Report, Warsaw, Poland

Kotryna Šimkūnaitė, Postoperative Challenges In A Neonate With Sacrococcygeal Teratoma: A Case Report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Laurynas Šarkinas, Migrated Coil after Embolization of a Splenic Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report. Vilnius, Lithuania

Mateusz Malinowski; Aleksandra  Lewczak, 
Surgical Management of a Giant Goiter: A Case Study of a 55-Year-Old Male, Białystok, Poland

Aleksandra Lewczak, Mateusz Malinowski, A Case of Recurrent Foreign Object Ingestion and Self-Embedding: A Management Challenge, Białystok, Poland

Ugnė Kriščiūnaitė; Raminta Akelaitytė, Appendix – Always the Bad Guy: Intussusception of the Appendix Secondary to the Appendiceal Adenoma, A Case Report. Kaunas, Lithuania

Jovilė Gedmontaitė; Gintarė Deksnytė, Bowel Obstruction due to a Gall Bladder Stone: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 E-POSTERS Session 2: Orthopedic surgery, Interventional Radiology, Vacular and Cardiac Surgery and ENT

Akvilė Drachnerytė, Bilateral Adult Hip Dysplasia: from Acetabular Labral Tear to Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Iris Tõnismaa, Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Proximal Humerus Fracture with the Development of Pseudoarthrosis. Case Report, Tartu, Estonia

Dora Klobučar; Maja Kranjčec, Complete Restauration of Chronically Ruptured Achilles Tendon Treated with Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer, Rijeka, Croatia

Darijus Astrauskas, Surgical Management of Acetabular Fracture with Femoral Head Migration Into the Pelvic Cavity: A Case Report. Kaunas, Lithuania

Rokas Venclovas; Justina Baltrūnaitė, Custom Angled Blade Plate Fixation For A Femoral Fracture in Paget’s Disease: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Alicija Krasavceva, Neurodegenerative Manifestations Of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Case Of Delirium And Cognitive Dysfunction, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Nikolina Kovač, Splenic Artery Aneurysm In Patient With Dunbar Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Management Approach, Rijeka, Croatia.

Edita Družaitė; Matas Šimkus, Samurai Cannulation In Acute Type I Aortic Dissection Direct True Lumen Technique. Kaunas, Lithuania.

Justina Grigaitiene, Pregnant Woman With Blunt Cardiac Rupture, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Alise Kitija Rūtiņa, Postoperative Recovery And Follow-Up Visits In Patients With Cholesteatoma: A Day Care Clinic Perspective, Riga, Latvia.

Greta Zaburaitė, From Incidental Finding to Osteomuscular Free Flap Reconstruction: Management of Primary Reconstruction Failure Following Mandibular Ossifying Fibroma Resection, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gerda Grigucevičiūtė Deivilė Kvaraciejūtė, Polysinusitis Complicated by Intracranial Abscess and Granuloma, Vilnius, Lithuania

Matas Kuncė, Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy with Bone Pate Obliteration in Recurrent Pediatric Cholesteatoma: A Case Report, Vilnius, Lithuania.

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

STAGE III

9:20-11:00 Workshop C: Intelligent Ultrasound

11:00-11:20 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Workshop D: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Workshop E: Fundamentals of Battlefield Medicine

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Workshop F: Basic Surgical Skills: Mastering the Essentials (BONUS)

8:15-9:00 Registration

STAGE I

9:00-9:10 Welcome speech

9:10-11:00 SESSION A: Rebuilding Lives – Exploring Trauma, Orthopedics, Plastic and Neurosurgery

9:10-9.30 Keynote speaker lecture: Dr n. med. Mateusz Maślanka (Poland). Burnout in Surgery: Managing Stress, Work-Life Balance, and Mental Health

9:30-10:50 8-10 best selected student presentations

10:50 Discussion

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 SESSION B: Core Surgical Breakthroughs: Focus on General and Abdominal Surgery

11:30-11.50 Keynote speaker lecture: Prof. Giuseppe Sica (Italy). Beyond the Scalpel: the Future of Surgery between Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Personalization

11:50-12:50 8-10 best selected student presentations

12:50 Discussion

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 SESSION C: Surgical Care Across Generations – From Pediatrics to Women’s Health

14:00-14:20 Keynote speaker lecture: Gintaras Antanavičius, MD (USA). Robotic Surgery: The Path to Mastery and Lessons Learned in Bariatrics (online)

14:20-15:20 8-10 best selected student presentations

15:20 Discussion

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 SESSION D: Cutting-Edge Techniques in Thoracic, Cardiovascular, and Ophthalmologic Surgery

16:00-16.20 Keynote speaker lecture: Andrej Rudanov. Navigating Surgical Interventions: Legal Standards and Risk Management

16:20-17:20 8-10 best selected student presentations

17:30 Discussion

18:00 SCALPEL BATTLES

19:00 Closing ceremony

ABOUT WORKSHOPS

STAGE II

11:30-13:00 E-posters: Session 1: Gynecology, Pediatric and Abdominal Surgery

11:30-12:30 10-12 best selected student presentations

12:30 Discussion

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 E-posters: Session 2: Orthopedic Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Vascular and Cardiac Surgery and ENT

14:00-15:00 10-14 best selected student presentations

15:00 Discussion

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

8:15-9:00 Registration

Note: The topics of sessions may be modified based on the topics of selected student presentations.

*Further details regarding the workshops will be provided later. These will include training on surgical suturing and other essential skills, as well as workshops organized by the Conference sponsors.

STAGE III

9:10-11:00 Workshop C: Intelligent Ultrasound

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Workshop D* To be announced

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Workshop E* To be announced

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Workshop F* To be announced

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-9:10 Welcome speech

9:10-11:00 Session A*:

Beyond the Incision: The Holistic Approach to Surgical Patient Well-being

9:10 Keynote speaker lecture: to be announced

9:30-10:50 10 selected student presentations

10:50 Discussion

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Session B*: Technological Advances in Surgery – A Multispecialty Perspective: Robotics in Surgery, Integration of Virtual Reality in Surgical Training, Innovations in Telemedicine for Surgical Consultations

11:30 Keynote speaker lecture: Tomas Baltrūnas MD, PhD

11:50-12:50 10 selected student presentations

12:50 Discussion

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30 Session C*: Surgical Tales: Unusual Cases and Lessons Learned

14:00 Keynote speaker lecture: Prof. Tomas Poškus MD, PhD

14:20–15:20 10 selected student presentations

15:20 Discussion

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Session D*: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Surgical Decision-Making

16:00 Keynote speaker lecture: To be announced

16:20-17:20 10 selected student presentations

17:20 Discussion

17:45 Closing speech, acknowledgements

*Workshops will be held during the sessions in separate rooms:

ABOUT WORKSHOPS

8.30-9.00 Registration

9.00-9.10 Welcome speech

9.10-11.00 Session A*: An insight to abdominal and general surgery

Arnoldas Grinys, 5-year quality of life comparison of laser hemorrhoidoplasty, sutured mucopexy, and excisional hemorrhoidectomy, Vilnius, Lithuania

Krista Belija, Bile duct traumatic neuroma mimicking cholangiocarcinoma, Riga, Latvia

Diāna Žogota, Medullary thyroid cancer. Five year experience in surgical clinic, Riga, Latvia

Ieva Grikytė; Deimantė Lazauskaitė, Combined resection of the left liver lobe and chest wall to hepatic echinococcosis: a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Paulina Kalman; Damian Zienkiewicz, Treatment of cystic fibrosis with a combined liver-pancreas transplant – a case report, Warsaw, Poland

Neda Gendvilaitė, Minimally invasive pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (pipac) for gastric cancer peritoneal malignancy: practice of the first program in the baltic countries, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ieva Grikytė; Lukas Smičius, Successful endoscopic management by stent insertion for gastrobronchial fistula after oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer: a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Krista Belija, Duodenal duplication cyst or distal choledochal cyst, or both? Riga, Latvia

Vlada Bernotaitė, Comparison of two different time intervals between chemoradiation therapy and rectal surgery, Vilnius, Lithuania

Agnė Grigonytė, Revolutionizing liver transplantation in Lithuania: a case series on the first liver machine perfusion program in the baltic states, Vilnius, Lithuania

Keynote speaker lecture: Prof. Algimantas Tamelis

AWARDS

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30-13.00 Session B*: Exploring horizons of surgery: from pediatric to adult surgery

Keynote speaker lecture: Assoc. Prof. Audrius Dulskas

Gabrielė Ūbaitė, Button battery induced tracheoesophageal fistula in child, Kaunas, Lithuania

Vlada Bernotaitė, Pediatric acute compartment syndrome of the forearm, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kamilė Bagdonaitė, Bilateral nephrectomy as a result of an acute renal failure caused by denys-drash syndrome in an infant, Kaunas, Lithuania

Milda Kančytė, Long-term outcomes of bladder and pelvis rhabdomyosarcoma, Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilija Valatkaitė, Complex management of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer and upper urinary tract carcinoma for patient with chronic echinococcus infection and solitary kidney: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Greta Zaburaitė, Embolization as a Minimally Invasive Alternative for Surgery: Uterine Leiomyoma Case and Literature Review, Vilnius, Lithuania

Viktor Procházka; Alena Závadová, The incidence of post-surgical complications in patients with breast carcinoma depending on the type of drain used, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Milda Mikalonytė, Successful complete resection of retroperitoneal liposarcoma, Vilnius, Lithuania

Karol Gostomczyk, Bronchogenic cyst presenting as an adrenal lesion, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Elena Čijauskaitė, A rare case of mesenteric low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma, Vilnius, Lithuania

Grēta Smirnova, Female patient with massive refractory chylous ascites following paraaortic lymph node biopsy, Riga, Latvia

AWARDS

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.30 Session C*: Student’s approach to trauma, orthopedics, plastic and reconstructive surgery

Paula Venckutė, Chronic osteomyelitis after tibial and fibular fractures, Kaunas, Lithuania

Tomasz Kozioł, Effectiveness of early onset scoliosis treatment with magec systems: does the origin of scoliosis affect the results? Cracow, Poland

Agris Timofejevs, The need for a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of periprosthetic infection in patient with arterial occlusion and metastatic process in the lungs, Riga, Latvia

Aleksander Osiowski, Predictors of surgical treatment outcomes in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis, Cracow, Poland

Emilis Gaidauskas, Multiple symmetric lipomatosis: current troubles and future hopes, Vilnius, Lithuania

Kristupas Suslavičius, Effect of haemoglobin on fat grafting in normal weight women, Kaunas, Lithuania

Saulius Knystautas, Short and long-term outcomes after surgical treatment of stenosing tenosynovitis, Kaunas, Lithuania

Kristupas Suslavičius, The benefits of ultrasound-assisted liposuction for fat grafting, Kaunas, Lithuania

Jūratė Makauskaitė, Bilateral temporomandibular joint replacement in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis, Vilnius, Lithuania

Marija Plioplytė, Excision of the hard palate due to tumor and plasty with a temporal patch: a case report, Kaunas, Lithuania

Keynote speaker lecture: Assoc. Prof. Giedrius Kvederas

AWARDS

15.30-16.00 Coffee break

16.00-17.30 Session D*: Breaking grounds in vascular, cardiac and neurosurgery

Anna Maria Rüütmann, Primary and secondary aortoenteric fistulas in a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm, Tartu, Estonia

Dominykas Gerasimovas, When diagnostic errors lead to the discovery of renal arteriovenous malformation, Vilnius, Lithuania

Gabrielė Gudelytė, Giant glomus caroticum tumor: a case report and review of the literature, Vilnius, Lithuania

Mattias Metsna, Unroofed coronary sinus: a rare cause for heart failure in adults, Tartu, Estonia

Šarūnas Raudonis; Tautvilė Smalinskaitė, New presentation of hemolysis after mitral valve annuloplasty: a case report, Vilnius, Lithuania

Tautvydas Skripkauskas, Triple – barreled aortic dissection, Kaunas, Lithuania

Jakub Klas, The use of gamma knife™ stereotactic radiosurgery (gkrt)  in the treatment of cerebral cavernous malformations - a systematic review, Lublin, Poland

Greta Rokaitė, Rare sinusitis complication: could changes in behavior lead to life threatening condition? Kaunas, Lithuania

Valērija Ševčuka, Giant olfactory groove meningioma: a case report, Riga, Latvia

Agnė Lozovskytė, Ocular trauma resulting in cardiac arrest, Vilnius, Lithuania

17:45 Awards, Closing Speech and Acknowledgements

*Workshops will be held during the sessions in separate rooms:

  • Session A: BASIC SUTURING

  • Session B: INTELLIGENT ULTRASOUND

  • Session C: SUTURE MATERIALS

  • Session D: ELECTROSURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES

ABOUT WORKSHOPS

SCALPEL BATTLES

Ever heard of it?

It’s a must-see event at this year’s Vilnius Surgical Symposium for medical students! We promise - it’s going to be hot

This isn’t your typical academic session. It’s a high-energy, interactive showdown where surgeons go head-to-head, representing their specialties through rapid-fire questions and fun challenges

Expect laughs, surprises, and just the right amount of rivalry

Who will come out on top? Come see for yourself!

Valerija Mosenko MD
Vascular Surgery

Vytenis Bertašius MD
Thoracic Surgery

Rūta Vilija Dagilytė MD
Pediatric Surgery

Rokas Račkauskas MD, PhD
Abdominal Surgery

Donatas Stauskis MD
Orthopedic & Trauma Surgery

Magdalena Bizoń MD PhD
OB/GYN

Maciej Olszewski MD PhD
OB/GYN

MEET THE SURGEONS:

Martynas Stanionis MD
Urology

SCALPEL BATTLES

Ever heard of it?

It’s a must-see event at this year’s Vilnius Surgical Symposium for medical students! We promise - it’s going to be hot

This isn’t your typical academic session. It’s a high-energy, interactive showdown where surgeons go head-to-head, representing their specialties through rapid-fire questions and fun challenges

Expect laughs, surprises, and just the right amount of rivalry

Who will come out on top? Come see for yourself!

Valerija Mosenko MD
Vascular Surgery

Vytenis Bertašius MD
Thoracic Surgery

Rūta Vilija Dagilytė
MD
Pediatric Surgery

Rokas Račkauskas MD, PhD
Abdominal Surgery

Donatas Stauskis MD
Orthopedic & Trauma Surgery

Magdalena Bizoń MD PhD
OB/GYN

Maciej Olszewski
MD PhD
OB/GYN

MEET THE SURGEONS:

Martynas Stanionis MD
Urology

On April 12 th, just after the Closing Ceremony, we invite you to join us at the Social Evening, which will take place in the Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel, M.K. Čiurlionio street 84 at 20:30.

A welcoming drink, tasty snacks, and a vibrant atmosphere - it’s all waiting for you at our Social Evening!

All participants are warmly welcome to join, but early registrants will receive a special ticket for a complimentary drink. To help us plan and to secure your spot (and maybe that free drink!), please fill out the registration form below. 

Join us at the Social Evening!

Join us to explore new friendships, exchange ideas, and create lasting memories!

The Registration form

On April 12 th, just after the Closing Ceremony, we invite you to join us at the Social Evening, which will take place in the Vilnius Park Plaza Hotel, M.K. Čiurlionio street 84 at 20:30.

A welcoming drink, tasty snacks, and a vibrant atmosphere - it’s all waiting for you at our Social Evening!

All participants are warmly welcome to join, but early registrants will receive a special ticket for a complimentary drink. To help us plan and to secure your spot (and maybe that free drink!), please fill out the registration form below. 

Join us at the Social Evening!

Join us to explore new friendships, exchange ideas, and create lasting memories!

The Registration form

S h a p i n g t h e F u t u r e o f S u r g e r y