Hiroshi Hirukawa Tachikawa General Hospital

Hiroshi Hirukawa, MD Vice director, Chief Surgeon, Tachikawa General Hospital Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Niigata University Professional Experience  2004 – Today Tachikawa General Hospital, Tachikawa Medical Center  2000 – 2004 Akita Kousei Medical Center  1996 – 2000 Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital  1990 – 1996 Tokyo Medical And Dental University, Medical Hospital Education  1990 　MD, Gunma University Faculty of Medicine, Japan Major Qualifications and Societies  President of 22nd annual congress of Japan Hernia Society  Boad member, Japan Hernia Society  Board Certified Surgeon and Trainer of Japan Surgical Society  Board Certified Surgeon and Trainer in Gastroenterology, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery  Board Certified Surgeon and Trainer of The Japan Society of Coloproctology  Councilor, Japan Surgical Association  Councilor, Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES)  Qualified Surgeon of Endoscopic surgical skill qualification system, JSES

23 September 2023 (Saturday)

Time	Session

10:40 12:00	Symposium 9: Complications in Hernia Surgery Chair: Sentilnathan Subramaniam Chairperson Lai Tak-wing Chairperson Heng Jie Jiang Chairperson Inadvertent Injuries and Management in Groin Hernia Repair Li Jianwen Speaker Redo Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair After Previous Laparoscopic Repair Ali Reza Speaker Mesh Infections - Current Evidence Hiroshi Hirukawa Speaker Hernia Emergencies Henry Chua Speaker Disaster in Inguinal Hernia Davide Lomanto Speaker Laparoscopic Repair in a Difficult Abdomen Kiyotaka Imamura Speaker Parastomal Hernia Repair Cheng Chung Tsai Speaker Q&A Room 8
13:45 15:00	Symposium 12: Hernia Complication Prevention Strategies Chair: KG Mathew Chairperson Lydia Tan Chairperson Thakoon Poonthananiwatkul Chairperson Prevention of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Recurrence Hiroshi Hirukawa Speaker Abdominal Wall Surgery In The Setting Of Complicated Intraabdominal Cavity Infection Pham Minh Hai Speaker Seroma-Prevention Strategies in MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair Kirubakaran Malapan Speaker How To Deal With Mesh-Related Infection After Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair Qin Changfu Speaker IPOM+, Physics, Standardized Procedure and Review of 1000 Cases. Ali Reza Speaker Pain Prevention In Hernia Surgery Marc Soler Speaker Value Driven Outcome in Groin Hernia Repair Lynette Loo Speaker Q&A Room 11 & 12