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BeEndo2026 Program

  • 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration
  • 09:00 - 09:30 | Welcome and introduction
  • Arman Tsaturyan, President of Armenian Association of Urology, Yerevan (ARM) – introducing the new congress concept
  • Arthur Grabsky, Chief Urology Consultant of Ministry of Health, Yerevan (ARM)
  • Evangelos Liatsikos, Chairman of European School of Urology, Patras (GRE)
  • Laurian Dragos, Scientific Chair, Cambridge (GBR) – program review
  • Garo Tertzakian (USA) – Patriarch of Armenian Association of Urology
  • 09:30 - 09:45 | State of the art lecture: Contemporary laser platforms in endourology - from physics to practice
  • Speaker: Laurian Dragos, Cambridge (GBR)
  • 09:45 - 10:40 | Session 1: Stones - Ureteroscopy (part 1)

Chairs: 

  • Bhasker Somani, Southampton (GBR)
  • Gregory Tasian, Philadelphia (USA)
  • Gor Shadyan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 09:45 - 10:00 | Lecture: Stone fragmentation and beyond - temperature in RIRS
  • Speaker: Aram Aloyan, Saint Petersburg (RUS)
  • 10:00 - 10:05 | Discussion
  • 10:05 - 10:15 | Debate: The stent standstill - any progress in ureteric stents?
  • No: Dmitry Gorelov, Saint Petersburg (RUS)
  • Yes: Otas Durutovic, Belgrade (SRB)
  • 10:15- 10:20 | Discussion
  • 10:20- 10:35 | Round table: Under vacuum - the new era of suction in ureteroscopy

Moderator: Bhaskar Somani, Southampton (GBR), Gregory Tasian, Philadelphia (USA), Gor Shadyan, Yerevan (ARM)

Panel:

  • FANS – Bhaskar Somani, Southampton (GBR)
  • DISS – Begona Ballesta Martinez, Alicante (ESP)
  • MediNik hydrogel – Hayk Grigoryan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 10:35 - 10:40 | Discussion
  • 10:40 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK
  • 11:00 - 13:00 | Session 2: Stones - Ureteroscopy (part 2)

Chairs:

  • Armen Avoyan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • Dmitry Gorelov, Saint Petersburg (RUS)
  • Begona Ballesta Martinez, Alicante (ESP)
  • 11:00 - 11:30 | LIVE surgery: RIRS
  • Surgeon: Vigen Malkhasyan, Moscow (RUS)
  • 11:30 - 11:45 | Pre-Recorded Surgery: RIRS With Pulsed Thu:YAG
  • Surgeon: Laurian Dragos, Cambridge (GBR)
  • 11:45 - 11:50 | Discussion
  • 11:50 - 12:05 | Lecture: Monitoring Intrarenal Pressure in Ureteroscopy - An Update on Currently Available Devices
  • Speaker: Bhaskar Somani, Southampton (GBR)
  • 12:05 - 12:10 | Discussion
  • 12:10 - 12:20 | Are Robots the Future of Ureteroscopy?
  • No: Thomas Knoll, Sindelfingen (GER)
  • Yes: Laurian Dragos, Cambridge (GBR)
  • 12:20 - 12:25 | Discussion
  • 12:25 - 12:40 | Round table: How to keep up with the progress - affordable endourology in low-income realities

Panel:

  • Reimbursement – Azimjon Tursunkulov, Tashkent (UZB)
  • Cost and access to modern devices – David Nikoleishvili, Tbilisi (GEO)
  • Re-use of single-use devices – Gor Shadyan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 12:40 - 12:45 | Discussion
  • 12:45 - 13:00 | State of the art lecture: The changing landscape of paediatric endourology
  • Speaker: Gregory Tasian, Philadelphia (USA)
  • 13:00 - 14:00 | LUNCH
  • 14:00 - 16:40 | Session 3: Stones - PCNL & ECIRS

Chairs:

  • Otas Durutovic, Belgrade (SRB)
  • Azimjon Tursunkulov, Tashkent (UZB)
  • Sergey Fanarjyan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 14:00 - 15:00 | LIVE surgery: Prone Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery

Surgeons:

  • Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras (GRE)
  • Panagiotis Kallidonis, Patras (GRE)
  • 15:00 - 15:10 | Lecture: The intracorporeal lithotripsy trifecta - ultrasound, ballistic power, and suction in a single probe

Speaker: Laurian Dragos, Cambridge (GBR)

  • 15:10 - 15:15 | Discussion
  • 15:15 - 15:30 | Debate: Does miniaturized PCNL still have a role in the era of suction-assisted ureteroscopy?
  • Yes: Begona Ballesta, Alicante (ESP)
  • No:  Bhaskar Somani, Southampton (GBR)
  • 15:30 - 15:35 | Discussion
  • 15:35 - 15:50 | Lecture: Longstanding dilemmas in PCNL: puncture techniques, multiple punctures, and exit strategies

Speaker: Otas Durutovich, Belgrade (SRB)

  • 15:50 - 15:55 | Discussion
  • 15:55 - 16:10 | Pre-recorded surgery: Mini-PCNL with single-use nephroscope

Surgeon: Laurian Dragos, Cambridge (GBR)

  • 16:10 - 16:15 | Discussion
  • 16:15 - 16:45 | Round table: Nightmare session - management of complex cases and complications in endourological stone surgery

Panel:

  • Aleksander Ujmajuridze, Tbilisi (GEO)
  • Dmitry Gorelov, Saint Petersburg (RUS)
  • Arthur Grabsky, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 16:45 - 17:00 | COFFEE BREAK
  • 17:00 - 18:00 | Session 4: Urothelial Tumors - Endourological Management

Chairs:

  • Michael Baboudjian, Marseille (FRA)
  • Arthur Grabsky, Yerevan (ARM)
  • Aleksander Ujmajuridze, Tbilisi (GEO)
  • 17:00 - 17:15 | Lecture: Endoscopic diagnostic enhancement tools in urothelial cancer

Speaker: Bhaskar Somani, Southampton (GBR)

  • 17:15 - 17:20 | Discussion
  • 17:25 - 17:35 | Pre-recorded surgery: En bloc resection of bladder tumour

Surgeon: Armen Avoyan, Yerevan (ARM)

  • 17:35 - 17:40 | Discussion
  • 17:40 - 18:00 | Round table: Endourological management of UTUC - indication, technique, and follow-up

Panel:

  • Indication – Arthur Grabsky, Yerevan (ARM)
  • Technique – Bhaskar Somani, Southampton (GBR)
  • Follow-up – Otas Durutovic, Belgrade (SRB)
  • 09:30 - 11:10 | Session 5: Benign prostatic enlargement - MIST & AEEP (part 1)

Chairs:

  • Panagiotis Kallidonis, Patras (GRE)
  • Archil Chkhotua, Tbilisi (GEO)
  • Arman Tsaturyan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 09:30 - 09:45 | The MIST revolution in BPE management speaker: Michael Baboudjian, Marseille (FRA)
  • Speaker: Michael Baboudjian, Marseille (FRA)
  • 09:45 - 09:50 | Discussion
  • 09:50 - 10:10 | LIVE Surgery: Rezum
  • Surgeon: Laurian Dragos, Cambridge (GBR)
  • 10:10 - 10:25 | Prerecorded surgery: Aquablation
  • Surgeon: Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras (GRE)
  • 10:25 - 10:30 | Discussion
  • 10:30 - 10:45 | Lecture: Why AEEP - advantages and disadvantages
  • Speaker: Marc Fourmarier, Aix-en-Provance (FRA)
  • 10:45 - 10:50 | Discussion
  • 10:50 - 11:05 | Lecture: Does the energy source matter in AEEP? Do we need lasers?
  • Speaker: Archil Chkhotua
  • 11:05 - 11:10 | Discussion
  • 11:10 - 11:30 | COFFEE BREAK
  • 11:30- 12:30 | Session 6: Benign prostatic enlargement - MIST & AEEP (part 2)

Chairs:

  • Laurian Dragos, Cambridge (GBR)
  • Ruben Hovhannisyan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • Marc Fourmarier, Aix-en-Provence, (FRA)
  • 11:30 - 12:00 | LIVE Surgery: Laser enucleation of the prostate
  • Surgeon: Michael Baboudjian, Marseille (FRA)
  • 12:00 - 12:10 | Lecture: Strategies to avoid incontinence and preserve ejaculatory function in AEEP
  • Speaker: Panagiotis Kallidonis, Patras (GRE)
  • 12:10 - 12:15 | Discussion
  • 12:15 - 12:25 | Pre-recorded surgery: MiLEP en-bloc technique
  • Surgeon:  Vigen Malkhasyan, Moscow (RUS)
  • 12:25 - 12:30 | Discussion
  • 12:30 - 13:30 | Session 7: Laparoscopy and robotics in urology (part 1)

Chairs:

  • Begona Ballesta Martinez, Alicante (ESP)
  • David Nikoleishvili, Tbilisi (GEO)
  • Mher Mkhitrayan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 12:30 - 12:40 | Lecture: Tips and tricks in laparoscopic kidney surgery
  • Speaker: David Nikoleishvili, Tbilisi (GEO)
  • 12:40 - 12:45 | Discussion
  • 12:45 - 13:05 | Round table: Laparoscopic prostatectomy techniques - a stepwise approach

Panel:

  • Dmitry Gorelov, Saint Petersburg (RUS)
  • Aly Abdel-Karim, Alexandria (EGY)
  • Panagiotis Kallidonis, Patras (GRE)
  • 13:05 - 13:10 | Discussion
  • 13:10 - 13:25 | Lecture: Laparoscopic approach to urinary stones and prostate hyperplasia
  • Speaker: Aly Abdel-Karim, Alexandria (EGY)
  • 13:25 - 13:30 | Discussion
  • 13:30 - 14:15 | LUNCH
  • 14:15 - 15:45 | Session 8: Laparoscopy and robotics in urology (part 2)

Chairs:

  • Evangelos Liatsikos, Patras (GRE)
  • Arman Tsaturyan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • Aly Abdel Karim, Alexandria (EGY)
  • 14:15 - 14:25 | Pre-recorded surgery: Partial nephrectomy with Medbot Robotic System
  • Surgeon: Mher Mkhitaryan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 14:25 - 14:30 | Discussion
  • 14:30 - 14:40 | Pre-recorded surgery: Radical cystectomy with intracorporeal neobladder with Edge Robotic System: Why to perform it robotically?
  • 14:40 - 14:45 | Discussion
  • 14:45 - 14:55 | Management of post-prostatectomy functional complications: Erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence
  • Speaker: Aleksandr Osadchinskii, Moscow (RUS)
  • 14:55 - 15:00 | Discussion
  • 14:15 - 14:25 | Pre-recorded surgery: Partial nephrectomy with Medbot Robotic System
  • Surgeon: Mher Mkhitaryan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 14:25 - 14:30 | Discussion
  • 14:30 - 14:40 | Pre-recorded surgery: Radical cystectomy with intracorporeal neobladder with Edge Robotic System: Why to perform it robotically?
  • Surgeon: Arman Tsaturyan, Yerevan (ARM)
  • 14:40 - 14:45 | Discussion
  • 14:45 - 14:55 | Management of post-prostatectomy functional complications: Erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence
  • Speaker: Aleksandr Osadchinskii, Moscow (RUS)
  • 14:55 - 15:00 | Discussion
  • 15:00 - 15:10 | Lecture: Robotic surgery in comorbid patients
  • Speaker: Dmitriy Fedorov, Saint Petersburg (RUS)
  • 15:10 - 15:15 | Discussion
  • 15:15 - 15:45 | Round table: Nightmares in laparoscopy and robotics - how to manage complications

Panel:

  • David Nikoleishvili, Tbilisi (GEO)
  • Aly Abdel-Karim, Alexandria (EGY)
  • Begona Ballesta Martinez, Alicante (ESP)
  • 15:45 - 16:00 | Closing remarks and farewell

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