Anatomical Workshop Program

The SWISS HERNIA DAYS are known for a unique and innovative congress concept. Therefore, in 2026 we will provide the 6^TH SWISS HERNIA DAYS ANATOMICAL WORKSHOP. The Anatomical Workshop will take place prior to the main congress at the 21^TH October 2026 at the Anatomical Institute of the University Basel and focusses on extraperitoneal minimally invasive techniques in ventral hernia repair.

Registration to the Anatomical Workshop is only possible together with a congress registration and limited to 28 participants.

Preliminary Program

8:30 – 08:45

Registration

8:45 – 9:00

Welcome and Introduction

Philipp Kirchhoff and Henry Hoffmann

9:00 – 9:20

Anatomy of the groin

Jan Kukleta (Switzerland)

9:20 – 9:40

Lichtenstein and Shouldice technique

David Chen (USA)

9:40 – 10:00

Inguinal TEP and TAPP

Jonathan Douissard (Switzerland)

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 – 10:50

eTEP ventral hernia

Fernando Ferreira (Portugal)

10:50 – 11:10

Ventral open retromuscular and preperitoneal techniques

Walter Brunner (Switzerland)

11:10 – 11:30

Transversus abdominis release (TAR)

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11:30 – 12:30

Lunch Break

12:30 — 17:00

Practical exercises on cadavers with table instruction by the experts

12:30 – 14:00 Lichtenstein
14:00 – 15:30 ventral eTEP
15:30 – 17:00 TAR
17:00 – 17:30 Abdominal wall closure with small bites technique