| 9:00–9:20 | Prophylactic Mesh at Stoma Creation: Standard of Care or Still Controversial?
Heon-Kyun Ha (Chung-Ang Univ., Korea) |
| 9:20–9:40 | The True Preperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair PPOM and tePPOM
George Yang (Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, Hong Kong) |
| 9:40–10:00 | Expanding Horizons: Potential Uses of Botulinum Toxin in Modern Hernia Surgery
Marc Ong Weijie (Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore) |
| 10:00–10:20 | Reconstructive Strategies for Loss of Domain Hernias: A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Techniques
Eun Key Kim (Univ. of Ulsan, Korea) |
| 10:20–10:30 | Discussion |
| 11:00–11:15 | The Choice of MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair: TAPP in Japan
Takeshi Nagahama (Kudanzaka Hospital, Japan) |
| 11:15–11:30 | The Choice of MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair: TEP in Korea
Min-Su Park (Kyung Hee Univ., Korea) |
| 11:30–11:45 | Robot vs Laparoscopy in MIS Ventral Hernia Repair: Is Robot Truly Superior?
Nina Yoo (The Catholic Univ. of Korea, Korea) |
| 11:45–12:00 | Robot vs Laparoscopy in MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair: Is Robot Truly Superior?
Fumitoshi Mizutani (Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital, Japan) |
| 12:00–12:15 | Structured Training for Advanced Hernia Surgery in Japan: From Cadaver-Based Education to Clinical Mastery
Yoshitaka Kondo (Okayama Univ., Japan) |
| 12:15–12:30 | Training Program for Advanced Hernia Procedures in Korea
Jaeim Lee (Catholic Kwandong Univ., Korea) |
| 12:00-13:00 | TBD |
| 13:00-13:30 | A Historical Perspective on Hernia Surgery in Korea: Transition from Open to Robotic Surgery
Sung IL Choi(Kyung Hee Univ. Korea) |
| 13:30–13:45 | Critical Intraoperative Complications During Inguinal Hernia Repair: Focus on Genitourinary Structures
Marc Ong Weijie (Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore) |
| 13:45–14:00 | Intraoperative Vascular Complications in Hernia Surgery: From Corona Mortis to Major Vessel Injury Prevention
Jun Woo Bong (Korea Univ., Korea) |
| 14:00–14:15 | Immediate Recurrence After Hernia Repair: Root Causes and Rapid Response Strategies
Kyung Won Seo (Kosin Univ., Korea) |
| 14:15–14:30 | Chronic Postoperative Inguinal Pain (CPIP): Risk Factors and Management Strategies
Jiwei Yu (Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., China) |
| 14:30–14:45 | Mesh Infection After Surgery - Prevention and Management Strategies
Seung-Rim Han (Ain Hospital, Korea) |
| 14:45–15:00 | Lethal Complications After Correcting LOD or huge ventral hernia
Siripong Cheewatanakornkul (Prince of Songkla Univ., Thailand) |
| 15:30–15:50 | Minimizing Recurrence in Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair: Technical Considerations and Long-Term Outcomes
Eunyoung Jung (Keimyung Univ., Korea) |
| 15:50–16:10 | MIS eTEP cTAR for Large Incisional Hernia
Piyanun Wangkulangkul (Prince of Songkla Univ., Thailand) |
| 16:10–16:30 | Chronic Abdominal Wall Pain After Hernia Surgery - Management Strategies
So Young Lee (Korea Univ., Korea) |
| 16:30–16:50 | Revision Surgery Strategies: Removal Strategies, Reconstruction Options, and Staged Repair
Kiyotaka Imamura (Yotsuya Medical Cube, Japan) |
| 16:50–17:00 | Discussion |