Abstract Guidelines

SURGICON is an international congress with English as the official language. Being a surgical congress, each scientific paper should be related to the surgical field and be included in one of the 3 main scientific categories listed below. In order to submit a scientific paper, you should be registered as an Active participant, send your abstract prior to the deadline, and wait for the accepted abstracts to be announced. Each abstract can be submitted once per category (Oral Presentation, Poster or Debate) and only by one author who will register as an Active participant and will be the presenting author. In the case that the registered presenting author will not be able to present during the Congress, one of his co-authors can present the paper (only if the co-author is already registered as a passive participant and meets the eligibility criteria for active participation). In this situation, the registered presenting author must notify the OrganisingCommittee of this change by sending an e-mail to scientific@surgicon.ro. Failure to do so in maximum 24 hours prior to the congress will result in failure to receive the certificate. It is not allowed for two or more participants to send the same abstract. There is a maximum of 4 co-authors for each paper.

All accepted abstracts will be included in the Abstract Book. Scientificpapers already presented during previous conferences will not be accepted. Each participant can send a maximum of 2 abstracts, one in the Debate Section and the other one for Oral/Poster Presentation.

What types of studies can you present?

The following types of presentations are accepted:

• Original research/ Cohort study/ Clinical study
• Review/ Meta-analysis
• Case report

Abstract Structure

The presentation type should be selected during the submission process. The Scientific Department reserves the right to change the Oral presentations to Poster presentations, with prior notification of the presenting author through email according to the availability of the Scientific Programme and the results of abstract evaluation by the specialists in the scientific committee.

All abstracts must have up to 300 words (the only exception being the abstracts for the Debate Competition, in which case the limit is 600 words) and respect one of the following structures:

Oral Presentation

The oral presentation should be clear, concise, coherent (following a logical line of presentation), non-redundant, non-contradictory. Each session has a jury, consisting of acknowledged physicians in the specific field.

This year, all oral presentations will be held onsite.

Rules

• Presenting time: 7 minutes with 3 minutes of questions and discussions; any extension beyond this time limit will result in a subtraction of points from the final score;
• Labelling: images and graphs have to be clear, with labels explaining each item in the graph. Each image and graph will have a number and title, centered and placed under each figure.
• Tables: if used they should have a centered title placed either above or below the table.
• Personal data protection: it is widely accepted that the identity of the patient or the information that allows his/her identification should not be disclosed. The most frequent ways to avoid disclosure of personal data is to cover the name, address or distinctive characters with a black band or blur effect. For pictures showing the face of the patient, cover the eyes with a black band or use a blur effect.
• Speech: the presenting author must speak freely; any written support except the actual presentation is forbidden;
• Delivery: the presenting author must deliver his/her oral presentation in English; no other language is accepted.

Tips and tricks

The following guidelines are meant to be considered recommendations from the Scientific Department of SURGICON and by no means are they compulsory or will hinder your presentation if not followed. We strongly encourage originality and new approaches, but we prefer to give active participants a strong base.

• Animations  are attractive, but try to avoid overusing them.
• Fonts need to be visible. The title of the presentation should be at least 30 and the body text of the slide should be at least 20. Sans serif (e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Calibri) fonts are generally best suited for PowerPoint presentations.
• Bullet points should be kept at a maximum of 3-4 per slide. It is advisable to split a loaded slide into 2 different slides.
• The colour scheme should have a light background and dark text to assure a good level of contrast and make the text easy to read.

Recommended structure

• Title of the presentation, name of the presenting author, co-author(s) and scientific coordinator(s) (first slide)
• Introduction (1-2 slides)
• Table of contents (1 slide)
• Intermediate slides (10-15 slides)
• Conclusion (1-2 slides)
• References (1 slide)

Results

1. Anya Wyporski - CASE REPORT OF AN ADVANCED PERIHILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA WITH MULTIPLE ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS : WHEN IS IT CHECK-MATE? - 386

2. Alexandra-Gabriela Matei - TETRALOGY OF FALLOT: CURRENT SURGICAL APPROACHES - 379

3. Radu Alexandru Ilieș - PRESSURIZED INTRAPERITONEAL AEROSOL CHEMOTHERAPY (PIPAC) - A REVIEW OF AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY - 370

4. Sorina-Cristiana Gheorghiu - ROLE OF ANTI-MÜLLERIAN HORMONE IN PREDICTION OF OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME - 363

5. Luca David - COMBINING AUTOLOGOUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION AND VASCULARIZED LYMPH NODE TRANSFER IN REDUCING CANCER TREATMENT-RELATED LYMPHOEDEMA - 352

6. Maria Petrovici - VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE – A SUCCESSFUL THERAPY OPTION FOR NEONATES WITH LARGE GASTROSCHISIS - 351

7. Răzvan-Ionuț Vlioncu - A 13-KG GIANT OVARIAN MUCINOUS CYSTADENOMA IN THE PANDEMIC PERIOD - 350

8. Raluca-Elena Gîlcă - TRANSORAL ENDOSCOPIC THYROIDECTOMY VESTIBULAR APPROACH: A BOTH SAFE AND SCAR-LESS FUTURE FOR PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMA TREATMENT? - 341

9. Sokratis Kalatzis - EVALUATION OF MUSCLE IN VEIN NERVE GRAFT ON FOREARM INJURIES - 337

10. Laura Săndulache - FOREIGN BODY, IMPROMPTU SOLUTIONS: EXTEMPORANEOUS X-RAY IN A CASE OF OMENTAL ABSCESS - 334

11. Oana-Anastasia Cărăușu - ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME: A SURGICAL-GENETIC LIAISON - 333

12. Bianca-Gabriela Giurgescu - TAILGUT CYSTS IN A FEMALE PATIENT AS A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE - 311

Poster presentation

For this year's edition, the Poster Section of the Student Scientific Competition will be held onsite. The posters will be displayed at the main scientific venue and in the designated section of our website the entire duration of our congress.

A poster is a document which can synthetically communicate the results of one’s scientific work. Participants should keep in mind that they have 5 minutes for presenting their posters, so it is recommended to make presentations as synthetic as possible.

How to register for the Poster section of the Scientific Competition?

• Send your abstract and select your preference for the Poster Competition of the Scientific Competition.
• After you receive an email that your abstract has been accepted for the Poster Competition, you must send the e-poster in .jpeg, .jpg, .pdf format to scientific@surgicon.ro until 20th of October and a video presentation of your poster in format .mp4, .mpv, .mov, .avi with a duration of up to 5 minutes.

The posters will be posted in the designated section of our website the entire duration of our congress. The participants will have the opportunity to vote their favourite presenting author, deciding thus the winner of this section.

Rules

• Presentation time:  5 minutes.
• Labelling:  images and graphs have to be clear, with labels explaining each item in the graph. Each image and graph will have a number and title, centered and placed under that figure.
• Tables: if used they should have a centered title placed either above or below the table.
• Personal data protection: it is widely accepted that the identity of the patient or the information that allows his/her identification should not be disclosed. The most frequent ways to avoid disclosure of personal data is to cover the name, address or distinctive characters with a black band or blur effect. For pictures showing the face of the patient, cover the eyes with a black band or use a blur effect.
• All posters must have one page only.

Tips and tricks

The following guidelines are meant to be considered recommendations from the Scientific Department of SURGICON 2022 and by no means are they compulsory or will hinder your presentation if not followed. We strongly encourage originality and new approaches, but we prefer to give those less experimented active participants a strong base.

• Size: Choose a poster size of either A0 portrait, or A1 landscape.
• Colours: Choose a colour scheme of 2-3 colours and use it consistently. If you use too many colours, the reader will assume you used these colours for a reason. Too many colours can also weaken the message of the illustrations.
• Font Dimension: The posters should be easy to read from a distance of about two meters. The font size can be as follows: 85pt for the title, 36–44pt for the headers, and 24–34pt for the body text. These dimensions are not mandatory.
• Font Style: Sans serif (Arial, Helvetica, Calibri) fonts are generally best suited for this type of visual presentations, as they can be easily read from a distance as well.
• Frames: If you decide to use the borders, make sure you leave enough space between the content and the border itself.
• Highlights: Use the highlight technique with moderation. You have the right to highlight the text using bold or italic, but do not underline as it reduces readability.

Results

Name	Poster Title	Score
Vlad Alexandru Zolog	SUBUNGUAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA LEADS TO ARM AMPUTATION	95
Vladislava Covalciuc	CRYOABLATION AND RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION FOR ATRIAL PAROXYSMAL FIBRILLATION. WHAT SHOULD WE USE?	91
Dan-Nicolae Bele	BOCHDALEK DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA IN ADULT PATIENT- RARE FINDINGS OF CONGENITAL CONDITION	89
Ștefania-Teodora Găvănescu	YAMANE TECHNIQUE – INNOVATIVE METHOD FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS FIXATION WITHOUT CAPSULAR SUPPORT	86
Sara Alexia Roman	COMPLEX CASE OF FULL THICKNESS ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT RECONSTRUCTION USING AN ANTEROLATERAL THIGH FLAP	84
Paul Oprea	SACRAL INSUFFICIENCY FRACTURE FOLLOWING LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION L4-S1. BAIL OUT STRATEGY USING TRIANGULAR LUMBOPELVIC STABILIZATION.	83
Iris-Iuliana Adam	ACUTE MESENTERIC INFARCTION DUE TO THE INFECTION WITH SARS COV-2: A CASE REPORT	81
Patrick Lechsner	ORIF FOR HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UNSTABLE SHOULDER AND NEER TYPE 2 FRACTURE AFTER A CRUSH INJURY – CASE REPORT	81
Alexandra Nica-Bujor	LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH OF PRIMARY HYDATID CYST OF THE PANCREAS	81
Roxana-Ioana Stoica	A RARE CASE OF IN-TRANSIT METASTASES OF CUTANEOUS MELANOMA	80
Durnea Diana Elena Hosu	COMPLICATED CASE OF BOCHDALEK HERNIA IN A YOUNG ADULT	80
David Andrei Pătrăuceanu	CORONA MORTIS – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE	79
Katie Hutchinson	MULTIDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA- ARE WE ADHERING TO THE GUIDELINES?	79
Maria-Antonia Bălan	CONSERVATIVE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF A SPLENIC ARTERY ANEURYSM- CASE REPORT	78
Didina Cătălina Barbălată	SEAT-BELT SYNDROME: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL INJURY	78
Maria Grămadă	ILEOCOLIC INTUSSUSCEPTION CAUSED BY DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA	77
Vlad Angelescu	ACL TEAR – THE MOST COMMON INJURY OF A FOOTBALL PLAYER	76
Vlad Andrei Dabija	CEREBELLAR FIANT ASTROCYTOMA WITH CYSTIC EXTENSION IN LATERAL VENTRICLE IN A 3 YEAR OLD CHILD	75
Daniela-Maria Grozea	INTEGRATIVE DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT OF A RARE CASE OF PANCREATIC GANGLIOCYTIC PARAGANGLIOMA	75
Giulia Andreea Rîsteiu	PROPHYLACTIC MASTECTOMY & RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY – FROM ONE INTERVENTION TO A SAFER FUTURE?	72
Mălina Cernătescu	PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY VERSUS ANTERIOR LAMELLAR PROCEDURES FOR KERATOCONUS	71
Alexandra Maria Bonczidai	THE COMPLICATED MANAGEMENT OF AN ESOPHAGO-PERICARDIAL FISTULA AFTER RADIOFREQUENCY-ABLATION	71
Mihai Vacariu	LYMPH NODE WITH QUASI-TOTAL METASTASIS OF A THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN	70
Ana-Maria Catană	A RARE CASE OF CALCIFYING APONEUROTIC FIBROMA	69
Bianca-Maria Pamfiloiu	TISSUE EXPANDER DISPLACEMENT AFTER SKIN-SPARING MASTECTOMY IN A FORMER BREAST CANCER PATIENT – CASE REPORT	69
Geanina-Iuliana Androni	SEVERE ACUTE PANCREATITIS: COMPLICATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES THAT REMAIN UNBEATABLE FOR SURGEONS	68
Balosin Marina-Georgia	SURGICAL CHALLENGE OF COLORECTAL CANCER- RARE COMPLICATIONS AND UNIQUE SOLUTIONS	60
Florin Anghel	SURGICAL REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT ON A 9 MONTH YEARS OLD PATIENT	60

Public’s prize: Alexandra Nica Bujor - Laparoscopic Approach of Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Pancreas

Debate Competition

As a doctor, one of the most important skills to have is guiding your patients to the right treatment for their needs. To do this, you need to show confidence, bring sensible arguments for your decision and present everything as clearly as possible in a short time. All of these qualities sound more like the arsenal of a public speaker or a debater than a doctor, but debating ideas and convincing people is the everyday hustle of all medical professionals.

SURGICON is the place where young minds come to discuss ideas, share experiences and form networks. In the spirit of this belief, we are hosting two Scientific Debate Competition. This section presents the opportunity to put face-to-face two different techniques in order to compare them or weigh the PROs and CONs of a surgical treatment. For this year’s edition, one of the debate sessions will be held online and the other one will be held onsite.

For this year, the ON-SITE debate theme is Autologous versus Implant-based Breast Reconstruction and the ONLINE debate theme is Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Trauma: PROs and CONs.

What happens during a Debate Competition?

There will be a moderator who will host the event and give the participants the right to speak. The moderator is also going to present a background story, an introduction or a short description of what is going to be discussed in order to set the status quo.

There will be 4 active participants per session grouped into 2 teams - each team presenting arguments for a different side.

They will take turns presenting their arguments (team A – team B – team A – team B). Each participant has 7 minutes to present their idea/argument and 3 more minutes to answer questions from the public and the opposing team. After all the participants present their arguments there will be a general round of questions that members from both teams will have to answer, regarding comparisons between the 2 presented techniques and particular situations in which one of them can prove to be more or less beneficial than the other.

In the end, one team will be selected as the winner by the jury and the public will vote for the best speaker which will be awarded a separate prize.

How do I submit the abstract for the Debate Competition?

In order to join the Debate Competition, you must find a friend and register on our website as active participants. Both of you should register an abstract of no more than 600 words, describing the arguments and ideas you are going to present. In the Abstract submission form, both teammates must be mentioned by their full-name and in the order in which they will be presenting.

In the abstract you must present the side you chose and the 2 arguments that will be the basis of your presentation. For more details regarding the required structure of the abstract please see the ‘’Abstract Guidelines’’ tab.

If you have selected an on-site pack you can only register for the ON-SITE debate Autologous versus Implant-based Breast Reconstruction and if you have selected an online pack you can only register for the ONLINE debate Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Trauma: PROs and CONs.

Rules

• Presentation:  all active participants are required to have a PowerPoint presentation to enhance their discourse or to better highlight their data.
• Duration:  each participant has 7 minutes for their speech; if you pass your allocated time with more than 30 seconds, the moderator will stop the presentation.
• Questions:  all questions addressed by an active participant should be related to the medical data and should not be considered by any member of the jury or the moderator a direct attack to another active participant. If so, the organisers reserve the right to act accordingly and apply whatever penalties they see fit.
• Template:  all active participants in the Debate Competition are required to use the template given by the SURGICON Scientific Department via email.

Tips and tricks

• Remember that in a debate match you are not trying to prove that you are right, you are trying to persuade your audience.
• Active participants and the audience are free to ask questions – the moderator can ask you to speed it up if you are taking too long.
• You are free to decide how you are going to envision your presentation together with your teammate; we recommend that the first speaker presents the stronger argument, while the second is going to present another argument and draw a conclusion from what has been showcased by your team.
• Remember, you are a team, you want to have a central idea that both of your presentations will cover. That idea should be the minimum with which any person in the room should leave after your presentations.

Results

Autologous versus Implant-based Breast Reconstruction - Winner: Team Autologous versus Implant-based Breast Reconstruction, Țîrcomnicu Iulia & Al Krayem Feras

Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Trauma: PROs and CONs - Winner: Team CONs: Andra Diana Tanasa si Alice Colescu