This webinar aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements and techniques in minimally invasive surgery for esophagogastric cancer, exploring the debate between robotic assisted and traditional minimally invasive surgery. The focus will be on esophagectomy and gastrectomy for cancer, with the main experts on this field exploring the debate on anastomotic techniques and lymph-node dissection. Speakers will discuss the pros and contra of both techniques with video sessions highlighting the technical details on each procedure.

The main focus will be on the learning curve and training of residents and young surgeons on this highly demanding surgical techniques but will also provide tips and tricks useful for experienced surgeons.

The webinar agenda will include 5 talks with video sessions followed by a discussion with a panel of expert in the field.

Moderators
	Carlo Castoro, MD Humanitas University Rozzano, Italy		Rita Alfieri, MD Humanitas Research Hospital Rozzano Italy
	Talk 1 Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Focus on Anastomotic Techniques and Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection. Mark van Berge Henegouwen, MD Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands		Talk 2 Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Focus on Anastomotic Techniques and Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection. Peter Grimminger, MD University of Mainz Mainz, Germany
	Talk 3 Minimally invasive gastrectomy. Focus on Lymph Node Dissection and Sentinel Node Navigation. Suzanne Gisbertz, MD Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands		Talk 4 Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy. Focus on Lymph Node Dissection and Sentinel Node Navigation. Franco Roviello, MD Siena University Siena, Italy
	Talk 5 Learning Curve and Training of Young Surgeons in Robotic Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagogastric Surgery Daniela Molena, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York City USA