First International Minimal Invasive Surgery Summit Forum Lanzhou China and the 16th Gansu Provincial Laparoscopic Endoscopic New Technology Forum Present Academic Feast

First International Minimal Invasive Surgery Summit Forum Lanzhou China as well as the 16th Gansu Provincial Laparoscopic Endoscopic New Technology Forum was successfully held by Lanzhou University Second Hospital from 24^th -26^th, September, 2012. It aims at furthering discuss and sharing the latest accomplishment of Laparoscopic surgery theory and clinical practices in order to spread of the latest academic dynamic concept and technology development, and promote the further development of the laparoscopic technique.

The conference invited to 57 laparoscopic well-known experts and professors at home and abroad to communicate and discuss some subjects, including 21experts from the United States, Britain, Singapore, India, Japan, Thailand, Slovenia, China Taiwan and Hong Kong and other countries and regions, 36 domestic famous general surgery laparoscopic experts, totally more than 400 experts attending the meeting.

In the meeting, experts adopted speeches, academic reports, cases discussion, and operation videos for a total of 61 special topic lectures so as to exchange and discuss the latest achievement about the laparoscopic, especially Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy, Da Vinci robotic laparoscopic surgery become the highlight of the whole meeting, in addition, the content involved Gynecology, Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Orthopedic.

This conference is not only a general surgery event with distinctive features, but also provides an excellent face to face platform to share opinions with academic experts domestic and overseas. Meanwhile, this conference promotes the academic communication in Western China and benefits patients in Western China.