Iran will host the 4th International Congress on Laparoscopy at the Faculty of Medical Science of Shiraz University from April 20 to 24. Laparoscopy is performed in the abdomen through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. Secretary of the congress, Hamid Reza Forutan told IRNA that the latest medical achievements in the field of laparoscopy by Iranian and world researchers will be presented to the congress, IRNA reports.
‘Thirty lecturers from the United States, Britain, Germany, Switzerland, France, Iraq, Afghanistan, the UAE and Turkey will present articles to the congress,’ and 30 prominent Iranian physicians from universities across the country will focus on various aspects of Laparoscopy in their lectures. Workshops on the sidelines of the congress will be held, he added.