American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2026

Key Topics

• Sports Hernia: Fantasy or Reality?
• Ten Hot Topics in General Surgery
• The Disaster Abdomen: Problems of an Open Abdomen, Enteroatmospheric Fistulas and Beyond
• Contemporary Management of Vascular Trauma
• Soft-Tissue Sarcoma: What the General Surgeon Needs to Know
• Airway Emergencies for the General Surgeon
• Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Choosing the Right Procedure and Materials
• Multiorgan Pelvic Trauma: Current Management
• Evolving Concepts in the Management of Diverticulitis
• Melanoma in 2014: What Does the Surgeon Need to Know
• Management of Bariatric Surgical Complications
• Innovative Approaches of Anastomotic Leaks After Bowel Resection: Dealing with Disaster
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Nickel and Dime Operation with a Million Dollar Complication
• Ventral Hernia Repair: Challenges and Solutions
• Standard of Care for Breast Cancer: A Moving Target
• HPV Disease: From Oral Cavity to Anus
• Surgical Management of Adrenal Masses in Children and Adults
• Contemporary Management of Vascular Trauma
• Challenges in the Surgical Treatment of Crohn`s Disease
• Management of Common Thoracic Trauma
• Are We Doing Too Many Mastectomies?
• The Toughest Trauma or Emergency Case I Ever Had: Learn from the Experts
• Burn Update for the General Surgeon
• Gastric Cancer: Current Management
• Necrotizing Pancreatitis: The Devil Is in the Details
• Fournier`s Gangrene
• Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Update on Resection and Oncologic Management
• Abnormal Mammograms: What`s Next?
• Laparoscopic Procedures for Acute Abdominal Emergencies