Piyanun Wangkulangkul Thailand

Dr. Piyanun Wangkulangkul, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Surgery at Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Dr. Wangkulangkul is recognized for her expertise in minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Holding a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, her clinical focus includes complex ventral and groin hernia repair, abdominal wall reconstruction, and gastrointestinal surgery. She leads the TR300 advanced hernia course and serves as a regional proctor for the Da Vinci Xi robotic system across Southeast Asia.

5 November 2025, Wednesday

Time	Session

08:00 15:00	Mastering Complex Inguinal Hernia: From Lap to Robotic Repair Videos, Debates, Meet the Experts What is a Complex Inguinal Hernia? Sean LEE Kien Fatt Speaker Singapore The Large and The Giant Inguino-scrotal Hernia with Loss of Domain Allen A Buenafe Speaker Philippines Fabio Cesare Campanile Speaker Italy Marc Soler Speaker France Rakesh GUPTA Speaker Nepal Sujith WIJERATHNE Speaker Singapore The Annoying Post-prostatectomy Swelling Davide LOMANTO Speaker Singapore Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile Tea Break The Pain That Never Disappears Ashokka Balakrishnan Speaker Singapore David Chen Speaker United States Stopping The Re-Recurrence Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile Rakesh GUPTA Speaker Nepal Randeep Wadhawan Speaker India The 2am Emergency Groin Hernias Fabio Cesare Campanile Speaker Italy Randeep Wadhawan Speaker India Robotics and When Things Go Wrong Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile Piyanun Wangkulangkul Speaker Thailand Sarfaraz Baig Speaker India Certificate Presentation and Lunch Seminar Hall, Advanced Surgery Training Centre (ASTC) @ National University Hospital

Time

Session

08:00

15:00

Mastering Complex Inguinal Hernia: From Lap to Robotic Repair Videos, Debates, Meet the Experts

What is a Complex Inguinal Hernia?

Sean LEE Kien Fatt Speaker Singapore
The Large and The Giant Inguino-scrotal Hernia with Loss of Domain

Allen A Buenafe Speaker Philippines

Fabio Cesare Campanile Speaker Italy

Marc Soler Speaker France

Rakesh GUPTA Speaker Nepal

Sujith WIJERATHNE Speaker Singapore
The Annoying Post-prostatectomy Swelling

Davide LOMANTO Speaker Singapore

Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile
Tea Break
The Pain That Never Disappears

Ashokka Balakrishnan Speaker Singapore

David Chen Speaker United States
Stopping The Re-Recurrence

Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile

Rakesh GUPTA Speaker Nepal

Randeep Wadhawan Speaker India
The 2am Emergency Groin Hernias

Fabio Cesare Campanile Speaker Italy

Randeep Wadhawan Speaker India
Robotics and When Things Go Wrong

Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile

Piyanun Wangkulangkul Speaker Thailand

Sarfaraz Baig Speaker India
Certificate Presentation and Lunch

Seminar Hall, Advanced Surgery Training Centre (ASTC) @ National University Hospital

6 November 2025, Thursday

Time	Session

15:30 17:00	Symposium 3C Women & Young in MIS (Rapid Fire Debate) Lynette LOO Mee Ann Chairperson Singapore Moe Moe TIN Chairperson Myanmar Celene NG Wei Qi Speaker Singapore Elaine Ng Hui Been Speaker Malaysia Hind Khalifa Al MAJRAFI Speaker Oman KANOKKAN Tepmalai Speaker Thailand Mina Ming-Yin Shen Speaker Taiwan Moe Moe TIN Speaker Myanmar Nidhi Khandelwal Speaker India Piyanun Wangkulangkul Speaker Thailand Salma Sultana Speaker Bangladesh ⁠Most Female Surgeons & Surgical Trainees I Know Are Thriving Well And Equally-respected By Colleagues & Patients - Agree/Disagree Surgical Equipment And Facilities Are Designed For Both Gender & Ergonomically Neutral For Both Male & Female Surgeons - Agree/Disagree My Surgical Workplace Treats All Female Colleagues and Patients Equally - Yes/No There is No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance for Surgeons - Agree/Disagree Hall D

Time

Session

15:30

17:00

Symposium 3C

Women & Young in MIS (Rapid Fire Debate)

Lynette LOO Mee Ann Chairperson Singapore

Moe Moe TIN Chairperson Myanmar

Celene NG Wei Qi Speaker Singapore

Elaine Ng Hui Been Speaker Malaysia

Hind Khalifa Al MAJRAFI Speaker Oman

KANOKKAN Tepmalai Speaker Thailand

Mina Ming-Yin Shen Speaker Taiwan

Moe Moe TIN Speaker Myanmar

Nidhi Khandelwal Speaker India

Piyanun Wangkulangkul Speaker Thailand

Salma Sultana Speaker Bangladesh

Hall D

8 November 2025, Saturday

Time	Session

12:30 13:30	Video presentation 2c Henry Chua Moderator Philippines Lynette LOO Mee Ann Moderator Singapore Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery for Large Rectal Polyp Excision WCES25-59 Dudsadee Surakitbowon Presenter Thailand Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS): A Modern Approach for Resecting Rectal Adenoma WCES25-409 Juan Miguel Presenter Philippines HUGO Robotic-assisted Complete Mesocolic Excision with D3 Lymphadenectomy for Right-sided Colon Cancer: Port Placement Strategy and Operative Insights WCES25-646 Si Liang Presenter Taiwan Totally Abdominal Laparoscopic (IPOM+) Repair of Synchronous Parastomal and Perineal Hernias: A Video Vignette WCES25-731 Geraldine Lei Presenter Singapore Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection, Total Mesorectal Excision with Transvaginal Specimen Extraction for Mid Rectal Adenocarcinoma in a 62-Year-Old Female WCES25-737 Natasha Presenter Philippines Management of Acute Gastric Volvulus and Type III Paraoesophageal Hiatal Hernia with Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair, Fundoplication and Gastropexy WCES25-725 yu rou Presenter Singapore pd cath insertion technique WCES25-479 Fahad Presenter Saudi Arabia Mastering Morgagni : Tips and Tricks for Robotic transabdominal preperitoneal repair WCES25-352 Juthamas Presenter Thailand Endoscopic anterior component separation in larger midline incisional hernia WCES25-363 Thanakorn Likidkarnchanakornkij Presenter Thailand Strategic Robotic Repair of Chronic Left Hemithorax Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Stepwise Solution for Complex Anatomy WCES25-421 Piyanun Wangkulangkul Presenter Thailand Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair of Bladder-Containing Incisional Hernia WCES25-662 Tiet Ho Presenter Singapore Laparoscopic mesh repair of iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia following thoracotomy WCES25-739 Tian Qin Kerry Presenter Singapore Laparoscopic RAMPS in Distal Pancreatic Cancer: Demonstrating Value Through Comparable Oncological Outcomes with Enhanced Perioperative Benefits WCES25-631 Yu-Hsuan Presenter Taiwan Beyond Endoscopy: Laparoscopic Solution to a Giant Pancreatic Duct Obstruction WCES25-678 NAVEEN KUMAR C Presenter Mastering the Toupet: Laparoscopic Posterior Partial Fundoplication Made Simple WCES25-428 DR SAURABH BANSAL Presenter India Hall D
13:30 15:00	Symposium 8D The Revolution in Robotic Hernia Surgery Nicolas Quezada Chairperson Chile Sujith WIJERATHNE Chairperson Singapore Vimal K Vasudeavan Chairperson Malaysia Hugo & AWH Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile Robotic Groin Hernia Repairs Nidhi Khandelwal Speaker India Robotic Diaphragmatic Hernia Surgery Piyanun Wangkulangkul Speaker Thailand Robotic eTEP for Ventral Hernia and Diastasis of Recti Sean LEE Kien Fatt Speaker Singapore Robotics in Abdominal Surgery; A Critical Appraisal Rolf Hartung Speaker United Arab Emirates Robotic Lateral Hernia Repair Lakshmi Kona Speaker India Hall F