EUROPEAN COLORECTAL CONGRESS4 – 7 December 2017, St.Gallen, Switzerland

Spotlight on the rectum

EURO

PEAN COLORECTAL CON

GRESS

2017

4 – 7 December · St.Gallen · Switzerland

www.colorectalsurgery.eu

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MASTERCLASS IN COLORECTAL SURGERY

Sunday 3 December 2017

Strategies to prevent and manage wound infection and incisional herniaJared Torkington, Cardiff, UK

First lavage, then no antibiotics anymore? Current evidence and pitfalls in the management of acute diverticulitisWillem Bemelman, Amsterdam, NL

Metastatic colorectal cancer: altogether, liver first and bowel second, or the converse?Paris Tekkis, London, UK

Coffee break

Dealing with radiation proctitis and late proctopathyChris Cunningham, Oxford, UK

Treatment options for pilonidal sinus diseaseBruno Roche, Geneva, CH

Lunch with the Professors

Big incision – big troubles: handling frozen abdomen and entero-cutaneous fistulaPeter Sagar, Leeds, UK

Revival of the continent ileostomyGabriella Möslein, Wuppertal, DE

Surviving Toxic colitisYves Panis, Clichy, FR

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Condyloma and beyond: diagnostic, treatment, and follow-up of anal intraepithelial neoplasiaEva Csatar, Budapest, HU

Familial colorectal cancer: patient assessment, surveillance, and surgical managementDesmond Winter, Dublin, IE

Advice for the EBSQ Coloproctology ExaminationMichel Adamina, Winterthur, CH

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Monday, 4 December 2017

Accuracy and clinical consequences of MRI staging and re-staging in rectal cancer Gina Brown, London, UK

Pelvic anatomy - zones of dangerAyhan Kuzu, Ankara, TK

The pathologist as a key partner of surgical outcomes – contemporary wisdom and new developmentsPhilip Quirke, Leeds, UK

The mesentery: structure, function and role in diseaseJohn Calvin Coffey, Luimneach, IE

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Can bowel preparation and oral antibiotics still be avoided in colorectal surgeryDesmond Winter, Dublin, IE

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Colorectal anastomosis techniques – evidence and pitfallsJared Torkington, Cardiff, UK

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Techniques and long-term results of local excision for early rectal cancer Roel Hompes, Oxford, UK

Reported leak rate after low anterior resection for cancer – only the tip of the icebergWillem Bemelman, Amsterdam, NL

Approaches to obstructed defecation syndrome and internal rectal prolapseChris Cunningham, Oxford, UK

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Lateral lymphnode dissection for rectal cancer – how and when to do it Peter Sagar, Leeds, UK

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM

Strategies in recurrent rectal cancer Paris Tekkis, London, UK

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Neuromodulation – is it all in the headRonan O’Connell, Dublin, IE

Perioperative immunonutrition – does it make any sense Marco Braga, Milano, IT

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IBD SESSION ON CROHN’S DISEASEEndorsed by ECCO

Bowel preserving in Crohn’s disease: thoughts and techniquesAndré d H́oore, Leuven, BE

Management of perianal Crohn’s disease: do and don’tAntonino Spinelli, Milan, IT

Proctectomy for Crohn – indication, technique and resultsNeil Mortensen, Oxford, UK Coffee break

Approaches to fistulizing Crohn’s diseaseYves Panis, Clichy, FR

When to anastomose, when to divert – a Crohn dilemmaPär Myrelid, Linköping, SE

Pearls of medical management of Crohn‘s diseaseAilsa Hart, London, UK

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Upcoming treatment strategies in rectal cancer Cornelis van de Velde, Leiden, NL

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Evidence and eminence: robotic TME, taTME, or laparoscopic TME Philippe Rouanet, Montpellier, FR

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Postoperative peripheral neuropathy after colorectal surgery Herand Abcarian, Chicago, USA

Predisposing factors and management of low anterior resection syndrome and bladder dysfunctionJulie Cornish, Glamorgan, UK

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Colorectal cancer treatment and sexualityYacov Reisman, Amstelveen, NL

Clinical outcomes 10 years after low anterior resection for cancer Eric Rullier, Bordeaux, FR

Personalized oncology – hype, hope, or realityOlivier Michielin, Lausanne, CH

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Papillon explained – technique, value, and place of contact. X-ray brachytherapy in rectal cancerArthur Sun Myint, Merseyside, UK

Techniques and outcomes of rectovaginal fistula repairBruno Roche, Geneva, CH

LARS PAHLMAN LECTUREFast-track colorectal surgery – have we reached the goalHenrik Kehlet, Copenhagen, DK

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Organ preservation in rectal cancerRodrigo Perez, São Paulo, BR SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM

The difficult pelvisBrendan Moran, Basingstoke, UK

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Peritoneal carcinomatosis – from HIPEC to PIPACMarc Reymond, Tübingen, DE

Local excision for advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: techniques and caveatsFraser McLean Smith, Liverpool, UK

Preventing colorectal anastomotic leakJohan F. Lange, Rotterdam, NL

Challenges and advances in the surgical treatment of locally advanced rectal cancerTorbjörn Holm, Stockholm, SE

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