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

MASTERCLASS IN COLORECTAL SURGERYSunday 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 manage-ment of acute diverticulitisWillem Bemelman, Amsterdam, NL

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

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

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

Revival of the continent ileostomyGabriella Möslein, Wuppertal, DE

Treatment options for pilonidal sinus diseaseBruno Roche, Geneva, CH

Big incision – big troubles: handling frozen abdomen and enterocutaneous fistulaPeter Sagar, Leeds, UK

Surviving Toxic colitisYves Panis, Clichy, FR

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

Advice for the EBSQ Coloproctology ExaminationMichel Adamina, Winterthur, CH

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMEMonday, 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

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

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

Strategies in recurrent rectal cancer Paris Tekkis, London, 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

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

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

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

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

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

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

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Call forAbstract

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

Personalized oncology – hype, hope, or realityOlivier Michielin, Lausanne, CH Upcoming treatment strategies in rectal cancer Cornelis van de Velde, Leiden, NL

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Postoperative peripheral neuropathy aftercolorectal surgery Herand Abcarian, Chicago, USA

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

Colorectal cancer treatment and sexualityYacov Reisman, Amstelveen, NL

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

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

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

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

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

Organ preservation in rectal cancerRodrigo Perez, São Paulo, BR Thursday, 7 December 2017

The difficult pelvisBrendan Moran, Basingstoke, UK

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

Preventing colorectal anastomotic leakJohan F. Lange, Rotterdam, NL

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

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

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