Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016
Time: 09:30 - 16:00
Location: MiCo Convention Centre, Piazzale Carlo Magno, 1 20149 Milan, Italy
Course organisers: Prof Klaus Matzel (Germany), Dr David Zimmerman (The Netherlands)
Local organisers: Prof Paola De Nardi (Italy), Prof Filippo La Torre (Italy)
Aimed at young consultants with a good understanding of anorectal anatomy and function as well as basic pathophysiology of cryptoglandular perianal fistulas, wishing to enhance their knowledge of new, as well as classic treatment modalities for fistulas, and to enhance their comprehension of surgical strategy and decision making.
Course content: a morning of expert video presentations and discussion followed by afternoon hands-on training.
Learning objectives: to inform attendees about the possibilities and limitations of new and established techniques for fistula surgery, and to acquire operative techniques concerning fistulotomy, LIFT, flap, VAAFT and plug.
Please note that the number of places on this course are limited.
Timetable
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:15 | Registration and coffee |
| Part 1 - The Basics | |
| 09:30 - 10:25 | Classification of fistulas - Christoph Isbert (Germany) |
| 10:25 - 10:45 | Transanal advancement flap repair - Rudolf Schouten (Netherlands) |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Short coffee break |
| Part 2 - The Contenders | |
| 11:00 - 11:25 | Fistulotomy - Paola De Nardi (Italy) |
| 11:25 - 11:50 | LIFT: Ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract - Stanley Goldberg (USA) |
| 11:50 - 12:15 | Fistula plug - Dieter Hahnloser (Switzerland) |
| Part 3 - New Kids on the Block | |
| 12:15 - 12:40 | VAAFT - Piercarlo Meinero (Italy) |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | Laser welding - Paolo Giamundo (Italy) |
| 13:00 - 13:25 | Permacol paste - Baljit Singh (UK) |
| 13:25 - 14:25 | Lunch |
| Practical Session | |
| 14:25 - 16:00 |
6 workstations to be visited by 5 trainees per station rotate workstations every 20 minutes.
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