Date: 3 April 2025
Location: Athens, Greece
This masterclass will take place in Athens, the capital of Greece, birthplace of democracy and home of Parthenon. It will precede the 4th Biannual Meeting of the Greek Society of Coloproctology (GSCP) with International Forum, which will take place between 4-6 April 2025.
The theme of the masterclass is 'Techniques and Technology in Colorectal Surgery'. Both masterclass and GSCP meeting will be delivered by renowned invited international and local experts and will cover a wide range of topics in colorectal surgery, including benign and malignant disease as well as cutting edge technology. Notably, the first day of GSCP meeting will include a Joint Symposium with ESCP and will be delivered in English.
Programme
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:20 | Registration |
| 08:20 - 08:30 | Welcome - opening of masterclass |
Session 1: Benign Colorectal DiseaseChairs: Eloy Espin, Konstantinos Tepetes, Ioannis Karaitianos |
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| 08:30 - 08:50 | Optimising the surgical anastomosis after resection for Crohn’s disease - Andre D’Hoore (Belgium) |
| 08:50 - 09:10 | Modern management of complicated diverticular disease: time to sidetrack stoma? - Konstantinos Stamou (Greece) |
| 09:10 - 09:30 | Restorative proctocolectomy: tips and tricks for the perfect pouch - Janindra Warusavitarne (UK) |
| 09.30 - 09.50 | Surgery for rectal prolapse: is laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy the winner? - Andre D’Hoore (Belgium) |
| 09:50 - 10:20 | Discussion |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee break |
Session 2: Modern ProctologyChairs: Frederic Ris, Evangelos Kanavos, Georgios Skoumpris |
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| 10:50 - 11:10 | Anal intraepithelial lesions and the role of high resolution anoscopy - Christos Kontovounisios (Greece) |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Fifty per cent success rate: the nightmare figure for fistula-in-ano surgery - Carlo Ratto (Italy) |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | Minimally invasive treatment options for haemorrhoidal disease: doppler-guided haemorrhoid artery ligation - Eleni Andriopoulou (Greece) versus Laser haemorrhoidoplasty and radiofrequency coagulation - Dimitrios Patsouras (Greece) |
| 11.50 - 12.10 | Obstructive defecation syndrome and constipation: two faces of the same problem? - Carlo Ratto (Italy) |
| 12:10 - 12:40 | Discussion |
| 12:40 - 13:30 | Light lunch |
Session 3: Rectal CancerChairs: Andre D’Hoore, Ioannis Virlos, Dimitrios Patsouras |
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| 13.30 - 13.50 | Robotic TME: step by step - Eloy Espin (Spain) |
| 13.50 - 14.10 | From dissection to transanal transection and single-stapled (TTSS) anastomosis: Standardisation and evolution of total mesorectal excision strategy - Antonino Spinelli (Italy) |
| 14.10 - 14.30 | Intersphincteric Resection (ISR): an old story retold - Georgios Theodoropoulos (Greece) |
| 14.30 - 14.50 | The pull through procedure revisited - Eloy Espin (Spain) |
| 14.50 - 15.20 | Discussion |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Coffee break |
Session 4: Colon CancerChairs: Antonino Spinelli, Eelco DeBree, Iraklis Katsoulis |
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| 15.40 - 16.00 | Complete mesocolic excision: embryology is the key for setting a 'gold standard' operation for colonic cancer - Konstantinos Mavrantonis (Greece) |
| 16.00 - 16.20 | Evidence base for the use of ICG in lymph node mapping - Frederic Ris (Switzerland) |
| 16.20 - 16.40 | Splenic flexure tumours: an open debate on ideal operation - Zoe Garoufalia (USA) |
| 16.40 - 17.00 | Right colonic anastomoses: anastomotic leak reduction interventions - Achilleas Tsiamis, (UK) |
| 17.00 - 17.30 | Discussion |
| 17:30 - 17:40 | Wrap-up |
