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Keynote Lecture by Paolo Giamundo (Italy) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Jérémie Lefevre (France) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Peter Sagar (UK) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Educational session - Baljit Singh (UK) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Educational session - Dion Morton (UK) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Keynote Lecture - Søren Laurberg (Denmark) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Educational session - Tetsuo Yamana (Japan) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Educational session - Ian Bissett (New Zealand) at ESCP Berlin 2017

PPI Debate chaired by Dion Morton (UK) and Azmina Verjee (UK) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Simon Bach (UK) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Ivan Dimitrijević (Serbia) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Julio Garcia Aguilar (USA) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Geerard Beets (Netherlands) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium chaired by Simon Bach (UK) and Eric Rullier (France)

Keynote Lecture by Harry Sokol (France) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Educational session - Willem Bemelman (The Netherlands) and Krisztina Gecse (The Netherlands) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Sergey Achkasov (Russia) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Ivan Jovanovic (Serbia) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Carla Tomassetti (Belgium) and Albert Wolthuis (Belgium) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Facilitated by Jared Torkington (UK) and Des Winter (Ireland) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Panel: Per Nilsson (Sweden), Guy R Orangio (USA), Yann Parc (France), Thomas Schiedeck (Germany), Des Winter (Ireland)

Core Subject Update at ESCP Berlin 2017 - Martin Hübner (Switzerland)

As part of fistula month, we were delighted to have Aldo Infantino submit a review of fistula literature.

ESCP were honoured to catch up with taTME pioneer Dr Patricia Sylla from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Alongside Dr Antonio Lacy, Dr Sylla performed the first ever taTME procedure, so we were delighted to have both involved in our taTME month.

You can watch Dr Sylla’s introductory interview here

As part of taTME month, Quentin Denost, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bordeaux, explores using the procedure following total ISR in female.

This downloadable resource is accompanied by a video. Click on the title above to view.

This book offers up-to-date coverage of the full range of topics in coloproctology: anatomy, physiology, anal disorders, dermatology, functional disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, endometriosis, appendicitis, benign and malignant tumors, presacral tumors, laparoscopy, endoscopy, perioperative management, intestinal failure, abdominal wall reconstruction, emergencies, and pain syndromes. Each of the chapters on individual disorders provides a comprehensive overview on etiology, incidence, epidemiology, diagnostics, medical and surgical treatment, access, complications, and special considerations. In presenting data, care is always taken to refer to the best available level of evidence.

The book forms the latest addition to Springer’s European Manual Medicine series and is the second edition of Coloproctology. It will be the first standard recommended textbook of the European Society of Coloproctology. The editors have again assembled a group of experienced authors, each of whom has an international reputation within coloproctology or an allied specialty and a desire to see ever-improving standards in coloproctology throughout Europe. By including contributions from authors across Europe, the book provides a great breadth of knowledge and reflects diversity of clinical practice.

The manual provides surgical trainees with a comprehensive and condensed guide to the knowledge required for the European Board of Surgery Qualification (EBSQ) examination. It will also be a valuable aid to the many practicing coloproctologists across Europe and beyond who undertake continuing professional development and a useful source of information for researchers and clinicians in allied disciplines.

The Division of Coloproctology was formed in 1998. It is one of several subspecialties constituting the Section of Surgery within the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes. Its aim is to develop, through the European Board of Surgery Qualification Examination (EBSQ), a diploma acceptable across Europe as a whole. The EBSQ (Coloproctology) Diploma remains the only recognized pan-European certification in the specialty of coloproctology and one of the few outside the USA and Canada. Its acceptance has grown over the years, with 336 surgeons from 22 countries holding the diploma by 2015.

Detailed knowledge of clinical anatomy is an indispensable prerequisite for the diagnosis and therapy of coloproctological diseases. Therefore this chapter presents the essential aspects of the anatomy of the colon, rectum, anal canal, and pelvic floor that are relevant for coloproctologists. Anatomy is described for the different colonic segments, rectal ampulla, upper and lower anal canal, corpus cavernosum recti, proctodeal glands, anal sphincter complex, and pelvic floor muscles. The anatomic structures mediating anal continence are highlighted. Special emphasis is given to topographical aspects and anatomic landmarks relevant for surgical approaches. Access routes to both autonomic and somatic nerves, as well as blood supply and lymphatic drainage, are addressed for each anatomic compartment. In particular, the topography of perirectal fasciae and spaces and their relationship to pelvic autonomic nerves are described in detail to meet the criteria for nerve-sparing total mesorectal excision. Finally, the anatomical peculiarities of the pelvic floor levels (subperitoneal, ischioanal, and perianal spaces) are presented and set in a clinical context.

The main functions of the colon and rectum are transport and storage of feces, absorption of water and electrolytes, and absorption of short-chain fatty acids. The colon and rectum have specific contraction patterns that are mainly controlled by the enteric nervous system. Furthermore, colorectal contractions are modulated by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, several hormones, and the immune system. The physiology of the colon and rectum undergoes diurnal and postprandial changes.

Anal continence depends on complicated interactions between the internal and external anal sphincters, the puborectalis muscle, rectal compliance, anorectal sensibility, anorectal reflexes, and colorectal motility.

Defecation is usually initiated by colonic mass movements. Stretching of the rectal wall stimulates rectal contractions through the defecation reflex and relaxation of the internal anal sphincters through the rectoanal inhibitory reflex. Defecation is facilitated by relaxation of the puborectalis muscle and enforced by a Valsalva maneuver.

Hemorrhoidal disease is one of the most common benign disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract. Treatment options comprise conservative as well as surgical therapy and are still applied arbitrarily in accordance with the surgeon’s expertise. The aim of this chapter is therefore to assess a stage-dependent approach for treatment of hemorrhoidal disease in order to derive evidence-based recommendations for a clinical routine. The most common treatment methods are discussed with respect to hemorrhoidal disease in extraordinary conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease and recurrent hemorrhoids. Tailored hemorrhoidectomy is preferable for individualized treatment with regard to the shortcomings of the traditional Goligher classification in segmental or circular hemorrhoidal prolapse.

An anal fissure is a tear in the epithelial lining of the anal canal, distal to the dentate line. It is accompanied by a significant increase in the tone of the internal anal sphincter. Anal pain is usually intense, occurs during or minutes after a bowel movement, and can last from minutes to hours. It may be accompanied by minimal bleeding. A fissure is usually located in the posterior (in 90 % of cases) or anterior midline (in 10 % of women and 1–5 % of men with anal fissure). If there are multiple fissures or occur at a lateral position, other anal pathologies must be ruled out (e.g., tuberculosis, syphilis, HIV, Crohn’s disease). Treatment of anal fissure is based on general measures and pharmacological intervention. General measures consist of sitz baths, avoiding the presence of hard stools by using laxatives or significantly increasing fiber intake, and using analgesics. Pharmacological treatment is based on three groups: a nitric oxide donor (glyceryl trinitrate), calcium channel antagonists (diltiazem, nifedipine), and botulinum toxin. The results of these treatments are better than placebo but inferior to surgery. If these treatments fail, surgery is the best option. Sphincterotomy is an outpatient procedure with a success rate greater than 90 %, but it has a postoperative incontinence rate between 3 % and 15 %. A chance of postoperative incontinence is the main reason why drug treatment is now considered as the first therapeutic option, especially in patients with a high risk for incontinence.