On 15 Sep 2016
The Society hosted several Educational Sessions for trainees in colorectal surgery at this year’s meeting in Milan. We talked to Professor Dieter Hahnloser (University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland) about the aims and highlights of some of the sessions…
On 25 Aug 2016
We talked to Professor Klaus Matzel, (Professor of Surgery and the Head of the Section of Coloproctology at the University of Erlangen, Germany) about a new session 'Activities in Coloproctology around the Globe' that took place at this year’s meeting in Milan…
On 8 Aug 2016
Professor Tom Øresland (Akershus University Hospital, Norway) discussed the management of complicated diverticulitis at this year’s ESCP meeting in Milan. We talked to Professor Oresland about the current treatment strategies for this condition and other issues…
On 29 Jul 2016
On Tuesday 27 September, the ESCP hosted the Perianal Fistula Workshop, which has been developed to inform attendees about the possibilities and limitations of new and established techniques for fistula surgery, as well as to acquire operative techniques. We talked to course co-organiser, Dr David Zimmerman (The Netherlands) about the workshop…
On 8 Jul 2016
At this year’s ESCP meeting in Milan, Italy, Dr Albert Wolthuis from the University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium, examined the limitations of total mesorectal excision (TME) and assessed a different approach - transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME). Although still in its infancy, Dr Wolthuis discussed the advantages and drawbacks of this approach and why he believes TaTME will be the procedure of choice for low rectal cancer in the future…Page 26 of 32
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