On 24 Nov 2017
Make sure you join us over on Twitter for our parastomal hernia Tweetchat with Mr Neil Smart on Monday 27 November 2017 at 19:00 CET. Mr Smart is Chief Investigator for the CIPHER trial (UK Cohort study to Investigate the prevention of Parastomal Hernia). Get your questions ready!On 24 Nov 2017
In the next of our ‘Paper of the Month’ series, we looked at 'Laparoscopic ileocaecal resection versus infliximab for terminal ileitis in Crohn's disease: a randomised controlled, open-label, multi centre trial' recently published in the Lancet Gastroenterology & Herpetology. Click here to read this articleOn 24 Nov 2017
The journal of Colorectal Disease has recently accepted a summary of current guidelines regarding organ preservation in rectal cancer, which has been supported by a number of ESCP members.
On 21 Nov 2017
Dr Christoffer Odensten, Sunderby Hospital Sweden, is currently coordinating a trial, Use of prophylactic mesh when creating a colostomy does not prevent parastomal hernia: a randomized controlled trial - STOMAMESH. You can view the abstract of this trial here.
On 1 Nov 2017
Ben Griffiths, Head of Colorectal Surgery at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and Ash Bhalla, Laparoscopic Fellow at Royal Victoria Infirmary, write on parastomal hernia, the béte noire of the colorectal surgeon, whose recurrence rate remains unacceptably high.Page 106 of 138
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