This is a two-day course which will provide updates on the various aspects of pelvic floor surgery and complex proctology for the colorectal surgeon. The first day will be primarily pelvic floor and the second will be aimed at complex proctology.
Day 1 – Pelvic Floor Day
The anal sphincter
09:00 Anal sphincter repair- who should have one and who should do it
09:20 Obstetric anal sphincter injuries- who is repairing them and who should be
09:40 Non-obstetric perineal trauma
10.00 Discussion
10:20 Coffee break
Treatments for FI
10:50 What to do when biofeedback hasn’t helped your patient
11:10 New/ future avenues for neuromodulation for FI
11:30 Regenerative medicine and the pelvic floor
11:50 Discussion
12:10 Lunch
Prolapse
13:10 The recurrent rectal prolapse
13:30 Internal rectal prolapse, who gets an operation?
13:50 The Oxford approach to pelvic mesh related complications
14:10 Robotic prolapse repair
14:30 Discussion
14:45 Coffee
Pelvic floor pot-pourri
15:00 Connective tissue disorders and the pelvic floor
15:20 Female genital mutilation
15:40 Low Anterior Resection Syndrome, what is it, how should we treat it?
16:00 Perineal hernia
16:20 Discussion
17:00 End of Day 1
Day 2 – Proctology
The basics
09:00 Piles
09:20 Fissures
09:40 Office based proctology – What can be done and what can’t
10:00 Discussion
10:20 Coffee break
Fistula Repair
10:50 LIFT- how to do it and for whom
11:10 Endoanal advancement flap – how to do it and for whom
11:30 Fistulotomy and primary repair
11:50 Discussion
12:10 Lunch
IBD fistulae
13:10 When to operate on perianal Crohn’s
13:30 Stem cells and fistula – where are we now
13:50 Pouch fistula- management strategies
14:10 Discussion
14:30 Coffee break
Gender, sex and the anus
14:45 Anal sex
15:05 Anal condyloma and dysplasia- what the colorectal surgeon needs to know
15:25 What the colorectal surgeon needs to know about gender reassignment surgery
15:45 RnVF
16:05 Discussion
Case Discussion
16:15 Case discussion
16:45 End of day 2 & course