9 December 2024

Below are suggested reading and educational material on haemorrhoids, selected for trainees. A cost-utility study of elective haemorrhoidectomies in Canada (2024) Seamless open excisional haemorrhoidectomy - six faces of surgical technique: a video vignette (2024) SHAPE - Skin-sparing haemorrhoidectomy and pexy: a video vignette (2024) Global treatment of haemorrhoids - a worldwide snapshot audit conducted by the International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons (2024) The efficacy of laser haemorrhoidoplasty (LHP) in the treatment of symptomatic haemorrhoidal disease: An observational cohort study (2023) English translation and cross-cultural validation of the patient-reported outcome measurement-haemorrhoidal impact and satisfaction score (PROM-HISS) (2023) Responsiveness of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measure-Haemorrhoidal Impact and Satisfaction Score in patients with haemorrhoidal disease (2023) Shortcomings of the current classification system for haemorrhoidal disease: Exploring the need for a step forward (2022) High risk of complications after a “low risk” procedure: A national study of nursing home residents and older adults undergoing haemorrhoid surgery (2022) Sclerotherapy with 3% polidocanol foam to treat second-degree haemorrhoidal disease: Three-year follow-up of a multicentre, single arm, IDEAL phase 2b trial (2022) Tailored mucosectomy and haemorrhoidopexy (TM & H): A new surgical option for selected Goligher grade III haemorrhoids - a video vignette (2022) Radiofrequency ablation for haemorrhoids - a video vignette (2022) Short- and long-term outcomes of laser haemorrhoidoplasty for grade II-III haemorrhoidal disease (2019) European Society of Coloproctology Core Outcome Set for haemorrhoidal disease: an international Delphi study among healthcare professionals (2019) Psychometric properties of a questionnaire (HEMO-FISS-QoL) to evaluate the burden associated with haemorrhoidal disease and anal fissures (2019) Surgical management of haemorrhoids: an Italian survey of over 32 000 patients over 17 years (2018)

5 December 2024

Below are ESCP conference presentations on defecation disorders selected for trainees. You need to be logged in to access these resources. Not a member? Join ESCP here. ESCP Thessaloniki 2024 video Challenging Scenarios in Pelvic Floor and Proctology: Pelvic floor and dyssynergia video Challenging Scenarios in Pelvic Floor and Proctology: Patient with previous anorectal malformations video Management of pelvic floor conditions: what every trainee should know video Multifaceted Obstructive Defecation Syndrome: ODS indications for surgery video Multifaceted Obstructive Defecation Syndrome: ODS - anorectal intussusception video Multifaceted Obstructive Defecation Syndrome: ODS - in LARS video Multifaceted Obstructive Defecation Syndrome: ODS - with anismus ESCP Vilnius 2023 video Management of syndromes of disordered defecation: Obstructive defecation syndrome - its all about abnormal anatomy video Management of syndromes of disordered defecation: Obstructive defecation syndrome - its all about pelvic floor dynamics ESCP Dublin 2022 video State-of-the-Art for Management of Syndromes of Disordered Defaecation: Update on ODS (key open questions) video Core Subject Update: Obstructed defaecation ESCP Berlin 2017 video Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Sexuality after APE in women video Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Image-guided treatment of functional pelvic floor disorders video Management of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: MDT approach in pelvic floor disorders video Vaginal partus and risk for pelvic floor disorders ESCP Milan 2016 video Neuropelveology: New Ground-Breaking Discipline in Medicine

5 December 2024

Below are ESCP conference presentations on haemorrhoids, selected for trainees. You need to be logged into access these resources. Not a member? Join ESCP here. ESCP Thessaloniki 2024 video Emergency Proctology: Acute haemorrhoids video Haemorrhoidal Disease: Should we send it? Evaluating the need for routine pathologic evaluation of haemorrhoidectomy specimens video Haemorrhoidal Disease: Patient reported outcomes after excisional vs non-excisional techniques for the treatment of symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease: an interim analysis of a prospective, multicenter, cohort study video Haemorrhoidal Disease: Complication management post surgery video Haemorrhoidal Disease: Laser haemorrhoidopexy - just a hype? video Haemorrhoidal Disease: Do we still need a Doppler-guided strategy for treating hemorrhoids video Haemorrhoidal Disease: In the post eTHoS era: is the conventional approach better? ESCP Vilnius 2023 video The Big Debates: MIlligan Morgan - is it a procedure no longer needed? ESCP Dublin 2022 video Guidelines, guidelines and more guidelines for haemorrhoid treatment: a review to sort the wheat from the chaff ESCP Barcelona 2021 video Sclerotherapy versus rubber band ligation in treating grade 1-2 haemorrhoids: a protocol of a multicentre, single-blind, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial video Ferguson hemorroidectomy and ligation anopexy video Haemorrhoids ESCP Vienna 2019 video Core Subject Update: Haemorrhoids ESCP Nice 2018 video Back to the future: novel treatments for haemorrhoids or the same old stuff? ESCP Milan 2016 video Core Subject Update: Haemorrhoidal disease video Trainee Round Table Session: Haemorrhoidal disease

4 April 2024

Below are suggested reading and educational material on rectal prolapse, intussusception, solitary rectal ulcer, selected for trainees. Anal sphincter function in rectal intussusception and high and low 'take-off' external rectal prolapse - a prospective observational study (2024) Transanal minimal invasive surgery mucosectomy for obstructed defaecation syndrome: a video vignette (2024) Role of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in the choice of surgical technique in patients with obstructive defaecation - a video vignette (2024) Efficacy of surgical treatments for the management of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome: a network meta-analysis (2024) Robotic ventral mesh rectopexy: Troubleshooting in redo surgery - a video vignette (2024) Altemeier's procedure after laparoscopic rectopexy in refractory Crohn's proctitis - a video vignette (2024) Laparoscopic total pelvic organ suspension for descending perineum syndrome with multiple pelvic organ prolapse - a video vignette (2024) Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy for recurrent full-thickness rectal prolapse after failed Altemeier operation - a video vignette (2024) Could robotic-assisted surgery reduce mesh-related complications after ventral mesh rectopexy? Experience of a tertiary centre and systematic review of the literature (2024) Perineal rectosigmoidectomy (Altemeier) with colonic J pouch and levatorplasty: a technical demonstration - a video vignette (2024) Treatment of complete rectal prolapse using the TEO® platform (transanal endoscopic operation) - a video vignette (2024) Outcomes for men undergoing rectal prolapse surgery - a systematic review (2023) Laparoscopic modified mesh rectopexy: medium-term results of a novel approach for external rectal prolapse (2023) Simplified perineal approach for rectal prolapse - video correspondence (2023) Delorme's procedure for urgent rectal prolapse - a video vignette (2023) Are rectal prolapse repairs too diverse and complex for simple database analysis? (2023) Robotic mesh rectopexy for rectal prolapse: the Geneva technique - a video vignette (2023) Laparoscopic Frykman-Goldberg procedure for internal rectal prolapse and chronic constipation - a video vignette (2023) Comparison of a primary and a recurrent case of full rectal prolapse treated with robotic ventral mesh rectopexy - a video vignette (2023) The influence of defaecating proctograms on clinical decision-making in pelvic floor disorders (2023) Pelvic pain is a common prolapse symptom and improvement after ventral mesh rectopexy is more frequent than deterioration or de novo pain (2023) Modified robotic ventral rectopexy with folded single titanized mesh suspension for the treatment of complex pelvic organ prolapse (2023) The Altemeier procedure: a step by step video vignette for trainees (2023) Surgical approach for the laparoscopic-assisted Altemeier procedure - a video vignette (2023) Is rectal prolapse a hernia? (2022) The anorectal defaecation reflex: a prospective intervention study (2022) Ninety-day morbidity of robot-assisted redo surgery for recurrent rectal prolapse, mesh erosion and pelvic pain: lessons learned from 9 years’ experience in a tertiary referral centre (2021) I want to go home: should we abandon open surgery for treatment of rectal prolapse? Consideration of discharge destination following surgery for rectal prolapse (2020) A multicentre comparative study between laparoscopic and open surgery for intussusception in adults (2020) Epidemiological trends in surgery for rectal prolapse in England 2001–2012: an adult hospital population-based study (2020) How should we manage complete rectal prolapse in men? (2019) Modified Gant-Miwa-Thiersch procedure (mucosal plication with anal encircling) for rectal prolapse (2019) Abdominal rectopexy for the treatment of internal rectal prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017) Position statement by the Pelvic Floor Society on behalf of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland on the use of mesh in ventral mesh rectopexy (2017) Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy is effective for solitary rectal ulcer syndrome when associated with rectal prolapse (2014) The effect of abdominal ventral rectopexy on faecal incontinence and constipation in patients with internal intra-anal rectal intussusception (2011)

4 April 2024

Below are suggested reading and educational material on anorectal abscess and fistula, selected for trainees. The use of core descriptors from the ENiGMA code study in recent literature: a systematic review (2024) Exploring methods of improving patient understanding and communication in a complex anal fistula clinic: results from a randomized controlled feasibility study (2024) Implementation of video-assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT) for complex fistulas - a video vignette (2024) The development of a cryptoglandular anal fistula quality of life scale (AF-QoL) (2024) Protocol of the LATFIA trial (Laser Assisted Treatment of Fistula in Ano): a multicentre, prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing fistula-tract laser closure (FiLaC™) with rectal advancement flap for high trans-sphincteric fistulas (2024) Subtotal fistulectomy and sliding anoderm flap: a new sphincter-sparing technique for anal fistula (2024) The amount of laser energy used during fistula tract laser closure (FiLaC) is a relevant determinant of surgical outcome (2024) Rectovaginal fistula: Which surgical technique do I choose? - a video vignette (2024) Endorobotic repair of high rectovaginal fistula - a video vignette (2024) The utility of the Martius flap to treat an anovaginal fistula secondary to anal cancer - a video vignette (2024) Allogenic stem cells for Crohn's anal fistulas: Treating early improves the deep remission rate (2023) Complex perianal fistula in a patient with Crohn's disease treated with fistula laser closure therapy - a video vignette (2023) Gracilis muscle interposition for recurrent recto-urethral fistula: how we do it - a video vignette (2023) Side-to-side anal flap for the surgical treatment of low trans-sphincteric fistula-in-ano - a video vignette (2023) Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for Crohn's perianal fistula - a real-world experience (2023) Long term results of video-assisted anal fistula treatment for complex anal fistula: another shattered dream? (2023) An analysis of randomized controlled trials on anal fistula conducted between 2000 and 2020 based on the Fragility Index and Reverse Fragility Index (2023) Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract: a video vignette (2023) Description of a new ultrasound sign to distinguish Crohn's anal fistula from cryptoglandular fistula: the rosary sign (2023) Full-thickness rectal advancement flap for complex fistula-in-ano using indocyanine green fluorescence (2023) Three-dimensional modelling as a novel interactive tool for preoperative planning for complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease (2023)  Autological platelet-rich fibrin sealant for anterior horseshoe anal fistula in female patient: a video vignette (2023) Cohort study of fistulotomy with external tract fistulectomy and primary sphincter reconstruction in high trans-sphincteric fistula-in-ano (2023) Improved fistula plug outcome depends on the type of plug: a single-centre retrospective study (2023) Development of a core descriptor set for Crohn's anal fistula (2022) Gracilis muscle interposition for complex perineal fistulas: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature (2022) ‘Optimum’ strategy and outcome in Crohn's anal fistula (2022) Treatment of horseshoe fistula with a two-stage modified Hanley procedure: a video vignette (2022) Subcutaneous incision of the fistula tract and internal sphincterotomy (SIFT-IS): a novel surgical procedure for transsphincteric anal fistula (2022) The pathogenesis of cryptoglandular anal fistula: New insight into the immunological profile (2022) Subcutaneous incision of the fistula tract and internal sphincterotomy: a novel surgical procedure for transsphincteric anal fistula (2022) Clinicopathological determinants of recurrence after surgical treatment of fistula-in-ano in a Ghanaian teaching hospital (2022) Marsupialization of fistulotomy wound in an intersphincteric fistula - a video vignette (2022) Injection of mesenchymal stem cells (darvadstrocel) into Crohn's perianal fistula - a video vignette (2022) Clinicopathological determinants of recurrence after surgical treatment of fistula-in-ano in a Ghanaian teaching hospital (2022) Rectovaginal fistula: Risk factors for failure after graciloplasty - a bicentric retrospective European study of 61 patients (2021) Efficacy of Permacol injection for perianal fistulas in a tertiary referral population: poor outcome in patients with complex fistulas (2021) Stem cell therapy for anal fistula treatment - a video vignette (2021) Fistulotomy plus end-to-end primary sphincteroplasty - a video vignette (2021) Role of MRI to confirm healing in complex high cryptoglandular anal fistulas: long-term follow-up of 151 cases (2021) Martius flap for rectovaginal fistula after obstetric injury - a video vignette (2021) The York Mason procedure for rectourethral fistula repair - a video vignette (2021) Is fistulotomy with immediate sphincter reconstruction (FISR) a sphincter preserving procedure for high anal fistula? A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021) Fistula closure by laser - a video vignette (2021) Feasibility and safety of calcium alginate hydrogel sealant for the treatment of cryptoglandular fistula-in-ano: phase I/IIa clinical trial (2021) Rectal advancement flap for complex anal fistula - a video vignette (2021) Transanal opening of the intersphincteric space: a novel sphincter-sparing procedure to treat 325 high complex anal fistulas with long-term follow-up (2021) Combined laparoscopic and transanal minimally invasive repair for postoperative rectovaginal fistula - a video vignette (2020) High failure rates following ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract for transsphincteric anal fistulas: are preoperative MRI measurements of the fistula tract predictive of outcome? (2020) A worldwide survey on proctological practice during COVID-19 lockdown (ProctoLock 2020): a cross-sectional analysis (2020) Factors associated with healing, reoperation and continence disturbance in patients following surgery for fistula-in-ano (2020) Novel SLOFT technique (2020) The intersphincteric tract needs proper management to ensure long-term healing in anal fistula (2020) A prospective evaluation of the outcome of submucosal ligation of fistula tract (2020) Anal fistula laser ablation - a video vignette (2020) Long-term functional and clinical outcomes following transanal advancement flap for complex anal fistula repair: are there predictors of recurrence and incontinence? (2020) Treatment of recurrent anterior transsphincteric fistula with fistula plug - a video vignette (2020) Could FiLaC™ be effective in the treatment of anal fistulas? A systematic review of observational studies and proportional meta-analysis (2020) Endorectal advancement flap for the treatment of a rectovaginal fistula - a video vignette (2020) The LIFT (ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract) procedure for a transsphincteric posterior anal fistula - a video vignette (2020) Perianal fistula and the ileoanal pouch - different aetiologies require distinct evaluation (2020) Fistulotomy for intersphincteric fistula. A stepwise approach for surgical trainees - a video vignette (2020) Intra-anal fistulotomy with marsupialization for recurrent high intersphincteric fistula - a video vignette (2020) Operative results, sexual function and quality of life after gracilis muscle transposition in complex rectovaginal fistulas (2020) Correspondence: Anovaginal fistula repair with sphincteroplasty and levatorplasty - a video vignette (2019) Correspondence: An ‘easy’ method to understand perianal sepsis - a video vignette (2019) Correspondence: Video‐assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT) assisted seton placement - a video vignette (2019) Use of the Martius advancement flap for low rectovaginal fistulas (2019) Anal fistula plug vs rectal advancement flap for the treatment of complex cryptoglandular anal fistulas: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies with long-term follow-up (2019) Advancement flap procedure in Crohn and non-Crohn perineal fistulas: a simple surgical approach (2019) Operative results, sexual function and quality of life after gracilis muscletransposition in complex rectovaginal fistulas (2019)