Main Session 
08:30 - 08:40 Official Opening
Andrew Shorthouse (President)
Anders Mellgren (Secretary)
Paul-Antoine Lehur (Local Representative)
 
08:40 - 09:40 Video Surgery 1
Chairs: Adam Dziki (Poland)
Alexander Herold (Germany)
Robert Madoff (USA)

Internal Delorme


Rectocele repair using mesh


Total pelvic floor reconstruction


Fistula Plug
Supported by Cook Medical



Mario Trompetto (Italy)

Bernard Jacquetin (France)


Bruno Roche (Switzerland)

Fredrik Slors (The Netherlands)
09:40 - 10:00 Invited Lecture – History
of Colorectal Surgery
Chair: Hector Ortiz Hurtado (Spain)
Tomás Skricka (Czech Republic)
 Parallel Session 
08:40 - 10:00 - Free Papers
Chairs: Miklos Kassai (UK)
Dujo Kovacevic (Croatia)

Value of percutaneous endoscopic caecostomy for antegrade enemas in the treatment of refractory faecal incontinence

Effectiveness of abdominal ventral rectopexy on anal continence in case of internal rectal intussusception

Chronic posterior tibial nerve transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to treat faecal incontinence (FI)

A prospective multicenter study to investigate Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for the treatment of fecal incontinence

Short-term effects of chemoradiation therapy on internal anal sphincter : a human in vitro study

Temporary Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome - a Pilot Study





Guillaume Meurette, France

Guillaume Portier, France

Marianne Eleouet, France

Bas Govaert, Netherlands

Bruno Lorenzi, United Kingdom

Lilli Lundby, Denmark


 Main Session 
10:00 - 11:00 Video Surgery 2
Chairs: Paul Finan (UK)
Mirko Omejc (Slovenia)
Micha Rabau (Israel)

Limberg flap procedure



Cleft lift procedure


Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair



Laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair





Mehmet Ayan Kuzu (Turkey)


Asha Senapati (UK)


Reinhold Függer (Austria)


Bibi Hansson (The Netherlands)
 Parrallel Session 
10:00 - 11:00 - Free Papers
Chairs: Dimitrios Christoforidis (USA)
Ioannis Kanellos (Greece)

Conversion of failed plevic pouch to continent ileostomy (Kock Pouch)


The role of abdominal salvage surgery as a treatment strategy for imminent ileal pouch failure for septic versus non-septic indications

Treatment of Recurrent Rectovaginal Fistula By Gracilis Muscle Transposition


Dysplasia In IBD - Influence On The Result Of The Restorative Proctocolectomy


Does Anti-TNF Therapy Change Surgical Outcomes ? A Retrospective Analysis of a Large Cohort of Patients Treated with Abdominal Surgery for Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Stool coliform testing can predict effective treatment regimes for patients with antibiotic resistant pouchitis




Hans H Wasmuth, Norway

Paris Tekkis, UK


Jeremie Lefevre, France

Tomasz Banasiewicz, Poland

Liliana Bordeianou, USA


Simon Mclaughlin, UK


11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break  
 Main Session 
11:30 - 13:00 Tips and Tricks
Chairs: André D’Hoore (Belgium)
Jiri Hoch (Czech Republic)
Harald Rosen (Austria)

Perineal dissection of APR


Manual endo-anal anastomosis

Laparoscopic left sided surgery; cancer


Laparoscopic left sided surgery; benign disease


Haemorrhoidectomy





Torbjörn Holm (Sweden)


Eric Rullier (France)

Yves Panis (France)


Willem Bemelman (The Netherlands)

Alexander Herold (Germany)
 Parallel Session 
11:30 - 13:00 - Free Papers
Chairs: Pascal Gervaz (Switzerland)
Rait Labotkin (Estonia)


Colorectal associations and societies websites worldwide : Do they provide the right information for patients and professionals ?

The role of pouch compliance in management pouch dysfunction


Adult Hirschsprung's Disease : Results Of Surgical Treatment


Randomised controlled trial of patient controlled sedation for colonoscopy : Entonox versus modofied patient maintained targest controlled Propfol

Mechanical bowel preparation does not affect the intramucosal bacterial colony count

Natural History of Complicaterd Diverticulitis : 9 Years Follow Up of 1047 Patients.

Percutaneous Endoscopic Colostomy (PEC) in the Management of Recurrent Sigmoid Volvulus (RSV)

A UK national study on the association of social deprivation with poor clinical outcomes in Diverticular Disease

A comparison of epidural and pateint controlled analgesia in major colorectal surgery




Ahmed Al-Bahrani, UK

Yasuko Maeda, Denmark

Oleg Biryukov, Russian Federation

Sushil Maslekar, UK


Bärbel Jung, Sweden


Gian Andrea Binda, Italy


Jessica Evans, UK


Santhini Jeyarajah, UK


Ramkumar Thangiah, UK


13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
 Main Session 
14:00 - 14:30 Keynote Lecture - Management of Liver Metastases
Chair: Béla Teleky (Austria)
Giulio Belli (Italy)
 Parallel Session 
14:30 - 16:00 Symposium - Advances in IBD:
an ESCP-ECCO Symposium
Chairs: Andrew Shorthouse (UK)
Marc Lémann (France)
Najib Haboubi (UK)

Biologicals and surgery: efficacy
and safety of multi-step treatment

Risk analysis for cancer in IBD


Dysplasia, ALMs and DALMs;
surgical decision making






Gert Van Assche (Belgium)

Peter Lakatos (Hungary)

Emmanuel Tiret (France)
14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Session - Oral Poster Session
Chairs: Pavle Kosorok (Slovenia)
Klaus Matzel (Germany)

Surgery for uncomplicated anal fistulae affects faecal continence amd quality of life in previously continent patients

Long-term outcome and safety of transanal irrigation for neurogenic bowel dysfunction

Short and long time functional results after resection rectopexy for internal rectal intussusception

Hydrogen sulphide induces apoptosis and IL-8 release in colonocytes


A study of quality of life, sexual, urinary and faecal function in females following restorative proctocolectomy

Robot-Assisted Colorectal Surgery. A Two Years Single Center Experience


The Effect Of Thermal Preconditioning And Preoperative Warming On Healing Of Colonic Anastomosis (Experimental Study)

Do Statins Affect Post-operative Morbidity And Mortality In Colorectal Cancer Srgery ?

Preemptive conversion does not increase morbidity of laparoscopic colorectal resection : 10 years experience of the Swiss Association for Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery (SALTS) database.

Comparison Of Positron Emission Tomography Scanning And Sentinel Node Biopsy In the Detection Of Inguinal Node Metastases In Patients Affected By Anal Cancer

Anorectal Malignant Melanoma : Clear Resection Margins of Importance Irrespective of Surgical Approach

Intra-rectal Sonoelastography for the Evaluation of Rectal Tumours


Long-term results of Local Surgery (TEM) plus Radiotherapy for T2 rectal cancer. A prospective controlled study

The Spanish's Cancer Project
Early results

Quality or mesorectum after laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer. results of an audited teaching program in Spain

Circulating tumour cells during laparoscopic and open surgery for primary colonic cancer in portal and peripheral blood

Does Laparoscopic Tme Have Any Effect On Lateral Margin Positivity?

Robotic colorectal resection : initial experience amd comparaison to conventional laparoscopy





Marieke Witvilet, Netherlands

Prof. Faaborg, Denmark

Egil Johnson, Norway


Fiachra Rowan, Ireland

J. Cornish, UK


Petr Vlcek, Czech Republic

Menmet Leushi Akin, Turkey

J.E.F. Fritzgerald, UK


Dieter Hahnloser, Switzerland


Massimiliano Mistrangelo, Italy


Per J Nilsson, Sweden

Gunnar Baatrup, Norway

Jose-M Ramirex, Spain

Eloy Espin, Spain


Sebastiano Biondo, Spain

Jan Wind, Netherlands

Emre Balik, Turkey

David Jayne, UK


16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
 Main Session 
16:30 - 17:00 Keynote Lecture –
Reflections of an Editor
Chair: John Nicholls (UK)
Supported by a grant from Colorectal Disease
Robert Madoff (USA)
17:00 - 18:00 Welcome Reception