Date/time: Wednesday 10 September 2025, 08:00-15:30 CEST
Venue: Hôpital Paris Saint-Joseph, 185 Rue Raymond Losserand, 75014 Paris (Notre Dame de Bon Secours Conference room)
How to get there: The closest Paris Métro stop is located 4 mins walk from the venue; take Line 13 and exit at Plaisance, direction Châtillon-Montrouge. The hospital direction is signposted.
Directions in the venue
A general strike may take place on Wednesday, 10 September. If it occurs, public transport and other services across the city could be affected. For participants of this course, complimentary return bus transport is arranged from Palais des Congrès: departure at 07:00 and return at approximately 17:15–17:30. The bus pick-up point is located at 23 Boulevard Pershing, 75017 Paris, on the Palais des Congrès side at the entrance “Les Boutiques du Palais.”
Fees (inc. VAT): ESCP Member €110, Non-Member €145
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Course description
Imaging is essential in understanding pelvic floor disorders and ultrasound is increasingly used in clinical practice. Novel applications, including three-dimensional endoanal, endorectal, endovaginal, and dynamic transperineal ultrasound can help the clinician with a superior depiction of the pelvic anatomy and unique dynamic information.
The course will feature basic concepts and techniques in clinical practice, demonstrating the endosonographic appearance of normal anatomy and common pathologic conditions of the anorectal region and pelvic floor. The course will also discuss typical case scenarios, highlighting the use of ultrasound in the clinical management of these patients. The course will feature demonstrations on patients.
This course is ideal for all physicians who are involved or interested in pelvic floor disorders, including surgeons, specialist nurses, and physiotherapists. The programme will include a review of normal ultrasound anatomy and a full review of ultrasound pathology of the anal canal, rectum, and the pelvic floor.
Programme
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
|
08:00 - 08:10 |
Introduction - Vincent de Parades, Anders Mellgren, Giulio Santoro |
|
08:10 - 08:30 |
Normal ultrasound anatomy of the anal canal and rectum - Anders Mellgren |
|
08:30 - 09:00 |
Anal ultrasound of perianal fistula - Lucia Oliveira |
|
09:00 - 09:30 |
Current treatment of perianal fistula - Vincent de Parades |
|
09:30 - 10:00 |
Ultrasound staging and current treatment of rectal cancer - Anders Mellgren |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break |
|
10:30 - 11:00 |
Pelvic floor ultrasound: technique and normal ultrasound - Pawel Wieczorek |
|
11:00 - 11:30 |
Ultrasound assessment and current treatment of fecal incontinence - Liliana Bordeianou |
|
11:30 - 12:00 |
Ultrasound assessment and current treatment of obstructed defecation - Giulio Santoro |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
|
13:00 - 15:30 |
Ultrasound live demonstrations and case discussions - Amine Antonin Alam, Nadia Fathallah, Giulio Santoro |
|
15:30 |
Course ends |
Course Directors
- Anders Mellgren, MD, PhD, FACS, FASCRS (Chair, Department of Surgical Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
- Giulio A. Santoro, MD, PhD (Head of Pelvic Floor Unit, Treviso Regional Hospital, Italy)
Faculty
- Amine Antonin Alam (France)
- Anders Mellgren (Saudi Arabia)
- Liliana Bordeianou (USA)
- Lucia Oliveira (Brazil)
- Nadia Fathallah (France)
- Giulio Santoro (Italy)
- Vincent de Parades (France)
- Pawel Wieczorek (Poland)