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ESCP 18th Regional Masterclass: Pelvic floor pathology

Belgium Masterclass includes logos: ESCP, BSCRS, RSS and BAST

ESCP LedRBSS logo - Royal Belgian Society for SurgeryBSCRS logo - Belgian Society of Colorectal Surgery

Date: 21–22 January 2027
Venue: Het Predikheren
Location: Goswin de Stassartstraat 88, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium

In conjunction with the Belgian Section of Colorectal Surgery (BSCRS).

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Fees

  • Full programme: €300
  • One-day registration for non-members: €250
  • ESCP members receive a €100 discount: €200 for the full programme or €150 for one day.
  • Trainees receive an additional €50 discount: €150 for the full programme or €100 for one day
  • Hands-on Surgical Training Workshop: €50. 

Full and Trainee ESCP members will find the discount code in their member profile on this website.

Scientific Programme

Day 1 - Thursday, 21 January 2027

TimeSession
08:15 – 08:45 Registration & Welcome Coffee
08:45 – 09:00 Welcome and Overview of the day – BSCRS President, Radu Bachman

Session 1 & 2: Pathophysiology and Diagnostics
09.00 – 10.30 Pathophysiology and epidemiology of ODS and faecal incontinence – Emma Carrington (United Kingdom)

Diagnostics in pelvic floor disorders

  • Dynamic defaecography: MRI vs Conventional – Romain Gillard (Belgium) and speaker to be confirmed 
  • Anal manometry – Emma Carrington (United Kingdom)
  • Endo-anal and perineal ultrasound – Heiko De Schepper and Sascha Vereeck (Belgium)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break & Exhibition Networking

Session 3: Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS)
11.00 – 12.30

Pelvic organ prolapse: surgical technique (video/photo)

  • Transperineal – Guillaume Meurette (Switzerland)
  • Transabdominal – Esther Consten (The Netherlands)
ODS guidelines (focus on surgery and mesh/perineal indications) – Sara Tavares Nogueira (Spain) and Cedric Van Bruaene (Belgium)
M2R2 Registry: Belgian multicenter ventral mesh rectopexy (3-year results) – Sylvie Van den Broeck (Belgium)
Pelvic floor physiotherapy and biofeedback – Inge Geraerts (Belgium)
12:30–14:00 Lunch Break & Exhibition Networking

Session 4: Faecal incontinence
14.00–15.30 Sacral neuromodulation: indications and technique – Klaus Matzel (Germany)
Puborectalis repair – Frédéric Ris (Switzerland)
Rectovaginal fistula: experience in Africa – Frédéric Ris (Switzerland)
Anal soft band and roll of injectables – Sara Tavares Nogueira (Spain)
15.30–16.00 Coffee Break & Exhibition Networking

Session 5: Multidisciplinary Approach and Case-based Discussion
16.00 – 17.15 Pelvic Floor Unit organisation – Peter Christensen (Denmark)
Interactive case panel (3 clinical cases discusssed with faculty)
17.15 – 17.30

Summary and Concluding Remarks

Day 2 - Friday, 22 January 2027

TimeSession
08:30–09:00 Welcome Coffee

How I do It Sessions
09.00–11.00 Obstetric anal sphincter injury repair (OASIS) – Peter Christensen (Denmark) and Frédéric Ris (Switzerland)

Anal fistula repair – David Zimmerman

Case Presentations
11.00 – 12.00

Belgian Association of Surgical Trainees (BAST) members with expert panel discussion

Expert panel: Peter Christensen (Denmark), David Zimmerman (The Netherlands) and Frédéric Ris (Switzerland)
12.00–13.30 Lunch Break & Exhibition Networking

Hands-on Surgical Training Workshop

Open to 40 registered trainees/fellows (additional registration fee)
13.30 – 15.30 Focus: Complex fistula treatment and anal sphincter repair
Modality: Intensive hands-on wet lab session on procine tissue models
Faculty: Step-by-step guidance in small groups by international expert tutors