Defaecation Disorders

Surgical video - Christopher Dawoud (Austria) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Meet the Experts - Gill Brook (UK) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Allied Health: Conservative treatment for faecal incontinence and evacuation difficulties

Free paper - Craig Rimmer at ESCP Belgrade 2013

Paul-Antoine Lehur (France) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Emma Carrington (UK) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Short Paper - Phil Dinning (Australia) at Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Educational session - Janindra Warusavitarne (UK) at ESCP Dublin 2022

Defecation disorders refers to the inability to efficiently and rapidly empty the rectum of its contents on demand. Functional and anatomic abnormalities coexist to give combined symptoms of 'obstructed defecation' a source of discomfort and impaired quality of life. These symptoms include abnormal anal function (anismus), perineal descent, rectocele and enterocele, rectal intussusception, and overt prolapse. Management is based on a detailed assessment of the terminal bowel anatomy and function to identify a cause. Medical treatment and pelvic floor retraining are first-line treatment. Various types of surgical approaches currently designed to correct anatomic abnormalities in order to improve function can be carried out in selected patients. In this difficult area of functional pelvic floor disorders, a multidisciplinary approach as developed in “pelvic floor clinics” is a useful adjunct to the traditional colorectal approach. Providing information to the patient and his/her relatives is essential, especially when surgery is considered.

Short Paper - Ayca Gultekin (France) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Meet the Experts - David Lubowski (Australia) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Short Paper - Kheng-Seong Ng (Australia) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Keynote lecture - Koutarou Maeda at ESCP Vienna 2012

Where are we heading? - Charles Knowles (UK) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Where are we heading? - Charles Knowles (UK) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Where are we heading? - Ashish Pradhan (UK) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Where are we heading? - Carolynne Vaizey (UK) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Free Paper (Functional) - Lilli Lundby at ESCP Dublin 2015

The Abraham Colles Keynote Lecture - Prem Puri at ESCP Dublin 2015

Trainee video session - Guillaume Meurette at ESCP Barcelona 2014

Oral Poster (Functional) - Pierpaolo Sileri at ESCP Dublin 2015

Oral poster - Luana Franceschilli at ESCP Copenhagen 2011

Interactive Trainee Workshop - John Bunni (UK) at ESCP Thessaloniki 2024

Symposium - Georgios Pechlivanides (Greece) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Thomas Schiedeck (Germany) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Symposium - Alessandra Graziottin (Italy) at ESCP Berlin 2017

Beatriz Martin-Perez (Spain) at ESCP Vilnius 2023

Julie Cornish (United Kingdom) at ESCP Vilnius 2023

Short Paper - James Nicholson (UK) at Pelvic Floor Day, Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Oral Poster (Functional) - Lisa Ramage at ESCP Dublin 2015