On 19 Apr 2018
The use of Twitter by surgeons, particularly in relation to scientific congresses is the topic of research by Juan José Segura-Sampedro, Morales Soriano R, Ramos Rodríguez JL, González-Argenté FJ and Mayol J published on PubMed and Elsevier España. Segura- Sampedro is also an active member of Young ESCP (European School of...
On 16 Apr 2018
Stefan HEM Clermonts kindly shared this recently published study on Quality of Life in Patients following TAMIS. The paper was published in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery in March 2018.
On 13 Apr 2018
Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) is a specialised minimally invasive approach for early stage cancers within the rectum and lower sigmoid colon. We are grateful to Attila Bursics (Uzsoki Teaching Hospital, Budapest) for providing this video demonstrating the procedure.
On 13 Mar 2018
Our March commentary is on a paper about the EASY trial which found that while early closure of the temporary ileostomy was associated with fewer complications, there was no effect on quality of life. Click here to read this paper
On 27 Feb 2018
Dr Elmuhtady Mohamed Said, University of Sheffield, has kindly shared with us this presentation outlining percutaneous endoscopic colostomy (PEC) as treatment for Sigmoid Volvulus. This procedure is particularly for patients who would otherwise require repeat hospital admissions, and multiple endoscopic decompressions.
On 26 Feb 2018
We were happy to receive literature recommendations from Eva Angenete: "Sigmoid Volvulus is a common condition for all surgeons, but of particular importance to colorectal surgeons, as we will be the ones deciding on and performing elective surgery. One surgeon who has extensively studied this condition is Dr Sabri Selçuk Atamanalp, Ataturk...
On 23 Feb 2018
ESCP’s topic of the month for February is Sigmoid Volvulus. We caught up with Eva Angenete to talk about why this is a key area for further research. Eva Angenete is Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Gothenberg in Sweden. Last year Dr Angenete won the Swedish Surgical Society’s Major Research Award for her work on colorectal...
