On 12 Jun 2020
Interview by Zoe Garoufalia. Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME) is a relatively recent surgical procedure that was originally pioneered to overcome difficulties in addressing rectal cancer and especially low rectal cancer via a pure abdominal approach. It is quite a controversial technique, because despite initial data [1] showing non-inferiority to laparoscopic or open TME, a recent Norwegian report raised concern due to high rates of multifocal pelvic recurrences [2]. Nevertheless it is unclear whether these issues are related to the technique itself or to poor adherence to recommendations and insufficient training. Therefore, an international panel of expert surgeons supported by 14 international surgical societies was appointed to provide an up-to-date consensus on the safe implementation and application of TaTME.
On 10 Jun 2020
Interview by Rohan Gujjuri. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions of people, having spread to most countries since the WHO declared the situation a pandemic. [1] The resilience of healthcare systems has been tested, especially in the management of more vulnerable groups of patients, such as those undergoing surgery. In this interview, Gianluca Pellino, a colorectal surgeon from the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona (Spain) provides a brief summary of the efforts and findings on behalf of the CovidSurg collaborative. Gianluca is on the communications committee for the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) and is acting in a similar capacity on the CovidSurg collaborative.
On 8 Jun 2020
Interview by Miguel Cunha. Julio Mayol is Professor of Surgery and Chief Medical and Innovation Officer at Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He is Vice-President and trustee of Hospital Clinico San Carlos Biomedical Research Foundation, Chief Networking Officer at Royal Academy of Medicine of Spain and Secretary of the BJS Society.
On 5 Jun 2020
Interview by Vittoria Bellato. You may already know Professor Salomone Di Saverio from his tremendous work as a colorectal and general surgeon and as a brilliant researcher. Following a laparoscopic surgery fellowship in Bristol, he worked as a consultant surgeon in the Ospedale Maggiore di Bologna, Italy for eight years. In January 2018 he moved to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge working as a substantive consultant in one of the most renowned colorectal units in the UK, before finally coming back to Italy to work at Varese Hospital from March, where he has been appointed Aggregate Professor of Surgery and Director of the General Surgery 1st unit of the local university hospital in the northern Lombardy region.
On 3 Jun 2020
In this video, colorectal surgeon Carmen Cagigas provides an insight into the experience of her centre at the hospital Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.ESCP Secretariat
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