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Vast bronze statue of the Buddha reclining

3 January 2018

In Part 6 of his report, Fraser gives a talk at the JSCP conference and spends his last day exploring mountain villages in the Fukuoka region.

29 December 2017

This month we report on a paper published June 2017 in the British Journal of Surgery on the SCANDIV trial of laparoscopic lavage versus primary resection for acute perforated diverticulitis. https://bjssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bjs.10567

Image of a tumour that had lap pelvic exent after neoadjuvant therapy

29 December 2017

Fraser Smith furthers his learning about ESD during an anterior resection at a hospital in Osaka. Read Part 5 of Fraser's report.

Fraser Smith and Dr Uemura in Osaka

27 December 2017

In Part 4 of his report, ESCP Japan Travelling Fellow Fraser Smith is impressed by his Japanese colleagues' laparoscopic skills, and takes some time to reflect in beautiful surrounds.

Hakone station

22 December 2017

Fraser Smith continues his Japan Travelling Fellow's report on his experiences at the National Cancer Centre, and visits to Hakone and Kyoto. View Part 3 here.