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One-year results of the SCANDIV randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic lavage versus primary resection for acute perforated diverticulitis

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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

3-D laparoscopic stacks, Japanese Society of Coloproctology

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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

Kyoto, laparoscopic pioneers and bullet trains

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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

Difficult dissection, acrobatic surgery and spiritual temples

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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.

Sven Peterson

Limberg plasty - Sven Peterson

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We caught up with Dr Sven Petersen, Asklepios Kliniken, Hamburg, and were delighted to receive his surgical video of the Limberg plasty.

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