with Dr. Itzel Vela, Dr. Roel Hompes, Dr. Steven D. Wexner, Dr. Manish Chand, Dr. Patricia Sylla, Dr. Antonio M. Lacy
Anastomotic leaks are among the most dreaded complications in surgical practice. Leaks in colorectal surgery operations are more common when a distal colorectal, coloanal, or ileoanal anastomosis is fashioned. The high financial, medical, and functional costs which ensue following anastomotic leaks have been the impetus for continued research into methods to reduce the incidence of or ideally prevent leaks. The faculty of internationally acclaimed experts in this program address the gamut of leaks from incidence and cost to avoidance, diagnosis and treatment.
Clinical Background
Welcome and Introduction - Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)
Technique Description
The costs of anastomotic leaks: financial, oncologic, and functional - Dr. Manish Chand (UK)
Avoiding Leaks: Traditional Methods - Dr. Itzel Vela (Mexico)
Avoiding Leaks: New technologies - Dr. Antonio M. Lacy (Spain)
Diagnosis and traditional management of leaks - Dr. Patricia Sylla (USA)
Shifting the paradigm of treating leaks – Dr. Roel Hompes (The Netherlands)
Panel Discussion - All faculty moderated by Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)
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