Colorectal Surgery
MD, PhD, Head, Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa Chiba, Japan
Dr. Masaaki Ito is the head of the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Division of Surgical Technology as well as the head of the Medical Device Project Management Office at the Next Medical Device Innovation Center of the National Cancer Center Hospital East in Chiba, Japan. He received his MD from the Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University in 1993 and his PhD from Chiba University in 2001. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost surgeons who is highly skilled in intersphincteric resection for rectal cancer. He is currently also engaged in the development of innovative surgical instruments and operative procedures with notable surgeons and engineering technologists all over the world.
There are several anastomosis methods, and there is a debate on which one to select for low rectal cancer near the anal canal. In this session, Dr. Masaaki Ito discusses the selection of the anastomosis method based on the case. Firstly, Dr. Ito gives some management tips with a clear strategy for successful selection. The way to proceed will also differ depending on gender due to different anatomical characteristics. When it comes to complications, the most disastrous complications are ischemic ones, which can be of two types. Different scenarios that surgeons can find during the surgery are described.
Published
May 2022
With Japan Society For Endoscopic Surgery
Published
Mar 2022
Dr. Roel Hompes, Dr. Masaaki Ito, Dr. Antonio M. Lacy, Dr. Yves Panis, Dr. Nicolas Rotholtz and Dr. Patricia Sylla present the "Should We Change the Strategy in Patients with Compromised Tissue in Colorectal Surgery?" event.
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Sep 2020
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