Colorectal Surgery

Scientific Programme

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Wednesday 1st December 2010

OPENING
10.00	Opening and welcome J. Lange, CH-St.Gallen
COMPLICATIONS
Chair:	R. J. Heald, UK -Basingstoke J. R. Siewert, DE-Heidelberg
10.10	Complications: fateful – predictable – preventable? M. Büchler, DE-Heidelberg Classification of surgical complications P.-A. Clavien, CH-Zurich Morbidity and mortality risk-calculator for colorectal surgery M. E. Cohen, USA-Chicago Morbidity, mortality and caseload in colorectal surgery L. H. Iversen, DK-Århus
12.00	Lunch break
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
12.00	KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG "Experts meet Experts – Endoscopy Backstage"
COMPLICATIONS
Chair:	R. D. Madoff, USA-Minneapolis L. Pahlman, SE-Uppsala
13.00	What do volumes and learning curves tell us? P. Quirke, UK-Leeds Preventable causes of failure to cure colorectal cancer during the operation R. J. Heald, UK-Basingstoke Does fast track surgery really decrease medical morbidity? H. Kehlet, DK-Copenhagen Definition and grading of anastomotic leakage following anterior resection of the rectum Y. Moriya, JP-Tokyo
15.00	Coffee break
Chair:	M. Büchler, DE-Heidelberg H. Kehlet, DK-Copenhagen
15.30	Bowel prep in colorectal surgery – will that prevent complications? L. Pahlman, SE-Uppsala Colon anastomosis leakage: Cause and prevention J. Jeekel, NL-Rotterdam Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after resection of rectal cancer E. Rullier, FR-Bordeaux Postoperative leakage and abscess formation after colorectal surgery: When and how to treat? R. D. Madoff, USA-Minneapolis Does anastomotic leakage of curative resection result in a higher prevalence of local recurrences? W. Hohenberger, DE-Erlangen
OPENING RECEPTION