Held on 1st-2nd April, the Keynote speaker was Terry Hicks from the USA, Mike Thompson, President of the ACPGBI. Sessions included faecal incontinence, colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.
In war zones it is not just the nature of the wound that dictates the choice of operation. Often enough the environment in which the surgeon is working has just as big an influence, introducing constraints and challenges very different to those normally encountered in NHS work in the UK. This presentation covers some aspects of military colorectal trauma encountered in Kosovo and in Iraq, of direct relevance to M62 surgeons.
Selected references:
1.EDWARDS DP. The history of colonic surgery in war. J Roy Army Med Corps 1999;145:107-108.
2. MACFARLANE C, VAIZEY CJ, BENN CA. Battle injuries of the rectum: Options for the field surgeon. J Roy Army Med Corps 2002;148:27-31.
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Course Fee: £240
Mr J HartleyConsultant SurgeonAcademic Surgical UnitCastle Hill HospitalCottinghamEast YorkshireHU16 5JQ