Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Rectum

Head Professor: Rafael de la C. Torres Peña, MD, PhD.
First and second degree specialist in General Surgery.
Full Professor. Senior Researcher.

Price: 560.00 USD

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October 13 - 17

Duration: 1 week.

Number of Credits: 3

General Aims:

1. To update the knowledge as regards to different minimally invasive therapy options for benign and malignant lesions of the rectum.
2. To reproduce different techniques and procedures: viscera dissection, mechanic suture, TEM.

Addressed to: Specialists in General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Coloproctology.

Main Topics:

Topic 1: Anatomy of the rectum.
Topic 2: Laparoscopic techniques: rectopexy with mesh.
Topic 3: Laparoscopic techniques: Laparoscopic Mesorectal Excision (LME).
Topic 4: Trans anal techniques: Trans anal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) and Trans anal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS).
Topic 5: Innovation and surgery of the rectum: the combined approach (taTEM) and robotic surgery.
Topic 6: Minimally invasive surgery in rectal cancer. Results.