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Anal fistulas can be notoriously difficult to treat due to the goals of fistula eradication and maintenance of continence. This program is the first one in a four-part series which will address these challenges and pose potential solutions. In this first episode, internationally renowned experts from around the world will share information on this theme. Specifically, the first program will begin by explaining why the anatomy of fistulas makes their treatment so potentially problematic. The esteemed faculty will then review the specific challenges of rectovaginal and rectourethral fistulas as well as the problem of fecal incontinence following fistula surgery. Several of the relatively newer treatments of collagen plugs, fibrin glue and the LIFT procedure are evaluated. Ultimately a surgical demonstration of the LIFT procedure will be presented.

  1. Welcome & Introduction – Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)

  2. Etiology and classification of fistulas - Dr. Brooke Gurland (USA)

  3. The problems of rectovaginal and rectourethral fistulas - Dr. Amandeep (Anu) Ghuman (Canada)

  4. Incontinence following fistula surgery – Dr. Tracy Hull (USA)

  5. Why plugs and glues fail - Dr. Maher A. Abbas (United Arab Emirates)

  6. Is the LIFT a panacea? - Dr. Oded Zmora (Israel)

  7. Video LIFT procedure - Prof. Art Hiranyakas (Thailand)

  8. Panel discussion & Closing Remarks  - All faculty moderated by Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)

*Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.
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Dr. Maher A. Abbas MD, FACS, FASCRS, Visiting Professor, University of Philippines, Philippines; Professor of Surgery, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Amandeep (Anu) Ghuman MD, MPH, FRCSC, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia; Colorectal Surgeon, St. Paul’s Hospital, Canada Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Brooke Gurland MD, FASCRS, FACS; Clinical Professor of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Stanford Pelvic Health Center, Department of Surgery; Chair Pelvic Floor Committee and Consortium, Stanford University, Stanford California, USA Colorectal Surgery
Prof. Art Hiranyakas MD, PhD, FACS, FASCRS, FRCST, FSCRST (Hon.), FRCFPT, FICS, Governor-at-Large, American College of Surgeons; Assistant Federation Secretary, International College of Surgeons, Pacific Federation, President, American College of Surgeons, Thailand Chapter, Professor and Director, Bangkok-Phuket Colorectal Disease Institute, Bangkok Hospital Phuket, BDMS Center of Excellence, Thailand Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Tracy Hull MD, Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; Staff Colorectal Surgeon Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Steven D. Wexner MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Surgery, Past Vice Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons, Director, Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center and Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA Colorectal Surgery
Prof. Oded Zmora MD, FACS, FASCRS, President, European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP), Associate Professor of Surgery and Chair, Department of Surgery, Shamir Medical Center, Israel Colorectal Surgery
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