18th ESCP Masterclass: Pelvic floor pathology
in conjunction with the Belgian Section of Colorectal Surgery

Preleminary program

 

Day 1 - Thursday, 21 January 2027

8.15 – 8.45h: Registration & Welcome Coffee

8.45-9.00h: Welkom and Overview of the day 

                                  BSCRS President Radu Bachman

9.00-10.30h: Session 1 & 2: Pathophysiology and Diagnostics

• Pathophysiology and epidemiology of ODS and fecal incontinence
  Emma Carrington (Imperial College London, UK)
  
  
• Diagnostics in pelvic floor disorders:
  • Dynamic defecography: MRI vs Conventional
    Romain Gillard (CHU Liège, BE) & TBD (MRI)
    
    
  • Anal manometry
    Emma Carrington (Imperial College London, UK)
    
    
  • Endo-anal & Perineal ultrsound
    Heiko De Schepper & Sascha Vereeck (UZ Antwerp, BE)

10.30-11.00h: Coffee break & Exhibition Networking

11.00- 12.30h: Session 3: Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS)

• Pelvic organ prolapse: surgical technique (video/photo)
  • Transperineal Guillaume Meurette (HUG Geneva, CH)
  • Transabdominal Esther Consten (UMCG Groningen, NL)
    
    
• ODS guidelines (focus on surgery & mesh/perineal indications)
  Sara Tavares Nogueira (Barcelona, ES) & Cedric Van Bruaene (UZ Leuven, BE)
  
  
• M2R2 Registry: Belgian multicenter ventral mesh rectopexy (3-year results)
  Sylvie Van den Broeck (UZ Antwerp, BE)
  
  
• Pelvic floor physiotherapy & biofeedback
  Inge Geraerts (KU Leuven, BE)

12.30-14.00h: Lunch Break & Exhibition Networking

14.00-15.30h: Session 4: Fecal incontinence

• Sacral neuromodulation: indications and technique
  Klaus Matzel (Diakoneo Clinic / University Hospital Erlangen, DE)
  
  
• Puborectalis repair
  Frédéric Ris (HUG Geneva, CH)
  
  
• Rectovaginal fistula: experience in Africa
  Frédéric Ris (HUG Geneva, CH)
  
  
• Anal soft band & rolo of injectables
  Sara Tavares Nogueira (Barcelona, ES)

15.30-16.00h: Coffee Break & Exhibition Networking

16.00- 17.15h: Session 5: Multidisciplinary Approach & Case Based Discussion

• Pelvic Floor Unit organization
  Peter Christensen (Aarhus University Hosptial, DK)
  
  
• Interactive case panel (3 clinical cases discusssed with faculty)

17.15-17.30h: Summary & Concluding Remarks

Day 2 - Friday, 22 January 2027

8.30 - 9.00h: Welcome Coffee

9.00 - 11.00h: How I do it sessions

• Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Repair (OASIS)
  Peter Christensen - Frédéric Ris
  
  
• Anal Fistula Repair
  David Zimmerman

11.00 - 12.00h: Case presentations by BAST-members with expert panel discussion

     Expert panel: Peter Christensen - David Zimmerman - Frédéric Ris

12.00 - 13.30h: Lunch Break & Exhibition Networking

13.30 - 15.30h: Hands-on Surgical Training Workshop

Open to 40 registered trainees/fellows (additional registration fee)

• Focus: Complex Fistula Treatment & Anal Sphincter Repair
• Modality: Intensive hands on wet lab session on procine tissue models
• Faculty: Step-by-step guidance in small groups by international expert tutors