London 2010 Course Programme

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THURSDAY 15 JULY 2010
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Module
Moderator: Alistair Duncan

INTRODUCTION TO POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT
8.30 am Film: Anatomy of recto-enterocoele Reid
8.45 am Traditional plication and discrete defect repairs Zimmerman
9.00 am Traditional vault re-suspension methods – Useful but imperfect Lander
9.15 am Abdominal sacrocolpopexy – A questionable 'gold standard' Reid
9.40 am Discussion  
-- coffee --
DEFINITIVE RECTO-ENTEROCOELE REPAIR
10.30 am Bloodless embryological dissection planes in the posterior compartment Reid
10.50 am Film & PPT: The avascular pelvic spaces von Theobald
11.10 am Restoration of the vaginal suspensory axis – The crucial step in postero-apical repair Zimmerman
11.30 am Sacrocolpopexy – Why the transvaginal route is a good option Reid
11.50 am Rectal prolapse – Old ideas and new insights Harmston
12.10 pm Discussion  
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SURGICAL FILMS OF POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT REPAIRS
1.30 pm Film: Re-incorporation of the avulsed rectovaginal septum into an implanted neo-cuff Zimmerman
1.55 pm Film & PPT: Vaginal sacrocolpopexy – Step by step Reid
2.25 pm Film: Sacrospinous ligament suture with the Autosuture and Capio push-catch devices Lander
2.40 pm Film: Site-specific colpocleisis – An excellent operation for refractory prolapse in selected women Zimmerman
3.00 pm Film: Laparoscopic posterior rectopexy for rectal intussusception Von Theobald
3.15 pm Film: Laparoscopic anterior rectopexy for rectal intussusception Harmston
3.30 pm Discussion  
-- coffee --
NEW TECHNIQUES FOR GYNAECOLOGISTS
4.15 pm Repair of vesico-vaginal & recto-vaginal fistulae Zimmerman
4.45 pm The basics of skin grafting & flap transposition Reid
5.15 pm Discussion  

Course Dinner - Blue Door Bistro