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DAMASCUS study - opening shortly

This is a global audit of the management of acute diverticulitis and we are looking for as many UK sites as possible (ideally 40+).We would welcome a team of up to 4 trainee collaborators and 1 consultant as a principal investigator per... Read more

28 Aug 2019

2019 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Travelling Fellow - Jennifer S. Davids

I am tremendously grateful for the opportunity to be the 2019 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Travelling Fellow.  In a whirlwind week, I was able to visit two very different NHS hospital systems with thriving colon and rectal surgery... Read more

31 Jul 2019

ACPGBI Travelling Fellowship

Recipient: Timothy Chittleborough, 2nd year CSSANZ fellowACPGBI presentation: “Laparotomy results in more desmoid tumour when compared to laparoscopy in a preclinical model of desmoid tumours in familial adenomatous polyposis” Units visited: ... Read more

31 Jul 2019

ACPGBI - South Africa Travelling Fellowship 2019 Dr Amisha Maraj

The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) South Africa 2019 traveling fellowship involves an invitation through the South African Colorectal Society (SACRS) to colorectal fellows and young consultants to apply for a 1... Read more

30 Jul 2019

Well Leg Compartment Syndrome After Prolonged Pelvic Surgery- Launch of Multidisciplinary Clinical Guidelines

Patients undergoing prolonged pelvic surgery may develop lower limb compartment syndrome in the absence of trauma. This condition, known as well leg compartment syndrome (WLCS), is relatively uncommon but potentially devastating and has been... Read more

16 Jul 2019