The 16th National Congress of the Coloproctology Society of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine (CSCAIM)

Abstract

The sixteenth National Congress of the Coloproctology Society of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine (CSCAIM) took place in Guangzhou on 24th–26th of August. Many colorectal surgeons from all over the world, the majority from China, took part in this important meeting. Special invited overseas speakers included Neal Ellis from the United States, Darren Gold from Australia, Arun Rojanasakul and Chucheep Sahakitrungruang from Thailand, Hyeon Keun Shin from South Korea, Takano Masahiro from Japan and Andrew Zbar from Israel. Dr. Ellis spoke on the use of bioprosthetics in colorectal surgery, with Dr. Gold outlining the indications and techniques of stapled haemorrhoidopexy and stapled repair of rectal prolapse. Professor Rojanasakul gave an insightful talk on the latest outcomes of his LIFT procedure. Professor Shin gave a masterful presentation on the history and the modern practical use of setons in complicated perirectal sepsis. Prof. Andrew Zbar discussed new developments in postprocessing of the 3D enodosonographic images of complex fistula-in-ano and perianal Crohn’s disease as well as one on the rudiments of how to write and successfully publish a colorectal paper. The full gamut of benign and malignant anorectal and colorectal disease was covered and highlighted the use of the tissue selecting technique (TST) in haemorrhoid surgery in a session headed by Professor Dong-Lin Ren from the sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou) ably supported by Prof. Dong Wang (Shenzhen). This was supplemented by a technical presentation on the stapler’s mechanics and limitations given by Les Hill (Australia) and one on post-PPH complications given by Prof. Zhan-Bin Luo (Guangzhou). Colorectal cancer screening and treatment were discussed (Prof. Dong-Wang Ma from Tianjin, Prof. Chuan-Gang Fu from Shanghai) as was the Chinese perspective on the management of anal cancer (Prof. Jian-Ping Wang from Guangzhou). Laparoscopic and single-port colorectal resection along with intersphincteric proctectomy and the endorectal TAMIS procedure were presented by a range of speakers (Prof. Zi-Qiang Wang from Chengdu, Prof. Li-Ming Pang from Nanning, Prof. Kai Pan from Shenzhen, Prof. ShangKuiXie, Prof. Liang Kang, Prof. Chu-Jun Li and Prof. Hai-Jun Deng from Guangzhou as well as by Dr. Sahakitrungruang from Thailand). Functional bowel disorders were addressed by various speakers; Prof. Xiao-Hua Hou from Wuhan, Prof. Guan-Gen Yang from Huangzhou and Prof. XiangDong Yang from Chengdu with the role of acupuncture treatment, which is making a scientific comeback, for the treatment of slow-transit constipation being presented from Prof. Guo-Dong Li (Beijing) of the Faculty of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Fistula management was presented in a talk given by Prof. Yong-Qing Cao from Shanghai, along with recommendations for its imaging and for the management of perianal Crohn’s disease (Prof. Zhi-Yang Zhou and Prof. Xiao-Jian Wu from Guangzhou). This was supported by an update on the Chinese view of VAAFT from Prof. Xiang-Dong Zeng’s group in Shenyang. Finally, the modern management of faecal incontinence was discussed in a talk given by Dr. Takano (Japan) and the Chinese viewpoint on sacral neuromodulation was reported by Dr. Xue-Zhi Xin (Jinan). H.-C. Lin (&) J. Li Guangzhou, China e-mail: linhongcheng@hotmail.com