Abstract

The first Phuket International Symposium on Colorectal Disease: postgraduate course of the Asia Pacific Federation Congress 2013 of the International College of Surgeons

Highlights

  • The first Biennial International Symposium on Colorectal Disease held in Phuket, Thailand, from Dec 8 to Dec 10, 2013, was hosted by the governor of the International College of Surgeons, assistant professor and chief of the colorectal department of the Bangkok Hospital Phuket, Dr Art Hiranyakas on behalf of the International College of Surgeons, the Society of Colon and Rectal surgeons of Thailand, Vachira Phuket Hospital and Bangkok Hospital Phuket

  • The three-day exhilarating meeting agenda focused on rectal cancer treatment and advances in colorectal surgery

  • A stimulating live surgery session, moderated by Dr Giovanni Milito, Professor of Surgery, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome, Italy, was held showcasing parallel laparoscopic and robotic low anterior resections for distal rectal cancer performed by Drs Steven Wexner and Seon-Hahn Kim, respectively

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Introduction

The three-day exhilarating meeting agenda focused on rectal cancer treatment and advances in colorectal surgery. A stimulating live surgery session, moderated by Dr Giovanni Milito, Professor of Surgery, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome, Italy, was held showcasing parallel laparoscopic and robotic low anterior resections for distal rectal cancer performed by Drs Steven Wexner and Seon-Hahn Kim, respectively.

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