Coloproctology

Andrew P. Zbar, MB BS, FRCS (Ed.), FRCS (Gen.), FRACS, FCCS Professor of General and Colorectal Surgery Queen Elizabeth Hospital Barbados 2002-PRESENT. Trained in Australia in General Surgery 1978-1993. Postgraduate colorectal work in anorectal physiology and colorectal cancer immunology and immunotherapy London Hammersmith Hospital 1993-1999. Co-Director of Coloproctology at Kaplan Hospital Tel Aviv 2000-2002. Specialist areas of interest are in functional anorectal disorders, colorectal cancer immunology and imaging of complex anorectal disorders. Steven D Wexner, MD, FACS, FRCS, FRCSED, Chair, Advisory Council for Colon and Rectal Surgery (1998-2003), American College of Surgeons; Chair (2003), Intl Committee, Chair (2003), Intl Advisory Committee, Chair (2003), Membership Committee, Program Committee (2003), American Society for Colon and Rectal Surgeons; In 1993 helped establish the Young Surgeons Committee which offers an exchange program with the Association of Coloproctology of GB & Ireland; Ed Board of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. John S.P. Lumley, MS, FRCS, DMCC, FMAA(Hon), FGA, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of London, Civilian Consultant to the Royal Navy in Vascular Surgery; Honorary Consultant Surgeon, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK

Genetic Approaches to Colorectal Cancer.- Multivisceral Resection in Rectal Cancer.- Colonic Stenting.- Chemotherapy Trials for Colorectal Cancer in Advanced Disease: What’s the Current Hypothesis?.- Current Clinical Trials in Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer.- Quality of Life Issues and Rectal Cancer.- Managing Presacral Tumors.- Revisional Pouch Surgery.- Surgery for Fecal Incontinence.- Recurrent Rectal Cancer.- The Surgical Management of Evacutory Dysfunction.- New Approaches in Perineal Crohn’s Disease.- Complex Anal Fistula.- Rectovaginal and Rectourethral Fistula.- Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in Proctologic Practice.- Changing Paradigms in the Treatment of Sigmoid Diverticulitis.