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Digestive Diseases. 13.00 REGISTRATION AND LUNCH 13.30 Mr John Grabham: Rectal bleeding and colorectal cancer 14.00 Mr Neil Smith: Enhancing recovery in GI surgery 14.30 BREAK 14.45 Dr Gary Mackenzie: Upper GI disease 15.15 Dr Azhar Ansari: Inflammatory bowel disease 15.45 COFFEE BREAK
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Digestive Diseases • 13.00 REGISTRATION AND LUNCH • 13.30 Mr John Grabham: Rectal bleeding and colorectal cancer • 14.00 Mr Neil Smith: Enhancing recovery in GI surgery • 14.30 BREAK • 14.45 Dr Gary Mackenzie: Upper GI disease • 15.15 Dr Azhar Ansari: Inflammatory bowel disease • 15.45COFFEE BREAK • 16.00 Dr Jonathan Stenner: Hepatology • 16.30 Mr Paras Jethwa: Management of gallbladder disease • 17.00CLOSE
Message 1. The Digestive Diseases Department • A coherent team of sub-specialists • Provide a multi-disciplinary service • Clear internal and external audit and clinical governance pathways
Guidelines for TWR referral • Bleeding and diarrhoea >40 (>6/52) • Bleeding w/o anal symptoms >60 (>6/52) • Diarrhoea >60 (>6/52) • Abdominal or rectal mass • Iron-deficiency anaemia NOT FOBs
62 day & 31 day targets Urgent GP referral Received by hospital 1st OPA @hospital ?? Further investigations MDT meeting Diagnostic investigations Clinical Diagnosis 1st definitive treatment Decision to treat Emergency Admission 31 Days 62 Days Time
Work-up of patients with suspected colorectal cancer • Colonoscopy & Biopsy • CT scan • CEA • MRI pelvis • EUS • MRI liver • PET scan
62 day & 31 day targets Urgent GP referral Received by hospital 1st OPA @hospital ?? Further investigations MDT meeting Diagnostic investigations Clinical Diagnosis 1st definitive treatment Decision to treat Emergency Admission 31 Days 62 Days Time
Clinical Results • Resection rate • Peri-operative mortality • Major complications • Clear resection margins • Local recurrence Comparisons with ACPGBI database
Resection rate = 93% (cf 89.5%) Mortality rate = 7.2% (cf 7.5%) Anastomotic leakage = 4.8% (cf 4.9%) Positive CRMs = <1% (10%) Local recurrence for T1-3 = <1% (10%)
Message 2.Summary of Colorectal Cancer Service • Rapid, efficient service • Excellent clinical outcomes • Please continue to refer your patients
Causes of Rectal Bleeding • Haemorrhoids • Fissure-in-ano • Other benign ano-rectal pathology • Polyps • Cancer • Diverticular disease • Colitis
Haemorrhoids • Common >15% • Usually associated with perianal symptoms • Often associated with straining • High fibre • Bulking agents • Topical agents • Exclude serious pathology • Banding / injection – maximum twice
Fissure-in-ano • Common esp young adults • Anal spasm • Rectal bleeding and pain • Often assoc with straining • Difficult to examine
Fissure-in-ano management • 6/52 GTN or Diltiazem ointment • ? Lignocaine, ?anxiolytic, ?stool softener • Clinical review – 1/20 underlying pathology • Need to visualise rectum
Rationale for early flexible sigmoidoscopy in rectal bleeding • Haemorrhoids – common and may co-exist with other pathology; treatment unreliable • Fissure – difficult to examine; sometimes associated with serious pathology • Reassurance of “nothing serious” • Colonic disease – allows a reliable, safe, preliminary assessment
Message 3.Revised clinical algorithm Rectal bleeding Flexible sigmoidoscopy