This webinar focuses on foundational principles of safe and effective bowel resection in gynecologic oncology surgery. Content includes technical specifications for equipment with a focus on bowel staplers, important anatomic considerations, and fundamental steps of small bowel resection, rectosigmoid resection and associated anastomoses. Troubleshooting, common pitfalls and pearls of wisdom from experts are presented. This webinar is targeted to the junior surgeon who desires more confidence in these procedures and for the senior surgeon who desires a review of the tenets associated with high surgical quality.
 

Speakers:
Ahmed Al-Niaimi, MD, FACOG, FACS 
Associate Professor, Director of Surgical Quality, Gynecologic Oncology Surgery
Department of OBGYN, University of Wisconsin

Robert Bristow, MD, MBA
Chair, Gynecologic Oncology, Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine

Moderators:
Yovanni Casablanca, MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Lauren Cobb, MD 
MD Anderson Cancer Center
 

Recorded on January 21, 2021. 
Run time: 90 minutes

This course is not eligible for CE. 

Keywords: Surgical- Open, Clinical Practice, bowel resection, enterotomy, stapler