SICCR Abruzzo–Lazio–Molise tripartite regional meeting. “Reality and concrete perspectives in daily coloproctology. Surgical techniques and patient management”

The tripartite regional meeting of the Società Italiana di Chirurgia Colorettale (Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery: SICCR) was held in Rome on May 18th, 2019, at the Courtyard by Marriot Rome Central Park, with the participation of delegates from Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss management and treatment of the most common colorectal conditions, such as acute diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, anal Crohn’s disease (especially in relation to perianal fstulas), anal cancer, pilonidal disease, fecal incontinence and condylomatosis. The organizers of the meeting included Dr. Alessandro Testa from the San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Rome who was president of the congress, Dr. Marco La Torre from the Città di Pomezia Polyclinic (Rome), Prof. Renato Pietroletti from the “Val Vibrata” Hospital, Sant’Omero (Teramo) and Dr. Antonella Veglia from the Cardarelli Polyclinic (Campobasso) all members of the Scientifc Committee and representing the three regions of Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise, respectively. Speakers at the conference consisted not only of general surgeons and of proctologists, but also of other specialists, including gastroenterologists, endoscopists, radiologists, radiotherapists and infectivologists, so that it was possible to have a multidisciplinary approach to the various conditions discussed and to propose alternative therapies to surgery alone, ensuring a better outcome for the patient.