The 2012 ASCRS meeting, San Antonio (TX)

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The 113th annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons was held from June 2nd–6th, 2012 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. There was record attendance with 1,519 physicians representing 63 countries. This was the largest ASCRS attendance with the exception of the tripartite meetings. There were 223 invited faculty with a large national and international representation of key opinion leaders. The overall theme was centered on improving outcomes through international collaboration. Several hands on courses were held prior to the official opening session. These were enhanced and expanded from prior years. The Advanced Transanal Surgery course gave participants an opportunity to learn the techniques of TEM as well as TAMIS and TEO. The laparoscopic course focused on advanced dissection techniques as well as pelvic dissection. Pelvic floor physiology was incorporated into the always popular Rectal ultrasound course. …