INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Diverticular

Disease of

the colon

INTERNATIONAL

SYMPOSIUM

rome

INTERNATIONAL

SYMPOSIUM

Diverticulosis of the colon is an anatomical condition very common in the western world (> 70 % of sixty is affected ) , and is increasing in countries of the developing world. The majority of patients remain asymptomatic throughout their lives , but about 25% of them will encounter symptoms and complications related to the diverticula . This results in extremely high in cost for the National Health System. .

Despite this, diverticular disease of the colon, with all its facets of clinical pathology is still misunderstood and considered very little . However, in recent years there have been major innovations in both pathophysiological and therapeutic sides , innovations that have led to both a better understanding of the causes of the disease that embarking on new therapeutic avenues .

For this reason we organized an international event to better understand of this impor-tant disease . This event, according to the criteria accredited from Continuing medical education (Cme ) of the ministry of Health, will collect opinions of the most important Italian and european experts , and will be open to all healthcare professionals who deal with diverticular disease of the colon.

Giovanni brandimarte, Francesco Di mario, antonio Tursi welcome and encourage your presence

Gabrio bassotti Lorenzo bonomo Giovanni brandimarte antonio Crucitti antonio De Franco Francesco Di mario Domenico D’ugo Walter elisei antonio Gasbarrini Giovanni Gasbarrini Gianmarco Giorgetti Luisa Guidi Wolfgang Kruis angel Lanas Giovanni Latella Piera Giuseppina Lecca Giovanni maconi riccardo marmo Sergio morini Gerardo Nardone alfredo Papa Valerio Papa Savvas Papagrigoriadis roberto Persiani Franco Scaldaferri Carmelo Scarpignato robin Charles Spiller antonio Tursi Paolo usai Vincenzo Villanacci angelo Zullo

FACULTY

Scientific Secretary:

Luigi Di Cesare michela Di Fonzo Walter elisei

Piera Giuseppina Lecca Piero morucci

antonio Penna marcello Picchio

13.00 Welcome and Introduction

Giovanni Brandimarte

Session I: Pathogenesis

Chair: Luisa Guidi; GianMarco Giorgetti

13.30 open questions

GianMarco Giorgetti

13.40 Neuromuscular function abnormalities and role of constipation

Gabrio Bassotti

14.00 Patterns of colonic mucosal inflammation

Vincenzo Villanacci

14.20 Impact of lifestyle angelo Zullo

14.40 Discussion

15.00 Coffee break

Session II: Course of the disease

Chair: Sergio Morini; Giovanni Gasbarrini

15.30 open Questions

Giovanni Brandimarte

15.40 Is it symptomatic diverticular disease or IbS?

Robin Charles Spiller

16.00 What determines the evolution to diverticulitis?

Angel Lanas

16.20 SCAD: diverticular inflammation or IbD in diverticular disease?

Franco Scaldaferri

16.40 Discussion

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Session III: Diagnosis

Chair: Lorenzo Bonomo; Riccardo Marmo

17.00 open questions

Walter Elisei

17.10 role of biomarkers of past and present inflammation

Paolo Usai

Diagnostic criteria and accuracy of:

17.30 Computerized Tomography

Antonio De Franco

17.50 ultrasound

Giovanni Maconi

18.10 Endoscopy: DICA classification

Francesco Di Mario

18.30 Discussion and end of the sessions

Session IV: Medical treatment of Diverticular Disease

Chair: Gerardo Nardone; Paolo Usai

08.45 open Questions

Antonio Tursi

09.00 Conservative management

Wolfgang Kruis

09.20 modifying the microbiota: role of probiotics Antonio Gasbarrini 09.40 antibiotics Carmelo Scarpignato 10.00 aminosalicylates Giovanni Latella 10.20 Discussion

10.40 Coffee break

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Session V: Surgical management of diverticulitis

Chair: Domenico D’Ugo; Piera Giuseppina

Lecca

11.00 open questions

Domenico D’Ugo

11.10 open or laparoscopic treatment: differences and outcomes

Savvas Papagrigoriadis

11.30 Long-term outcome of emergency surgery

Antonio Crucitti

11.50 Long-term outcome of elective surgery

Roberto Persiani

12.10 Discussion

Session VI Critical issue: How can we prevent recurrent diverticulitis?

Chair: Giovanni Brandimarte; Francesco

Di Mario; Antonio Tursi

12.20 The gastroenterologist’s view

Alfredo Papa

12.40 The surgeon’s view

Valerio Papa

13.00 Discussion

13.10 Concluding remarks and end of meeting

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Information

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For more information and for registration instructions please visit: www.diverticulardisease.eu

Congress Venue:

atahotel Villa Pamphili

Via della Nocetta, 105 - 00164 roma

atahotel Villa Pamphili is surrounded by one of rome’s most beautiful parks and strategically located near the Vatican and across the park of Villa Doria Pamphili. The hotel can be easily reached from the highway (milan-Naples-L’aquila), from the local airports (Fiumicino-Ciampino) and the railway stations (Termini-Trastevere).

HOW TO GET TO THE CONGRESS VENUE:

From the Highways (A1 Milan-Naples and A24 Rome-L’Aquila) get to the Grande raccordo

anulare, Gra, (Highway ring road) following the signs to the Fiumicino airport, take exit 1, “roma aurelio”, toward the City Center. Follow via aurelia for approx 1 km, then turn right toward via aurelia antica and follow this road for 2.5 Km until you reach the junction with via olimpica ( via Leone XIII). Turn right and follow the road up to the traffic light located in Piazzetta del bel respiro, then take a right again into Via della Nocetta. roma San Pietro

From Fiumicino Airport: take the “Leonardo

espresso” direct train to Termini railway Station, then take the subway and get off at “ottaviano” Station; or you can take the metropolitan Fm1 train up to Trastevere railway Station where we suggest taking a taxi, since no public transportation is available to quickly reach the hotel.

From Termini Railway Station: take the Subway

Line “a” direction battistini and get off at “ottaviano” Station.

PLS Educational SPA

Via mattonaia, 17 – 50121 Firenze Tel. 055-24621 • [email protected] • www.diverticulardisease.eu

ECM

The training event will grant credits for the following healthcare professionals:

Nurses and Physicians board certified in General Surgery, Gastroenterology, Geriatry, Family medicine, Internal medicine, Clinical Pathology (clinical and microbiological analysis laboratory), radiology, through the Continuing education Program by the ministry of Health by means of Provider ID 3516 – PLS educational Spa.

In order to obtain the eCm credits it is required to:

• participate to the entire training program (100% attendante will be verified by the attendance register);

• pass the final assessment by completing the questionnaire that will be provided.

The number of credits awarded is 5.

Sponsor

With the Patronage of:

aG PHarma aNSerISFarma Lab. baLDaCCI Ca.DI.GrouP DmG FerrING KarL STorZ NaTHura NaTuraL braDeL NorGINe SHIre ITaLIa ZamboN ITaLIa

Thank you for the realization of the logo DICa:

Ospedale CristO re Provincia di BARLETTA ANDRIA TRANI REGIONE LAZIO