Overview
Designed for experienced surgeons and senior trainees, this intensive course offers a rare opportunity to deepen your understanding and surgical skills in pelvic exenteration.
Delivered by world-leading experts, the course combines virtual theory with practical cadaveric sessions, focusing on complex procedures across colorectal, gynaecological, and urological oncology.
Course Details
Virtual Online Theory Session
- Thursday 8th January 2026, 18:30 – 20:30 (GMT).
In-Person Cadaveric Workshop
- Friday 16th January 2026, 08:30 – 17:00 (GMT) at the Manchester Surgical Skills and Simulation Centre, University of Manchester.
What You’ll Learn
This highly focused and specialised hands-on cadaveric course will cover the key steps and principles involved in pelvic exenteration procedures in colorectal surgery, gynaecology, gynae-oncology, and urology:
Key surgical techniques covered include:
• Establishing the total mesorectal excision (TME) plane
• Identification and preservation of ureters
• Anterior and lateral mobilisation of the urinary bladder
• Incision through endopelvic fascia
• Management of the dorsal vein complex
• Identification of side wall vasculature and sloping vessels
• Identification of the obturator canal
• Extended lymphadenectomy
• Sacrectomy
• Extralevator abdominoperineal excision (ELAPE)
• Omentoplasty
• Mesh and flap reconstruction
Additional procedures include:
• Liver mobilisation and ablation
• Diaphragm peritoneal stripping
• Greater and lesser omentectomy
• Cholecystectomy
• Splenectomy
• Salpingo-oophorectomy
• Bowel resections
• Pelvic peritonectomy
This Course is Ideal For:
- Consultant Colorectal Surgeons
- Consultant Oncological Surgeons
- Consultant Urological Surgeons
- Consultant Gynaecological Surgeons
- Clinical Fellows in Colorectal, Gynaecological, Urological, and Oncological Surgery
- Senior Surgical Trainees with an interest in Peritoneal Surface Malignancy
Course Fees
UK 'Hands on' Participant Fees: £1000
International 'Hands on' Participant Fees: £1500
Observer Fee: £275
We have a further course taking place - Peritoneal and Cytoreductive Surgery Course on 7th / 15th Jan 2026. Further information can be found via this link https://Peritoneal-and-Cytoreductive-Surgery-Course.eventbrite.co.uk
if you would like to reserve a place on both courses, then a 2 course hands on ticket can be purchased with a discounted rate on Peritoneal and Cytoreductive Surgery Course page (discounts not available for observer only tickets, these are booked indivually on each course page ) https://Peritoneal-and-Cytoreductive-Surgery-Course.eventbrite.co.uk
NB. There are a limited number of participants places on each course. Payments must be received before the course. Registrations will be confirmed upon payment being received.
Venue Information
The MSSSC is centrally located within the city of Manchester and within the University of Manchester’s main campus. It is easily accessible by public transport, being a 5-minute drive from Manchester Piccadilly railway station and 20 minutes from Manchester International Airport. If travelling by car there is a NCP multi-story car park located nearby on Grafton Street, charges are applicable. There are hotels to suit every budget within walking distance or a short taxi ride.
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