Anorectal Puzzles: Cases You Can’t Solve in One Try

Sunday, May 10, 2026

3:50 PM - 4:40 PM ET

Co-Moderator(s)

Julia Saraidaridis, MD, MMSc

Staff Surgeon
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Burlington, MA, United States

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Faculty(s)

Robert Hollis, MD, MSPH

Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL, United States

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CME .75 hours
Self-Assessment .75 hours

This symposium will address the latest and greatest in complex, hard-to-treat anorectal issues. Our speakers will start with a review of the current evidence for treatment of persistent or recurrent anal fissure. We will then focus on complex anal fistulae with a discussion of the newest surgical and technological developments in this arena. Finally, we will conclude with a discussion and broadcast of the creation of the ASCRS Quality Collaborative focused on anorectal fistula. This is a great symposium for all colorectal surgeons (community and academic alike) to learn about the new things to do and try for these hard-to-treat conditions.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Discuss current evidence for treatment of recurrent or persistent anal fissure.
Recognize current evidence for surgical management of complex anorectal fistulae (fistulotomy with reconstruction, TROPIS).
Review new technologies for augmenting complex fistula repair surgery (PRP, BioLIFT).
Detail the current status of Quality collaboratives in anorectal diseases.