IPFDS at Palermo

At a time in which the specialists of the perineum no longer find support for their activities, their place is being taken by medical-scientific associations whose interest in the pelvic floor is constantly growing. Among these associations is the IPFDS (International pelvic floor dysfunction society), which has revealed its active engagement, also at an international level, by organizing many courses and conferences: this year alone, in Brazil (Manaus), in India (madras) and at Palermo. The last conference took place in Palermo between the 6th and the 8th September. Many national and international specialists in various disciplines took part : Urologists, gynaecologists, physicians, colon- proctologists, gastroenterologists from all over the world; Brazil, Great Britain, Holland, Norway, Spain, Germany, as well as from Italy. The conference was held under the form of accounts, discussions, live surgery to better demonstrate the details of the techniques, which encouraged a positive exchange of opinions between the experts and the public. Especially the surgical demonstrations stressed the importance of sacral colpopexia, but the greatest interest was shown in the widespread utilization of mesh for the support of the endopelvic organs in the correction of urinary incontinence, space was given also to transanal surgery for the correction of anal incontinence and rectocele.
The more than two hundred participants revealed a great interest in the event also thanks to the splendid setting offered by the sea and the sun of Mondello.
Our Congratulations go to the organizer Biagio Adile for his effort in obtaining an exceptional outcome.