Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, ALSGBI 2014, Annual Scientific Meeting

The proceedings contain 779 papers. The topics discussed include: aspirin-mediated colorectal cancer prevention: how does it work?; study of bladder carcinoma grade at first presentation in tertiary hospital; referencing CT scans through a headmounted optical display during laparoscopic surgery; effect of yoga practice on laparoscopic surgery outcomes: results of a randomized control study; a novel adaptive localization technique for wireless capsule endoscopy; understanding pyloric sphincter activity using a distensibility technique; HIV related anal canal squamous cell carcinoma refractory to chemo radiation needing abdominoperineal resection is a locally aggressive disease requiring muscle flap; and single incision laparoscopic right colectomy could be better than the standard approach in patients with colon cancer.