Professional titles:
Professor, Chief Colorectal Surgeon of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Director of the State Research Center of Coloproctology
Date of primary qualification:
1974 (graduated from I. M. Sechenov First Moscow Medical Institute), 1976 (clinical residency for coloproctology)
Current institution:
State Research Center of Coloproctology, Moscow, Russia
Title of invited presentation:
Recto-urogenital fistulas - Post radiation and malignant rectovaginal fistulas
Learning objectives:
To demonstrate an advantage of multidisciplinary approach in treatment of locally advanced colorectal cancer complicated with recto-urogenital fistulas.
Summary of clinical/research background
Yury Shelygin is Head of State Research Center of Coloproctology, Colorectal Surgeon of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and Chief Colorectal Surgeon of Moscow City Health Department, President of Russian Coloproctology Association, Editor in Chief of Russian journal 'Coloproctology' and co-editor of a number of Russian and international journals.
He has developed approach for surgical treatment of advanced rectal cancer as well as methods of plastic surgery for mid and low rectal malignancy.
Minimally-invasive surgery for malignant and benign diseases of colon and rectum is one of the main prof. Shelygin’s clinical and research interest. He is pioneer of hand-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery in Russia.
Another aspect of his practice is development and popularization of coloproctology service in regions of Russia. He pays a lot of attention to improvement of stoma rehabilitation system in Russian Federation.
He has authored or co-authored over 250 publications, 10 book chapters and more than 20 invention patents.
Relevant peer reviewed publications within last 5 years
- Likhter MS, Shelygin IuA, Achkasov SI. [Multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of colorectal cancer, complicated by urinary tract invasion]. Khirurgiia (Mosk). 2012;(12):34-9. Russian. PubMed PMID: 23257699.
- Rasulov AO, Shelygin IuA, Boĭko AV, Droshneva IV. [Prognostic value of rectal cancer regression after preoperative chemoradiation therapy]. Vestn Rentgenol Radiol. 2011 Nov-Dec;(5):28-33. Russian. PubMed PMID: 22420208.
- Rasulov AO, Shelygin IuA, Rybakov EG, Boĭko AV, Droshneva IV. [Decrease of the number of involved lymph nodes after preoperative chemoradiotherapy in rectal carcinoma]. Vopr Onkol. 2012;58(4):493-7. Russian. PubMed PMID: 23607203.
- Rasulov AO, Shelygin IuA, Boĭko AV, Droshneva IV. [Influence of a total focal dose of preoperative chemoradiotherapy on direct results of treatment of rectal cancer]. Vestn Khir Im I I Grek. 2011;170(4):34-7. Russian. PubMed PMID: 22191254.
- Shelygin IuA, Rasulov AO, Boĭko AV, Droshneva IV. [Effect of the duration of time between chemo radiotherapy and surgical intervention on the results of the combined treatment of rectal cancer]. Vopr Onkol. 2011;57(2):184-91. Russian. PubMed PMID: 21809663.
- Vorob'ev GI, Shelygin IuA, Nechushkin MI, Rybakov EG. [Results of surgical treatment of residual and recurrent anal tumors]. Khirurgiia (Mosk). 2008;(8):4-9. Russian. PubMed PMID: 18833142.
