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Ileal pouch–anal anastomosis—a personal experience reevaluating complications, pouch survival, and quality of life
BackgroundIleal pouch–anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the gold standard for proctocolectomy. The present study evaluates surgical outcomes of the authors’...
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Robotic colorectal cancer surgery in China: a nationwide retrospective observational study
BackgroundRobotic colorectal cancer surgery is widely accepted and applied. However, there is still no objective and comprehensive assessment on the...
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Laparoscopic Procedures: Single-Incision Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Laparoscopy was the greatest technological advance in colorectal surgery in the last quarter century. The first laparoscopic colon resection in the...
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Implementation of liposomal bupivacaine transversus abdominis plane blocks into the colorectal enhanced recovery after surgery protocol: a natural experiment
BackgroundEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs are now standard of care for colorectal surgery. Efforts have been aimed at decreasing...
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Inequalities in access to minimally invasive general surgery: a comprehensive nationwide analysis across 20 years
BackgroundMinimally invasive surgery (MIS) has profoundly changed standards of care and lowered perioperative morbidity, but its temporal...
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Colonic: Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis is a condition characterized by colonic diverticula, which are saccular out-pouchings of the colon wall. Diverticulosis exists as an...
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Uncommon Malignancies
Rare tumors in children are defined as any tumor occurring with an incidence of 2 or less per million children less than 18 years of age. In the...
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Use of a standardized discharge checklist with daily post-operative C-reactive protein monitoring does not impact readmission rates after colon and rectal surgery
PurposeElevated CRP has been associated with infectious complications after colorectal surgery but has not been evaluated in a prospective fashion as...
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New Surgical Strategies
The incidence of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs) has significantly increased over the last three decades. Surgery is the...
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The effects of preoperative intestinal dysbacteriosis on postoperative recovery in colorectal cancer surgery: a prospective cohort study
BackgroundAccumulating evidence suggests a critical role of intestinal dysbacteriosis in surgical site infections and anastomotic leakage after...
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Perioperative and oncologic outcomes in young and octogenarian patients with colorectal cancer: a comparison at the extremes
IntroductionIn colorectal cancer (CRC), surgical outcomes in the young (< 50) and octogenarian populations are believed to be poor due to an...
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Constipation and Fecal Incontinence
Severe chronic refractory constipation is a substantial health and emotional burden to affected children and their families. Chronic constipation...
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Risk factors for upper and lower type prolonged postoperative ileus following surgery for Crohn’s disease
PurposeProlonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) is common after bowel resections, especially in Crohn’s disease (CD). The pathophysiology of PPOI is not...
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The Impact of the Aging Population on Surgical Diseases
Purpose of ReviewThe portion of the population comprised by those aged 65 years and older is the fastest growing age group. With the aging of...
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Diverticulitis and Appendicitis in the Elderly
This chapter deals with diverticular disease and appendicitis in the elderly. Diverticular disease increases in incidence with age and also appears...
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Elective Gastrointestinal Surgery in COVID Times
With the COVID pandemic claiming deaths the world over, the healthcare systems were overburdened. This led to the cancellation and delay in elective...
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Which Patients Require Extended Thromboprophylaxis After Colectomy? Modeling Risk and Assessing Indications for Post-discharge Pharmacoprophylaxis
BackgroundGiven the conflicting nature of reported risk factors for post-discharge venous thromboembolism (VTE) and unclear guidelines for...
