Colon and Rectal
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Ileal pouch re-dos successful in most patients
Key clinical point: Eighty percent of transabdominal revisions of failed ileal pouch–anal anastomosis surgeries were successful; patients were...
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SSIs a factor in postop colon cancer survival
Key clinical point: Surgical site infections in patients with colon cancer are associated with both worse overall survival and lower chance of...
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Rectal preservation feasible after cancer clinical remission
Key clinical point: Patients with complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer may be able to be safely followed...
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Risk scale predicts mortality after gastric cancer surgery
Key clinical point: The bedside risk scale can be used in patient counseling prior to surgery for gastric malignancies. Major finding: Patients...
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Laparoscopic ‘noninferior’ to open approach for rectal cancer
Key clinical point: Laparoscopic resection is noninferior to open surgery in preventing locoregional recurrence of rectal cancer and improving...
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Probiotics showed slight promise in post-resection Crohn’s prevention
Key clinical point: A mixture of eight bacterial probiotic strains somewhat outperformed placebo for preventing endoscopic recurrence in patients...
Conference Coverage
HALS and LAP colectomy each offer unique benefits
Key clinical point: Straight and hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy offer unique benefits, and HALS is a good option in more complex patients....
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Mesh overlay reduces hernia after colorectal surgeries
Key clinical point: Use of a large-pore polypropylene mesh overlay significantly reduced incidence of incisional hernia after colorectal surgery,...
Conference Coverage
Jury still out on survival benefit of resecting primary in mCRC
Key clinical point: Data are mixed regarding an overall survival benefit of resecting the primary tumor. Major finding: Two studies found a...
News
Postop NSAIDs may raise anastomotic complications
Key clinical point: Postoperative NSAIDs appear to raise the risk of anastomotic complications in patients undergoing nonelective colorectal...
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Statins found to have a survival benefit in colorectal cancer
Key clinical point: Patients with colorectal cancer who take statins are less likely to die. Major finding: Relative to nonusers, statin users had...