Lower GI - British Journal of Surgery

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Impact of facilitation of early mobilization on postoperative pulmonary outcomes after colorectal surgery. A randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2021; 273: 868-875.

Authors: Balvardi S, Pecorelli N, Castelino T, Niculiseanu P, Alhashemi M, Liberman AS et al.

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Methods of colostomy construction: no effect on parastomal hernia rate. Results from Stoma-const—a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2021; 273: 640-647.

Authors: Marinez C, Bock D, Erestam S, Engström A, Kälebo P, Nielsen Y et al.

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Effect of celecoxib vs placebo added to standard adjuvant therapy on disease-free survival among patients with stage III colon cancer. The CALGB/SWOG 80702 (Alliance) randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2021; 325: 1277-1286.

Authors: Meyerhardt JA, Shi Q, Fuchs CS, Meyer J, Niedzwiecki D, Zemla T et al.

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A multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of the Surgisis Anal Fistula Plug versus surgeon’s preference for trans sphincteric fistula-in-ano. The FIAT Trial. Ann Surg 2021; 273: 433-441.

Authors: Jayne D, Scholefield J, Tolan D, Gray R, Senapati A, Hulme CT et al.

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Colonic J-pouch or straight colorectal reconstruction after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: impact on quality of life and bowel function: a multicenter prospective randomized study. Dis Colon Rectum 2020; 63: 1511-1523.

Authors: Gavaruzzi T, Pace U, Giandomenico F, Pucciarelli S, Bianco F, Selvaggi F et al.

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Meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing high and low ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in rectal cancer surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 2020; 63: 988-999.

Authors: Hajibandeh S, Hajibandeh S, Maw A

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Prospectively randomized controlled trial on damage control surgery for perforated diverticulitis with generalized peritonitis. World J Surg 2020; 44: 4098-4105.

Authors: Kafka-Ritsch R, Zitt M, Perathoner A, Gasser E, Kaufman C, Czipin S et al.

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Preoperative oral antibiotics and surgical-site infections in colon surgery (ORALEV): a multicentre, single-blind, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 5: 729-738.

Authors: Basany EE, Solis-Pena A, Pellino G, Kreisler E, Fraccalvieri D, Muinelo-Lorenzo M et al.

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Short-term outcomes of single-port versus multiport laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer. The SIMPLE multicenter randomized clinical trial. Ann Surg 2021; 273: 217-223.

Authors: Lee YS, Kim JH, Kim HJ, Lee SC, Kang BM, Kim CW et al.

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Cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy versus cytoreductive surgery alone for colorectal peritoneal metastases (PRODIGE 7): a multicentre, randomised, open label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2021; 22: 256-266.

Authors: Quenet F, Elias D, Roca L, Goere D, Ghouti L, Pocard M et al.

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Snapshot quiz (March 2021 [1])

A 30-year-old woman presented with a history of abdominal pain for 8 days. The pain was initially in the right lower abdomen, but had become generalized 2 days before admission. On examination, she had generalized peritonitis. She had no co-morbidity and came from a North Indian village. At emergency surgery, there was a giant perforation in the caecum with most of the caecum thickened and gangrenous. What caused this presentation?

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Two-stage Turnbull-Cutait pull-through coloanal anastomosis for low rectal cancer. A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Surg 2020; 155: e201625.

Authors: Biondo S, Trenti L, Espin E, Bianco F, Barrios O, Falato A et al.

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Prospective, randomized study on the use of prosthetic mesh to prevent a parastomal hernia in a permanent colostomy: results of a long-term follow-up. Dis Colon Rectum 2020; 63: 678-684.

Authors: Mäkäräinen-Uhlbäck EJ, Klintrup KHB, Vierimaa MT, Carpelan-Holmström MA, Kössi JAO, Kairaluoma MV et al.

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Heated fennel therapy promotes the recovery of gastrointestinal function in patients after complex abdominal surgery: A single-center prospective randomized controlled trial in China. Surgery 2020; 168: 793-799.

Authors: Chen B, He Y, Xiao Y, Guo D, Liu P, He Y et al.

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Minimal open hemorrhoidectomy versus transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization: the effect on symptoms: an open-label randomized controlled trial. Dis Colon Rectum 2020; 63: 655-667.

Authors: Rørvik H, Campos AH, Styr K, Ilum L, McKinstry GK, Brandstrup B et al.

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Effect of duration of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage III colon cancer (IDEA collaboration): final results from a prospective, pooled analysis of six randomised, phase 3 trials. Lancet Oncol 2020; 21: 1620-1629.

Authors: Andre T, Meyerhardt J, Iveson T, Sobrero A, Yoshino T, Souglakos I et al.

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Snapshot quiz (February 2021)

A 31-year-old woman with a long history of bowel symptoms presented with a tender abdominal mass. After CT she underwent an urgent colectomy. What is the likely diagnosis?

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Long-term oncologic results after stenting as a bridge to surgery versus emergency surgery for malignant left-sided colonic obstruction. A multicenter randomized controlled trial (ESCO Trial). Ann Surg 2020; 272: 703-708.

Authors: Arezzo A, Forcignanò E, Bonino MA, Balagué C, Targarona E, Borghi F et al.