GI Surgery – Colorectal
Editorial | Doctors’ reluctance to discuss anal sex is letting down young women.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:47h | UTCNews Release: Doctors’ reluctance to discuss anal sex is letting down young women – BMJ Newsroom
Editorial: Young women and anal sex – The BMJ
RCT | Hughes abdominal closure vs. standard mass closure to reduce incisional hernias following surgery for colorectal cancer.
9 Aug, 2022 | 12:56h | UTC
Mucinous rectal cancers: clinical features and prognosis in a population-based cohort.
4 Aug, 2022 | 13:17h | UTCMucinous rectal cancers: clinical features and prognosis in a population-based cohort – BJS Open
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/BjsOpen/status/1521784196255027201
M-A | The efficacy of topical sucralfate in improving pain and wound healing after hemorrhoidectomy procedure.
28 Jul, 2022 | 13:02h | UTC
Randomized crossover trial | AI reduces miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening.
14 Jul, 2022 | 12:29h | UTCNews Release: AI reduces miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening – Mayo Clinic
Original Study: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Miss Rate of Colorectal Neoplasia – Gastroenterology
M-A | The effect of fiber supplementation on chronic constipation in adults.
13 Jul, 2022 | 11:30h | UTC
UEG and EAES rapid guideline on transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.
1 Jul, 2022 | 11:33h | UTC
Systematic Review: Antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:56h | UTCAntibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis – Cochrane Library
Summary: Antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis – Cochrane Library
Related:
Efficacy and Safety of Non-Antibiotic Outpatient Treatment in Mild Acute Diverticulitis (DINAMO-study): A Multicentre, Randomised, Open-Label, Non-Inferiority Trial – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Elective surgical management of diverticulitis – Current Problems in Surgery
Management of Colonic Diverticulitis – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Commentary on Twitter
The benefits of antibiotics in diverticulitis are uncertain with respect to complications, emergency✂️, recurrence, elective colonic resections&long‐term complications. This may be because diverticulitis is❌an infectious disorder, but an inflammatory onehttps://t.co/0HmAllw5Af
— John Damianos, M.D. (@john_damianosMD) June 26, 2022
Systematic Review: Locally recurrent rectal cancer according to a standardized MRI classification system.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:07h | UTC
M-A: Relationship between serum lipid level and colorectal cancer.
27 Jun, 2022 | 11:01h | UTC
RCT: Modified ligation procedure for prolapsed hemorrhoids vs. stapled hemorrhoidectomy for the management of symptomatic hemorrhoids.
22 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/BjsOpen/status/1527612605099126787
RCT: In people with HIV, treating precancerous anal lesions cuts risk of anal cancer by more than half.
21 Jun, 2022 | 11:11h | UTCOriginal Study: Treatment of Anal High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions to Prevent Anal Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/NEJM/status/1537185690961686528
Short-term and oncological outcomes of natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) for colorectal cancer in China: a national database study of 5055 patients.
15 Jun, 2022 | 10:49h | UTC
Guidelines to diagnose and treat peri-levator high-5 anal fistulas: Supralevator, suprasphincteric, extrasphincteric, high outersphincteric, and high intrarectal fistulas.
10 Jun, 2022 | 11:42h | UTC
Systematic Review: Guaiac‐based fecal occult blood tests versus fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer screening in average‐risk individuals.
8 Jun, 2022 | 10:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
💩 Which faecal blood test is more accurate in detecting #bowelcancer and large polyps in population screening? https://t.co/U2mLfk7ARo This systematic review looks at the evidence from 63 studies including almost 4 million individuals. @CochranePH @CCGlobalAgeing @CochraneCRC pic.twitter.com/xQeeADgHql
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) June 7, 2022
Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
7 Jun, 2022 | 11:02h | UTC
#ASCO22 – RCT: Circulating tumor DNA analysis guiding adjuvant therapy in stage II colon cancer.
6 Jun, 2022 | 11:53h | UTCCirculating Tumor DNA Analysis Guiding Adjuvant Therapy in Stage II Colon Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: ctDNA Effectively Detects When Adjuvant Chemo Is Avoidable in Stage II Colon Cancers – Cancer Network
Commentary on Twitter
DYNAMIC: Among patients with stage II colon cancer, a ctDNA-guided management approach reduced the use of adjuvant chemotherapy without increasing the risk of recurrence. #ASCO22 https://t.co/xXjXyPXRC9 pic.twitter.com/gvHMnGWbyE
— NEJM (@NEJM) June 4, 2022
RCT: Computer-aided device improves adenoma detection in colonoscopy for screening and surveillance colonoscopy.
6 Jun, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCCommentary: Colonoscopy With a Computer-Aided Device Boosted Adenoma Detection — Use of the device led to a 27% increase in adenomas per colonoscopy versus standard procedure – MedPage Today (free registration required)
M-A: Neoadjuvant short-course radiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy before surgery for treating locally advanced rectal cancer.
3 Jun, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
ERAS Guidelines for perioperative care in elective abdominal and pelvic surgery at primary and secondary hospitals in low–middle-income countries.
1 Jun, 2022 | 12:08h | UTCRelated:
Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
Retrospective Cohort Study: Colonoscopy surveillance following adenoma removal to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.
1 Jun, 2022 | 11:17h | UTC
RCT: Rivaroxaban vs. placebo for extended antithrombotic prophylaxis after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer.
31 May, 2022 | 11:19h | UTC
M-A: Comparison of risk scores for lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
30 May, 2022 | 10:36h | UTC
Current guidelines in the surgical management of hereditary colorectal cancers.
27 May, 2022 | 12:00h | UTC
Cohort Study: Age at initiation of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and colorectal cancer risk.
27 May, 2022 | 11:26h | UTCAge at Initiation of Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Risk Among US Women – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Related:
Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
ACG Clinical Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening 2021 – The American Journal of Gastroenterology
Screening and prevention of colorectal cancer – The BMJ
Current and future colorectal cancer screening strategies – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one in PMC)
Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, tumour characteristics, and treatment before and after introduction of the faecal immunochemical testing-based screening programme in the Netherlands: a population-based study – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/JAMAOnc/status/1522244731899629571