Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
Randomized Trial: Cabozantinib in Patients with Advanced and Progressing Hepatocellular Carcinoma
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCCabozantinib in Patients with Advanced and Progressing Hepatocellular Carcinoma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cabozantinib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma – NEJM Resident 360 (free)
Median overall survival was 10.2 months with cabozantinib and 8.0 months with placebo, but the rate of high-grade adverse events in the cabozantinib group was approximately twice that observed in the placebo group.
Cohort Study: Dietary Insulin Load and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCDietary Insulin Load and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings From CALGB 89803 (Alliance) – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Dietary Insulin Load and Risk of Disease Recurrence in Stage III Colon Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Cohort Study: In Patients with Rectal Cancer, Restriction of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy to High‐Risk Patients Achieved Good Results
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:10h | UTCOncological outcome after MRI‐based selection for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in the OCUM Rectal Cancer Trial – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Many patients with rectal cancer may not need chemoradiotherapy – eCancer News (free) AND Limiting Chemo to High-Risk Rectal Cancer Called Feasible – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND OCUM Trial: Some Rectal Cancers Need Only Surgery – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Nutritional Considerations in Pediatric Pancreatitis
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCCommentary: Pediatric pancreatitis: nutritional care recommendations from ESPGHAN-NASPGHAN – Univadis (free registration required)
ESMO Guideline: Diarrhea in Adult Cancer Patients
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:34h | UTCDiarrhoea in adult cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free)
Systematic Review: Prophylactic Abdominal Drainage for Pancreatic Surgery
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:32h | UTCProphylactic abdominal drainage for pancreatic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Drain use after pancreatic surgery – Cochrane Library (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:35h | UTC
Review: Surgical Treatment of Obesity
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCSurgical treatment of obesity – F1000 Research (free)
Review: Noninvasive Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:12h | UTC
Review: Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCPancreatic Cystic Lesions: Pathogenesis and Malignant Potential – Diseases (free)
Review: Secondary Peritonitis
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCSecondary peritonitis: principles of diagnosis and intervention – The BMJ (free)
Guideline: Molecular Testing for Colorectal Cancer Treatment
18 Jun, 2018 | 05:50h | UTC
Guideline: Anal Squamous Cell Cancers
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:47h | UTC
Perspective: What’s the Harm in Earlier Screening for Colorectal Cancer?
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCWhat’s the harm in earlier screening for colorectal cancer? – Lown Institute (free) (via @kennylinafp)
See Original Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults (free guideline and commentaries)
Randomized Trial: Mesh Repair of Small Umbilical Hernias Reduces Recurrence Compared to Sutures
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:00h | UTCMesh repair of small umbilical hernias reduces recurrence compared to sutures – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Mesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, multicentre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
FDA Safety Alert: Liquid-filled Intragastric Balloons
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCLiquid-filled Intragastric Balloons by Apollo Endosurgery and ReShape Lifesciences: Letter to Health Care Providers – New Labeling About Potential Risks – FDA (free)
Commentaries: Stomach Balloons Get New Warning Following Deaths – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Five More Deaths Linked to Intragastric Balloons for Obesity – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Management of Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:22h | UTCPart 1: Ambulatory Care- an Evidence-Based Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
Part 2: Acute Severe Colitis; An Evidence-based Consensus Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Upper GI bleeding in the ICU
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCInterventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people on intensive care units – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Observational Study: H2 blockers prevented clinically important GI bleeding better than PPIs in ICU patients – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Proof-of-concept Trial: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Primary Clostridium difficile Infection
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCCommentary: Antibiotics Weren’t Used to Cure These Patients. Fecal Bacteria Were – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The Latest Poop On Fecal Transplants Vs. Antibiotics For C. Difficile Diarrhea – Forbes (free)
ASCO 2018: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy vs Immediate Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCRelated Video: Pre-operative chemotherapy with radiation may help people with pancreatic cancer live longer – eCancer News (free)
ASCO 2018: Improved Overall Survival with Adjuvant mFOLFIRINOX in Resected Pancreatic Cancer
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCAdjuvant mFOLFIRINOX vs Gemcitabine in Resected Pancreatic Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Related: Pancreatic Cancer Survival Jumps With Postsurgical Chemo Combo – OncLive (free) AND Study Finds Rare Gain for Tough-To-Treat Pancreatic Cancer – Associated Press (free)
Systematic Review: Stent Placement vs. Surgical Palliation in Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:50h | UTCSummary: Stent placement versus surgery to control symptoms of a blocked stomach outlet caused by inoperable cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Research: Rates of Infection after Colonoscopy and Endoscopy Higher Than Expected
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:48h | UTCRates of infection after colonoscopy and osophagogastroduodenoscopy in ambulatory surgery centres in the USA – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Infection Rates After Colonoscopy, Endoscopy at US Specialty Centers Are Far Higher Than Previously Thought – Johns Hopkins Medicine, via NewsWise (free)
Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:45h | UTCNews Release: American Cancer Society Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline (free)
Commentaries: American Cancer Society recommends earlier colorectal cancer screening – Reuters (free) AND American Cancer Society advises colorectal screens at 45, not 50 – UPI (free) AND Cancer Group Calls for Colorectal Cancer Screening Starting at Age 45 – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society – NPR (free)
Related Guidelines (all suggest screening should begin at age 50 years in average-risk individuals): Colorectal Cancer Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free resources) AND Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care – Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (free) AND Colorectal Cancer Screening: Recommendations for Physicians and Patients from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
ESMO Guideline: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
1 Jun, 2018 | 03:13h | UTC