Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
Research: Helicobacter pylori Therapy for the Prevention of Metachronous Gastric Cancer
23 Mar, 2018 | 02:00h | UTCHelicobacter pylori Therapy for the Prevention of Metachronous Gastric Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Quick Take Video Summary: H. pylori Treatment for Gastric Cancer Prevention (free)
Commentary: H pylori Eradication Benefits Patients With Early Gastric Cancer – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and colorectal cancer risk
23 Mar, 2018 | 01:51h | UTCPhysical activity, sedentary behaviour and colorectal cancer risk in the UK Biobank – British Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Binge watching TV could increase bowel cancer risk in men – Imperial College London (free) AND Expert reaction to study on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and bowel cancer risk – Science Media Centre (free)
Research: Mesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:52h | UTCMesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, multicentre trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Prevention of Incisional Hernias after Open Abdomen Treatment
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:33h | UTCPrevention of Incisional Hernias after Open Abdomen Treatment – Frontiers in Surgery (free)
Research: Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Mortality
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCColonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Mortality in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A Case–Control Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Colonoscopy significantly reduces mortality from colorectal cancer in Veterans Affairs study – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Colonoscopy Significantly Reduces CRC Deaths – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and increased risk of serrated polyps
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCCalcium and vitamin D supplementation and increased risk of serrated polyps: results from a randomised clinical trial – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Calcium and vitamin D supplements may raise risk of polyps – MedicalNewsToday (free) AND Calcium Supplements Up Risk for Precancerous Serrated Polyps – Medscape (free registration required)
See related meta-analysis of RCT showing calcium and vitamin D don’t prevent bone fractures
Review: Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infections
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCAdvances in the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infections – Emerging Microbes and Infections (free)
Proton pump inhibition therapy and risk of oesophageal cancer
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:14h | UTCMaintenance proton pump inhibition therapy and risk of oesophageal cancer – Cancer Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Long-term PPI Use and Increased Esophageal CA Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Related studies suggesting a link with gastric cancer: Long-term proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer development after treatment for Helicobacter pylori: a population-based study – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Maintenance therapy with proton pump inhibitors and risk of gastric cancer: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Sweden – BMJ Open (free)
This observational study suggests a possible link.
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Hemorrhoids
2 Mar, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCRelated guideline: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Benign Anorectal Disorders – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Research: Nut Consumption and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:32h | UTCNut Consumption and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: Results From CALGB 89803 (Alliance) – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Nut Consumption May Aid Colon Cancer Survival – Yale Cancer Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Nuts, Especially Tree Nuts, and Improved CRC Survival – Medscape (free registration required
A survival benefit was suggested by this observational trial.
Review: Medical Management of the Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Patient
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:29h | UTCMedical Management of the Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Patient – Endotext (free)
Related Guideline: Practical Recommendations of the Obesity Management Task Force of the European Association for the Study of Obesity for the Post-Bariatric Surgery Medical Management (free)
Meta-Analysis: Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery
2 Mar, 2018 | 01:23h | UTC“Despite higher operative cost, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery does not result in statistically better treatment outcomes, with the exception of lower estimated blood loss. Operative time and total complication rate are significantly more favorable with conventional laparoscopic surgery”.
UK guidelines on oesophageal dilatation in clinical practice
1 Mar, 2018 | 22:09h | UTCUK guidelines on oesophageal dilatation in clinical practice – Gut (free)
Research: Natural disease course of Crohn’s disease
1 Mar, 2018 | 21:52h | UTCNatural disease course of Crohn’s disease during the first 5 years after diagnosis in a European population-based inception cohort: an Epi-IBD study – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Crohn’s Progression Unchanged Despite Advanced Therapies – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Immunotherapy-Induced Colitis
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:42h | UTCImmunotherapy-Induced Colitis: An Emerging Problem for the Hospitalist – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Are you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates?
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCAre you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates? – emDocs (free)
Related: Infographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018
Research: Risk of Recurrent Disease and Surgery Following an Admission for Acute Diverticulitis
22 Feb, 2018 | 23:25h | UTCRisk of Recurrent Disease and Surgery Following an Admission for Acute Diverticulitis – Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Which Patients with Diverticulitis Require Surgery? – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, via NewsWise (free)
In this large cohort of 65,162 patients identified with a first episode of acute diverticulitis, younger patients, women, smokers, obese individuals, and those who had diverticulitis with perforation and/or abscess were more likely to develop recurrent diverticulitis.
Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCCommentary: Fecal transplants move into the mainstream to treat difficult infection – STAT (free)
Guideline: The Open Abdomen in Trauma and Non-Trauma Patients
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:28h | UTC
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:13h | UTC
Research: Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCCommentaries: Surgical site infection—the next frontier in global surgery – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Poor nations have higher risk of surgical infections, including resistant ones – CIDRAP (free)
Review: The role of robotics in colorectal surgery
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:27h | UTCState of The Art Review: The role of robotics in colorectal surgery – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Evidence for Dietary Fibre Modification in the Recovery and Prevention of Reoccurrence of Acute, Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:13h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Noncolorectal Surgery
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:14h | UTCEnhanced Recovery After Surgery for Noncolorectal Surgery? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Major Abdominal Surgery – Annals of Surgery, via Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Standard versus extralevator abdominoperineal excision and oncologic outcomes for patients with distal rectal cancer
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:25h | UTC