Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
Meta-Analysis: Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy With or Without Splenic Vessel Preservation
23 Jan, 2018 | 14:02h | UTC
Research: Association of Dietary Inflammatory Potential With Colorectal Cancer Risk
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:34h | UTCAuthor interview: Dietary Inflammatory Potential and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Men and Women (free)
Commentary: Why certain diets may increase your cancer risk – VOX (free)
Research: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:21h | UTCEffect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss at 5 Years Among Patients With Morbid Obesity: The SLEEVEPASS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related article: Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss in Patients With Morbid ObesityThe SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Compared to Bypass Bariatric Surgery – RheumNow (free) AND No Clinical Significance in Weight Loss Among Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass Patients – AJMC (free) AND Weight-Loss Surgery Approaches Offer Similar Results – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Rise of Sleeve Gastrectomy Is No Therapeutic Misadventure – Medscape (free registration required) AND Newer weight-reduction surgery effective, but may worsen acid reflux – Reuters (free)
Research: Association of Bariatric Surgery vs Usual Care Obesity Management With All-Cause Mortality
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:22h | UTCAssociation of Bariatric Surgery Using Laparoscopic Banding, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, or Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Usual Care Obesity Management With All-Cause Mortality – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bariatric Surgery Prolongs Lifespan in Obese – Northwestern University, via NewsWise (free) AND Obesity surgery ‘halves risk of death’ compared with lifestyle changes – The Guardian (free) AND Bariatric Tx Bests Usual Care for Long-Term Health – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Bariatric Surgery vs Medical Obesity Treatment in Long-term Outcomes
21 Jan, 2018 | 14:18h | UTCAssociation of Bariatric Surgery vs Medical Obesity Treatment With Long-term Medical Complications and Obesity-Related Comorbidities – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Bariatric Surgery for Obesity Reduces Some Risks, Raises Others – Medscape (free registration required)
Guidelines for Groin Hernia Management
16 Jan, 2018 | 19:04h | UTCInternational guidelines for groin hernia management – HerniaSurge Group (free)
Research: Cardiovascular Risk Factors After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:19h | UTCCardiovascular Risk Factors After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery – Pediatrics (free for a period)
Commentary: Bariatric Surgery Helps Teens With Severe Obesity Reduce Heart Disease Risk – NPR (free) AND Teens show decreased risk for heart disease later in life after bariatric surgery – Nationwide Children’s Hospital, via ScienceDaily (free)
Research: Risk of Suicide After Bariatric Surgery
16 Jan, 2018 | 18:18h | UTCRisk of suicide and non-fatal self-harm after bariatric surgery: results from two matched cohort studies – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Bariatric Surgery Associated with Higher Suicide Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Review: Intraabdominal Hypertension, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, and the Open Abdomen
16 Jan, 2018 | 16:56h | UTCIntraabdominal Hypertension, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, and the Open Abdomen – Chest (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Metabolic Surgery for the Treatment of Type 2 diabetes in Obese Individuals
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:04h | UTCMetabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in obese individuals – Diabetologia (free)
Review: Future Directions of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:21h | UTCFuture Directions of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy: A Brief Review – Frontiers in Oncology (free)
Review – Hepatocyte Transplantation: Consider Infusion Before Incision
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:18h | UTCHepatocyte transplantation: Consider infusion before incision – World Journal of Transplantation (free)
Review: Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:19h | UTCFluorescence-Guided Surgery – Frontiers in Oncology (free)
Research: Endoscopic or Surgical Step-up Approach for Infected Necrotising Pancreatitis
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:01h | UTCEndoscopic or surgical step-up approach for infected necrotising pancreatitis: a multicentre randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Endoscopic vs Surgical Step-Up Approach for Treating Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)
Young Doctors Struggle to Learn Robotic Surgery
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:45h | UTCYoung doctors struggle to learn robotic surgery and often practice in the shadows – STAT (free)
Review: Interventions for the Treatment of Defecatory Disorders
12 Jan, 2018 | 16:47h | UTCSurgical Interventions and the Use of Device-Aided Therapy for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence and Defecatory Disorders – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, via Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Diagnostic Endoscopic Ultrasound
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:10h | UTCDiagnostic Endoscopic Ultrasound: Technique, Current Status and Future Directions – Gut Liver (free PDF)
Review: Management of Liver Metastases from GISTs
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:06h | UTC
Review: Nutrition in Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:03h | UTCNutrition in Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery – Nutrients (free)
Guidelines on Prevention and Treatment of Parastomal Hernias
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:02h | UTCEuropean Hernia Society guidelines on prevention and treatment of parastomal hernias – Hernia (free) (checar acesso)
Research: Association of an Enhanced Recovery Program With Colectomy Outcomes
4 Jan, 2018 | 18:58h | UTCAssociation of an Enhanced Recovery Pilot With Length of Stay in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Enhanced-recovery Protocol Linked to Better Colectomy Outcomes – Reuters, via Medscape (free registration required)
Related guideline: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery From the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (free)
See other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines and Reviews in our collection and in the ERAS Society Website.
Meta-Analysis: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists
2 Jan, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCAuthor Interview: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists (free)
Commentary: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injury Common in Surgeons, Interventionalists – Medscape (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Probiotics to Prevent Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea Associated with Antibiotic Use
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:33h | UTCSee related meta-analysis: Timely Use of Probiotics in Hospitalized Adults Prevents Clostridium difficile Infection
“Based on this systematic review and meta-analysis of 31 randomized controlled trials including 8672 patients, moderate certainty evidence suggests that probiotics are effective for preventing C. difficile-associated diarrhea”
Research: Risk of Incidental Gallbladder Cancer in Macroscopically Normal Cholecystectomy Specimens
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:05h | UTCThe risk of incidental gallbladder cancer is negligible in macroscopically normal cholecystectomy specimens – HPB (free) (via @villesallinen and @KariTikkinen see Tweet with Visual Abstract)
Review: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:50h | UTCAdjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma – Chinese Clinical Oncology, via Medscape (free registration required)