Lifestyle factors and complications after surgery for colorectal cancer
December’s Paper of the Month’ aimed to assess associations between modifiable preoperative lifestyle factors and …
Category: Paper of the Month
Early detection of anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection
October’s Paper of the Month is a multicentric, prospective study looking at detection one of …
Complete mesocolic excision versus conventional surgery for colon cancer
May’s Paper of the Month is a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the oncological outcomes, …
Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection
This month’s Paper of the Month comes from the COVIDSurg and GlobalSurg collaboratives.
Radical surgery versus organ preservation
This month’s Paper of the Month on early-stage rectal cancer compares radical surgical resection with short-course …
A randomized trial comparing antibiotics with appendectomy for appendicitis
This month’s Paper of the Month comes from The CODA Collaborative.
Hartmann’s procedure vs intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision
Review of ‘Hartmann’s procedure versus intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision (HiP Study): a multicentre prospective cohort study’.
A multicentre cohort study of serum and peritoneal biomarkers to predict anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection
Anastomotic leak is a subject close to the heart of colorectal surgeons, particularly as it …
Effect of Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer on Female Sexual Function: A Prospective Cohort Study
This paper of the month focuses on female sexual function following radiotherapy for rectal cancer. …
Cesarean delivery to prevent anal incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In a first for Paper of the Month, we have selected a pelvic floor paper.