Radical surgery versus organ preservation
This month’s Paper of the Month on early-stage rectal cancer compares radical surgical resection with short-course …
Category: Paper of the Month
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.
Long-term follow-up of the AVOD randomized trial of antibiotic avoidance in uncomplicated diverticulitis
The paper selected this month concerns the treatment of uncomplicated diverticular disease.
Meta-analysis of prognostic factors for patients with colorectal peritoneal metastasis undergoing cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Paper of the Month for August is a systematic review and meta analysis of prognostic …
Selective use of cystogram following segmental bowel resection in patients with enterovesical fistula
Paper of the Month for May is a a single centre retrospective study looking at …