The challenge posed by young-onset rectal cancer

Colon-sparing resection versus extended colectomy for left-sided obstructing colon cancer with caecal ischaemia or perforation: A nationwide study from the French Surgical Association

Abstract PURPOSE: Whether obstructive left colon cancer (OLCC) patients with caecal ischemia or diastatic perforation (defined as a blowout of the caecal wall related to a colon overdistension) should undergo a (sub)total colectomy (STC) or an ileo-caecal resection with double-barreled...

mai 11, 2020

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Simultaneous pelvic exenteration and liver resection for primary rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases: Results from the PelvEx Collaborative

Abstract BACKGROUND: 15-20% of patients with rectal cancer have synchronous liver metastases at presentation. There is limited evidence about the outcome for those with advanced rectal cancer who undergo pelvic exenteration and simultaneous liver resection. METHODS: Data from twenty international...

mai 5, 2020

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Rates of Post-operative Recurrence of Crohn's Disease and Effects of Immunosuppressive and Biologic Therapies

Abstract BACKGROUND & AIMS: The Rutgeerts' scoring system is used to evaluate patients with Crohn's disease (CD) following ileocolic resection, based on endoscopic findings at the anastomosis and in the neoterminal ileum. We investigated rates of clinical and surgical recurrence...

mai 5, 2020

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Achieve cCR, Then Local Excision

Comment on Optimizing Rectal Cancer Neoadjuvant Therapy-How to Manage a cCR? [Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020] VOIR LA PUBLICATION SUR PUBMED

mai 5, 2020

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Randomized trial comparing low-pressure versus standard-pressure pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic colectomy: PAROS trial

Abstract BACKGROUND: Laparoscopy, by its minimally invasive nature, has revolutionized digestive and particularly colorectal surgery by decreasing post-operative pain, morbidity, and length of hospital stay. In this trial, we aim to assess whether low pressure in laparoscopic colonic surgery (7 mm...

mai 5, 2020

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Organ preservation with chemoradiotherapy plus local excision for rectal cancer: 5-year results of the GRECCAR 2 randomised trial

Abstract BACKGROUND: GRECCAR 2 was the first multicentre, randomised trial to compare local excision with total mesorectal excision in downstaged low rectal cancer. Encouraging oncological results were noted at 3 years' follow-up but needed to be corroborated with longer follow-up....

mai 5, 2020

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