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Best Papers in General Surgery
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In a substantial analysis of over 1.6 million adhesive small bowel obstruction cases, failure rates for non-operative management soared with increasing age and chronic health issues. Patients over 65 and those with multiple comorbidities faced notably higher risks, with failure rates climbing from 21% in…
A study of 790 patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) reveals strong mutation concordance (MCR) between circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and tissue next-generation sequencing (NGS). In PDAC, 65.4% showed shared alterations, while CC had 66.7%. Additionally, ctDNA could signal resistant clones:…
A novel predictive model offers cancer-specific risk stratification for patients undergoing high-risk upper gastrointestinal surgeries. Analyzing 2,823 patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering, the study identifies key risk factors like age and comorbidities that elevate postoperative complications and length of stay. Notably, neoadjuvant chemotherapy and pre-incision…
A meta-analysis of 7 studies involving over 7,000 patients reveals robotic abdominoperineal resection significantly reduces conversion rates to open surgery (4.8% vs. 12.9%) and minimizes intraoperative blood loss and postoperative complications. Furthermore, there's a lower incidence of circumferential margin involvement with robotic techniques. While laparoscopic…
A retrospective analysis of 122,778 patients revealed that nonoperative management (NOM) of small bowel obstruction (SBO) significantly increases the likelihood of readmission and mortality. Readmission occurred in 29.8% of cases, with NOM patients exhibiting a 32% higher risk of readmission compared to those who underwent…
Surgeons now have clear guidance favoring routine intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign biliary disease. Conditional recommendations highlight IOC's superiority over fluorescence imaging and confirm its use in both adult and pediatric patients. Additionally, laparoscopic ultrasound remains a viable option. The guidelines stem…
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) diagnosis is set for a revolution with five new scoring tools: the AFS classification, Milan score, Phoenix score, cough reflux score, and Lyon score. These innovations enhance objectivity and reproducibility in assessing GERD, addressing the limitations of existing methods often clouded…
In patients with prior abdominal surgeries, indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence cholangiography significantly enhances laparoscopic bile duct exploration. A study involving 122 matched patients revealed that the ICG group experienced an 88.5% incidence of positive fluorescence, reducing the time to identify the common bile duct and…
Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging markedly reduces anastomotic leakage risk in colorectal surgery, as evidenced by a meta-analysis of eight randomized trials encompassing over 4,000 patients. The risk ratio of leakage dropped to 0.66, indicating a significant improvement in surgical outcomes. While it may slightly extend…
In a rigorous analysis of 202 T1 colorectal cancer cases, large language models (ChatGPT-4o and DeepSeek) outclassed human clinicians in adherence to treatment guidelines after endoscopic resection. The study revealed a worrying guideline adherence rate below 80% among clinicians, while AI tools significantly improved decision…
