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Best Papers in General Surgery
The five that matter, every day.
Sphincter-sparing preclosure technique-assisted endoscopic papillectomy significantly reduces delayed bleeding and shortens hospital stays compared to conventional methods.
A study comparing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in South Africa and Sweden found stark differences in survival and access to curative treatment, underscoring the need for region-specific guidelines.
Salvage surgery for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after proton beam chemoradiotherapy shows significant morbidity but no operative mortality, indicating careful patient selection is crucial.
Fluorescence-guided surgery is recognized in Latin America but remains inconsistently applied across surgical specialties, primarily due to economic and logistical barriers.
Sexual distress affects 39% of patients following pelvic pouch surgery for ulcerative colitis, significantly more in women (57.8% vs. 26.5% in men).
Surgeons’ subjective evaluations before surgery can significantly predict postoperative complications.
Younger age significantly increases the risk of recurrence following primary ventral hernia repair.
Implementing a day-1 discharge pathway for minimally invasive colon surgery is safe and effective.
Short versus long course radiation in total neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer yields similar overall survival outcomes.
The laparoscopic totally extra-peritoneal (TEP) approach for suprainguinal lymph node biopsies shows high efficacy and safety.
