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Best Papers in General Surgery
The five that matter, every day.
The study compared the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and overall survival in patients with invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (i-ipmn) and de novo pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (pdac). The results showed that i-ipmn histology was independently associated with a lower risk of recurrence and death. Pathological,…
A validated clinical score, the COuGH RefluX, has been developed to predict the likelihood of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with chronic laryngeal symptoms. The score, based on cough, overweight/obesity, globus, hiatal hernia, regurgitation, and male sex, accurately stratifies patients as low or high…
In the study evaluating the impact of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis on papillary thyroid carcinoma patients, researchers found that patients with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis exhibited different clinical features compared to those without. The presence of chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis was associated with a lower risk of central…
Preoperative thyroid hormone replacement is significantly associated with higher morbidity and longer length of stay following major abdominal surgery. A retrospective study on 2700 patients found that those on thyroid replacement had a 1.5-fold increased risk of serious morbidity and a 1.7-fold greater risk for…
The review highlights the strong association between bariatric surgery and decreased incidence of breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers. However, there is heterogeneity in the findings regarding esophageal, gastric, liver, pancreas, colon, and rectal cancers. The study identifies epidemiologic shortcomings in cohort studies that potentially explain…
The study presents the successful use of left hepatectomy combined with right hepatic artery reconstruction for treating hilar cholangiocarcinoma. A 60-year-old male patient with obstructive jaundice underwent the procedure, which involved resection of the right hepatic artery invaded by tumors, lymphadenectomy, and hepaticojejunostomy. The operation…
Researchers conducted a retrospective study on colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) patients to compare different models of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in predicting hepatic lymph node metastases (LNM). They found that a nomogram incorporating pre-treatment distributed diffusion coefficient (DDC) and the short axis of the largest lymph…
Researchers conducted a pilot study to assess the severity of Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) following intersphincteric resection for ultralow rectal cancer. They used an exploratory instrument based on the Delphi consensus, which identified eight symptoms and eight consequences as the highest priorities for defining…
Results from a multicenter randomized controlled trial in China showed that the KangDuo surgical robot (KD-SR-01) is a viable option for colorectal cancer surgery. The study found that the short-term outcomes of surgery using the KD-SR-01 system were comparable to those achieved with the da…
Despite conflicting guidelines, this study found that laparoscopy is infrequently used in stable patients with abdominal stab wounds. Among the included patients, only 7% received therapeutic laparoscopy and 8% underwent laparoscopy converted to open surgery. However, patients who underwent therapeutic laparoscopy had better outcomes, including…
