Current pharmacological and procedural treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: comprehensive review ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Current pharmacological and procedural treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: comprehensive review

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is highly prevalent and significantly impairs quality of life. Treatment for GORD is rapidly evolving due to advan

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Transanal versus transabdominal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in minimally invasive surgery: meta-analysis ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Transanal versus transabdominal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in minimally invasive surgery: meta-analysis

This meta-analysis of 65 studies involving 13 971 patients compared transanal with laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer. Transana

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💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: 🔬Neoadjuvant therapy versus upfront surgery for resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis 📖 Read it: buff.ly/Uyto6CX #surgsky @bjsopen.bsky.social

Timing of antibacterial prophylaxis and surgical site infection rates in clean orthopaedic and cardiac surgery ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Timing of antibacterial prophylaxis and surgical site infection rates in clean orthopaedic and cardiac surgery

This study analysed the surgical site infection (SSI) rate for clean operations where cefazolin prophylaxis was used. There were 66 292 procedures where th

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Quality indicators for breast reconstruction following cancer—an international Delphi consensus study supported by the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

💜 November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: Check out 7️⃣ of the most important pancreatic papers published in BJS and BJS Open this year. ➡️ buff.ly/4sY2Nh1 @bjsurgery.bsky.social @bjsopen.bsky.social #surgsky #medsky

💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: 🔬Predicting postoperative pancreatic fistula after robotic pancreatoduodenectomy 📖 Read it: buff.ly/GZCisvI #surgsky @bjsopen.bsky.social

Evaluating safety and quality of robotic-assisted gastric cancer surgery: meta-analysis and meta-regression ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Impact of external drainage of the main pancreatic duct and common bile duct on postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreatoduodenectomy: protocol for a multicentre randomized clinical trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Perioperative Medicine for Older People Undergoing Surgery Scale Up (POPS-SUp): study protocol ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Perioperative Medicine for Older People Undergoing Surgery Scale Up (POPS-SUp): study protocol

The number of older people undergoing surgery is increasing and age-related physiological decline, multimorbidity, frailty, and dementia predispose older p

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Use and management of routine prophylactic abdominal drainage in pancreatic surgery: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Effect of sarcopenia on treatment response and operative and oncological outcomes among patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Effect of sarcopenia on treatment response and operative and oncological outcomes among patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer

The association between sarcopenia and clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic outcomes among patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for br

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🆕Quality of life in patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism after thyroidectomy for benign thyroid disease: population-based study with long-term follow-up 🗨️Comment buff.ly/LPBh5jI ✍️ Response buff.ly/hbFvRGo 📖 Paper published in @BJSOpen.bsky.social What’s your take on this? Comment ⬇️

Watch-and-wait approach in high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer: outcomes after complete response to total neoadjuvant therapy ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Watch-and-wait approach in high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer: outcomes after complete response to total neoadjuvant therapy

This study supports the safety of a watch-and-wait approach in patients with high-risk rectal cancer with a complete response after total neoadjuvant thera

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Mortality in patients with secondary peritonitis treated by primary closure or vacuum-assisted closure: nationwide register-based cohort study ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso...

Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma rupture: multicentre retrospective study ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma rupture: multicentre retrospective study

This study comprehensively analysed risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma rupture in a nationwide Chinese cohort and developed the CAPTure (Cirrhosis,

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One-stage versus two-stage surgery for initially unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases: post hoc analysis of the CAIRO5 trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

One-stage versus two-stage surgery for initially unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases: post hoc analysis of the CAIRO5 trial

One-stage surgery was associated with a significantly longer overall survival than two-stage surgery, with similar postoperative morbidity in patients with

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Long-term effects of Hirschsprung disease in adults: meta-analysis and patient-level regression study ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Disparities in minimally invasive surgery for elective inguinal hernia repair across Europe: secondary analysis of an international cohort study ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Disparities in minimally invasive surgery for elective inguinal hernia repair across Europe: secondary analysis of an international cohort study

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) utilization in elective inguinal hernia repair varies significantly across Europe. In this analysis of 8355 patients from

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Management of right-sided obstructing colon cancers: scoping review ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

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Author response: Role of Lugol solution before total thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease: randomized clinical trial

Dear Editor We thank Wei-Zhen Tang et al. for their interest in our paper on the role of preoperative Lugol’s Solution (LS) in Graves’ disease1. They claim the absence in the paper of details about...

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Barbed suture versus preperitoneal ventral patch in medium-size ventral hernia repair: randomized clinical trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Artificial sphincter with a new silicone band for treating faecal incontinence: IDEAL 2b prospective multicentre trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjso... @bjsacademy.bsky.social @bjsurgery.bsky.social

Artificial sphincter with a new silicone band for treating faecal incontinence: IDEAL 2b prospective multicentre trial

This prospective multicentre study evaluated the effectiveness of the SimplyFI anal band, a novel artificial bowel sphincter, for treating faecal incontine

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🩷 In focus this Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 🔬 Breast Satisfaction and Quality of Life After Different Surgical Strategies in Japanese Patients 📖 Read it: buff.ly/R49Byg2 @bjsopen.bsky.social #medsky #surgsky

🩷 In focus this Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 🔬 Impact of Surgical Method on Capsular Contracture After Risk-Reducing Mastectomy 📖 Read it: buff.ly/ymjWTrE @bjsopen.bsky.social #medsky #surgsky

🆕 Comment on: Management of bilioenteric anastomosis leakage after major liver resection ➡️ buff.ly/GFpyUHX @bjsopen.bsky.social #medsky #surgsky

🩷 In focus this Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 🔬 Predicting Axillary Macrometastases to Guide Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer 📖 Read it: buff.ly/nN4ikrb @bjsopen.bsky.social #medsky #surgsky

🆕 Assessing reinforced tension line sutures for hernia prevention: methodological considerations from the Rein4CeTo1 trial ➡️ buff.ly/NMn8yel @bjsopen.bsky.social #medsky #surgsky