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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This study redefined patients at persistent high risk as the truly futile liver transplantation group, and constructed a futile scoring system that combine

This prospective trial demonstrated that indocyanine green fluorescence performed similarly to technetium-99m lymphoscintigraphy and was potentially less c

Bowel cancer screening uses an initial faecal immunochemical test (FIT) with a positivity threshold set so that the colonoscopy workload generated is manag

Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is effective in detecting colorectal cancer (CRC), even in patients with per rectal bleeding (PRB), a symptom tradition

Unexpected horizontal tumour spread, proximally and distally, significantly predicts poor survival and recurrence in oesophagogastric junction cancer. Intr

Both Hartmann’s procedure and intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision are viable surgical options for patients unsuitable for anastomosis. Surgeons shou

Normothermic artery bypass and visceral-anastomosis-first strategy for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair can lower the risk of spinal cord injury com

This national cohort study examined how different definitions of failure to rescue (FTR) affect reported rates and hospital rankings after major gastrointe

Surgery should be recommended for colonic volvulus where co-morbidity, patient preference, and functional status allows. Surgically unfit patients have poo

The Tender Loving Care in Coloanal Anastomosis (TLC-COLA) survey provides an overview of current surgical practices and perioperative strategies for coloan

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the clinical value of prehabilitation for patients undergoing surgery for upper gastrointestinal tumours

Characteristics and prognoses of patients with lateral pelvic lymph node (LPN) metastases without mesenteric lymph node (meso-LN) metastases are poorly stu

This registry-based population study of 1261 patients in Sweden between 2005 and 2019 reports on the incidence of appendiceal adenocarcinoma and neoplasia,