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On 4 Apr 2024

Below are suggested reading and educational material on rectal prolapse, intussusception, solitary rectal ulcer, selected for trainees. Could robotic-assisted surgery reduce mesh-related complications after ventral mesh rectopexy? Experience of a tertiary centre and systematic review of the literature (2024) Perineal rectosigmoidectomy (Altemeier) with colonic J pouch and levatorplasty: a technical demonstration - a video vignette (2024) Treatment of complete rectal prolapse using the TEO® platform (transanal endoscopic operation) - a video vignette (2024) Outcomes for men undergoing rectal prolapse surgery - a systematic review (2023) Laparoscopic modified mesh rectopexy: medium-term results of a novel approach for external rectal prolapse (2023) Simplified perineal approach for rectal prolapse - video correspondence (2023) Delorme's procedure for urgent rectal prolapse - a video vignette (2023) Are rectal prolapse repairs too diverse and complex for simple database analysis? (2023) Robotic mesh rectopexy for rectal prolapse: the Geneva technique - a video vignette (2023) Laparoscopic Frykman-Goldberg procedure for internal rectal prolapse and chronic constipation - a video vignette (2023) Comparison of a primary and a recurrent case of full rectal prolapse treated with robotic ventral mesh rectopexy - a video vignette (2023) The influence of defaecating proctograms on clinical decision-making in pelvic floor disorders (2023) Pelvic pain is a common prolapse symptom and improvement after ventral mesh rectopexy is more frequent than deterioration or de novo pain (2023) Modified robotic ventral rectopexy with folded single titanized mesh suspension for the treatment of complex pelvic organ prolapse (2023) The Altemeier procedure: a step by step video vignette for trainees (2023) Surgical approach for the laparoscopic-assisted Altemeier procedure - a video vignette (2023) Is rectal prolapse a hernia? (2022) The anorectal defaecation reflex: a prospective intervention study (2022) Ninety-day morbidity of robot-assisted redo surgery for recurrent rectal prolapse, mesh erosion and pelvic pain: lessons learned from 9 years’ experience in a tertiary referral centre (2021) I want to go home: should we abandon open surgery for treatment of rectal prolapse? Consideration of discharge destination following surgery for rectal prolapse (2020) A multicentre comparative study between laparoscopic and open surgery for intussusception in adults (2020) Epidemiological trends in surgery for rectal prolapse in England 2001–2012: an adult hospital population-based study (2020) How should we manage complete rectal prolapse in men? (2019) Modified Gant-Miwa-Thiersch procedure (mucosal plication with anal encircling) for rectal prolapse (2019) Abdominal rectopexy for the treatment of internal rectal prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017) Position statement by the Pelvic Floor Society on behalf of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland on the use of mesh in ventral mesh rectopexy (2017) Laparoscopic ventral rectopexy is effective for solitary rectal ulcer syndrome when associated with rectal prolapse (2014) The effect of abdominal ventral rectopexy on faecal incontinence and constipation in patients with internal intra-anal rectal intussusception (2011)

On 4 Apr 2024

Below are suggested reading and educational material on rectal cancer, selected for trainees. Do or doughnut: a systematic review and pooled analysis on the utility of pathological evaluation of the anastomotic doughnut in oncological colorectal operations (2022) Empty pelvis syndrome: a systematic review of reconstruction techniques and their associated complications (2022) Metabolic positron emission tomography/CT response after induction chemotherapy and chemo(re)irradiation is associated with higher negative resection margin rate in patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer (2022) Rectal washout during abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer has no impact on the oncological outcome (2022) Patient-reported outcomes after pelvic exenteration for colorectal cancer: a systematic review (2022) Selected stage IV rectal cancer patients managed by the watch-and-wait approach after pelvic radiotherapy: a good alternative to total mesorectal excision surgery? (2022) Prognostic significance of MR identified EMVI, tumour deposits, mesorectal nodes and pelvic side wall disease in locally advanced rectal cancer (2022) Is it safe to perform an anastomosis for rectal cancer after prostate cancer? A multicentre study of 126 patients from the GRECCAR group (2022) Quality of life meta-analysis following coloanal anastomosis versus abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer (2022) Interprofessional perspectives on care for patients with low anterior resection syndrome: a qualitative study (2022) Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging staging of tumour and nodal stage in rectal cancer treated by primary surgery: a population-based study (2022) Management of inguinal lymph node metastases from rectal and anal canal adenocarcinoma (2022) Tailored total neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: one size may not fit for all! (2021) Meta-analysis of direct-to-surgery lateral pelvic lymph node dissection for rectal cancer (2021) Prognostic significance of neoadjuvant rectal score in locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and construction of a prediction model (2021) Potential benefit of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer on postoperative male sexual function (2021) Preservation of the rectum is possible in early rectal cancer with neoadjuvant radiotherapy, delay and local excision - a 12-year single-centre experience of the evolution of early rectal cancer treatment (2021) Financial and occupational impact of low anterior resection syndrome in rectal cancer survivors (2021) Time interval between rectal cancer resection and reintervention for anastomotic leakage and the impact of a defunctioning stoma: a Dutch population-based study (2021) The evaluation of follow-up strategies of watch-and-wait patients with a complete response after neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer (2021) Long-term outcomes of patients with poor prognostic factors following transanal endoscopic microsurgery for early rectal cancer (2021) Functional outcomes following pelvic exenteration: results from a prospective cohort study (2021) The role of intraoperative radiotherapy in advanced rectal cancer: a meta-analysis (2021) The learning curve of transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer is associated with local recurrence: results from a multicentre external audit (2021) Long-term surgical outcomes after resection of presacral tumours and risk factors associated with recurrence (2021) A systematic review and meta-analysis on complications of transanal total mesorectal excision (2021) A novel bowel rehabilitation programme after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: the BOREAL pilot study (2021) Management of benign anastomotic strictures following rectal resection: a systematic review (2021) Does oncological outcome differ between restorative and nonrestorative low anterior resection in patients with primary rectal cancer? (2020) Short-term outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in Denmark - a prospective multicentre study (2020) Association between urinary function and resected pattern of the autonomic nerve system after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer (2020) Outcomes following repeat exenteration for locally advanced pelvic malignancy (2020) Delayed coloanal anastomosis: an alternative option for restorative rectal cancer surgery after high-dose pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer (2020) Simultaneous pelvic exenteration and liver resection for primary rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases: results from the PelvEx Collaborative (2020) Impact of bowel and stoma dysfunction on female sexuality after treatment for rectal cancer (2020) Outcomes of completion total mesorectal excision are not compromised by prior transanal minimally invasive surgery (2020) Is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy sufficient in patients with advanced rectal malignancy and positive extra-mesorectal lateral lymph nodes? (2020) Self-reported sexual dysfunction in patients with rectal cancer (2019) International evaluation of circumferential resection margins after rectal cancer resection: insights from the Swedish and Dutch audits (2019) SPECC: Significant polyps and early colorectal cancers (2019) Minimally invasive approaches to the management of anastomotic leakage following restorative rectal cancer resection (2019) Is sarcopenia a better predictor of complications than body mass index? Sarcopenia and surgical outcomes in patients with rectal cancer (2019) Female sexual problems after treatment for colorectal cancer - a population‐based study (2019) The 'multilayer' theory of Denonvilliers' fascia: anatomical dissection of cadavers with the aim to improve neurovascular bundle preservation during rectal mobilization (2019) Rectal Surgery Evaluation Trial: protocol for a parallel cohort trial of outcomes using surgical techniques for total mesorectal excision with low anterior resection in high‐risk rectal cancer patients (2019) Prognostic value of tumour regression grade in locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)

On 4 Apr 2024

Below are suggested reading and educational material on colon cancer, selected for trainees. The risk of lymph node metastasis in patients with T2 colon cancer (2023) Association between plane of mesocolic dissection and recurrence after complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer: a cohort study (2023) Validation of the German classification system for quality assessment of right-sided colon cancer specimens (2023) Survival in relation to time to start of curative treatment of colon cancer: a national register-based observational noninferiority study (2023) Colorectal cancer incidence trends by tumour location among adults of screening-age in England: a population-based study (2023) Return to intended oncologic therapy after colectomy for stage III colon adenocarcinoma: Does surgical approach matter? (2023) Personalizing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced colon cancer: protocols for the international phase III FOxTROT2 and FOxTROT3 randomized controlled trials (2023) Patient and tumour characteristics of screening-age adults diagnosed with screen-detected versus symptomatic colon cancer (2022) Assessment of adjuvant chemotherapy benefits after complete mesocolic excision in patients with colon cancer: Reanalysis of data from the ESCME trial (2022) Impact of operation duration on postoperative outcomes of minimally-invasive right colectomy (2022) Development of a procedure-specific tool for skill assessment in left- and right-sided laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision (2022) Impact of the preoperative clinical N stage on the prognosis of patients with colon cancer (2022) Incorporating neoadjuvant chemotherapy into locally advanced colon cancer treatment pathways: real-life experience of implementing FOxTROT (2022) Do differences in surgical quality account for the higher rate of R1 margins to lymph node metastases in right- versus left-sided Stage III colon cancer: a retrospective cohort study (2022) Computer-based multimodal training module facilitates standardization of complete mesocolic excision technique for right-sided colon cancer: long-term oncological outcomes (2022) A national evaluation of the use and survival impact of adjuvant chemotherapy in Stage II colon cancer from the national cancer database (2022) Clinical significance of circulating tumour cells and tumour marker detection in the chemotherapeutic evaluation of advanced colorectal cancer (2022) Stage migration - a negative quality indicator in colon cancer management (2022) Laparoscopic versus open surgery for left flexure colon cancer: a propensity score matched analysis from an international cohort (2022) Evolutionary patterns of chromosomal instability and mismatch repair deficiency in proximal and distal colorectal cancer (2022) Tumour genotypes account for survival differences in right- and left-sided colon cancers (2022) Colon cancer treatment in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide register-based study (2022) Plane of mesocolic dissection as predictor of recurrence after complete mesocolic excision for sigmoid colon cancer: a cohort study (2022) Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients undergoing colonic resection for locally advanced nonmetastatic colon cancer: a nationwide propensity score matched cohort study (2022) N1c colon cancer and the use of adjuvant chemotherapy: a current audit of the National Cancer Database (2021) Complete mesocolic excision versus conventional surgery for colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021) Oncological outcomes after complete mesocolic excision in right-sided colon cancer: a population-based study (2021) Recurrence after complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer: post hoc sensitivity analyses - early recurrence, surgery by specialist and dissection in the mesocolic plane (2021) Distribution of lymph node metastasis and oncological outcomes of mid-transverse colon cancer: extended versus transverse colectomy (2021) Emergency resection or diverting stoma followed by elective resection in patients with colonic obstruction due to locally advanced cancer: a national cohort study (2021) Recurrence and colon cancer-specific death in patients with large bowel obstruction requiring urgent operation: a competing risks analysis (2021) Improvement in immune dysfunction after FOLFOX chemotherapy for Stage III colon cancer is associated with improved minimal residual disease prognostic subtype and outcome (2021) Oncological outcomes after complete mesocolic excision in right-sided colon cancer: a population-based study (2021) Does neoadjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy improve the prognosis of high-risk Stage II and III colon cancers? Three years' follow-up results of the PRODIGE 22 phase II randomized multicentre trial (2021) Segmental versus extended colectomy for tumours of the transverse colon: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020) N1c colon cancer and the use of adjuvant chemotherapy: a current audit of the National Cancer Database (2020) The association of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio with the presence of minimal residual disease and outcome in patients with Stage II colon cancer treated with surgery alone (2020) Comparison of extended right hemicolectomy, left hemicolectomy and segmental colectomy for splenic flexure colon cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020) Colon sparing resection versus extended colectomy for left-sided obstructing colon cancer with caecal ischaemia or perforation: a nationwide study from the French Surgical Association (2020) Accuracy of CT colonography in the preoperative staging of colon cancer: a prospective study of 217 patients (2019) Better survival for patients with colon cancer operated on by specialized colorectal surgeons - a nationwide population‐based study in Sweden 2007-2010 (2019) Safety, quality and effect of complete mesocolic excision vs non-complete mesocolic excision in patients with colon cancer: a systemic review and meta-analysis (2017) Timing of adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer (2016)

On 4 Apr 2024

Below are suggested reading and educational material on Crohn's disease, selected for trainees. Temporary diverting stoma in therapy-refractory luminal colonic Crohn's disease: an alternative to immediate colorectal resection? (2023) Step by step surgical technique for robotic Kono-S anastomosis after small bowel resection for Crohn's disease - a video vignette (2023) Is early bowel resection better than medical therapy for ileocolonic Crohn's disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023) Pregnancy outcomes after stoma surgery for inflammatory bowel disease: the results of a retrospective multicentre audit (2022) Childhood appendicitis and future risk of inflammatory bowel disease - a nationwide cohort study in Sweden 1973-2017 (2022) Injection of mesenchymal stem cells (darvadstrocel) into Crohn's perianal fistula - a video vignette (2022) video An update on inflammatory bowel disease and the role of robots  (2022) Surgical closure, mainly with glue injection and anti-tumour necrosis factor α, in fistulizing perianal Crohn's disease: a multicentre randomized controlled trial (2021) Tips and tricks for a minimally invasive approach for complicated ileocaecal Crohn's disease - a video vignette (2021) Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in Crohn's disease and the effect on surgery rates (2021) Redo ileocolic resection in Crohn's disease - does time passed since previous surgery matter? (2021) Technical standardization of laparoscopic extended mesenterectomy in ileocolic resection in Crohn's disease - a video vignette (2021) Impact of preoperative enteral nutritional support on postoperative outcome in patients with Crohn’s disease complicated by malnutrition (2021) Endoscopic submucosal dissection is safe and feasible, allowing for ongoing surveillance and organ preservation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (2021) Antitumour necrosis factor therapy is associated with de novo Crohn’s disease after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (2021) Ileorectal anastomosis in patients with Crohn’s disease. Postoperative complications and functional outcome - a systematic review (2021) Use of indocyanine green fluorescence guidance in redo ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease (2021) Digesting research on preoperative nutrition in Crohn’s disease (2020) Robotic repair of colovesical fistula due to complicated Crohn’s disease - a video vignette (2020) Laparoscopic total proctocolectomy for Crohn’s colitis - a video vignette (2020) The role of Kono-S anastomosis and mesenteric resection in reducing recurrence after surgery for Crohn’s disease: a systematic review (2020) Revisional ileoanal pouch surgery: a systematic literature review assessing outcomes over the last 40 years (2020) National variations in perioperative assessment and surgical management of Crohn’s disease: a multicentre study (2020) Assessment of sexual dysfunction in patients with perianal Crohn's disease (2020) Management of inflammatory bowel disease associated colonic dysplasia: factors predictive of patient choice and satisfaction (2020) Does preoperative enteral nutrition reduce the incidence of surgical complications in patients with Crohn’s disease? A case‐matched study (2019) Stoma formation for Crohn’s disease in the post‐biologic era (2019) The Portsmouth protocol for intra‐operative ultrasound of the small bowel in Crohn's disease (2019) Patient decision‐making in severe inflammatory bowel disease: the need for improved communication of treatment options and preferences (2019) Reduction in surgical stoma rates in Crohn's disease: a population‐based time trend analysis (2019) Changing trends in surgery for abdominal Crohn's disease (2019) Advancement flap procedure in Crohn and non-Crohn perineal fistulas: a simple surgical approach (2019) Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland consensus exercise on surgical management of fistulating perianal Crohn's disease (2018) Risk factors for unfavourable postoperative outcome in patients with Crohn's disease undergoing right hemicolectomy or ileocaecal resection An international audit by ESCP and S-ECCO (2017)

On 4 Apr 2024

Below are suggested reading and educational material on ulcerative colitis, selected for trainees. Laparoscopic completion proctectomy and J-pouch formation: how we do it - a video vignette (2023) Ten steps for ileoanal pouch anastomosis (2023) Predictors of pouch failure: a tertiary care inflammatory bowel disease centre experience (2023) Tips and tricks to perform a transanal ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in ulcerative colitis patients - a video vignette (2023) Continent ileostomy and S-pouch technique after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis failure: video correspondence of a case report and surgical details - a video vignette (2023) Prevalence of pouchitis in both ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022) The use of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with ulcerative colitis from 2009 to 2018 (2022) The impact of the ileoanal pouch on female fertility in ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022) Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021) Perioperative safety of tofacitinib in surgical ulcerative colitis patients (2021) Antitumour necrosis factor therapy is associated with de novo Crohn’s disease after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (2021) The pouch behaving badly: management of morbidity after ileal pouch–anal anastomosis (2021) Revisional ileoanal pouch surgery: a systematic literature review assessing outcomes over the last 40 years (2020) An audit of process and outcome for emergency colectomy in England and Wales (2020) Systematic review on the management of ileoanal pouch-vaginal fistulas after restorative proctocolectomy in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (2020) A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes after elective surgery for ulcerative colitis (2020) Increasing experience of modified two-stage transanal ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for therapy refractory ulcerative colitis. What have we learned? A retrospective analysis on 75 consecutive cases at a tertiary referral hospital (2020) A nationwide database study on colectomy and colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis: what is the role of appendectomy? (2020) Management of pouch-vaginal fistulas - experience from our institution (2019) Patient decision-making in severe inflammatory bowel disease: the need for improved communication of treatment options and preferences (2019)