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Tumour deposit count is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer - a population-based cohort study

6 February 2025

February's Paper of the Month cohort study aimed to investigate whether tumour deposits can help us predict the aggressiveness of an individual’s cancer.

Athens Masterclass on the horizon

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3 February 2025

ESCP's 15th Regional Masterclass - Techniques and Technology in Colorectal Surgery - is happening on 3 April in Greece this year.

Long-term follow-up of the conventional versus no-touch isolation technique for resection of primary colon cancer

31 January 2025

January's paper evaluates the long-term oncological outcome of the conventional versus the no-touch isolation technique in colon cancer resections.

Intravenous lidocaine for gut function recovery

30 December 2024

December's Paper of the Month aimed to evaluate the effect of 2% perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on return of gut function after elective minimally invasive colon resection.

Final results of the GRECCAR-6 trial on waiting period following neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer

29 November 2024

November's Paper of the Month aims to evaluate the impact of prolonging this waiting period on the 5-year oncological prognosis and 2-year functional result of locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma.