Colon and Rectal
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Data derail dogma of elective diverticulitis surgery
Key clinical point: As recurrence is very rare, conservative nonoperative treatment should be considered first.Major finding: The 5-year...
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Sacral nerve stimulation reduced irritable bowel symptoms
Major finding: Median symptom scores worsened by 12 points between months when the stimulator was on and then off and improved by 18 points...
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Strong nerves, teamwork key in managing neurosurgical patients, devices
Major finding: Neurosurgical procedures are associated with increased risk for complications, such as hyponatremia and deep vein thromboembolism,...
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Defining patients’ risk helps prevent postop urinary retention
Major finding: The incidence of postoperative urinary retention may be as high as 70% after orthopedic procedures.Data source: Review of evidence...
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Outcomes similar for two reconstruction techniques, except for risk of severe complications
Major finding: Severe complications occurred in significantly more Whipple patients who had a pancreaticogastrostomy reconstruction than a...
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Colorectal cancer incidence rising sharply among younger adults
Major finding: Between 2010 and 2030, the incidences of colon and rectal/rectosigmoid cancer are predicted to rise by 90% and 124% among 20- to 34...
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Inflammatory markers associated with IBD colon cancer risk
Major finding: The risk of colorectal cancer is more than double for IBD patients with the highest quartile values of CRP (P for trend = .017) and...
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Outpatient diverticulitis therapy cures patients, saves money
Major finding: Compared with inpatients, those with uncomplicated diverticulitis treated as outpatients had similarly low rates of treatment...
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Bowel resection for endometriosis restores fertility in many women
Major finding: Pregnancy occurred in 62% of women with bowel endometriosis who underwent a bowel resection.Data source: The prospective study...
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New model predicts risk of ureteral injury related to colorectal surgery
Major Finding: The predictive model had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.73.
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Transversus abdominis plane block added to ERP reduced hospital stay
Major finding: The addition of a transversus abdominis plane block to enhanced recovery pathways accelerated discharge rates in two-thirds of...