Colon and Rectal
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A one-size-fits-all fenestrated graft for iliac aneurysms?
Major finding: All patients are able to maintain appropriate exercise tolerance and are free of erectile dysfunction, pelvic ischemia, buttock...
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Laparoscopic colon surgery may keep older patients independent longer
Major finding: Of those older patients who had open surgery, 20% were discharged to a nursing facility, compared with 12.5% of the laparoscopy...
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Colorectal surgeons post better rectal surgery outcomes than general surgeons
Major finding: Patients undergoing a rectal resection had more serious complications, and were 42% more likely to die if they had a general...
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Sigmoidoscopy may not be enough for older patients
Major finding: Because people are 30% more likely to have polyps in the ascending colon and 22% more likely to have polyps in the cecum as they...
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Early walking and eating improve outcomes for bowel surgery patients
Major finding: A recovery program based on early ambulation and alimentation for patients with bowel surgery decreased readmission from 14% to 12...
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Alvimopan reduces ileus, cuts hospital time in bowel surgery
Major finding: Compared with placebo, alvimopan given before and after elective bowel surgery reduced the length of stay by 1 day and...
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Surgeons as proficient as gastroenterologists at colonoscopy
Major finding: Gastroenterologists and surgeons both completed an average of 94% of colonoscopies they performed during a 1-year audit period....
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Selective screening missed 13% of Lynch syndrome–associated colorectal cancers
Major finding: Left-sided tumors with high microsatellite instability (n = 12; 57%) were more likely to be Lynch syndrome–related than were right-...
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Dual therapy cuts hospitalizations, surgery in IBD
Major finding: For patients with inflammatory bowel disease, dual therapy with infliximab and an immunomodulator was associated with a 50%...
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Incisional negative pressure cuts infection risk after colorectal surgery
Major finding: Compared with patients managed with usual wound care, patients managed with incisional negative-pressure wound therapy were 68%...
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'Clinical equipoise' seen for surgical approaches to early rectal cancer
Major finding: Compared with radical resection, local resection was associated with a lower risk of perioperative mortality (rate ratio, 0.31),...