Vascular anastomosis is the cornerstone of vascular, cardiovascular and transplant surgery. Most anastomoses are performed with sutures, which are technically challenging and can lead to failure from ...

THE changes in the surgical management of malignant lesions of the colon effected in the last few years have resulted in a marked reduction in the mortality following radical operations on the large ...

A new study published in the journal of BMC Surgery found that marginal ulcers occurred at a relatively high rate following ...

An anastomosis from colon surgery can take several weeks to fully heal. Checking in with your care team is important, as problems such as anastomotic leakage need immediate attention. If a section of ...

What is the impact of corticosteroids on the frequency of anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery? The authors conducted a prospective review of 259 patients from 8 centers in The Netherlands who ...

Anastomotic leaks refer to a post-surgery complication that arises from procedures such as bowel resection and gastric bypass. While they can be fixed, they’re an important factor to keep in mind when ...

Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) combined with sequential tislelizumab for resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC): Preliminary results of a single-arm, open-label phase Ib trial ...

We performed a retrospective review of consecutive colonic anastomoses that were performed by one surgical group that uses the MBE exclusively in a community hospital from January 2001 through ...

An investigation of the relationship between tumor location and survival following colon cancer resection. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This ...