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Rogers P, Emile SH, Garoufalia Z, Strassmann V, Dourado J, Ray-Offor E, Horesh N, Wexner SD. Gracilis muscle interposition for pouch-vaginal fistulas: a single-centre cohort study and literature review. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 28:7. [PMID: 38079014 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02880-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND First described by Parks and Nicholls in 1978, the ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) has revolutionized the treatment of mucosal ulcerative colitis (MUC) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). IPAA is fraught with complications, one of which is pouch-vaginal fistulas (PVF), a rare but challenging complication noted in 3.9-15% of female patients. Surgical treatment success approximates 50%. Gracilis muscle interposition (GMI) is a promising technique that has shown good results with other types of perineal fistulas. We present the results from our institution and a comprehensive literature review. METHODS A retrospective observational study including all patients with a PVF treated with GMI at our institution from December 2018-January 2000. Primary outcome was complete healing after ileostomy closure. RESULTS Nine patients were included. Eight of nine IPAAs (88.9%) were performed for MUC, and one for FAP. A subsequent diagnosis of Crohn's disease was made in five patients. Initial success occurred in two patients (22.2%), one patient was lost to follow-up and seven patients, after further procedures, ultimately achieved healing (77.8%). Four of five patients with Crohn's achieved complete healing (80%). CONCLUSION Surgical healing rates quoted in the literature for PVFs are approximately 50%. The initial healing rate was 22.2% and increased to 77.8% after subsequent surgeries, while it was 80% in patients with Crohn's disease. Given this, gracilis muscle interposition may have a role in the treatment of pouch-vaginal fistulas.
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- P Rogers
- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- University of Port Harcourt, Dept of Surgery, Choba, Nigeria
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Emile SH, Barsom SH, Garoufalia Z, Wexner SD. Does drinking coffee reduce the risk of colorectal cancer? A qualitative umbrella review of systematic reviews. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:961-968. [PMID: 37129722 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02804-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Coffee drinking has been linked to many positive health effects, including reduced risk of some cancers. The present study aimed to provide an overview of the collective evidence on the association between coffee consumption and risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) through an umbrella review of the published systematic reviews. METHODS This PRISMA-compliant systematic review of systematic reviews assessed the association between coffee drinking and the risk of CRC. An umbrella review approach was followed in a qualitative narrative manner. The quality of included reviews was assessed by the AMSTAR 2 checklist. The main outcome was the association between coffee drinking and CRC and colon and rectal cancer separately. RESULTS Fourteen systematic reviews were included in this umbrella review. Coffee drinking was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of CRC according to five reviews (11-24%), colon cancer according to two reviews (9-21%), and rectal cancer according to one review (25%). One review reported a significant risk reduction of CRC by 7% with drinking six or more cups of coffee per day and another review reported a significant risk reduction of 8% with five cups per day reaching 12% with six cups per day. Decaffeinated coffee was associated with a significant risk reduction according to three reviews. CONCLUSION The evidence supporting caffeinated coffee as associated with a reduced risk of CRC is inconsistent. Dose-dependent relation analysis suggests that the protective effect of coffee drinking against CRC is evident with the consumption of five or more cups per day.
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- S H Emile
- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Nephrology and Hypertension Division, Internal Medicine Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Emile SH, Khan SM, Garoufalia Z, Silva-Alvarenga E, Gefen R, Horesh N, Freund MR, Wexner SD. A network meta-analysis of surgical treatments of complete rectal prolapse. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:787-797. [PMID: 37150800 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02813-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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PURPOSE Surgical treatment of complete rectal prolapse can be undertaken via an abdominal or a perineal approach. The present network meta-analysis aimed to compare the outcomes of different abdominal and perineal procedures for rectal prolapse in terms of recurrence, complications, and improvement in fecal incontinence (FI). METHODS A PRISMA-compliant systematic review of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science was conducted. Randomized clinical trials comparing two or more procedures for the treatment of complete rectal prolapse were included. The risk of bias was assessed using the ROB-2 tool. The main outcomes were recurrence of full-thickness rectal prolapse, complications, operation time, and improvement in FI. RESULTS Nine randomized controlled trials with 728 patients were included. The follow-up ranged between 12 and 47 months. Posterior mesh rectopexy had significantly lower odds of recurrence than did the Altemeier procedure (logOR, - 12.75; 95% credible intervals, - 40.91, - 1.75), Delorme procedure (- 13.10; - 41.26, - 2.09), resection rectopexy (- 11.98; - 41.36, - 0.19), sponge rectopexy (- 13.19; - 42.87, - 0.54), and sutured rectopexy (- 13.12; - 42.58, - 1.50), but similar odds to ventral mesh rectopexy (- 12.09; - 41.7, 0.03). Differences among the procedures in complications, operation time, and improvement in FI were not significant. CONCLUSIONS Posterior mesh rectopexy ranked best with the lowest recurrence while perineal procedures ranked worst with the highest recurrence rates.
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- S H Emile
- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Organization, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Emile SH, Horesh N, Strassmann V, Garoufalia Z, Gefen R, Zhou P, Ray-Offor E, Dasilva G, Wexner SD. Outcomes of gracilis muscle interposition for rectourethral fistulas caused by treatment of prostate cancer. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:937-944. [PMID: 36800073 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02759-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gracilis muscle interposition (GMI) has been associated with favorable outcomes in treating complex perianal fistulas. Outcomes of GMI may vary according to the fistula etiology, particularly between rectovaginal fistulas in women and rectourethral fistulas (RUF) in men. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of GMI to treat RUF acquired after prostate cancer treatment. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included male patients treated with GMI for RUF acquired after prostate cancer treatment between January 2000 and December 2018 in the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida. The primary outcome was the success of GMI, defined as complete healing of RUF without recurrence. Secondary outcomes were length of hospital stay and postoperative complications. RESULTS This study included 53 male patients with a median age of 68 (range, 46-85) years. Patients developed RUF after treatment of prostate cancer with radiation (52.8%), surgery (34%), or transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) (13.2%). Median hospital stay was 5 (IQR, 4-7) days. Twenty (37.7%) patients experienced 25 complications, the most common being wound infection and dehiscence. Primary healing after GMI was achieved in 28 (52.8%) patients. Fifteen additional patients experienced successful healing of RUF after additional procedures, for a total success rate of 81.1%. Median time to complete healing was 8 (range, 4-56) weeks. The only significant factor associated with outcome of GMI was wound dehiscence (p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS Although the initial success rate of GMI was approximately 53%, it increased to 81% after additional procedures. Complications after GMI were mostly minor, with wound complications being the most common. Perianal wound dehiscence was significantly associated with failure of healing of RUF after GMI.
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- S H Emile
- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Organization, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA.
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33179, USA.
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Rogers P, Garoufalia Z, Horesh N, Livingston-Rosanoff D, Wexner SD. Complete obstruction after colorectal anastomosis. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:697-698. [PMID: 37036636 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02799-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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- P Rogers
- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Diseases Centre, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Diseases Centre, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Diseases Centre, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Department of Surgery and Transplantations, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Diseases Centre, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Diseases Centre, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Garoufalia Z, Gefen R, Emile SH, Silva-Alvarenga E, Freund MR, Horesh N, Wexner SD. Outcomes of graciloplasty in the treatment of fecal incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:429-441. [PMID: 36479654 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-022-02734-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with refractory fecal incontinence symptoms can be treated with several surgical procedures including graciloplasty. Reported outcomes and morbidity rates of this procedure are highly variable. The aim of this study was to assess continence rate and safety of dynamic and adynamic graciloplasty. METHODS PubMed and Google Scholar databases were systematically searched from inception until January 2022 according to preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Reviews, animal studies, studies with patients < 18 years or < 10 patients, with no success rate reported or non-English text, were excluded. Main outcome measures were overall continence and morbidity rates of each technique. RESULTS Fourteen studies were identified, incorporating a total of 450 patients (337 females), published between 1980 and 2021. Most common etiology of incontinence (35.5%-n = 160) was obstetric trauma followed by anorectal trauma (20%-n = 90). The weighted mean rate of continence after dynamic graciloplasty was 69.1% (95% CI 0.53-0.84%, I2 = 90%) compared to 71% (95% CI 0.54-0.87, I2 = 82.5%) after adynamic. Although the weighted mean short-term complication rate was lower in the dynamic group (26% versus 40%), when focusing on complications requiring intervention under general anesthesia, there was a much higher incidence (43.4% versus 10.5%) in the dynamic group. The weighted mean rate of long-term complications was 59.4% (95% CI 0.13-1.04%, I2 = 97.7%) in the dynamic group, almost twice higher than in the adynamic group [30% (95% CI - 0.03 to 0.63), I2 = 95.8%]. Median follow-up ranged from 1 to 13 years. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that graciloplasty may be considered for incontinent patients. Dynamic graciloplasty may harbor higher risk for reoperation and complications compared to adynamic. The fact that the functional results between adynamic and dynamic graciloplasty are equivalent and the morbidity rate of adynamic graciloplasty is significantly lower reinforce the graciloplasty as an option to treat appropriately selected patients with fecal incontinence.
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- Z Garoufalia
- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Organization, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Mansoura University Hospitals, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Martin Health at Tradition HealthPark Two, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Department of General Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
- Department of Surgery and Transplantations, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Lamidi S, Coe PO, Bordeianou LG, Hart AL, Hind D, Lindsay JO, Lobo AJ, Myrelid P, Raine T, Sebastian S, Fearnhead NS, Lee MJ, Adams K, Almer S, Ananthakrishnan A, Bethune RM, Block M, Brown SR, Cirocco WC, Cooney R, Davies RJ, Atici SD, Dhar A, Din S, Drobne D, Espin‐Basany E, Evans JP, Fleshner PR, Folkesson J, Fraser A, Graf W, Hahnloser D, Hager J, Hancock L, Hanzel J, Hargest R, Hedin CRH, Hill J, Ihle C, Jongen J, Kader R, Karmiris K, Katsanos KH, Keller DS, Kopylov U, Koutrabakis IE, Lamb CA, Landerholm K, Lee GC, Litta F, Limdi JK, Lopes EW, Madoff RD, Martin ST, Martin‐Perez B, Michalopoulos G, Millan M, Münch A, Nakov R, Noor NM, Oresland T, Paquette IM, Pellino G, Perra T, Porcu A, Roslani AC, Samaan MA, Sebepos‐Rogers GM, Segal JP, de Silva SD, Söderholm AM, Spinelli A, Speight RA, Steinhagen RM, Stenström P, Tsimogiannis KE, Varma MG, Verma AM, Verstockt B, Warden C, Yassin NA, Zawadzki A, Carr P, Devlin B, Avery MSP, Gecse KB, Goren I, Hellström PM, Kotze PG, McWhirter D, Naik AS, Sammour T, Selinger CP, Stein SL, Torres J, Wexner SD, Younge LC. Development of a core descriptor set for Crohn's anal fistula. Colorectal Dis 2022; 25:695-706. [PMID: 36461766 DOI: 10.1111/codi.16440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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AIM Crohn's anal fistula (CAF) is a complex condition, with no agreement on which patient characteristics should be routinely reported in studies. The aim of this study was to develop a core descriptor set of key patient characteristics for reporting in all CAF research. METHOD Candidate descriptors were generated from published literature and stakeholder suggestions. Colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists and specialist nurses in inflammatory bowel disease took part in three rounds of an international modified Delphi process using nine-point Likert scales to rank the importance of descriptors. Feedback was provided between rounds to allow refinement of the next ratings. Patterns in descriptor voting were assessed using principal component analysis (PCA). Resulting PCA groups were used to organize items in rounds two and three. Consensus descriptors were submitted to a patient panel for feedback. Items meeting predetermined thresholds were included in the final set and ratified at the consensus meeting. RESULTS One hundred and thirty three respondents from 22 countries completed round one, of whom 67.0% completed round three. Ninety seven descriptors were rated across three rounds in 11 PCA-based groups. Forty descriptors were shortlisted. The consensus meeting ratified a core descriptor set of 37 descriptors within six domains: fistula anatomy, current disease activity and phenotype, risk factors, medical interventions for CAF, surgical interventions for CAF, and patient symptoms and impact on quality of life. CONCLUSION The core descriptor set proposed for all future CAF research reflects characteristics important to gastroenterologists and surgeons. This might aid transparent reporting in future studies.
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Freund MR, Perets M, Horesh N, Yellinek S, Halfteck G, Reissman P, Rosenthal RJ, Wexner SD. Prevalence, diagnosis, and surgical management of complex ileocolic-duodenal fistulas in Crohn's disease. Tech Coloproctol 2022; 26:637-643. [PMID: 35451660 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-022-02616-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to review the prevalence and surgical management of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) complicated by ileocolic-duodenal fistulas (ICDF). METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of CD patients who underwent surgical takedown and repair of ICDF during January 2011-December 2021 at two inflammatory bowel disease referral centers. RESULTS We identified 17 patients with ICDF (1.3%) out of 1283 CD patients who underwent abdominal surgery. Median age was 42 (20-71) years, 13 patients were male (76%) and median body mass index was 22.7 (18.4-30.3) kg/m2. Four patients (24%) were diagnosed preoperatively and only 2 (12%) were operated on for ICDF-related symptoms. The most common procedure was ileocolic resection (13 patients, 76%) including 4 repeat ileocolic resections (24%). The duodenal defect was primarily repaired in all patients with no re-fistulization or duodenal stenosis, regardless of the repair technique. A laparoscopic approach was attempted in the majority of patients (14 patients, 82%); however, only 5 (30%) were laparoscopically completed. The overall postoperative complication rate was 65% including major complications in 3 patients (18%) and 2 patients (12%) who required surgical re-intervention for abdominal wall dehiscence and postoperative bleeding. Preoperative nutritional optimization was performed in 9 patients (53%) due to malnutrition. These patients had significantly less intra-operative blood loss (485 vs 183 ml, p = 0.05), and a significantly reduced length of stay (18 vs 8 days, p = 0.05). CONCLUSION ICDF is a rare manifestation of CD which may go unrecognized despite the implementation of a comprehensive preoperative evaluation. Although laparoscopic management of ICDF may be technically feasible, it is associated with a high conversion rate. Preoperative nutritional optimization may be beneficial in improving surgical outcomes in this select group of patients.
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- M R Freund
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA.,Department of General Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Freund MR, Kent I, Agarwal S, Wexner SD. Use of indocyanine green fluorescence angiography during ileal J-pouch surgery requiring lengthening maneuvers. Tech Coloproctol 2022; 26:181-186. [PMID: 35091791 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-021-02557-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to review whether routine usage of indocyanine green (ICG) perfusion assessment during complex ileal J-pouch surgery requiring lengthening maneuvers reduces ischemic complications. METHODS Retrospective chart review of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) or familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) who underwent ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) surgery with lengthening maneuvers and intraoperative ICG assessment between January 2015 and January 2021. All patients underwent a double stapled anastomosis and were temporarily diverted. All patients underwent laparoscopic and trans-anal ICG assessment of their J-pouch and anastomosis. All J-pouches were evaluated 6 weeks after surgery via contrast enema and pouchoscopy. RESULTS One hundred fifty eight patients underwent ileal J-pouch surgery during the study period. Sixteen patients (10%) underwent lengthening maneuvers and intra-operative ICG assessment. Twelve patients underwent surgery for UC and 4 for FAP. Median age was 40.3 years and average body mass index was 24.9 kg/m2. Twelve patients underwent a two-stage procedure and the remaining underwent a three-stage procedure. 93.7% of cases were completed laparoscopically (15/16). All patients underwent scoring of the peritoneum and 43% (7/16) underwent division of the ileocolic or intermediate mesenteric vessels. There was no mortality or pouch ischemia and the leak rate was 12.5%. All patients underwent reversal after an average of 18 ± 7 weeks. CONCLUSION ICG perfusion assessment appears to be of utility in complex IPAA surgery requiring lengthening maneuvers. Its application may be associated with reduced J-pouch ischemia and leak rate in this unique setting.
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- M R Freund
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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El-Hussuna A, Emile SH, Wexner SD. Comment on: Novel approaches to surgical trials and the assessment of new surgical technologies. Br J Surg 2021; 108:e85. [PMID: 33711120 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- A El-Hussuna
- Department of Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- General and Colorectal Surgery, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Digestive Disease Center.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida.,Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University.,Department of Surgery, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University.,Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University.,Surgery, Ohio State University, Wexner College of Medicine.,Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine.,Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, Department of Targeted Intervention, University College London, London, UK
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Skancke M, Sharp SP, Maron DJ, Wexner SD. Elevated prevalence of nodal positivity in carcinoid tumours of the appendix smaller than 2 cm has a negative impact on overall survival. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:1958-1964. [PMID: 33463877 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM The current standard of care for clinically node-negative carcinoid tumours of the appendix < 2.0 cm in size is appendectomy alone. The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the prevalence of pathological nodal positivity in clinically node-negative appendiceal tumour specimens < 2.0 cm and quantify the impact of occult pathological nodal positivity on overall survival following resection. METHOD A retrospective database review of the 2019 US National Cancer Database for appendiceal cancer identified 2007 cases of clinically node-negative appendiceal carcinoid tumours based on SEER histology codes 8240, 8241, 8242, 8243, 8243, 8244, 8245, 8246 and 8249. Kaplan-Meier with log-rank testing and multivariate Cox regression analysis evaluated the impact of occult nodal positivity on overall survival following resection for clinically node-negative appendiceal carcinoma. RESULTS The prevalence of occult nodal positivity increased from 1.9% for sub-centimetre tumours to 7% for tumours between 1.0 and 1.5 cm, 16.5% for tumours between 1.5 and 2.0 cm and to >29.5% for tumours > 2.0 cm. Rates of metastatic spread were similar for tumours < 2.0 cm but increased for larger tumours. Over two-thirds of patients received a segmental colectomy as definitive surgical therapy. After controlling for differences in cohorts, multivariate analysis showed an increased hazard ratio for mortality of 162% (HR 2.62, CI 1.884-3.541) for patients with pathological node-positive disease. CONCLUSION Clinically node-negative carcinoid tumours of the appendix bigger than 1.5 cm have an increased rate of occult nodal spread which has a negative impact on overall survival.
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- M Skancke
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Kavalukas SL, Yang F, Wexner SD, Nogueras JJ. Anal dysplasia as an incidental finding: the importance of specimen evaluation. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:1597-1602. [PMID: 32640480 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM The incidence of anal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) has increased dramatically in the USA. The squamous intraepithelial lesion has been identified as a precursor lesion to SCC, stratifying the abnormality into low grade or high grade. There have been studies on the prevalence of incidentally found SCC in haemorrhoidectomy specimens, but there are no studies to date on the incidence of dysplasia. The purpose of this study was to establish a baseline incidence of dysplasia that provides helpful information for future epidemiological studies. METHODS This is a retrospective review of patients who underwent haemorrhoidectomy from 2005 to 2019. Pathology regarding the type of dysplasia, medications, and diagnoses that may predispose to immunosuppression were collected. RESULTS In all, 810 patients with a mean age of 51.7 (range 20-91) years underwent haemorrhoidectomy. Eighteen (2.2%) of the patients had abnormal pathology (low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, 3; high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, 12; SCC, 2; adenocarcinoma, 1). Thirty-seven (4.5%) of the entire cohort had some risk factors for immunosuppression: chronic steroid use (nine), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (13), biologic medications (six), transplant recipients (two) and immunocompromising diseases (four). Only 4/18 patients had an immunosuppression risk in that all four of these patients were HIV-positive. Surveillance following excision was undertaken for an average of 6 (range 1-12) months, during which time four patients underwent a repeat biopsy. DISCUSSION Anal dysplasia found in an otherwise asymptomatic population has a prevalence of 2.2%. This finding supports the routine examination of benign anorectal specimens undergoing microscopic examination. Interestingly, the majority of the patients identified had no immunosuppressant risk factors.
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- S L Kavalukas
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Ghuman A, Kasteel N, Brown CJ, Karimuddin AA, Raval MJ, Wexner SD, Phang PT. Surgical site infection in elective colonic and rectal resections: effect of oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation compared with mechanical bowel preparation only. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:1686-1693. [PMID: 32441804 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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AIM Surgical site infections are disproportionately common after colorectal surgery and may be largely preventable. The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to determine the effect of oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation on surgical site infections. METHOD A retrospective study of a consecutive series of elective colonic and rectal resections following an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway, which also included mechanical bowel preparation, from 1 September 2014 to 30 September 2017. The addition of oral antibiotics (neomycin and metronidazole) to the mechanical bowel preparation procedure was assessed. Development of surgical site infections within 30 days was the main outcome measured. The secondary outcome was assessment of possible surgical site infection predictors. RESULTS Seven-hundred thirty-two patients were included: 313 (43%) preintervention (mechanical bowel preparation only); and 419 (57%) postintervention (mechanical bowel preparation plus oral antibiotics). Surgical site infection rates preintervention and. postintervention were: overall, 20.8% vs 10.5%, P < 0.001; superficial, 10.9% vs 4.3%, P < 0.001; and organ space, 9.9% vs 6.2%, P = 0.03. Subgroup analysis of colonic resections revealed a significant reduction in overall (17.1% vs 6.8%), superficial (10.7% vs 4.3%) and organ space (6.4% vs. 2.6%) infections. Rectal resections had significant reduction in overall (26.2% vs 15.3%) and superficial (11.1% vs 4.4%) infection rates but not in organ space infections (15.1% vs 10.9%). Multivariate regression analysis revealed open vs minimally invasive surgery (P < 0.001) and omission of oral antibiotics (P = 0.004) as independent predictors of surgical site infections. CONCLUSION Administration of oral antibiotics resulted in significant reduction of superficial and organ space infections after colonic resection; after rectal resection, significant reduction only of superficial infections was found.
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- A Ghuman
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Ruan QZ, English W, Hotouras A, Bryant C, Taylor F, Andreani S, Wexner SD, Banerjee S. A systematic review of the literature assessing the outcomes of stapled haemorrhoidopexy versus open haemorrhoidectomy. Tech Coloproctol 2020; 25:19-33. [PMID: 33098498 PMCID: PMC7847454 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-020-02314-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Symptomatic haemorrhoids affect a large number of patients throughout the world. The aim of this systematic review was to compare the surgical outcomes of stapled haemorrhoidopexy (SH) versus open haemorrhoidectomy (OH) over a 20-year period. Methods Randomized controlled trials published between January 1998 and January 2019 were extracted from Pubmed using defined search criteria. Study characteristics and outcomes in the form of short-term and long-term complications of the two techniques were analyzed. Any changes in trend of outcomes over time were assessed by comparing article groups 1998–2008 and 2009–2019. Results Twenty-nine and 9 relevant articles were extracted for the 1998–2008 (period 1) and 2009–2019 (period 2) cohorts, respectively. Over the two time periods, SH was found to be a safe procedure, associated with statistically reduced operative time (in 13/21 studies during period 1 and in 3/8 studies during period 2), statistically less intraoperative bleeding (3/7 studies in period 1 and 1/1 study in period 2) and consistently less early postoperative pain on the visual analogue scale (12/15 studies in period 1 and 4/5 studies in period 2) resulting in shorter hospital stay (12/20 studies in period 1 and 2/2 studies in period 2) at the expense of a higher cost. In the longer term, although chronic pain in SH and OH patents is comparable, patient satisfaction with SH may decline with time and at 2-year follow-up OH appeared to be associated with greater patient satisfaction. Conclusions SH appears to be safe with potential advantages, at least in the short term, but the evidence is lacking at the moment to suggest its routine use in clinical practice.
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- Q Z Ruan
- Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- National Bowel Research Centre, Blizard Institute, QMUL, 2 Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK
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- Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
- National Bowel Research Centre, Blizard Institute, QMUL, 2 Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK.
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- Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Romford, UK
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BACKGROUND Performing a tension-free anastomosis following extensive left-sided colorectal resection can be challenging due to limited length. The retro-ileal pull-through approach, where the colon is carefully delivered to the pelvis through a mesenteric window made under the ileocolic vessels, is a technique to perform such an anastomosis. METHODS This series is a retrospective review of patients who underwent a colorectal or coloanal anastomosis using the retro-ileal pull-through approach. Patient demographics, operative reports, and short-term outcomes were reviewed. RESULTS Seven patients had a retro-ileal pull-through technique with colorectal or coloanal anastomosis. The cohort included 3 patients who had a Hartman's reversal, 3 who had a redo colorectal anastomosis and one in whom this technique was used in an acute setting for sigmoid colectomy for acute perforated diverticulitis with primary anastomosis. Successful implementation of the technique was achieved in all patients with good short-term outcomes. CONCLUSIONS In our cohort of patients, a retro-ileal pull-through technique was shown to be a successful approach to achieve a tension-free colorectal or coloanal anastomosis in various scenarios. This technique may prevent performing an ileorectal anastomosis or a permanent colostomy. We believe that this approach should be popularized among colorectal surgeons dealing with complicated colorectal operations.
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- I Kent
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Wexner SD, Cortés‐Guiral D, Gilshtein H, Kent I, Reymond MA. COVID-19: impact on colorectal surgery. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:635-640. [PMID: 32359223 PMCID: PMC7267609 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for the medical and surgical healthcare systems. With the ongoing need for urgent and emergency colorectal surgery, including surgery for colorectal cancer, several questions pertaining to operating room (OR) utilization and techniques needed to be rapidly addressed. METHOD This manuscript discusses knowledge related to the critical considerations of patient and caregiver safety relating to personal protective equipment (PPE) and the operating room environment. RESULTS During the COVID-19 pandemic, additional personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required contingent upon local availability of COVID-19 testing and the incidence of known COVID-19 infection in the respective community. In addition to standard COVID-19 PPE precautions, a negative-pressure environment, including an OR, has been recommended, especially for the performance of aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs). Hospital spaces ranging from patient wards to ORs to endoscopy rooms have been successfully converted from standard positive-pressure to negative-pressure spaces. Another important consideration is the method of surgical access; specifically, minimally invasive surgery with pneumoperitoneum is an AGP and thus must be carefully considered. Current debate centres around whether it should be avoided in patients known to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 or whether it can be performed under precautions with safety measures in place to minimize exposure to aerosolized virus particles. Several important lessons learned from pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy procedures are demonstrated to help improve our understanding and management. CONCLUSION This paper evaluates the issues surrounding these challenges including the OR environment and AGPs which are germane to surgical practices around the world. Although there is no single universally agreed upon set of answers, we have presented what we think is a balanced cogent description of logical safe approaches to colorectal surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- S. D. Wexner
- Department of Colorectal SurgeryCleveland Clinic FloridaWestonFloridaUSA
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- Department of Colorectal SurgeryKing Khalid HospitalNejranSaudi Arabia
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- Department of Colorectal SurgeryCleveland Clinic FloridaWestonFloridaUSA
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- Department of Colorectal SurgeryCleveland Clinic FloridaWestonFloridaUSA
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- Department of General and Transplant SurgeryNational Center for Pleura and Peritoneum (NCPP)TübingenGermany
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Sharp SP, Ata A, Chismark AD, Canete JJ, Valerian BT, Wexner SD, Lee EC. Racial disparities after stoma construction in colorectal surgery. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:713-722. [PMID: 31876362 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM Racial disparities are under-recognized among patients undergoing colorectal surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the complication rates and surgical outcomes stratified by race and ethnicity among patients undergoing colorectal surgery with intestinal stoma creation. METHOD The ACS NSQIP database from 2013 to 2016 was used. Colon, rectum and small bowel cases requiring intestinal stoma creation were selected. Both African-American and other groups of minority patients were compared with Caucasian patients using a complex multivariable analysis model. Primary outcomes of interest were complication rates, mortality and extended hospital length of stay. RESULTS The study included 38 088 admissions. After multivariable analysis, African-American patients still had a prolonged length of hospital stay and higher complication rates. Other minorities also had a prolonged length of hospital stay and higher complication rates. CONCLUSIONS Both African-American and other groups of minority patients requiring an ostomy suffer significantly higher postoperative complication rates and a prolonged hospital length of stay, even after comorbidity adjustment. Access to care, socioeconomic status and comorbid disease management are all important factors for minority patients who undergo colorectal surgery requiring intestinal stoma construction.
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- S P Sharp
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA.,Digestive Disease Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA
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- Digestive Disease Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA
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Gilshtein H, Yellinek S, Maenza J, Wexner SD. Surgical management of colovesical fistulas. Tech Coloproctol 2020; 24:851-854. [DOI: 10.1007/s10151-020-02247-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rectovaginal, pouch-vaginal, and recto-urethral fistulas are very challenging to treat. Gracilis muscle interposition was shown be an effective treatment for these complex fistulas. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and outcomes of redo gracilis interposition for persistent and recurrent complex perineal fistulas. METHODS A retrospective analysis of all patients who had redo gracilis muscle interposition for complex perineal fistulas at our institution from 1995 to 2019 was performed. RESULTS Nine patients (5 males, mean age 55 years) were included for analysis. The types of fistulas were recto-urethral (n = 5), rectovaginal (n = 2) and pouch-vaginal (n = 2). The success rate was 56% with 5 patients achieving complete healing of the fistula. Only 1 patient (11%) experienced a postoperative complication. CONCLUSIONS Redo gracilis muscle interposition is feasible and safe with promising resultsin healing of complex perineal fistula.
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- H Gilshtein
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Emile SH, Gilshtein H, Wexner SD. Quadruple assessment of colorectal anastomoses: a technique to reduce the incidence of anastomotic leakage. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:102-103. [PMID: 31487087 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- S H Emile
- Department of General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- S Atallah
- HCA North Florida Division, Oviedo, FL, USA. .,University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA. .,AdventHealth Winter Park, Winter Park, FL, USA.
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- Mount Sinai Health System, New York, USA
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Emile SH, Wexner SD. The reverse leak test for the assessment of low coloanal anastomosis: technical note. Tech Coloproctol 2019; 23:491-492. [PMID: 31197520 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-019-02002-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- S H Emile
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Oliveira L, Hagerman G, Torres ML, Lumi CM, Siachoque JAC, Reyes JC, Perez-Aguirre J, Sanchez-Robles JC, Guerrero-Guerrero VH, Regadas SM, Filho VG, Rosato G, Vieira E, Marzan L, Lima D, Londoño-Schimmer E, Wexner SD. Sacral neuromodulation for fecal incontinence in Latin America: initial results of a multicenter study. Tech Coloproctol 2019; 23:545-550. [DOI: 10.1007/s10151-019-02004-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Garfinkle R, Wong-Chong N, Petrucci A, Sylla P, Wexner SD, Bhatnagar S, Morin N, Boutros M. Assessing the readability, quality and accuracy of online health information for patients with low anterior resection syndrome following surgery for rectal cancer. Colorectal Dis 2019; 21:523-531. [PMID: 30609222 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Management of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) requires a high degree of patient engagement. This process may be facilitated by online health-related information and education. The aim of this study was to systematically review current online health information on LARS. METHOD An online search of Google, Yahoo and Bing was performed using the search terms 'low anterior/anterior resection syndrome' and 'bowel function/movements after rectal cancer surgery'. Websites were assessed for readability (eight standardized tests), suitability (using the Suitability Assessment of Materials instrument), quality (the DISCERN instrument), accuracy and content (using a LARS-specific content checklist). Websites were categorized as academic, governmental, nonprofit or private. RESULTS Of 117 unique websites, 25 met the inclusion criteria. The median readability level was 10.4 (9.2-11.7) and 11 (44.0%) websites were highly suitable. Using the DISCERN instrument, seven (28.0%) websites had clear aims, two (8.0%) divulged the sources used and four (16.0%) had high overall quality. Only eight (32.0%) websites defined LARS and ten (40.0%) listed all five major symptoms associated with the LARS score. There was variation in the number of websites that discussed dietary modifications (80.0%), self-help strategies (72.0%), medication (68.0%), pelvic floor rehabilitation (60.0%) and neuromodulation (8.0%). The median accuracy of websites was 93.8% (88.2-96.7%). Governmental websites scored highest for overall suitability (P = 0.0079) and quality (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Current online information on LARS is suboptimal. Websites are highly variable, important content is often lacking and material is too complex for patients.
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- R Garfinkle
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Hôpital Cité de la Santé, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Yellinek S, Krizzuk D, Moreno Djadou T, Lavy D, Wexner SD. Endorectal advancement flap for complex anal fistula: does flap configuration matter? Colorectal Dis 2019; 21:581-587. [PMID: 30673146 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIM Treatment of complex anal fistula (CAF) is challenging, often requiring multiple operations due to a high failure rate. The plethora of options attests to the lack of a panacea. Endorectal advancement flap (ERAF) carries the advantages of no sphincter division, no contour defect to the anal canal and no perineal wound. The failure rate of this procedure ranges between 15% and 60%. Although the procedure traditionally described a rhomboid (tongue-shaped) flap, an elliptical (curvilinear) flap was introduced to try to improve the results. This study aimed to describe the elliptical-shaped ERAF performed by the senior authors and others and compare failure rates between elliptical and rhomboid ERAFs for CAF. METHOD A retrospective review of all patients who underwent ERAF for CAF between 2011 and 2017 was undertaken. Patients were divided into two groups based on the type of flap: rhomboid or elliptical. The main outcomes measures were postoperative persistent or recurrent fistula. RESULTS Seventy-six ERAF procedures for CAF were identified in 71 patients; 39 had a classic rhomboid flap and 37 had an elliptical configuration with mean follow-up of 13.8 and 13.9 months, respectively. The groups were similar for demographic parameters and preoperative fistula characteristics. The overall failure rate was 37%, with a success rate of 64% in the rhomboid and 62% in the elliptical group. CONCLUSION The shape of the ERAF for treatment of CAF does not appear to influence failure rate.
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- S Yellinek
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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BACKGROUND Perhaps partly because intussusception in adults is rare, optimal treatment remains controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the appropriate surgical procedure for adult intussusception. METHODS A systematic search was undertaken using PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science from 1/1980 to 12/2016. Adults (> 15 years) with intussusception treated by surgical or conservative measures were included. RESULTS One thousand two hundred twenty-nine patients were identified from 40 retrospective case series. Pooled rates of malignant and benign tumors and idiopathic etiologies were 32.9% (95% CI 28.6-37.4), 37.4% (95% CI 32.7-42.3), and 15.1% (95% CI 11.7-19.3), respectively. Pooled rates of enteric, ileocolic, and colonic location types were 49.5% (95% CI 41.8-57.2), 29.1% (95% CI 23.0-36.1), and 19.9% (95% CI 16.3-24.1), respectively. Pooled rates of malignant tumors in enteric, ileocolic, and colonic intussusception were 22.5% (95% CI 18.3-27.3), 36.9% (95% CI 27.3-47.6), and 46.5% (31.1-62.6), respectively. Metastatic carcinoma was the main cause of malignant tumor in enteric intussusception. Conversely, primary adenocarcinoma was the main cause of malignant tumor in ileocolic and colonic intussusception. Considering the high rate of malignancy of colonic intussusception the majority of the studies surveyed recommend en bloc resection without reduction to avoid potential intraluminal seeding or venous tumor dissemination. Pooled rates of postoperative complications and mortality were 22.1% (95% CI 17.5-27.5) and 5.2% (95% CI 3.7-7.4), respectively. CONCLUSION Whereas enteric intussusception can be managed by reduction followed by resection, colonic intussusception should be resected en bloc. Due to the intermediate forms between enteric and colonic intussusception, a selective approach is recommended. Surgery remains the mainstay in adult intussusception.
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- K D Hong
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Emile SH, Wexner SD. Systematic review of the applications of three-dimensional printing in colorectal surgery. Colorectal Dis 2019; 21:261-269. [PMID: 30457180 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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AIM Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been recognized as a revolutionary technological innovation that has benefitted numerous disciplines, including medicine. The present systematic review aimed to demonstrate the current applications of 3D printing in colorectal surgery along with the limitations and potential future applications of this innovation. METHOD A PRISMA-compliant systematic literature search of studies that applied 3D printing in colorectal surgery in the period from January 1990 to July 2018 was conducted. Electronic databases including PubMed/Medline, Scopus and the Cochrane Library were searched. All full-text original articles were eligible for inclusion. RESULTS Nine studies including 58 patients with a median age of 60.7 years were reviewed. The studies assessed 3D printing in patients with planned stoma construction, colon cancer with liver metastasis, right colon cancer, rectal cancer, intractable constipation and anal fistula. The applications of 3D printing were classified into three categories: patient education, preoperative planning and evaluation of response of colorectal liver metastasis to chemotherapy. 3D printed models aided in planning resection of colorectal liver metastasis, facilitating D3 lymphadenectomy in complete mesocolic excision, improving the understanding of pelvic anatomy in laparoscopic rectal cancer treatment, guiding electrode implantation in sacral neuromodulation for intractable constipation, and elucidating the morphology of anal fistula tract and anal sphincter muscles. CONCLUSION Colorectal surgery may benefit from 3D printing in enhancing patient education before stoma construction, preoperative planning and evaluation of the response of liver metastasis to chemotherapy using 3D ultrasonography.
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- S H Emile
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Shalaby M, Emile S, Elfeki H, Sakr A, Wexner SD, Sileri P. Systematic review of endoluminal vacuum-assisted therapy as salvage treatment for rectal anastomotic leakage. BJS Open 2018; 3:153-160. [PMID: 30957061 PMCID: PMC6433422 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Endoluminal vacuum-assisted therapy (EVT) has been introduced recently to treat colorectal anastomotic leakage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EVT in the treatment of anastomotic leakage and rectal stump insufficiency after Hartmann's procedure. Methods A systematic search of MEDLINE, Scopus and Cochrane databases was performed using search terms related to EVT and anastomotic leakage or rectal stump insufficiency in line with the PRISMA checklist. Observational studies, RCTs and case series studies published to July 2017 were included. Primary outcomes of the review were the success of EVT, defined as complete or partial healing of the anastomotic defect and associated cavity, and the rate of stoma reversal after EVT. Secondary outcomes included the duration of treatment to complete healing, complications of treatment and the need for further intervention. A meta-analysis was conducted. The potential effect of clinical confounders on the failure of EVT was investigated using the random-effects meta-regression model. Results Of 476 articles identified, 17 studies reporting on 276 patients were ultimately included. The weighted mean rate of success was 85·3 (95 per cent c.i. 80·1 to 90·5) per cent, with a median duration from inception of EVT to complete healing of 47 (range 40-105) days. The weighted mean rate of stoma reversal across the studies was 75·9 (64·6 to 87·2) per cent. Twenty-five patients (9·1 per cent) required additional interventions after EVT. Thirty-eight patients (13·8 per cent) developed complications. The weighted mean complication rate across the studies was 11·1 (6·0 to 16·2) per cent. Variables significantly associated with failure included preoperative radiotherapy, absence of diverting stoma, complications and male sex. Conclusion EVT is associated with a high rate of complete healing of anastomotic leakage and stoma reversal. It is an effective option in appropriately selected patients with anastomotic leakage.
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- M Shalaby
- Department of General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit Mansoura University Mansoura Egypt.,Department of General Surgery Rome Tor Vergata University Rome Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit Mansoura University Mansoura Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit Mansoura University Mansoura Egypt.,Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of General Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit Mansoura University Mansoura Egypt
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery Cleveland Clinic Florida Weston Florida USA
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- Department of General Surgery Rome Tor Vergata University Rome Italy
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Mizrahi I, de Lacy FB, Abu-Gazala M, Fernandez LM, Otero A, Sands DR, Lacy AM, Wexner SD. Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer with indocyanine green fluorescence angiography. Tech Coloproctol 2018; 22:785-791. [PMID: 30430309 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-018-1869-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of fluorescence angiography (FA) on any change in proximal resection margin and/or anastomotic leak (AL) following transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for rectal cancer (RC). METHODS This retrospective cohort study was conducted at two centers by three senior surgeons. Both institutions' prospectively maintained Institutional Review Board-approved databases were retrospectively queried for all consecutive patients between July 2015 and May 2017 who had laparoscopic hybrid trans-abdominal total mesorectal excision (TME) and TaTME for RC with colorectal or coloanal anastomosis < 10 cm from the anal verge. All patients had intraoperative FA to assess colonic perfusion of the planned proximal resection margin before bowel transection and after construction of the anastomosis. Primary outcomes measured any changes in proximal resection margins and AL rates. RESULTS Fifty-four patients (31 males; mean age 63 ± 12 years) were included; 30 (55%) of whom received neoadjuvant chemoradiation. The average anastomotic height was 3.6 cm from the anal verge and 8 (14.5%) patients required intersphincteric dissection. Forty-six patients (85%) had loop ileostomy. FA led to a change in the proximal resection margin in 10 patients (18.5%), one of whom had AL on postoperative day 3 requiring diagnostic laparoscopy and loop ileostomy. A second patient, without a change in the proximal resection margin, also had an AL. The overall AL rate was 3.7%. CONCLUSIONS FA changed the planned proximal resection margin in 18.5% of patients, possibly accounting for the relatively low AL rate. FA is imperfect, and subjective but does have the potential to improve outcomes.
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- I Mizrahi
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, 33331, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, 33331, USA.
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Flavonoids are herbal medicines and widely used for chronic venous diseases and hemorrhoids. Flavonoid diosmin in both micronized and non-micronized form is a part of various drugs. According to literature data, flavonoids are able to reduce venous stasis, suppress local inflammation, improve venous tone and lymphatic outflow. It should be noted that biological models of in vivo trials have certain limitations while available data of different researches are contradictory. However, flavonoids were recommended for hemorrhoids in view of meta-analysis of 14 trials comparing flavonoids (diosmin, micronized purified flavonoid fraction and rutosides) with placebo in 1514 patients with hemorrhoids and Cochrane review of 24 randomized controlled trials (2,334 participants). These drugs should be administered as a part of complex therapy. At the same time, there is no conclusive evidence to prefer only one of these medicines. There are also no data confirming the benefits of daily dosage of 3000 mg per day of micronized fraction of flavonoids compared with 1800 mg of purified diosmin per day for treatment of acute hemorrhoids.
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- B N Bashankaev
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of Healthcare Ministry of Russia, Moscow, Russia; GMS Clinic and Hospitals, Moscow, Russia
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- Colorectal Surgery Department of the Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, USA
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of Healthcare Ministry of Russia, Moscow, Russia, GMS Clinic and Hospitals, Moscow, Russia, Colorectal Surgery Department of the Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, USA
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Wexner SD, Mukharyamova RR, Bashankaev BN. [A doctor in social networks: opportunities or limitations?]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2018:78-82. [PMID: 30199056 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia201808278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Social media opens great opportunities in doctors' practice, education and communication with patients. The information is published easily and instantly, just by 'click', but sometimes it's not enough time for the author to think over issues of ethics, compliance with the professional standard, the validity of statements and their reliability. On the other hand, the capabilities of the Internet can detect any publication even after its removal. Currently there are no official guidelines regulating the rules of doctor's behavior in social media in Russia. In this article we will discuss what to keep in mind while using these new opportunities effectively and safely.
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- S D Wexner
- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Weston, FL, USA
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- Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia; GMS Clinic and Hospitals, Moscow, Russia
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Tulina IA, Kitsenko YE, Ubushiev MN, Efetov SK, Wexner SD, Tsarkov PV. Laparoscopic technique of modified extraperitoneal (retrotransversalis) end colostomy for abdominoperineal excision. Colorectal Dis 2018; 20:O235-O238. [PMID: 29779245 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM To describe the technique of a modified extraperitoneal retrotransversalis end colostomy as part of a laparoscopic abdominoperineal excision (APR). METHOD The colostomy site is preoperatively chosen and used intra-operatively for a trocar. After the rectum has been mobilized the descending colon is freed. The peritoneal margin is gently grasped and the parietal peritoneum and extraperitoneal together with the transversalis fascia are separated from the transverse abdominal muscle fibres upwards for 3-4 cm aiming at the trocar site to form the extraperitoneal retrotransversalis canal. The stoma site trocar is partially withdrawn and its head is turned laterally until its tip is positioned in the layer between the abdominal wall muscles and underlying transversalis and extraperitoneal fascia together with the parietal peritoneum. The CO2 source can be attached so that the gas helps to separate the layers, after which the colostomy trephine is formed at the site of the trocar, the grasper is inserted to gently deliver the blunt end of the descending colon through the canal and the end colostomy is formed in a usual way. RESULTS No procedure-specific complications were noted in 39 patients who had laparoscopic APR with extraperitoneal retrotransversalis end colostomy from 2009 to 2016. In 23 patients who survived for 3.7 ± 1.7 years after surgery there were no clinical or CT signs of parastomal hernia or prolapse. CONCLUSION This single-institution retrospective case series demonstrates that laparoscopic extraperitoneal retrotransversalis end colostomy is feasible, safe and effective in preventing parastomal hernias and stomal prolapse.
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- I A Tulina
- Department of surgery - Faculty of preventive medicine, Clinic of Colorectal and minimally Invasive Surgery, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.,Clinic of Colorectal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of surgery - Faculty of preventive medicine, Clinic of Colorectal and minimally Invasive Surgery, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.,Clinic of Colorectal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of surgery - Faculty of preventive medicine, Clinic of Colorectal and minimally Invasive Surgery, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.,Clinic of Colorectal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of surgery - Faculty of preventive medicine, Clinic of Colorectal and minimally Invasive Surgery, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.,Clinic of Colorectal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of surgery - Faculty of preventive medicine, Clinic of Colorectal and minimally Invasive Surgery, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.,Clinic of Colorectal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Moscow, Russia
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Caycedo-Marulanda A, Chadi S, Patel S, Knol J, Wexner SD. Is a transanal total mesorectal excision programme feasible in a single-team setting? Colorectal Dis 2018; 20:571-573. [PMID: 29963774 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- A Caycedo-Marulanda
- Department of Surgery, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Queens University Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Wale A, Wexner SD, Saur NM, Massarotti H, Laurberg S, Kennedy E, Rockall A, Sebag-Montefiore D, Brown G. Session 1: The evolution and development of the multidisciplinary team approach: USA, European and UK experiences - what can we do better? Colorectal Dis 2018; 20 Suppl 1:17-27. [PMID: 29878684 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The process of determining the best treatments that should be offered to patients with newly diagnosed colon and rectal cancer remains highly variable around the world. The aim of this expert review was to agree the key elements of good quality preoperative treatment decision making.
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- A Wale
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida, USA.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- General Surgery and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Imperial College London, London, UK
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Renshaw S, Silva IL, Hotouras A, Wexner SD, Murphy J, Bhan C. Perioperative outcomes and adverse events of robotic colorectal resections for inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic literature review. Tech Coloproctol 2018; 22:161-177. [PMID: 29546470 PMCID: PMC5862938 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-018-1766-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to assess outcome measures and cost-effectiveness of robotic colorectal resections in adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The Cochrane Library, PubMed/Medline and Embase databases were reviewed, using the text "robotic(s)" AND ("inflammatory bowel disease" OR "Crohn's" OR "Ulcerative Colitis"). Two investigators screened abstracts for eligibility. All English language full-text articles were reviewed for specified outcomes. Data were presented in a summarised and aggregate form, since the lack of higher-level evidence studies precluded meta-analysis. Primary outcomes included mortality and postoperative complications. Secondary outcomes included readmission rate, length of stay, conversion rate, procedure time, estimated blood loss and functional outcome. The tertiary outcome was cost-effectiveness. Eight studies (3 case-matched observational studies, 4 case series and 1 case report) met the inclusion criteria. There was no reported mortality. Overall, complications occurred in 81 patients (54%) including 30 (20%) Clavien-Dindo III-IV complications. Mean length of stay was 8.6 days. Eleven cases (7.3%) were converted to open. The mean robotic operating time was 99 min out of a mean total operating time of 298.6 min. Thirty-two patients (24.7%) were readmitted. Functional outcomes were comparable among robotic, laparoscopic and open approaches. Case-matched observational studies comparing robotic to laparoscopic surgery revealed a significantly longer procedure time; however, conversion, complication, length of stay and readmission rates were similar. The case-matched observational study comparing robotic to open surgery also revealed a longer procedure time and a higher readmission rate; postoperative complication rates and length of stay were similar. No studies compared cost-effectiveness between robotic and traditional approaches. Although robotic resections for inflammatory bowel disease are technically feasible, outcomes must be interpreted with caution due to low-quality studies.
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- S Renshaw
- Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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- National Centre for Bowel Research and Surgical Innovation, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. .,Department of Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK.
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- Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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Keller DS, Berho M, Wexner SD, Chand M. Can surgical technology better guide oncological resections in colon cancer? Colorectal Dis 2018; 20:77-78. [PMID: 29166554 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- D S Keller
- Department of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, University College London Hospitals, NHS Trusts, GENIE Centre, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Interventional Sciences, University College London Hospitals, NHS Trusts, GENIE Centre, University College London, London, UK
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Silva IL, Iskandarani M, Hotouras A, Murphy J, Bhan C, Adada B, Wexner SD. A systematic review to assess the management of patients with cerebral metastases secondary to colorectal cancer. Tech Coloproctol 2017; 21:847-852. [PMID: 29124419 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-017-1707-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) rarely metastasizes to the brain. The incidence of cerebral metastases (CM) is estimated between 1 and 3%. Given the improved survival from advanced CRC as a result of surgical and oncological advances, it is anticipated that the incidence of patients with CM from CRC will rise over the next few years. The aim of this article was to systematically review the treatment options and outcome of patients with CM from CRC. METHODS PubMed and Medline databases were examined using the search words or MESH headings "colorectal" "cancer/carcinoma/adenocarcinoma", "cerebral"/"brain" and "metastases/metastasis". RESULTS CM from CRC are diagnosed on average 28.3 months after the primary tumour. The median survival time following diagnosis is 5.3 months. Surgery (with or without associated radiotherapy), stereotactic radiosurgery, whole brain radiotherapy and best supportive care result in median survival of 10.3, 6.4, 4.4 and 1.8 months, respectively. On average, the 1-year overall survival rate for patients with CM from CRC regardless of the treatment modality is estimated to be around 24%. CONCLUSIONS The prognosis of patients with CM from CRC is dismal. Surgery may increase survival, but the additional benefit of perioperative radiotherapy cannot be ascertained due to paucity of data. Further studies are required to identify the role of the different oncological and surgical therapies and identify those patients likely to benefit most. Identification of patients who are at higher risk of developing brain metastases may be another important area for future research.
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- I L Silva
- Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK.
- National Centre for Bowel Research and Surgical Innovation, Barts and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2 Newark Street, London, E12AT, UK.
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- Department of Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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Brady RRW, Chapman SJ, Atallah S, Chand M, Mayol J, Lacy AM, Wexner SD. #colorectalsurgery. Br J Surg 2017; 104:1470-1476. [PMID: 28881004 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of social media platforms among healthcare professionals is increasing. A Twitter social media campaign promoting the hashtag #colorectalsurgery was launched with the aim of providing a specialty-specific forum to collate discussions and science relevant to an engaged, global community of coloproctologists. This article reviews initial experiences of the early adoption, engagement and utilization of this pilot initiative. METHODS The hashtag #colorectalsurgery was promoted via the online microblogging service Twitter across a 180-day interval. Data on all tweets containing the #colorectalsurgery hashtag were analysed using online analytical tools. Data included total number of tweets, number of views, and user engagement since registration and launch of the campaign. Content of tweet and user demographic analysis was undertaken. RESULTS The number of tweets using #colorectalsurgery grew rapidly following the launch on 24 April 2016; #colorectalsurgery was used in 15 708 tweets, which resulted in 65 398 696 impressions and involved 1863 individual Twitter accounts. Increased volumes of #colorectalsurgery tweets were noted in association with the timing of three major international colorectal surgical conferences, and geographical trends were noted. Some 88·4 per cent of all posts were by male users. The top 25 users by volume of #colorectalsurgery tweets had considerable influence and posted 8023 tweets (51·1 per cent). CONCLUSION Online global communities formed via healthcare-related hashtags, such as #colorectalsurgery, unify social media posts, scientists, surgeons and authors who have an interest in coloproctology. Furthermore, they facilitate greater connectivity among geographically separate users.
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- R R W Brady
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- The John Goligher Colorectal Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Clinico, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos, Universidad Compluntense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Digestive Disease Center, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Mizrahi I, Chadi SA, Haim N, Sands DR, Gurland B, Zutshi M, Wexner SD, da Silva G. Sacral neuromodulation for the treatment of faecal incontinence following proctectomy. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:O145-O152. [PMID: 27885800 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM This study assessed the effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) for faecal incontinence (FI) following proctectomy with colorectal or coloanal anastomosis. METHODS An Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved database identified patients treated for FI following proctectomy (SNM-P) for benign or malignant disease, who were matched 1:1 according to preoperative Cleveland Clinic Florida Faecal Incontinence Scores (CCF-FIS) with patients without proctectomy (SNM-NP). Primary outcome was change in CCF-FIS. RESULTS Twelve patients (seven women) were in the SNM-P group and 12 (all women) were in the SNM-NP group. In the SNM-P group, six patients underwent proctectomy for low rectal cancer and five received neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Five patients had handsewn anastomosis, and one had stapled coloanal anastomosis. One lead explantation occurred after a failed 2-week SNM percutaneous trial. Six patients underwent proctectomy for benign conditions. Within-group analyses revealed significant improvement in CCF-FIS in the SNM-P group (reduction from a score of 18 to a score of 14; P = 0.02), which was more profound for benign disease (reduction from 14.5 to 8.5) than for rectal cancer (reduction from 19.5 to 15). SNM was explanted in 66% and 33% of patients after proctectomy for malignant and benign conditions, respectively. In the SNM-NP group, 41% underwent overlapping sphincteroplasty. One patient received chemoradiation for anal cancer. Within-group analysis for the SNM-NP group showed significant improvement in CCF-FIS (a reduction from 17.5 to 4.0; P = 0.003). There was significant improvement in CCF-FIS in patients without previous proctectomy (mean delta CCF-FIS: 11.1 vs 4.7; P = 0.011). Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) reaffirmed that controls outperformed proctectomy patients (P = 0.006). CONCLUSION SNM for FI after proctectomy appears less effective than SNM in patients without proctectomy, with high device explantation rates, particularly after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and proctectomy for low rectal cancer.
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- I Mizrahi
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Rodrigues FG, Chadi SA, Cracco AJ, Sands DR, Zutshi M, Gurland B, Da Silva G, Wexner SD. Faecal incontinence in patients with a sphincter defect: comparison of sphincteroplasty and sacral nerve stimulation. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:456-461. [PMID: 27620162 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM Sphincteroplasty (SP) is used to treat faecal incontinence (FI) in patients with a sphincter defect. Although sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is used in patients, its outcome in patients with a sphincter defect has not been definitively evaluated. We compared the results of SP and SNS for FI associated with a sphincter defect. METHOD Patients treated by SNS or SP for FI with an associated sphincter defect were retrospectively identified from an Institutional Review Board approved prospective database. Patients with ultrasound evidence of a sphincter defect were matched by age, gender and body mass index. The main outcome measure was change in the Cleveland Clinic Florida Faecal Incontinence Score (CCF-FIS). RESULTS Twenty-six female patients with a sphincter defect were included in the study. The 13 patients in each group were similar for age, body mass index, initial CCF-FIS and the duration of follow-up. No differences were observed in parity (P = 1.00), the rate of concomitant urinary incontinence (P = 0.62) or early postoperative complications. Within-group analysis showed a significant reduction of the CCF-FIS among patients having SNS (15.9-8.4; P = 0.003) but not SP (16.9-12.9; P = 0.078). There was a trend towards a more significant improvement in CCF-FIS in the SNS than in the SP group (post-treatment CCF-FIS 8.4 vs 12.9, P = 0.06). Net improvement in CCF-FIS was not significantly different between the groups (P = 0.06). CONCLUSION Significant improvement in CCF-FIS was observed in patients treated with SNS but not SP patients. A trend towards better results was seen with SNS.
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- F G Rodrigues
- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA.,National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brasilia, Brazil
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- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Ilyas MIM, Zangbar B, Nfonsam VN, Maegawa FA, Joseph BA, Patel JA, Wexner SD. Are there differences in outcome after elective sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease and for cancer? A national inpatient study. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:260-265. [PMID: 27422847 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM The postoperative outcome after elective sigmoidectomy for diverticulitis has not been compared to that for cancer. The study aimed to evaluate the differences in the postoperative outcome after sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease and cancer. METHOD The National Inpatient Sample Database was used to identify patients who underwent elective sigmoid resection for diverticular disease or cancer between 2004 and 2011. After excluding patients with metastatic cancer and preoperative weight loss, sigmoid cancer and diverticulitis patients were matched using propensity score, controlling for age, gender, race, type of operation (open vs laparoscopic) and comorbidities. The end-points of interest were infective complications, reoperation, anastomotic leakage, rebleeding, length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality. RESULTS After propensity score matching (diverticulitis 11 192 patients, sigmoid cancer 11 192 patients), the mean age was 65 ± 12.5 years, 53.8% were male and 61.5% were Caucasian. Only 18.0% of the operations were done by laparoscopy. The overall complication rate was 17.7% and the in-hospital mortality rate was 0.9%. The diverticulitis group had a higher rate of surgical site infection (3.2% vs 2.6%, P = 0.004), intra-abdominal abscess formation (1.2% vs 0.4%, P < 0.0001) and reoperation (6.1% vs 4.1%, P < 0.0001) compared with the cancer group. The cancer group had a higher incidence of pneumonia (1.9% vs 1.5%, P = 0.01) and anastomotic leakage (9.2% vs 8.3%, P = 0.001). There was no difference in sepsis, deep vein thrombosis, respiratory failure, renal failure, rebleeding, overall complication rate or length of hospital stay. Subgroup analysis showed a higher in-hospital mortality for cancer than for diverticulitis patients whether resected by open or by laparoscopic surgery. CONCLUSION Although elective sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease has a higher risk of infective complications, elective sigmoidectomy for cancer has a higher risk of anastomotic leakage.
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- M I M Ilyas
- Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Lacy AM, Martin-Perez B, Diaz-DelGobbo G, DeLacy H, Cahill R, Wexner SD. The present and future of surgical education - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:303-304. [PMID: 28160396 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- A M Lacy
- Instituto Clínic de Enfermedades Digestivas y Metabólicas (ICMDiM), Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto Clínic de Enfermedades Digestivas y Metabólicas (ICMDiM), Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto Clínic de Enfermedades Digestivas y Metabólicas (ICMDiM), Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto Clínic de Enfermedades Digestivas y Metabólicas (ICMDiM), Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Wexner SD, Petrucci AM, Brady RR, Ennis-O'Connor M, Fitzgerald JE, Mayol J. Social media in colorectal surgery. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:105-114. [PMID: 27889945 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The engagement of social media in healthcare continues to expand. For members of the colorectal community, social media has already made a significant impact on practice, education and patient care. The applications are unique such that they provide a platform for instant communication and information sharing with other users worldwide. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of how social media has the potential to change clinical practice, training, research and patient care in colorectal surgery.
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- S D Wexner
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Barnet Hospital Campus, Barnet, UK
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- Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Emile SH, Elfeki HA, Youssef M, Farid M, Wexner SD. Abdominal rectopexy for the treatment of internal rectal prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Colorectal Dis 2017; 19:O13-O24. [PMID: 27943547 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM Internal rectal prolapse (IRP) is a unique functional disorder that presents with a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms, including constipation and/or faecal incontinence (FI). The present review aims to analyse the results of trials evaluating the role of abdominal rectopexy in the treatment of IRP with regard to regarding functional and technical outcomes. METHOD A systematic review of the literature for the role of abdominal rectopexy in patients with IRP was conducted. PubMed/Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for published and unpublished studies from January 2000 to December 2015. RESULTS We reviewed 14 studies including 1301 patients (1180 women) of a median age of 59 years. The weighted mean rates of improvement of obstructed defaecation (OD) and FI across the studies were 73.9% and 60.2%, respectively. Twelve studies reported clinical recurrence in 84 (6.9%) patients. The weighted mean recurrence rate of IRP among the studies was 5.8% (95% CI: 4.2-7.5). Two hundred and thirty complications were reported with a weighted mean complication rate of 15%. Resection rectopexy had lower recurrence rates than did ventral rectopexy, whereas ventral rectopexy achieved better symptomatic improvement, a shorter operative time and a lower complication rate. CONCLUSION Abdominal rectopexy for IRP attained satisfactory results with improvement of OD and, to a lesser extent, FI, a low incidence of recurrence and an acceptable morbidity rate. Although ventral rectopexy was associated with higher recurrence rates, lower complication rates and better improvement of bowel symptoms than resection rectopexy, these findings cannot be confirmed owing to the limitations of this review.
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- S H Emile
- General Surgery Department, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt
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- General Surgery Department, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt
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- General Surgery Department, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt
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- General Surgery Department, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Hotouras A, Ribas Y, Zakeri SA, Nunes QM, Murphy J, Bhan C, Wexner SD. The influence of obesity and body mass index on the outcome of laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a systematic literature review. Colorectal Dis 2016; 18:O337-O366. [PMID: 27254110 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM The relationship between obesity, body mass index (BMI) and laparoscopic colorectal resection is unclear. Our object was to assess systematically the available evidence to establish the influence of obesity and BMI on the outcome of laparoscopic colorectal resection. METHOD A search of PubMed/Medline databases was performed in May 2015 to identify all studies investigating the impact of BMI and obesity on elective laparoscopic colorectal resection performed for benign or malignant bowel disease. Clinical end-points examined included operation time, conversion rate to open surgery, postoperative complications including anastomotic leakage, length of hospital stay, readmission rate, reoperation rate and mortality. For patients who underwent an operation for cancer, the harvested number of lymph nodes and long-term oncological data were also examined. RESULTS Forty-five studies were analysed, the majority of which were level IV with only four level III (Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine 2011) case-controlled studies. Thirty comparative studies containing 23 649 patients including 17 895 non-obese and 5754 obese showed no significant differences between the two groups with respect to intra-operative blood loss, overall postoperative morbidity, anastomotic leakage, reoperation rate, mortality and the number of retrieved lymph nodes in patients operated on for malignancy. Most studies, including 15 non-comparative studies, reported a longer operation time in patients who underwent a laparoscopic procedure with the BMI being an independent predictor in multivariate analyses for the operation time. CONCLUSION Laparoscopic colorectal resection is safe and technically and oncologically feasible in obese patients. These results, however, may vary outside of high volume centres of expertise.
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- A Hotouras
- National Centre for Bowel Research and Surgical Innovation, London, UK. .,Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
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- Department of Surgery, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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- NIHR Liverpool Pancreas Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Academic Surgical Unit, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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Severino NP, Chadi SA, Rosen L, Coiro S, Choman E, Berho M, Wexner SD. Survival following salvage abdominoperineal resection for persistent and recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the anus: do these disease categories affect survival? Colorectal Dis 2016; 18:959-966. [PMID: 26850085 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM This study aimed to investigate the results of salvage abdominoperineal excision (APR) in patients with persistent or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA). METHOD Patients with anal neoplasia were identified from a prospective database. Patients with invasive SCCA with demonstrated failure of chemoradiation therapy (CRT) who underwent salvage APR for one of three disease categories (persistent, < 6 months post-CRT; early recurrent, 6-24 months post-CRT; late recurrent, > 24 months post-CRT) were included. The primary outcome was overall survival after salvage APR. Tumour size, metastatic lymph nodes (LN), circumferential resection margin positivity (CRM) and neurolymphovascular invasion (NLVI) were correlated with the outcome. RESULTS Thirty-six patients with a median 3-year overall survival of 46% (median follow-up 24 months) underwent salvage APR due to persistent or recurrent SCCA (14 men, mean age 59 years). Eleven (31%) patients were diagnosed with persistent disease, 17 (47%) with early and 8 (22%) with late recurrence. Two-year overall survival of Stage 0/I/II and III/IV disease was 81.5% and 33.74%, respectively (P = 0.022). Overall disease stage was associated with disease categorization (P = 0.009): patients with persistent disease or early recurrence had a significantly higher disease stage than patients with late recurrence (OR = 20.9 and 17.2). Despite apparently improved survival in patients with late disease recurrence on live table analysis, no significant difference was identified in overall survival when stratified by disease category on log-rank test analysis. CONCLUSION Persistent and recurrent disease does not show any significant difference in survival, but patients with late recurrence may have a better prognosis.
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- N P Severino
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA.
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Montroni I, Wexner SD. Robotic colorectal cancer surgery: Are data supporting the desire to innovate? Eur J Surg Oncol 2016; 42:1085-7. [PMID: 27289135 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- I Montroni
- Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL 33331, USA.
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- Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL 33331, USA
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Kontovounisios C, Tekkis P, Tan E, Rasheed S, Darzi A, Wexner SD. Adoption and success rates of perineal procedures for fistula-in-ano: a systematic review. Colorectal Dis 2016; 18:441-58. [PMID: 26990602 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIM Several sphincter-preserving techniques have been described with extremely encouraging initial reports. However, more recent studies have failed to confirm the positive early results. We evaluate the adoption and success rates of advancement flap procedures (AFP), fibrin glue sealant (FGS), anal collagen plug (ACP) and ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) procedures based on their evolution in time for the management of anal fistula. METHOD A PubMed search from 1992 to 2015. An assessment of adoption, duration of study and success rate was undertaken. RESULTS We found 133 studies (5604 patients): AFP (40 studies, 2333 patients), FGS (31 studies, 871 patients), LIFT (19 studies, 759 patients), ACP (43 studies, 1641 patients). Success rates ranged from 0% to 100%. Study duration was significantly associated with success rates in AFP (P = 0.01) and FGS (P = 0.02) but not in LIFT or ACP. The duration of use of individual procedures since first publication was associated with success rate only in AFP (P = 0.027). There were no statistically significant differences in success rates relative to the number of the patients included in each study. CONCLUSION Success and adoption rates tend to decrease with time. Differences in patient selection, duration of follow-up, length of availability of the individual procedure and heterogeneity of treatment protocols contribute to the diverse results in the literature. Differences in success rates over time were evident, suggesting that both international trials and global best practice consensus are desirable. Further prospective randomized controlled trials with homogeneity and clear objective parameters would be needed to substantiate these findings.
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- C Kontovounisios
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery in the Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL, USA
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Ribas Y, Hotouras A, Wexner SD, D'Hoore A. Shared decision-making and informed consent process in rectal cancer treatment: weighing up oncological and functional outcomes. Colorectal Dis 2016; 18:9-12. [PMID: 26782696 DOI: 10.1111/codi.13238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Y Ribas
- Department of Surgery, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain.
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- National Centre for Bowel Research and Surgical Innovation, London, UK.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, University College London Hospital, London, UK
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- Digestive Disease Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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