Colorectal Surgery Specialty

Due to the recent heightened interest in even less invasive surgery, single port laparoscopic colorectal surgery is quickly… (More)

OBJECTIVE Surgical site infections are a major source of morbidity after colorectal surgery. The aim of this study was to explore… (More)

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of surgeon specialization on emergency colorectal resection in terms of mortality, morbidity… (More)

PURPOSE It is well recognized that the increased risk of a postoperative venous thrombotic event extends beyond the inpatient… (More)

BACKGROUND Surgical decision-making and informed patient consent both benefit from having accurate information about risk. But… (More)

PURPOSE Local anesthetic wound infusion has been investigated in recent years as a potential alternative to standard analgesic… (More)

PURPOSE Unplanned readmission after colorectal surgery is a relatively frequent event, knowledge of which often is inaccurate… (More)

INTRODUCTION Surgical management of left-sided large bowel emergencies has been evolving toward single-staged procedures… (More)

Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis is known to significantly reduce the incidence of postoperative wound infection in elective… (More)

OBJECTIVE To assess the differences among surgeons in postoperative complications, postoperative mortality, and survival in… (More)