{"title":"Bowel cleansing, dysbiosis, and postoperative infection: the dots are starting to connect.","authors":"John C Alverdy","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae207","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":"111 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142118510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna L Pouncey, Dhvni Patel, Carol Freeman, Priya Sastry, Colin Bicknell, Stephen R Large, Linda D Sharples
{"title":"Inequalities for women diagnosed with distal arch and descending thoracic aortic aneurysms: results from the Effective Treatments for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (ETTAA) cohort study.","authors":"Anna L Pouncey, Dhvni Patel, Carol Freeman, Priya Sastry, Colin Bicknell, Stephen R Large, Linda D Sharples","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae185","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae185","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Women with thoracic aortic aneurysms within the arch or descending thoracic aorta have poorer survival than men. Sex differences in relative thoracic aortic aneurysm size may account for some of the discrepancy. The aim of this study was to explore whether basing clinical management on aneurysm size index (maximum aneurysm diameter/body surface area) rather than aneurysm size can restore equality of survival by sex.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Effective Treatments for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (ETTAA; ISRCTN04044627) study was a prospective, observational cohort study. Adults referred to National Health Service hospitals in England with new/existing arch or descending thoracic aorta aneurysms greater than or equal to 4 cm in diameter were followed from March 2014 to March 2022. Baseline characteristics and survival to intervention and overall were compared for men and women. Survival models were used to assess the association between all-cause survival and sex, with and without adjustment for aneurysm diameter or aneurysm size index.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 886 thoracic aortic aneurysm patients were recruited: 321 (36.2%) women and 565 (63.8%) men. The mean(s.d.) aneurysm diameter was the same for women and men (5.7(1.1) versus 5.7(1.2) cm respectively; P = 0.751), but the mean(s.d.) aneurysm size index was greater for women than for men (3.32(0.80) versus 2.83(0.63) respectively; P < 0.001). Women had significantly worse survival without intervention: 110 (34.3%) women and 135 (23.9%) men (log rank test, P < 0.001). All-cause mortality remained greater for women after adjustment for diameter (HR 1.65 (95% c.i. 1.35 to 2.02); P < 0.001), but was attenuated after adjustment for aneurysm size index (HR 1.11 (95% c.i. 0.89 to 1.38); P = 0.359). Similar results were found for all follow-up, with or without intervention, and findings were consistent for descending thoracic aorta aneurysms alone.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Guidelines for referral to specialist services should consider including aneurysm size index rather than diameter to reduce inequity due to patient sex.</p>","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":"111 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11293951/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141873662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marco Raffaelli, Nikolaos Voloudakis, Marcin Barczynski, Katrin Brauckhoff, Cosimo Durante, Joaquin Gomez-Ramirez, Ioannis Koutelidakis, Kerstin Lorenz, Ozer Makay, Gabriele Materazzi, Rumen Pandev, Gregory W Randolph, Neil Tolley, Menno Vriens, Thomas Musholt
{"title":"European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) consensus statement on advanced thyroid cancer: definitions and management.","authors":"Marco Raffaelli, Nikolaos Voloudakis, Marcin Barczynski, Katrin Brauckhoff, Cosimo Durante, Joaquin Gomez-Ramirez, Ioannis Koutelidakis, Kerstin Lorenz, Ozer Makay, Gabriele Materazzi, Rumen Pandev, Gregory W Randolph, Neil Tolley, Menno Vriens, Thomas Musholt","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae199","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae199","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":"111 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11331340/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141998995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum: Defining standards and core outcomes for clinical trials in prehabilitation for colorectal surgery (DiSCO): modified Delphi methodology to achieve patient and healthcare professional consensus.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae201","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae201","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":"111 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11295327/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141873661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of Lugol solution before total thyroidectomy for Graves' disease: randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Donatella Schiavone, Filippo Crimì, Giulio Cabrelle, Gianmaria Pennelli, Diana Sacchi, Caterina Mian, Francesca Torresan, Maurizio Iacobone","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae196","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lugol solution is often administered to patients with Graves' disease before surgery. The aim is to reduce thyroid vascularization and surgical morbidity, but its real effectiveness remains controversial. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of preoperative Lugol solution on thyroid vascularization and surgical morbidity in patients with Graves' disease undergoing total thyroidectomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty-six patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for Graves' disease were randomly assigned to receive 7 days of Lugol treatment (Lugol+ group, 29) or no Lugol treatment (LS- group, 27) before surgery in this single-centre and single-blinded trial. Preoperative hormone and colour Doppler ultrasonographic data for assessing thyroid vascularization were collected 8 days before surgery (T0) and on the day of surgery (T1). The primary outcome was intraoperative and postoperative blood loss. Secondary outcomes included duration of surgery, thyroid function, morbidity, vascularization, and microvessel density at final pathology.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No differences in demographic, preoperative hormone or ultrasonographic data were found between LS+ and LS- groups at T0. At T1, free tri-iodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) levels were significantly reduced compared with T0 values in the LS+ group, whereas no such variation was observed in the LS- group. No differences between T0 and T1 were found for ultrasonographic vascularization in either group, nor did the histological findings differ. There were no significant differences between the LS+ and LS- groups concerning intraoperative/postoperative blood loss (median 80.5 versus 94 ml respectively), duration of surgery (75 min in both groups) or postoperative morbidity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Lugol solution significantly reduces FT3 and FT4 levels in patients undergoing surgery for Graves' disease, but does not decrease intraoperative/postoperative blood loss, thyroid vascularization, duration of surgery or postoperative morbidity.</p><p><strong>Registration number: </strong>NCT05784792 (https://www.clinicaltrials.gov).</p>","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":"111 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141915582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emre Bozkurt, Jasper P Sijberden, Serena Langella, Federica Cipriani, Francesc Collado-Roura, Victoria Morrison-Jones, Burak Görgec, Gabriel Zozaya, Jacopo Lanari, Davit Aghayan, Celine De Meyere, David Fuks, Giuseppe Zimmiti, Benedetto Ielpo, Mikhail Efanov, Robert P Sutcliffe, Nadia Russolillo, Miquel Gomez-Artacho, Francesca Ratti, Mathieu D'Hondt, Bjørn Edwin, Umberto Cillo, Fernando Rotellar, Marc G Besselink, John N Primrose, Santi Lopez-Ben, Luca A Aldrighetti, Alessandro Ferrero, Mohammad Abu Hilal
{"title":"Laparoscopic versus open right hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases after portal vein embolization: international multicentre study.","authors":"Emre Bozkurt, Jasper P Sijberden, Serena Langella, Federica Cipriani, Francesc Collado-Roura, Victoria Morrison-Jones, Burak Görgec, Gabriel Zozaya, Jacopo Lanari, Davit Aghayan, Celine De Meyere, David Fuks, Giuseppe Zimmiti, Benedetto Ielpo, Mikhail Efanov, Robert P Sutcliffe, Nadia Russolillo, Miquel Gomez-Artacho, Francesca Ratti, Mathieu D'Hondt, Bjørn Edwin, Umberto Cillo, Fernando Rotellar, Marc G Besselink, John N Primrose, Santi Lopez-Ben, Luca A Aldrighetti, Alessandro Ferrero, Mohammad Abu Hilal","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae181","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae181","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Laparoscopic liver surgery is increasingly used for more challenging procedures. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and oncological safety of laparoscopic right hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases after portal vein embolization.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was an international retrospective multicentre study of patients with colorectal liver metastases who underwent open or laparoscopic right and extended right hepatectomy after portal vein embolization between 2004 and 2020. The perioperative and oncological outcomes for patients who underwent laparoscopic and open approaches were compared using propensity score matching.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 338 patients, 84 patients underwent a laparoscopic procedure and 254 patients underwent an open procedure. Patients in the laparoscopic group less often underwent extended right hepatectomy (18% versus 34.6% (P = 0.004)), procedures in the setting of a two-stage hepatectomy (42% versus 65% (P < 0.001)), and major concurrent procedures (4% versus 16.1% (P = 0.003)). After propensity score matching, 78 patients remained in each group. The laparoscopic approach was associated with longer operating and Pringle times (330 versus 258.5 min (P < 0.001) and 65 versus 30 min (P = 0.001) respectively) and a shorter length of stay (7 versus 8 days (P = 0.011)). The R0 resection rate was not different (71% for the laparoscopic approach versus 60% for the open approach (P = 0.230)). The median disease-free survival was 12 (95% c.i. 10 to 20) months for the laparoscopic approach versus 20 (95% c.i. 13 to 31) months for the open approach (P = 0.145). The median overall survival was 28 (95% c.i. 22 to 48) months for the laparoscopic approach versus 42 (95% c.i. 35 to 52) months for the open approach (P = 0.614).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The advantages of a laparoscopic over an open approach for (extended) right hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases after portal vein embolization are limited.</p>","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":"111 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11319932/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141970151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Management of subcutaneous abscesses: prospective cross-sectional study (MAGIC).","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae162","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae162","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":"111 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11334058/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142003177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark Donnelly, Odhrán K Ryan, Éanna J Ryan, Des C Winter
{"title":"Author response to: Comment on: Total neoadjuvant therapy versus standard neoadjuvant treatment strategies for the management of locally advanced rectal cancer: network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.","authors":"Mark Donnelly, Odhrán K Ryan, Éanna J Ryan, Des C Winter","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae211","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae211","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":"111 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11342962/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142043797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acute large bowel obstruction.","authors":"Gita Lingham, Michael Okocha, Ben Griffiths","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae202","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae202","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":"111 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141970150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}