BMC SurgeryPub Date : 2026-04-24DOI: 10.1186/s12893-026-03775-6
Je Min Suh, Jerry Lim, Nattaya Raykateeraroj, David S Liu, Mehrdad Nikfarjam, David Pilcher, Dong-Kyu Lee, Laurence Weinberg
{"title":"Predictive value of biochemical markers and clinical scoring systems for outcomes in nonagenarians and centenarians admitted to the ICU after cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a binational multicenter analysis.","authors":"Je Min Suh, Jerry Lim, Nattaya Raykateeraroj, David S Liu, Mehrdad Nikfarjam, David Pilcher, Dong-Kyu Lee, Laurence Weinberg","doi":"10.1186/s12893-026-03775-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-026-03775-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49229,"journal":{"name":"BMC Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147787098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMC SurgeryPub Date : 2026-04-23DOI: 10.1186/s12893-026-03728-z
Yuejuan Li, Hui Dong, Tao Jiang
{"title":"Efficacy of biological versus synthetic meshes in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.","authors":"Yuejuan Li, Hui Dong, Tao Jiang","doi":"10.1186/s12893-026-03728-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-026-03728-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49229,"journal":{"name":"BMC Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147787053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMC SurgeryPub Date : 2026-04-23DOI: 10.1186/s12893-026-03754-x
Michael Hoffmann, Matthias Schrempf, Luis Arbona de Gracia, Anna Muzalyova, Marie Freitag, Christoph Römmele, Florian Sommer, Matthias Anthuber, Sebastian Wolf
{"title":"Adaptation of emergency surgical care during successive COVID-19 waves: a single-center analysis of surgically treated acute appendicitis.","authors":"Michael Hoffmann, Matthias Schrempf, Luis Arbona de Gracia, Anna Muzalyova, Marie Freitag, Christoph Römmele, Florian Sommer, Matthias Anthuber, Sebastian Wolf","doi":"10.1186/s12893-026-03754-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-026-03754-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, several studies - including our own - demonstrated a significant decrease in emergency surgical presentations, including acute appendicitis (AA). While these early findings are well documented, little is known about how presentation patterns and clinical outcomes evolved across subsequent pandemic waves. This study examines longer-term trends in AA care across three distinct pandemic phases, highlighting how healthcare systems and patient responses adapted over time within a tertiary surgical setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective single-center cohort study. Patients undergoing appendectomy between March 2020 and December 2021 were assigned to distinct pandemic phases based on national SARS-CoV-2 incidence (wave 2, wave 3, and wave 4). These were each compared separately to a pre-pandemic reference cohort treated between January 2019 and February 2020. Demographic data, clinical presentation, laboratory values, histological findings, and postoperative outcomes were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Throughout the pandemic period, the number of appendectomies remained lower than in the pre-pandemic reference group, particularly during high-incidence phases. Patients in wave 2 presented with more advanced disease, including significantly higher rates of perforation and peritonitis. In waves 3 and 4, disease severity and postoperative outcomes were comparable to the pre-pandemic reference period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This long-term analysis suggests that the initial shift toward more advanced disease among patients undergoing appendectomy was not sustained, with presentation patterns and outcomes tending toward pre-pandemic levels during later pandemic waves. These findings may reflect adaptive processes within the healthcare system, despite ongoing external stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":49229,"journal":{"name":"BMC Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMC SurgeryPub Date : 2026-04-23DOI: 10.1186/s12893-026-03765-8
Xiaoru Sun, Weimin Tao, Zhendong Xu
{"title":"Case report: morbid obesity and lithotomy positioning: a high-risk triad with GCS leading to severe rhabdomyolysis with impending acute compartment syndrome following ovarian cancer cytoreduction.","authors":"Xiaoru Sun, Weimin Tao, Zhendong Xu","doi":"10.1186/s12893-026-03765-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-026-03765-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49229,"journal":{"name":"BMC Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147786886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BMC SurgeryPub Date : 2026-04-23DOI: 10.1186/s12893-026-03707-4
Ahmed Gheda, Khaled E Barakat, Ragab Seddik, Mohamed H Elemawy, Mostafa M Farag, Reda F Ali
{"title":"Impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on obesity-related comorbidities in patients over 65 years: a prospective comparative study.","authors":"Ahmed Gheda, Khaled E Barakat, Ragab Seddik, Mohamed H Elemawy, Mostafa M Farag, Reda F Ali","doi":"10.1186/s12893-026-03707-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-026-03707-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49229,"journal":{"name":"BMC Surgery","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13123218/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147787224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Outcomes of inguinal hernia repair after implantation of preperitoneal reservoir for artificial urinary sphincter or penile implant.","authors":"Gaëtan-Romain Joliat, Alain Ruffion, Guillaume Passot","doi":"10.1186/s12893-026-03778-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-026-03778-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49229,"journal":{"name":"BMC Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147787132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}