BJS OpenPub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae054
Karl Knipper, Julian Lemties, Thaddaeus Krey, Su Ir Lyu, Naita M Wirsik, Lars M Schiffmann, Hans F Fuchs, Florian Gebauer, Wolfgang Schröder, Felix C Popp, Alexander Quaas, Hans A Schlößer, Christiane J Bruns, Thomas Schmidt
{"title":"Surgical and multimodal treatment of metastatic oesophageal cancer: retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Karl Knipper, Julian Lemties, Thaddaeus Krey, Su Ir Lyu, Naita M Wirsik, Lars M Schiffmann, Hans F Fuchs, Florian Gebauer, Wolfgang Schröder, Felix C Popp, Alexander Quaas, Hans A Schlößer, Christiane J Bruns, Thomas Schmidt","doi":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae054","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In contrast to the well-established multimodal therapy for localized oesophageal cancer, the metastatic stage is commonly treated only with systemic therapy as current international guidelines recommend. However, evidence suggesting that multimodal therapy including surgery could benefit selected patients with metastasized oesophageal cancer is increasing. The aim of this study was to investigate the survival of patients diagnosed with metastatic oesophageal cancer after different treatment regimens.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective single-centre study of patients with adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus with synchronous or metachronous metastases who underwent Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy between 2010 and 2021. Each patient received an individual treatment for their metastatic burden based on an interdisciplinary tumour board conference. Survival differences between different treatments were assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method, as well as univariable and multivariable Cox regression models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 1791 patients undergoing Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy, 235 patients diagnosed with metastases were included. Of all of the included patients, 42 (17.9%) only underwent surgical resection of their metastatic disease, 37 (15.7%) underwent multimodal therapy including surgery, 78 (33.2%) received chemotherapy alone, 49 (20.9%) received other therapies, and 29 (12.3%) received best supportive care. Patients who underwent resection or multimodal therapy including surgery of their metastatic burden showed superior overall survival compared with chemotherapy alone (median overall survival of 19.0, 18.0, and 11.0 months respectively) (P < 0.001). This was confirmed in subcohorts of patients with metachronous solid-organ metastases and with a single metastasis. In multivariable analyses, resection with or without multimodal therapy was an independent factor for favourable survival.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Surgical resection could be a feasible treatment option for metastasized oesophageal cancer, improving survival in selected patients. Further prospective randomized studies are needed to confirm these findings and define reliable selection criteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":9028,"journal":{"name":"BJS Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11138957/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141178916","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}
BJS OpenPub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae046
Axel Bengtsson, Tomasz Draus, Roland Andersson, Daniel Ansari
{"title":"Prediagnostic blood biomarkers for pancreatic cancer: meta-analysis.","authors":"Axel Bengtsson, Tomasz Draus, Roland Andersson, Daniel Ansari","doi":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae046","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9028,"journal":{"name":"BJS Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11210304/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141455215","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}
BJS OpenPub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae035
Emil Östrand, Jenny Rystedt, Jennie Engstrand, Petter Frühling, Oskar Hemmingsson, Per Sandström, Malin Sternby Eilard, Bobby Tingstedt, Pamela Buchwald
{"title":"Importance of resection margin after resection of colorectal liver metastases in the era of modern chemotherapy: population-based cohort study.","authors":"Emil Östrand, Jenny Rystedt, Jennie Engstrand, Petter Frühling, Oskar Hemmingsson, Per Sandström, Malin Sternby Eilard, Bobby Tingstedt, Pamela Buchwald","doi":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae035","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Resection margin has been associated with overall survival following liver resection for colorectal liver metastasis. The aim of this study was to examine how resection margins of 0.0 mm, 0.1-0.9 mm and ≥1 mm influence overall survival in patients resected for colorectal liver metastasis in a time of modern perioperative chemotherapy and surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using data from the national registries Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry and Swedish National Quality Registry for Liver, Bile Duct and Gallbladder Cancer, patients that had liver resections for colorectal liver metastasis between 2009 and 2013 were included. In patients with a narrow or unknown surgical margin the original pathological reports were re-reviewed. Factors influencing overall survival were analysed using a Cox proportional hazard model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 754 patients had a known margin status, of which 133 (17.6%) patients had a resection margin <1 mm. The overall survival in patients with a margin of 0 mm or 0.1-0.9 mm was 42 (95% c.i. 31 to 53) and 48 (95% c.i. 35 to 62) months respectively, compared with 75 (95% c.i. 65 to 85) for patients with ≥1 mm margin, P < 0.001. Margins of 0 mm or 0.1-0.9 mm were associated with poor overall survival in the multivariable analysis, HR 1.413 (95% c.i. 1.030 to 1.939), P = 0.032, and 1.399 (95% c.i. 1.025 to 1.910), P = 0.034, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite modern chemotherapy the resection margin is still an important factor for the survival of patients resected for colorectal liver metastasis, and a margin of ≥1 mm is needed to achieve the best possible outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":9028,"journal":{"name":"BJS Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078257/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140890790","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}
BJS OpenPub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae058
Christof Kaltenmeier, Hao Liu, Xingyu Zhang, Armando Ganoza, Andrew Crane, Colin Powers, Vikraman Gunabushanam, Jaideep Behari, Michele Molinari
{"title":"Survival after live donor versus deceased donor liver transplantation: propensity score-matched study.","authors":"Christof Kaltenmeier, Hao Liu, Xingyu Zhang, Armando Ganoza, Andrew Crane, Colin Powers, Vikraman Gunabushanam, Jaideep Behari, Michele Molinari","doi":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae058","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>For individuals with advanced liver disease, equipoise in outcomes between live donor liver transplant (LDLT) and deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT) is uncertain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective cohort study was performed using data extracted from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Adults who underwent first-time DDLT or LTDL in the United States between 2002 and 2020 were paired using propensity-score matching with 1:10 ratio without replacement. Patient and graft survival were compared using the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score for stratification.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After propensity-score matching, 31 522 DDLT and 3854 LDLT recipients were included. For recipients with MELD scores ≤15, LDLT was associated with superior patient survival (HR = 0.92; 95% c.i. 0.76 to 0.96; P = 0.013). No significant differences in patient survival were observed for MELD scores between 16 and 30. Conversely, for patients with MELD scores >30, LDLT was associated with higher mortality (HR 2.57; 95% c.i. 1.35 to 4.62; P = 0.003). Graft survival was comparable between the two groups for MELD ≤15 and for MELD between 21 and 30. However, for MELD between 16 and 20 (HR = 1.15; 95% c.i. 1.00 to 1.33; P = 0.04) and MELD > 30 (HR = 2.85; 95% c.i. 1.65 to 4.91; P = 0.001), graft survival was considerably shorter after LDLT. Regardless of MELD scores, re-transplantation rate within the first year was significantly higher after LDLT.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this large propensity score-matched study using national data, comparable patient survival was found between LDLT and DDLT in recipients with MELD scores between 16 and 30. Conversely, for patients with MELD > 30, LDLT was associated with worse outcomes. These findings underscore the importance of transplant selection for patients with high MELD scores.</p>","PeriodicalId":9028,"journal":{"name":"BJS Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11152206/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141260755","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":"Soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 as a predictor of postoperative hepatic failure.","authors":"Jing Wu, Shadike Apaer, Xiapukaiti Fulati, Dominique A Vuitton, Yunfei Zhang, Jiangduosi Payiziwula, Nuerzhatijiang Anweier, Tao Li, Kahaer Tuerxun, Tuerganaili Aji, Jinming Zhao, Yingmei Shao, Tuerhongjiang Tuxun, Hao Wen","doi":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae043","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae043","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Posthepatectomy liver failure remains a potentially life-threatening complication after hepatectomy. Soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 is an injury-related biomarker. The aim of the study was to assess soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 elevation after hepatectomy and whether it can predict posthepatectomy liver failure.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a single-centre retrospective study including all patients who underwent a liver resection between 2015 and 2019. Plasma concentrations of soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 were measured before surgery and at postoperative days 1, 2, 5 and 7. Posthepatectomy liver failure was defined according to the International Study Group of Liver Surgery and the morbidity rate was graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 173 patients were included (75 underwent major and 98 minor resection); plasma levels of soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 increased from 43.42 (range 18.69-119.96) pg/ml to 2622.23 (range 1354.18-4178.27) pg/ml on postoperative day 1 (P < 0.001). Postoperative day 1 soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 concentration accurately predicted posthepatectomy liver failure ≥ grade B (area under curve = 0.916, P < 0.001) and its outstanding performance was not affected by underlying disease, liver pathological status and extent of resection. The cut-off value, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of postoperative day 1 soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 in predicting posthepatectomy liver failure ≥ grade B were 3700, 92%, 85%, 64% and 97% respectively. Soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2high patients more frequently experienced posthepatectomy liver failure ≥ grade B (64.3% (n = 36) versus 2.6% (n = 3)) and Clavien-Dindo IIIa higher morbidity rate (23.2% (n = 13) versus 5.1% (n = 6)) compared with soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2low patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 may be a reliable predictor of posthepatectomy liver failure ≥ grade B as early as postoperative day 1 for patients undergoing liver resection. Its role in controlling hepatic injury/regeneration needs further investigation. Registration number: ChiCTR-OOC-15007210 (www.chictr.org.cn/).</p>","PeriodicalId":9028,"journal":{"name":"BJS Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11210312/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141455216","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}
BJS OpenPub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae064
{"title":"Corrigendum to: Referral rate of patients with incidental gallbladder cancer and survival: outcomes of a multicentre retrospective study.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae064","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae064","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9028,"journal":{"name":"BJS Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11132123/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141160610","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}
BJS OpenPub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae051
Louise de la Motte, Caroline Nordenvall, Anna Martling, Christian Buchli
{"title":"Preoperative use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers and diuretics increases the risk of dehydration after ileostomy formation: population-based cohort study.","authors":"Louise de la Motte, Caroline Nordenvall, Anna Martling, Christian Buchli","doi":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae051","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Readmission rates following ileostomy formation are high. Dehydration and consecutive renal failure are common causes of readmission, potentially pronounced by drugs affecting the homeostasis. The aim of the study was to assess the risk of dehydration after ileostomy formation in patients treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) or diuretics.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This nationwide population-based cohort study used data derived from the Colorectal Cancer Data Base of several Swedish healthcare registers. The study included all patients operated on with elective anterior resection and temporary ileostomy for rectal cancer clinically staged I-III in Sweden in 2007-2016. Exposure was at least two dispensations of ACEI, ARB or diuretics within 1 year prior to surgery. Outcome was 90-day readmission due to dehydration including acute renal failure.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 3252 patients were included with 1173 (36.1%) exposed to ACEI, ARB or diuretics. The cumulative incidence for 90-day readmission due to dehydration was 29.0% (151 of 520) for exposed versus 13.8% (98 of 712) for unexposed. The proportion of readmissions due to any reason was 44.3% (520 of 1173) for exposed compared to 34.2% (712 of 2079) for unexposed. The incidence rate ratio for readmission due to dehydration was 2.83 (95% c.i. 2.21 to 3.63, P < 0.001). The hazard rate ratio was 2.45 (95% c.i. 1.83 to 3.27, P < 0.001) after adjusting for age, gender and comorbidity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Medication with ACEI, ARB or diuretics defines a vulnerable patient group with increased risk of readmission due to dehydration after ileostomy formation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9028,"journal":{"name":"BJS Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11140823/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141178913","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}
BJS OpenPub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae052
Amira Shamsiddinova, Jennie Burch, Mohammed Deputy, Christopher Rao, Guy Worley, Harry Dean, Siwan Thomas-Gibson, Omar Faiz
{"title":"Oncological outcomes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing segmental colonic resection for colorectal cancer and dysplasia: systematic review.","authors":"Amira Shamsiddinova, Jennie Burch, Mohammed Deputy, Christopher Rao, Guy Worley, Harry Dean, Siwan Thomas-Gibson, Omar Faiz","doi":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae052","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae052","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9028,"journal":{"name":"BJS Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11143477/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141186267","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}
BJS OpenPub Date : 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae055
Justin Y van Oostendorp, Carolien Verkade, Ingrid J M Han-Geurts, Grietje J H van der Mijnsbrugge, Dareczka K Wasowicz-Kemps, David D E Zimmerman
{"title":"Ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) for trans-sphincteric cryptoglandular anal fistula: long-term impact on faecal continence.","authors":"Justin Y van Oostendorp, Carolien Verkade, Ingrid J M Han-Geurts, Grietje J H van der Mijnsbrugge, Dareczka K Wasowicz-Kemps, David D E Zimmerman","doi":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae055","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjsopen/zrae055","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract is a surgical technique designed to treat trans-sphincteric anal fistulas aiming to preserve sphincter integrity. Recent studies suggest its efficacy in short-term fistula healing with limited impact on continence. However, comprehensive prospective data on long-term outcomes, including recurrence and bowel continence, are limited. The present study aims to report on the long-term functional outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients who underwent the ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract procedure for trans-sphincteric cryptoglandular anal fistulas between July 2012 and October 2018 at two Dutch referral centres were retrospectively reviewed. The primary outcome of interest was the long-term bowel continence after the ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract procedure, using the faecal incontinence severity index. Short-term data (collected in 2018) and long-term data (collected in 2023) on bowel continence, healing rates and recurrences were obtained through electronic records and Rockwood questionnaires. Sankey diagrams were used to visually represent individual variations in continence status (preoperative versus follow-up).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 110 patients included (50% female, median follow-up 92 months), 101 patients (92%) were treated with previous surgeries (median 2, range 0-6) and 80% had previous seton drainage. Preligation of intersphincteric fistula tract, 16% of the patients reported incontinence (mean(s.d.) faecal incontinence severity index: 2.4(7.5), increasing to 18% after ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract at short-term follow-up, including 11% newly induced cases. Long-term follow-up collected using Rockwood questionnaires (63% response rate) in 69 patients uncovered a 74% incontinency rate (mean(s.d.) faecal incontinence severity index: 9.22(9.5). In those patients without subsequent surgery 49% (17 of 35) reported incontinence at long-term follow-up. Primary fistula healing after ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract was 28%. Preoperative seton drainage significantly improved healing rates (33% versus 9%). Notably, 43% (34 of 79) of unhealed fistulas transitioned into intersphincteric tracts; in these patients, 19 were treated with subsequent fistulotomy achieving cure in 18 cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Ligation of intersphincteric fistula tract healing rates fell below recent literature standards. Although the immediate impact on postoperative continence appears minimal, long-term incontinence rates are concerning. In recognizing the deterioration of individual continence, we advocate for a patient-centered approach and urge fellow researchers and clinicians to collect comprehensive prospective continence data.</p>","PeriodicalId":9028,"journal":{"name":"BJS Open","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11156194/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141282966","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}