Emmanuel Chrysos

Colorectal-vaginal fistula after rectal cancer resection: international comparative cohort study of characteristics and treatment

Mila L van Lieshout, Jobbe Lemmens, Nynke G. Greijdanus, Kiedo Wienholts et autres

Lay Summary A colorectal-vaginal fistula (CRVF) can occur as a complication of rectal cancer surgery. They can cause discomfort, repeated infection, need for treatment/further surgery, and a permanent stoma (an opening in the abdomen to collect bowel contents). This study looked at …

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COVID-19 infection is a significant risk factor for death in patients presenting with acute cholecystitis: a secondary analysis of the ChoCO-W cohort study

Belinda D de Simone, Fikri M. Abu‐Zidan, Lucienne Kasongo, Ernest Eugene Moore et autres

BACKGROUND: During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a surge in cases of acute cholecystitis. The ChoCO-W global prospective study reported a higher incidence of gangrenous cholecystitis and adverse outcomes in COVID-19 patients. Through this secondary analysis of the ChoCO-W …

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Multicentre prospective study on the diagnostic and prognostic validity of malnutrition assessment tools in surgery

Georgia Petra, Evangelos I. Kritsotakis, Nikolaos Gouvas, Dimitriοs Schizas et autres

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a risk factor for postoperative morbidity but the optimal tool for the assessment of malnutrition is unclear. METHODS: This is a prospective multicentre cohort study. Consecutive patients undergoing elective or emergency major abdominal surgery for benign or malignant disease …

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Systematic review of the feasibility of sparing the rectoprostatic fascia in male patients undergoing total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

Taxiarchis Konstantinos Nikolouzakis, Nikolaos Gouvas, Elias Athanasakis, T. Mariolis‐Sapsakos et autres

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Malnutrition prevalence and associated factors following major abdominal surgery. Initial results of a prospective multicentre study

Georgia Petra, Evangelos I. Kritsotakis, S. Kokkinakis, Alexandre Rasouli et autres

A prognostic model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three international cohorts

Laura Bravo, Joana F F Simoes, Victor Roth Cardoso, Adewale Adisa et autres

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary complications are the most common cause of death after surgery. This study aimed to derive and externally validate a novel prognostic model that can be used before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications and to support …

Current and Future Trends of Colorectal Cancer Treatment: Exploring Advances in Immunotherapy

Taxiarchis Konstantinos Nikolouzakis, Emmanuel Chrysos, Anca Oana Docea, Persefoni Fragkiadaki et autres

Cancer of the colon and rectum (CRC) has been identified among the three most prevalent types of cancer and cancer-related deaths for both sexes. Even though significant progress in surgical and chemotherapeutic techniques has markedly improved disease-free and overall survival rates in …

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Goodbye Hartmann trial: a prospective, international, multicenter, observational study on the current use of a surgical procedure developed a century ago

Gennaro Perrone, Mario Giuffrida, Fikri M. Abu‐Zidan, Vitor Favali Kruger et autres

BACKGROUND: Literature suggests colonic resection and primary anastomosis (RPA) instead of Hartmann's procedure (HP) for the treatment of left-sided colonic emergencies. We aim to evaluate the surgical options globally used to treat patients with acute left-sided colonic emergencies and the factors that …

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Stoma-free survival after anastomotic leak following rectal cancer resection: worldwide cohort of 2470 patients

Nynke G. Greijdanus, Kiedo Wienholts, Sander Ubels, Kevin Talboom et autres

BACKGROUND: The optimal treatment of anastomotic leak after rectal cancer resection is unclear. This worldwide cohort study aimed to provide an overview of four treatment strategies applied. METHODS: Patients from 216 centres and 45 countries with anastomotic leak after rectal cancer resection …

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P02-06: Effect of systemic treatment on telomere length of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Taxiarchis Konstantinos Nikolouzakis, Elena Vakonaki, Athanasios K Alegakis, Valerii N. Rakitskii et autres

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Development and internal validation of a clinical prediction model for serious complications after emergency laparotomy

Stamatios Kokkinakis, Evangelos I. Kritsotakis, Konstantinos N. Paterakis, Garyfallia‐Apostolia Karali et autres

PURPOSE: Emergency laparotomy (EL) is a common operation with high risk for postoperative complications, thereby requiring accurate risk stratification to manage vulnerable patients optimally. We developed and internally validated a predictive model of serious complications after EL. METHODS: Data for eleven carefully …

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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgery for indeterminate thyroid nodules (THYCOVID): a retrospective, international, multicentre, cross-sectional study

Fabio Medas, Chiara Dobrinja, Ebtesam Abdullah Al-Suhaimi, Julia Altmeier et autres

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