Outcomes of Organ‐Preserving Local Excision Compared to Radical Resection in Stage I Early‐Onset Rectal Cancer: A Propensity‐Score SEER‐Based Analysis https://t.co/Szmg7ZofSU new publication by @dr_samehhany81@AWignakumar@DouradoJMD
Intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescence angiography in colorectal surgery to prevent anastomotic leakage: A single‐blind phase III multicentre randomized controlled trial (FLUOCOL‐01/FRENCH 21/GRECCAR 19 intergroup trial) https://t.co/jAGy2mpBOa @ColorectalDis 🇫🇷
A pilot study of gut mucosal and faecal microbiota in rectal cancer: associations with histological response and adverse events following preoperative chemoradiotherapy https://t.co/1AKqJa3Hdi @ColorectalDis open access
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Diagnostic performance of procalcitonin for detecting anastomotic leak in older adults with colorectal cancer: A delayed type cross-sectional study - @SurgJournal https://t.co/1mEqmDiTt4
The use of preoperative enteral immunonutrition in patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis @ColorectalDis open access https://t.co/cuKp9UVWNW
Interesting new Finnish RCT in @JAMASurgery evaluating ICG's impact on anastomotic leak in colon surgery. The results won't make you switch camps, regardless of which one you're in, but they're important:
-No difference in AL rates, reoperations, or overall complications between the ICG and control groups.
-Trend toward decreased AL in left-sided anastomoses for ICG (interpret with caution)
-No patients received oral abx, and the group was mixed on no prep vs mechanical vs enemas.
-LARs excluded, which would have presumably been at a higher risk of compromised perfusion and leak, and were the focus of previous studies.
-Anastomotic configurations varied, with a lot of isoperistaltic linear right-sided anastomoses, and 20% of left-sided anastomoses either linear or handsewn (vs circular stapled).
-More than 50% of surgeons in their first 10 years of practice, and about 30% with less than 50 previous lap colon cases.
-Overall leak rates of 6-10%, which is probably higher than what a lot of us quote patients.
Take home point (IMHO): perfusion is but one of many contributors to anastomotic leak, and ICG may make you feel better, but it won't bring your leak rate below 5%.
https://t.co/X2KmLaTP6P
Transition to lateral lymph node dissection in rectal cancer: Forty-five years of outcomes data https://t.co/34aaHjDVyS @SurgJournal from 🇯🇵 “The impact of lateral lymph node dissection on rectal cancer treatment may not have changed in 45 years, given the lack of difference in relapse-free survival.”
Excellent @DCRjournal study from @JonVogel7 and team looking at 545 US patients with rectal cancer undergoing watch-and-wait after a cCR.
Only 18 (3%) were MMR deficient.
As much as we all hope to find dMMR rectal cancers to treat with immunotherapy, they're very uncommon.
https://t.co/VEaUcf8LoD