Botulinum toxin injections for treatment of faecal incontinence after rectal resection ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… Intracolonic botulinum toxin A (BONT/A) injections have been used in a small number of patients with faecal incontinence as part of LARS, with some demonstrable

Thanks to Swedish Surgical Society for inviting me to give ACTA-lecture ”How to write a surgical scientific manuscript and be published” at Kirurgveckan 2024 Karlstad, Sweden! Main points 👇

European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) consensus statement on advanced #thyroid cancer: definitions and management ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… In May 2023, the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) organized the 10th biennial conference with the topic ‘Consensus

Frailty using the Clinical Frailty Scale to predict short- and long-term adverse outcomes following emergency laparotomy: meta-analysis ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsope… Frailty is significantly correlated with short- and long-term mortality rates following emergency laparotomy, as well

Management of subcutaneous abscesses: prospective cross-sectional study (MAGIC) ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… This study reveals wide variation in the management of acute subcutaneous abscesses in the UK. - Disparity in the choice of anaesthesia, the role of cavity packing, and

📬Correspondence update Correspondence is now published on BJS Academy. We welcome topical comment from readers relating to articles published in BJS, @BJSOpen or on BJS Academy. Correspondence should be submitted to [email protected] and will be published on

Ten-year outcomes of a #RCT of endothermal ablation VS. conventional surgery for great saphenous varicose veins ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… Both surgery and endothermal ablation are effective treatments for varicose veins at 10 years, with durable improvement in quality of life

Read Young BJS 'Acute threat to Life' series! 9⃣ Penetrating abdominal trauma doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… - Penetrating abdominal trauma management can be complex and requires concurrent resuscitation and urgent decision-making - The <C> ABCDE initial approach to management is

Is very high-dose dexamethasone necessary to achieve these beneficial outcomes? ➡️bjsacademy.com/author-respons… The recent article by Cihoric et al. makes a substantial contribution to better understanding of the effects of high-dose dexamethasone (1 mg/kg) in emergency laparotomy

Effects of limb lengths in gastric bypass surgery ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… - Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is one of the most commonly performed bariatric surgeries with good and sustainable long-term results - Suboptimal clinical response or recurrent weight gain

📑Review of July RCT's published in the leading surgical journals worldwide - part 3 ➡️bjsacademy.com/academy/scient… 🤿Dive into the latest review of #RandomizedClinicalTrials to🔍 explore insights on #UpperGI, #Colorectal, #Endocrine and #HPB surgery. Special recognition to BJS Open

Check out 'The instrumentalist' series #Robotic surgery! Simulation in robotically assisted surgery and the surgical training landscape ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… A new solution using immersive head-mounted devices (HMDs) has the potential to address the limitations of current

🏅BJS Academy's Article of the Month: Why I became a trauma surgeon ➡️bjsacademy.com/why-i-became-a… Our Young BJS article from Karim Brohi (Karim Brohi), exploring his experience as a #trauma surgeon, is article of the month! #LeadingSurgicalEducation #SoMe4Surgery #surgery

Supporting a diverse surgeon workforce: embracing personality and supporting psychological resilience to improve surgeon health and wellbeing ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsope… 🔎Have a look at the invited commentary on the article by Greville-Harris et al. : doi.org/10.1093/bjsope…

Effect of tailoring biliopancreatic limb length based on total small bowel length VS. standard limb length in one anastomosis gastric bypass: 1-year outcomes of the TAILOR #RCT superiority trial ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… Tailoring the BP limb based on TSBL does not demonstrate

🏥Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding ➡️bjsacademy.com/acute-lower-ga… From the 'Acute threat to life' Young BJS article series recently published in BJS: 💬Most not life-threatening. Use of Oakland score may be useful to guide urgency of investigation and treatment. -

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Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in laparotomy wounds (PROPEL-2): protocol for a randomized clinical trial ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsope… PROPEL-2 is a multicentre prospective randomized clinical trial designed to compare standard surgical dressings (control arm)

Risk of metachronous neoplasia in early-onset colorectal cancer: meta-analysis ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjsope… The risk of metachronous colorectal cancers in patients with early-onset colorectal cancer is comparable to those with advanced age, but they can occur later and be

Read our Editorial by Kjetil Søreide and Niels Kok Curative-intent ablation margins (A0) for colorectal liver metastasis: more burning questions ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery RCPSG Trainees' Committee aecirujanos SEIQ International Society of Surgery (ISS/SIC) #MedicalTechniques