#SNS for #constipation,Madrid experience -29 pts tested -> 24 implanted -efficacy defined as score > 5 (scale 1–10) in general symptom improvement -9 (37.9%) implanted patients had a satisfaction score >5 -in 6 (25%), satisfaction >9 #colorectalresearch link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Patients with IBD could benefit from diet modifications, study suggests sbne.ws/r/D3jn ACG Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

Preoperative mechanical bowel preparation and oral #antibiotics are proven to prevent surgical site infections in elective colorectal surgery ja.ma/2JSwhqw

In the BJS November issue: Prospective cohort study of appendicectomy for treatment of therapy‐refractory ulcerative colitis ow.ly/oLNp30pLSRX Jonothan Earnshaw Amy Lee Lightner, MD Bas Wijnhoven Des Winter John Beynon cornelis dejong Kjetil Søreide Malin Sund Martyn Evans Robert Hinchliffe

“How soon does this need to be done?” is such an important, common and difficult to answer question. Time to Surgery and Colon Cancer Survival in the United... : Annals of Surgery journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

Cleveland Clinic is First to Successfully Use Endoscopic-Assist Device for Endoluminal Resection of Complex Colorectal Polyps consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/cleveland-clin… via Cleveland Clinic MD Emre Gorgun

Medical centers postponing elective procedures because of #COVID19: - BIDMC_GI - Brigham and Women's Hospital - Penn Medicine - UChicago Digestive Diseases - Swedish Gastroenterology - Tufts Medical Center - UC San Francisco - Boston Medical Center - MassGeneral News - NYU Langone Health (sort of) Reply with others and I'll add to the list. #GITwitter

Total Neoadjuvant Therapy with Nonoperative Management in Rectal Cancer – ⁦David Liska⁩ ⁦Cleveland Clinic MD⁩ ⁦ASCRS_1⁩ consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/total-neoadjuv…

Frailer patients undergoing robotic colectomies for colon cancer experience increased complication rates compared to open/laparoscopic approaches: bit.ly/2XDHaEe #DCRJournal #ColorectalResearch Justin Maykel Karim Alavi Maher A. Abbas, MD, FACS, FASCRS, FPSCRS-Honorary Sam Atallah, MD ASCRS_1

Interesting study to help decide which operations to perform our more frail patients journals.lww.com/dcrjournal/Abs…

Clinical impact of leakage in patients with handsewn vs stapled anastomosis after right hemicolectomy: a retrospective study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Are we going to revert to hand-sewn anastomosis? Colorectal Disease #colorectalsurgery

Complex #IBD with postoperative multiple enterocutaneous fistula: 1-Damage control, stay away from the abdomen(Vac dressing) 2-Do not attempt to repair anything , it is futile & will harm more 3-Minimum 6 mos likely 9-12 mos of TPN,PT & wound care Empathy,commitment, #teamwork

Commentary: Ultimately, individualizing care based on risk factors of disease and on patient preference, along with shared decision-making, will help change the future natural history of Crohn disease. ja.ma/30Aef5s

A nationwide database study on colectomy and colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis: what is the role of appendectomy? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Colorectal Disease “Appendectomy in established UC is associated with an 84% decreased risk of colectomy and a delay in surgery.”

Thats what I teach my fellows and residents..Dania Al-Nsour Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Scott R. Steele Manish Chand FRCS PhD MBA Venky Munikrishnan J Calvin Coffey Julio Mayol

the surgeon knows how to operate, better surgeons know when to operate, the best surgeons know why to not operate in certain scenarios

Suggested reading for the weekend👉🏻 link.springer.com/article/10.100… Still a quite controversial topic! Opinions? DCRjournal Surgical Endoscopy European Society of Coloproctology Young ESCP Cirugía Española AECP aecirujanos Steven D Wexner MD, PhD merichalmireia Blas Flor Lorente Gianluca Pellino Debby Keller, MD @sbiondo60

Happy doctors day!

One of the only preventable cancers! cnn.com/2021/05/18/hea…

Feasibility of injected indocyanine green for ureteral identification during robotic left-sided colorectal resections 🔪💥⤵️! #SoMe4Surgery herb chen Paula Ferrada MD FACS FCCM MAMSE Dr Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas MD FACS @cirbosque Daniel I-Hsin Chu | 朱以信 Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Julio Mayol MISIRG Brenessa Lindeman, MD, MEHP WomenSurgeons LatinoSurgSociety Society of Black Academic Surgeons