An older drawing showing why grabbing 'extra' fat and muscle when closing the fascia can lead to separation of the fascia later on.

On the next slide, we'll use simple geometry to understand why suture 'A' is not as good as suture 'B'.
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Research and practice priorities in pilonidal sinus disease: a consensus from the PITSTOP study Colorectal Disease European Society of Coloproctology @ACPGBI Coloproctología-AEC onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

I greatly appreciate your kind sentiments Ahmed Adil Hilmi

Sameh Emile, MD, FACS Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Society of Black Academic Surgeons Julie Freischlag, MD Jeff Matthews MD Jeffrey Ponsky mary hawn Diana Farmer Fabrizio Michelassi Barbara Bass, MD Justin B. Dimick chris ellison Jennifer Tseng (IG: @tsengjennifermd) SAGES is in Long Beach in 2025! ASCRS_1 SURGERY Journal LatinoSurgSociety SocAsianAcadSurg WomenSurgeons Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA) Julio Mayol ISFGS SFChapterACS Congratulations!

Wonderful visit from Anthony Lembo, MD Cleveland Clinic exchanging ideas and making plans for strong DDI collaboration Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Rosenthal Tolga Erim, DO Giovanna Da Silva Asad ur Rahman, MD, FACP Cleveland Clinic Florida

We're proud to share Steven D Wexner MD, PhD was elected to honorary membership in recognition of his outstanding service and mentorship to minority surgeons throughout the world by the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (@SocietyofBAS).

Please join us in congratulating him! 🎉👏

Much appreciated

I am grateful to Society of Black Academic Surgeons for this tremendous honor and privilege. I am humbled to join the ranks of so many surgical leaders including Julie Freischlag, MD Jeff Matthews MD Jeffrey Ponsky mary hawn Diana Farmer Fabrizio Michelassi Barbara Bass, MD Justin B. Dimick chris ellison Jennifer Tseng (IG: @tsengjennifermd)

Hot off the press! 3D Pouchography: A Novel Technique 4 Visualizing #IPAA Anatomy&Morphology in Normal&Mech Complications #IBD #SoMe4IBD #IBD Surgery #SoMe4Surgery Cleveland Clinic Miguel Regueiro Benjamin Cohen MD MAS Florian Rieder Scott R. Steele Michael A. Valente Olga Lavryk, MD academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/artic…

Congratulations Justin Dourado, MD Cleveland Clinic Florida FAU General Surgery

Good news! My article received enough citations to be a #TopCitedArticle in its journal. Congrats to the amazing team Wake Forest Surgical Oncology!

Interesting finding; Caffeine upregulates the expression of the immune checkpoint factors, PD‑1 and PD‑L1. Will this have implications for immunotherapy in #ColorectalCancer ?
Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Neil Smart Alaa El-Hussuna Marylise Boutros Nir Horesh spandidos-publications.com/10.3892/ijfn.2…

Nader Francis and Ebram M. Salama, MD, MBA Cleveland Clinic Florida moderate the colorectal videos session on Casual Saturday (go Toronto Maple Leafs 🍁) to close out #SAGES2024 SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024! Great videos and techniques - congratulations to all!

Fantastic presentation of current evidence for #TNT and W&W by # MariaWidmar MD Anderson Cancer Center
SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024! #SAGES2024

great Cleveland Clinic Florida active participation as faculty and program chair Marylise Boutros SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024! #SAGES2024

Some of our colorectal experts attended the Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) meeting this week in Cleveland. The meeting focused on topics like video-driven education, technology in practice, emerging innovation & more.
#SAGES2024 SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024!

6 months after the publication of our article, large language models including ChatGPT are increasingly gaining momentum in healthcare. Now, one can develop a custom chatbot using natural language instead of codes. Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Nir Horesh Marylise Boutros pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38627117/

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Upfront laparotomy versus conversion from minimally invasive surgery to open surgery in colon cancer: Is there a difference in outcomes? OPEN ACCESS Cleveland Clinic Florida SURGERY Journal Nir Horesh Rachell.Gefen ZoeGaroufalia Sameh Emile, MD, FACS Peige Zhou surgjournal.com/article/S0039-…

Root cause analysis of mortality after esophagectomy for cancer: a multicenter cohort study from the FREGAT database surgjournal.com/article/S0039-… Thank you Guillaume LEVENSON Thibault VORON piessen for your superlative SURGERY Journal investigation