The varying role of the GP in the pathway between colonoscopy and surgery for colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2013 Extent: 11p.Objectives: To describe general practitioner (GP) involvement in the treatment referral pathway for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Design: A retrospective cohort analysis of linked data.
Barton, M. +9 more
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A comparative study on efficacy and safety of modified partial stapled hemorrhoidopexy versus conventional hemorrhoidectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Annals of ColoproctologyPurpose The long-term outcomes and efficacy of partial stapled hemorrhoidopexy (PSH) compared with those of conventional hemorrhoidectomy (CH) are not fully understood. This study aimed to introduce a modified PSH (mPSH) and compare its clinical efficacy
Tae Gyu Kim +10 more
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Clinicopathological determinants of an elevated systemic inflammatory response following elective potentially curative resection for colorectal cancer [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: The postoperative systemic inflammatory response (SIR) is related to both long- and short-term outcomes following surgery for colorectal cancer.
Horgan, Paul G. +6 more
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Fluorescence angiography classification in colorectal surgery -- A preliminary report [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Background: Fluorescence angiography has shown very promising results in reducing anastomotic leaks by allowing the surgeon to select optimally perfused tissue. However, subjective interpretation of the fluorescent signal still hinders broad application of the technique, as significant variation between different surgeons exists.
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Clinical management of endoscopically resected pT1 colorectal cancer [PDF]
, 2018 Background Implementation of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs increases endoscopic resection of polyps with early invasive CRC (pT1). Risk of lymph node metastasis often leads to additional surgery, but despite guidelines, correct management ...
Angeletti, Stefano +11 more
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A novel calibration framework for survival analysis when a binary covariate is measured at sparse time points [PDF]
, 2018 The goals in clinical and cohort studies often include evaluation of the association of a time-dependent binary treatment or exposure with a survival outcome. Recently, several impactful studies targeted the association between aspirin-taking and survival following colorectal cancer diagnosis.
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UniToPatho, a labeled histopathological dataset for colorectal polyps classification and adenoma dysplasia grading [PDF]
, 2021 Histopathological characterization of colorectal polyps allows to tailor patients' management and follow up with the ultimate aim of avoiding or promptly detecting an invasive carcinoma. Colorectal polyps characterization relies on the histological analysis of tissue samples to determine the polyps malignancy and dysplasia grade.
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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery [PDF]
The Permanente Journal, 2008 Laparoscopic colon resections are being performed with increasing frequency in the United States, though the use of minimally invasive techniques in colorectal surgery has lagged behind its application in other surgical fields. Since the first laparoscopic colectomy was described in 1991, a great deal of controversy has surrounded its use, particularly
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, 2020 Background: The ideal treatment approach for colorectal cancer (CRC) with synchronous liver metastases (SCRLM) remains debated. We performed a network meta-analysis (NMA) comparing the 'bowel-first' approach (BFA), simultaneous resection (SIM), and the ...
Berardi, Giammauro +7 more
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A clinical risk score to predict 3-, 5- and 10-year survival in patients undergoing surgery for Dukes B colorectal cancer [PDF]
, 2010 <p>Background: The prognosis of patients with Dukes stage B colorectal cancer is unpredictable and there is continuing interest in simply and reliably identifying patients at high risk of developing recurrence and dying of their disease. The aim of
McArdle, C.S. +2 more
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