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October 202624

Clinical ResearchGeneral Surgery

Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy procedure versus conventional two-stage hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis.

This Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis assessed ALPPS versus conventional two-stage hepatectomy in adults with colorectal liver metastases and an estimated future liver remnant below 30% of total liver…

Cochrane Database Syst RevOct 27, 2026Read summary
Case ReportGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Novel Fluorescence-Guided Gastric Calibration Tube in Robotic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair.

A 75-year-old woman with symptomatic paraesophageal hiatal hernia and partial gastric volvulus underwent robotic hernia repair with Toupet fundoplication.

CRSLSOct 27, 2026Read case
Case ReportPathology (Anatomic & Clinical)Open access

Sialadenopapillary Ductal Tumor: Case Series and Review of the Literature.

The authors describe three patients with sialadenopapillary ductal tumors, a rare neoplasm of likely minor salivary gland origin characterized by prominent submucosal ductal proliferation and multilayered cystic…

Head Neck PatholOct 26, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Does the "switch the plane" strategy improve outcomes? Anterior vs. posterior repair for recurrence after prior inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined outcomes of recurrent unilateral inguinal hernia repair by operative plane, including comparative studies of posterior versus repeat anterior repair after prior anterior…

HerniaOct 26, 2026Read summary
Case ReportGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Non-recurrent laryngeal nerve with dual branch pattern and merging: a rare anatomical variant encountered during right hemithyroidectomy.

A woman in her 50s underwent right hemithyroidectomy for a benign compressive multinodular goitre. The recurrent laryngeal nerve was not found in its expected tracheo-oesophageal groove position.

Surg Radiol AnatOct 26, 2026Read case
Case ReportGeneral Surgery

Fishbone-Induced Gastrointestinal Perforation: A 21-Case Series from Vietnam.

This retrospective series included 21 patients treated for fishbone-induced gastrointestinal perforation at a tertiary hospital in southern Vietnam.

Korean J GastroenterolOct 25, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Timing of diverting ileostomy closure after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of early and delayed closure.

This GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis compared early with delayed diverting ileostomy closure after low anterior resection for rectal cancer.

Langenbecks Arch SurgOct 24, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

Association between cancer cachexia and treatment-related adverse outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined cohort studies of cancer cachexia and treatment-related outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal cancers.

Support Care CancerOct 23, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Prophylactic neurectomy versus nerve preservation in open inguinal hernia repair for prevention of chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP): a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed prophylactic neurectomy versus nerve preservation in adults undergoing elective open anterior inguinal hernia repair, including 17 randomized trials.

HerniaOct 23, 2026Read summary
Case ReportPlastic SurgeryOpen access

Staged limb salvage after an infected full-thickness shoulder-girdle flame burn with osteoarticular exposure in an elderly patient: A case report with 3.5-year follow-up.

A 73-year-old woman with diabetes, hypertension, and cachexia presented about 3 weeks after a flame burn with an extensive infected wound from the neck base to the distal left arm.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 23, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

Comparative efficacy of common adjuvant treatments after resection of colorectal liver metastases: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

This systematic review and network meta-analysis compared adjuvant strategies after resection of colorectal liver metastases, including systemic chemotherapy, hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC), and…

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 23, 2026Read summary
Case ReportGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Peri-implant mucosal pressure injury (PIMPI): a proposed descriptive clinical presentation following implant-supported prosthesis delivery- a case report.

A patient developed pain and peri-implant mucosal changes after delivery of a screw-retained implant-supported fixed prosthesis.

BMC Oral HealthOct 23, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchGeneral SurgeryOpen access

The effect of telephone-based education and counselling on stoma adjustment and complication severity in individuals with a colostomy: a randomised controlled trial.

This randomised controlled trial evaluated telephone-based education and counselling for people with a colostomy, compared with routine stoma care.

Support Care CancerOct 22, 2026Read summary
Case ReportOncology (Medical)

From metastatic disease to no evidence of disease after conversion liver surgery in advanced gastric cancer with liver metastases: A case report.

A 54-year-old woman with initially unresectable, HER2-negative, pMMR-by-IHC, EBER-positive gastric cancer and synchronous liver metastases received tislelizumab-based chemotherapy, with regimen changes after suspected…

Hum Vaccin ImmunotherOct 22, 2026Read case
Case ReportGeneral Surgery

Duplicated Appendix With Mucocele Mimicking an Appendiceal Neoplasm in a 45-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report.

A 45-year-old woman with right lower-quadrant pain and fever had CT evidence of ruptured appendicitis with a loculated peri-appendiceal abscess, which improved after percutaneous drainage and intravenous antibiotics.

Am J Case RepOct 21, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Systematic review and meta-analysis of mesh versus suture repairs of small umbilical hernias (≤ 2 cm).

This systematic review and meta-analysis compared mesh with suture repair for small umbilical hernias (defects ≤ 2 cm). The primary outcome was postoperative recurrence; secondary outcomes included complications and…

HerniaOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

Feasibility and safety of an exercise-based prehabilitation intervention before cancer surgery: a pilot randomised controlled trial.

This single-centre pilot randomised controlled trial assessed the feasibility and safety of supervised aerobic prehabilitation before surgery in patients with breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer.

Support Care CancerOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)

Disease-free survival and overall survival after neoadjuvant immunotherapy in mismatch repair-deficient colon cancer in the Netherlands: results of the single-arm, multicentre, phase 2, NICHE-2 trial.

This single-arm, multicentre phase 2 trial assessed neoadjuvant ipilimumab plus nivolumab followed by surgery in previously untreated patients with resectable stage 2 or 3 mismatch repair-deficient colon cancer.

LancetOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchObstetrics & GynecologyOpen access

Robotic-assisted living-donor hysterectomy for uterus transplantation: a systematic review of surgical techniques, donor safety, and recipient outcomes.

This systematic review assessed robotic-assisted hysterectomy in living donors for uterus transplantation, examining surgical methods, donor safety, graft outcomes, and reproductive success.

J Robot SurgOct 20, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOncology (Medical)Open access

Neoadjuvant Therapy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma with Signet Ring Cells: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis assessed neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery versus upfront gastrectomy in adults with signet ring cell-containing gastric cancer.

J Gastrointest CancerOct 20, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPediatricsOpen access

Neonatal gastric perforation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical characteristics, risk factors, surgical management and outcomes.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined clinical features, risk factors, surgical management and outcomes of neonatal gastric perforation using observational studies of neonates aged 28 days or younger.

Pediatr Surg IntOct 20, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Comparative perioperative and oncological outcomes of the da Vinci Xi versus Si robotic surgical systems in rectal cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis compared perioperative and oncological outcomes with da Vinci Xi versus Si systems in rectal cancer surgery.

J Robot SurgOct 20, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPediatricsOpen access

Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst in children and adolescents: a systematic review of clinical presentation, diagnosis, management, and outcomes.

This PRISMA 2020 systematic review descriptively synthesised case reports and case series of histopathologically confirmed ciliated hepatic foregut cysts in patients aged 19 years or younger.

Pediatr Surg IntOct 20, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeneral Surgery

The Clinical Significance of Hyperkinetic Biliary Dyskinesia on HIDA Scan: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed outcomes after cholecystectomy in patients with biliary-type pain and gallbladder ejection fraction (EF) ≥80% on CCK-stimulated HIDA scans.

Clin Nucl MedOct 20, 2026Read summary

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