Mark Donnelly, Odhrán K Ryan, Éanna J Ryan, Des C Winter
{"title":"Author response to: Comment on: Total neoadjuvant therapy versus standard neoadjuvant treatment strategies for the management of locally advanced rectal cancer: network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.","authors":"Mark Donnelly, Odhrán K Ryan, Éanna J Ryan, Des C Winter","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae211","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae211","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11342962/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142043797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acute large bowel obstruction.","authors":"Gita Lingham, Michael Okocha, Ben Griffiths","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae202","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae202","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141970150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum to: Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae032","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11346356/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142054315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Penetrating abdominal trauma.","authors":"Ewan Kyle, Sally Grice, David N Naumann","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae206","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae206","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142054316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of limb lengths in gastric bypass surgery.","authors":"Adisa Poljo, Ralph Peterli, Marko Kraljević","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae220","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae220","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142078535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abduraheem H Mohamed, Annabel Howitt, Shivani Rae, Paris L Cai, Louise Hitchman, Tom Wallace, Sandip Nandhra, Sean Pymer, Alexander Knighton, George Smith, Ian C Chetter, Daniel Carradice
Background: Surgical ligation and stripping (surgery) and endothermal ablation are both effective treatments for varicose veins, improving quality of life (QoL) up to 5 years. Few data are available on long-term outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes 10 years after interventions in an RCT. Previously this RCT demonstrated that endothermal ablation is associated with superior postprocedural QoL, more rapid recovery, and lower rates of early clinical recurrence. This analysis reports outcomes at 10 years.
Methods: Patients with symptomatic varicose veins owing to unilateral great saphenous vein reflux were randomized to either surgery or endovenous laser ablation (EVLA). Outcomes at 10 years included clinical recurrence and QoL.
Results: Data were obtained for 206 of 280 patients (73.6%) at 10 years. Both groups retained significant QoL improvement compared with pretreatment levels (Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ), Short Form 36 (SF-36®), and EQ-5D™; P < 0.001). Clinical disease progression from baseline was observed in only 10.7% of patients. The clinical recurrence rate was lower in the EVLA group (37 versus 59%; P = 0.005). The number needed to treat with EVLA to avoid one clinical recurrence within 10 years was five. This was associated with significantly higher (better) generic QoL scores with EVLA in several SF-36® domains, including bodily pain (median 84 (i.q.r. 51-100) versus 62 (41-84); P = 0.009) and general health (77 (62-87) versus 67 (52-82); P = 0.017). AVVQ scores in the EVLA group were also lower (better) (3.1 (0-7.7) versus 6.3 (0.7-13.3); P = 0.029).
Conclusion: Both surgery and endothermal ablation are effective treatments for varicose veins at 10 years, with durable improvement in QoL and a very low rate of disease progression. However, endothermal ablation was associated with superior clinical and QoL outcomes. Registration number: NCT00759434 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
{"title":"Ten-year outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of endothermal ablation versus conventional surgery for great saphenous varicose veins.","authors":"Abduraheem H Mohamed, Annabel Howitt, Shivani Rae, Paris L Cai, Louise Hitchman, Tom Wallace, Sandip Nandhra, Sean Pymer, Alexander Knighton, George Smith, Ian C Chetter, Daniel Carradice","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae195","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Surgical ligation and stripping (surgery) and endothermal ablation are both effective treatments for varicose veins, improving quality of life (QoL) up to 5 years. Few data are available on long-term outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes 10 years after interventions in an RCT. Previously this RCT demonstrated that endothermal ablation is associated with superior postprocedural QoL, more rapid recovery, and lower rates of early clinical recurrence. This analysis reports outcomes at 10 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with symptomatic varicose veins owing to unilateral great saphenous vein reflux were randomized to either surgery or endovenous laser ablation (EVLA). Outcomes at 10 years included clinical recurrence and QoL.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data were obtained for 206 of 280 patients (73.6%) at 10 years. Both groups retained significant QoL improvement compared with pretreatment levels (Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire (AVVQ), Short Form 36 (SF-36®), and EQ-5D™; P < 0.001). Clinical disease progression from baseline was observed in only 10.7% of patients. The clinical recurrence rate was lower in the EVLA group (37 versus 59%; P = 0.005). The number needed to treat with EVLA to avoid one clinical recurrence within 10 years was five. This was associated with significantly higher (better) generic QoL scores with EVLA in several SF-36® domains, including bodily pain (median 84 (i.q.r. 51-100) versus 62 (41-84); P = 0.009) and general health (77 (62-87) versus 67 (52-82); P = 0.017). AVVQ scores in the EVLA group were also lower (better) (3.1 (0-7.7) versus 6.3 (0.7-13.3); P = 0.029).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both surgery and endothermal ablation are effective treatments for varicose veins at 10 years, with durable improvement in QoL and a very low rate of disease progression. However, endothermal ablation was associated with superior clinical and QoL outcomes. Registration number: NCT00759434 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).</p>","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142003178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charles de Ponthaud, Malanie Roy, Sébastien Gaujoux
{"title":"Adrenocortical carcinoma: what you at least should know.","authors":"Charles de Ponthaud, Malanie Roy, Sébastien Gaujoux","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae177","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141896217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: The main objective of this study was to undertake an exhaustive investigation of sex-related differences in cancer surgery.
Methods: This observational study used data from the French national health insurance system database covering 98.8% of the population. Patients diagnosed with non-sex-specific solid invasive cancers between January 2018 and December 2019 were included. The main outcomes were likelihood of undergoing cancer surgery, type of oncological surgery performed, and associated 30-, 60-, and 90-day postoperative reoperation and mortality rates, by sex.
Results: For the 367 887 patients included, women were 44% more likely than men to undergo cancer surgery (OR 1.44, 95% c.i. 1.31 to 1.59; P < 0.001). However, the likelihood of surgery decreased with advancing age (OR 0.98, 0.98 to 0.98; P < 0.001), and with increasing number of co-morbid conditions (OR 0.95, 0.95 to 0.96; P < 0.001), especially in women. Men had higher 90-day reoperation (21.2 versus 18.8%; P < 0.001) and mortality (1.2 versus 0.9%; P < 0.001) rates than women, overall, and for most cancer types, with the exception of bladder cancer, for which the 90-day mortality rate was higher among women (1.8 versus 1.4%; P < 0.001). After adjustment for age, number of co-morbid conditions, and surgical procedure, 90-day mortality remained higher in men (OR 1.16, 1.07 to 1.26; P < 0.001), and men were 21% more likely than women to undergo reoperation within 90 days (OR 1.21, 1.18 to 1.23; P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Women were much more likely than men to undergo cancer surgery than men, but the likelihood of surgery decreased with advancing age and with increasing number of co-morbid conditions, especially in women. These findings highlight a need for both increased awareness and strategies to ensure gender equality in access to oncological surgical treatment and improved outcomes.
{"title":"Sex-related differences in oncological surgery and postoperative outcomes: comprehensive, nationwide study in France.","authors":"Floriane Jochum, Anne-Sophie Hamy, Paul Gougis, Élise Dumas, Beatriz Grandal, Mathilde Sauzey, Enora Laas, Jean-Guillaume Feron, Virginie Fourchotte, Thomas Gaillard, Noemie Girard, Lea Pauly, Elodie Gauroy, Lauren Darrigues, Judicael Hotton, Lise Lecointre, Fabien Reyal, Fabrice Lecuru, Cherif Akladios","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae179","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjs/znae179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The main objective of this study was to undertake an exhaustive investigation of sex-related differences in cancer surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This observational study used data from the French national health insurance system database covering 98.8% of the population. Patients diagnosed with non-sex-specific solid invasive cancers between January 2018 and December 2019 were included. The main outcomes were likelihood of undergoing cancer surgery, type of oncological surgery performed, and associated 30-, 60-, and 90-day postoperative reoperation and mortality rates, by sex.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>For the 367 887 patients included, women were 44% more likely than men to undergo cancer surgery (OR 1.44, 95% c.i. 1.31 to 1.59; P < 0.001). However, the likelihood of surgery decreased with advancing age (OR 0.98, 0.98 to 0.98; P < 0.001), and with increasing number of co-morbid conditions (OR 0.95, 0.95 to 0.96; P < 0.001), especially in women. Men had higher 90-day reoperation (21.2 versus 18.8%; P < 0.001) and mortality (1.2 versus 0.9%; P < 0.001) rates than women, overall, and for most cancer types, with the exception of bladder cancer, for which the 90-day mortality rate was higher among women (1.8 versus 1.4%; P < 0.001). After adjustment for age, number of co-morbid conditions, and surgical procedure, 90-day mortality remained higher in men (OR 1.16, 1.07 to 1.26; P < 0.001), and men were 21% more likely than women to undergo reoperation within 90 days (OR 1.21, 1.18 to 1.23; P < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Women were much more likely than men to undergo cancer surgery than men, but the likelihood of surgery decreased with advancing age and with increasing number of co-morbid conditions, especially in women. These findings highlight a need for both increased awareness and strategies to ensure gender equality in access to oncological surgical treatment and improved outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11327872/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141986969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kjetil Søreide, S George Barreto, Sanjay Pandanaboyana
{"title":"Severe acute pancreatitis.","authors":"Kjetil Søreide, S George Barreto, Sanjay Pandanaboyana","doi":"10.1093/bjs/znae170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae170","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":136,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141896219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}