Background: In colorectal surgery, postoperative Anastomotic Leak (AL) is a serious complication. Besides the surgeon`s experience, bowel preparation may have an impact on AL, but published data are still inconclusive. The purpose of this retrospective single center study was to investigate role preoperative Mechanical Bowel Preparation (MBP) in combination with Oral Antibiotic (OBP) and parent...

OBJECTIVE Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication after surgery and is an indicator of quality of care. Risk factors for SSI are studied thoroughly for most types of gastrointestinal surgeries and especially colorectal surgeries, but accumulated data is still lacking for gastric surgeries. We studied the parameters affecting SSI rate after gastric cancer surgery. MATERIAL AND M...

Background A period of starvation after colorectal anastomosis to permit for resolution of the clinical evidence of ileus has been an unchallenged surgical dogma until recent years. We intended to determine the safety and feasibility of an unconventional postoperative oral intake protocol in patients experiencing colorectal anastomosis. Materials and Methods Between 2013 and 2015, sixty conse...

Colorectal redo surgery is well known to be a difficult procedure, associated with high risk of failure. The aim this study was look into patients presenting two consecutive failed colorectal (CRA) or coloanal (CAA) anastomosis who underwent second (i.e., third anastomosis). A retrospective based on prospective database surgeries CRA CAA, in an expert center. Sixteen between 2005 and 2020 were ...

Abstract Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has interfered with many aspects of cancer management, including delayed diagnoses, stalled screening programmes, limiting treatment and clinical trials. Colorectal is the second commonest cause death in Ireland. objective current study to assess impact this on colorectal diagnoses surgery, at a national level. Methods Data endoscopy, emergency electi...

The aim of this study is to determine the amino acid profile among the colorectal cancer patients. This is a prospective descriptive case-control study. This study includes 108 patients who underwent surgeries for colorectal carcinoma and 108 healthy control subjects during the period from1998 to 2003. The patients’ data included: age, gender, pathological data and p53 expression. We performed ...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this paper is to improve the feasibility perception of policymakers, health care workers and target population about the cost-effectiveness of the implementation of colorectal screening as Public Health strategy. METHODS Retrospective study by application of a three-step model designed for a local setting in Sicily (Palermo and its Province) in order to distribute Feca...

Diverting loop ileostomies have traditionally been fashioned in the right iliac fossa, but a novel technique of midline ileostomy at umbilical port site during colorectal surgeries described. We aim to compare outcomes after creation and reversal these two types ileostomy. Using retrospective study design, 10 consecutive patients who underwent were compared with traditional fossa stoma. Baselin...

An accurate staging is necessary to select the best treatment and evaluate prognosis in oncology. Staging usually begins with noninvasive imaging such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or positron emission tomography. In the absence of distant metastases, endoscopic ultrasound plays an important role in the diagnosis and staging of gastrointestinal tumors, being the most accura...