Trichobezoar is a mass of hair retained in the stomach, usually associated with trichotillomania.
Large trichobezoars may extend into the small bowel and cause small bowel obstruction, …

Total mesorectal excision (TME), a revolutionary change and a milestone in the history of
surgical treatment for rectal cancer, has been widely recognized as the gold standard and is …

Background In patients with rectal cancer who achieve clinical complete response after
neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, watch and wait is a novel management strategy with potential …

Background: Breast cancer in young women is aggressive. Delays in diagnosis and treatment
may contribute to the worse outcomes observed in the treatment of breast cancer in young …

Background There is widespread concern that treatment with biologic agents may be associated
with suboptimal postoperative outcome after surgery for inflammatory bowel diseases (…

Background & Aims A recent randomized, multi-center, phase 3 trial, performed in the United
Kingdom (Control of Fecal Incontinence using Distal Neuromodulation Trial), demonstrated …

Background Transanal TME (taTME) combines abdominal and transanal dissection to facilitate
sphincter preservation in patients with low rectal tumors. Few phase II/III trials report long-…

Surgery remains the mainstay of curative treatment for primary rectal cancer. For mid and low
rectal tumors, optimal oncologic surgery requires total mesorectal excision (TME) to ensure …

Education for new techniques: live surgery The demonstration of new techniques during a
live surgical procedure is a practice that has existed for some time. The origin of the term …

Background Management of rectal cancer has a number of potentially appropriate alternatives
for each patient. Despite acceptance of standards, practices may vary among regions. …