Background & aims Postoperative ileus (POI) is a frequent occurrence after abdominal and
other types of surgery, and is associated with significant morbidity and costs to health care …

In recent decades wide‐ranging changes have occurred in medical school curricula. Time
spent studying gross anatomy has declined amidst controversy as to how, what, and when …

Aim Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is pragmatically defined as disordered bowel
function after rectal resection leading to a detriment in quality of life. This broad …

Case presentation 8 years after saphenofemoral ligation and multiple avulsions of varicose
veins, a 39-year-old woman re-presented with symptomatic varicose veins. Duplex …

Background Optimal analgesia following laparoscopic colorectal resection is yet to be
determined; however, recent studies have questioned the role of postoperative epidural …

Background Treatment of preoperative anaemia is recommended as part of patient blood
management, aiming to minimize perioperative allogeneic red blood cell transfusion. No clear …

A chronobiotic is defined and levels of action within the mammalian circadian pacemaker
system, such as the retina, retinohypothalamic tract, geniculohypothalamic tract, …

Background The increasing use of laparoscopic techniques for colorectal resections means
that the issue of postoperative analgesia needs to be reassessed. This nonrandomized …

It is over 10 years since the first ACPGBI Position Statement on the management of anal
fistula was published in 2007. This second edition is the result of scrutiny of the literature …

Early investigations of the effect of sleep deprivation on plasma melatonin reported no major
changes. Recently, 36 hrs of sleep deprivation was reported to elevate melatonin levels on …