A prospective study (CCOG1504) found that laparoscopic total gastrectomy for stage I gastric cancer leads to better quality of life, especially in work-related satisfaction and role functioning, compared to open surgery.🇯🇵 No significant differences in weight change were observed.⚖️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #AGSurg #SoMe4Surgery

A recent review highlights key advances (2022-2023) in treating locally advanced colorectal cancer.🗡 Focus areas include optimized colon surgery techniques, minimally invasive and robotic rectal surgery, total neoadjuvant therapy, and tailored chemotherapy for stages II and III.💊 These innovations aim to personalize treatments, enhancing patient outcomes and quality of life.🇯🇵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @BJSAcademy @SWexner @juliomayol @me4_so #AGSurg #colorectalresearch #colorectalsurgery

A study enrolling 60604 patients in Japan found that patients who had COVID-19 prior to gastroenterological cancer surgery had a higher risk of postoperative pneumonia🇯🇵 This risk was especially significant when surgery occurred within 4 weeks of infection.💉😷 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #colorectalsurgery #colorectalresearch #AGSurg

A study using data from 73,861 liver surgeries in Japan has developed a risk model to predict morbidity and mortality after hepatectomy.🇯🇵 Key risk factors include trisectionectomy, hepatectomy for gallbladder cancer, and poor activities of daily living. 🙌 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @BJSAcademy @hpb_so @IHPBA @JSHBPS @me4_so #SoMe4Surgery #SoMe4HPB #AGSurg

【Selected paper of this month from AGSurg】 This study investigates whether “textbook outcome (TO)” can be used to predict long term outcomes after curative ESCC surgery in elderly patients. TO has been used to define achievement of multiple “ideal” or” optimal” surgical and postoperative quality measures from the patient’s perspective. They report that OS and DFS were significantly longer in the TO than in the non-TO group. This study has an impact in our rapidly aging society. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Keishi Yamashita (Kitasato univ)/Kyoko Nohara(NCGM) #TextbookOutcome #EsophagealCancer #AGSurg @BJSAcademy @me4_so

A study using data from 73,861 liver surgeries in Japan has developed a risk model to predict morbidity and mortality after hepatectomy.🎌 Key risk factors include trisectionectomy, hepatectomy for gallbladder cancer, and poor activities of daily living.📈 The model showed strong accuracy, helping improve preoperative risk assessment.📏 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @BJSAcademy @hpb_so @IHPBA @JSHBPS @me4_so #SoMe4Surgery #SoMe4HPB #AGSurg

A new study highlights the Inflammatory Burden Index (IBI) as a valuable biomarker for predicting outcomes in CRC patients🇯🇵 High preoperative IBI is linked to advanced disease stages, poorer survival rates, and increased risk of postoperative infections📈 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @BJSAcademy @DCRjournal @ColorectalDis @SWexner @juliomayol @me4_so #colorectalsurgery #colorectalresearch #AGSurg

A study on postoperative fevers following PD shows that blood cultures can help differentiate between pancreatic fistula (PF)-related and PF-unrelated fevers!🔥 The blood culture positivity rate was significantly higher in patients with cholangitis, catheter-related blood stream infection, and urinary tract infection than PF-related cases🇯🇵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @BJSAcademy @hpb_so @IHPBA @JSHBPS @me4_so #SoMe4Surgery #SoMe4HPB #AGSurg

A study analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer in Japan shows an increasing trend in surgeries, with stable short-term outcomes🎌 Despite the pandemic, morbidity and mortality rates remained consistent, indicating that medical care for pancreatic cancer was maintained effectively.🙌onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @BJSAcademy @hpb_so @IHPBA @JSHBPS @me4_so #SoMe4Surgery #SoMe4HPB #AGSurg