Background Restorative proctocolectomy with ileo pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the
main surgical treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and familial adenomatous …

BACKGROUND: Impaired perineal wound healing has become a significant clinical problem
after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer. The increased use of neoadjuvant …

Aim This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy, morbidity and mortality of
laparoscopic peritoneal lavage for patients with perforated diverticulitis. Method We …

Background Laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer is widely used. However, robust
evidence to conclude that laparoscopic surgery and open surgery have similar outcomes in …

Objective: To investigate which perioperative treatment, ie, laparoscopic or open surgery
combined with fast track (FT) or standard care, is the optimal approach for patients …

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are effectors of innate immunity and regulators of tissue
modeling. Recently identified ILC populations have a cytokine expression pattern that …

Human group 1 ILCs consist of at least three phenotypically distinct subsets, including NK
cells, CD127+ ILC1, and intraepithelial CD103+ ILC1. In inflamed intestinal tissues from …

Background Colonic stenting as a bridge to elective surgery is an alternative for emergency
surgery in patients with acute malignant colonic obstruction, but its benefits are uncertain …

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to determine at what point fecal incontinence
affects quality of life. METHODS: In 35 patients who had anterior sphincter repair for fecal …

Background: No randomized controlled trial has compared laparoscopic sigmoid resection
(LSR) to open sigmoid resection (OSR) for symptomatic diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon …