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A randomized trial comparing antibiotics with appendectomy for appendicitis

Paper of the Month comes from The CODA Collaborative. A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis The CODA Collaborative, The New England Journal of Medicine, 5 October 2020 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2014320

Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection

Paper of the Month comes from the COVIDSurg and GlobalSurg collaboratives. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative and GlobalSurg Collaborative. Published: Anaesthesia 09 March 2020

Long-term follow-up of the AVOD randomized trial of antibiotic avoidance in uncomplicated diverticulitis

The paper selected this month concerns the treatment of uncomplicated diverticular disease. Long‐term follow‐up of the AVOD randomized trial of antibiotic avoidance in uncomplicated diverticulitis Isaacson et al. BJS 2019.

Effect of Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer on Female Sexual Function: A Prospective Cohort Study

This paper of the month focuses on female sexual function following radiotherapy for rectal cancer. Effect of Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer on Female Sexual Function: A Prospective Cohort Study Rojvall et al Br J Surg 2019 Dec 3 [Online ahead of print]

Hartmann’s procedure vs intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision

Review of ‘Hartmann’s procedure versus intersphincteric abdominoperineal excision (HiP Study): a multicentre prospective cohort study’.

Radical surgery versus organ preservation

February 2021 Paper of the Month on early-stage rectal cancer compares radical surgical resection with short-course radiotherapy and TREC. Radical surgery versus organ preservation via short-course radiotherapy followed by transanal endoscopic microsurgery for early-stage rectal cancer (TREC): a randomised, open-label feasibility study. Published: The Lancet 10 Dec 2020

Complete mesocolic excision versus conventional surgery for colon cancer

May’s 2021 Paper of the Month is a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the oncological outcomes, the operative complications and pathological results of two operative techniques for colon cancer; the complete mesocolic excision (CME) versus conventional surgery.

Public Health England NHS Bowel Screening Programme: Guidance on reporting lesions

This document supports consistent practice in pathology in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP), as well as developing the evidence base for future recommendations regarding routine practice.

BSG guidelines on inflammatory bowel disease biopsies

Molecular testing strategies for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer