Background: Over the past 2 decades, there has been an increase in opioid use and
subsequently, opioid deaths. The amount of opioid prescribed to surgical patients has also …

BACKGROUND: Locally advanced colon cancer is considered a relative contraindication
for laparoscopic resection, and clinical trials addressing the oncologic safety are lacking. …

MATERIALS AND METHODS These guidelines were built upon the previous ASCRS “Clinical
Practice Guideline for the Management of Anal Fissures,” published in 2017. 6 In …

Background Robotic surgery has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to traditional
laparoscopy. Robotic surgery addresses many of the technical and ergonomic limitations of …

Puprpose Benign polyps that are technically challenging and unsafe to remove via
polypectomy are known as complex polyps. Concerns regarding safety and completeness of …

Elective surgery for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an essential part of the multimodal
treatment. In Crohn’s disease (CD), surgery is not curative and thus is usually indicated when …

Background Regional variation in the use of surgery implies that there is uncertainty regarding
appropriate use. The objectives of this study were to identify which surgical procedures …

Background There has been an increase in opioid usage and opioid-related deaths. Opioids
prescribed to surgical patients have similarly increased. The aim of this study was to assess …

BACKGROUND: Risk factors for pouch survival may or may not have a linear relationship
with pouch loss over time. Conditional survival is a method to describe these nonlinear time-to-…

BACKGROUND: Advanced endoscopy can be used for the complete removal of large
colorectal polyps. To date, few surgeons perform advanced endoscopy, and it is unknown how …