Geerard L. Beets

TL;DR: Depending on the severity of resource limitations among hospitals around the world and the prevailing COVID-19 burden, it may be crucial to prioritize the LARCs for exenterative-type surgical resections, beyond total mesorectal excision planes (bTME).

TL;DR: Avelle negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a promising technique for preventing wound complications after skin closure in elective surgery as discussed by the authors, however, it does not lead to fewer patients requiring unplanned visits or fewer patients developing clinically significant seromas.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the prevalence of nodal metastases (ypN+) status according to ypT category in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy and total mesorectal excision, and assessed the impact of ypN+ on disease recurrence and survival by pooled analysis of individual-patient data.

TL;DR: Results of this exploratory pilot study suggest that changes in rectal tumor morphology (fibrosis) and volume can already be observed early during radiation, both when measured quantitatively and when assessed visually.

TL;DR: The uncomplicated perineal wound healing rate is expected to increase from 65 to 85% by using the gluteal turnover flap, and with proven effectiveness, a quick implementation of this relatively simple surgical technique isexpected to take place.