Seon Hahn Kim

TL;DR: Male sex, low anastomosis, preoperative chemoradiation, advanced tumor stage, perioperative bleeding, and multiple firings of the linear stapler increased the risk of AL after laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer.

TL;DR: Surgical smoke from laparoscopic surgeries on patients with hepatitis B found HBV was detected in surgical smoke in 10 of the 11 cases, providing preliminary data in the investigation of airborne HBV infection.

TL;DR: There are sound oncological hypotheses for a more radical approach than has been common up to now to colon cancer resection, however, this may not necessarily apply in early stages of the tumour stage.

TL;DR: Robotic rectal cancer resection can be safely performed by experienced laparoscopic surgeons, with acceptable short-term outcomes comparable to those for Laparoscopic resection, according to a case-control study.

TL;DR: The medical literature from 1973 to 2007 was reviewed for papers relating to anastomotic leaks and abdominal abscess with a specific emphasis on predisposing factors, prevention strategies, and treatment approaches to find consensus among expert colorectal surgeons and interventional radiologists regarding standardized management algorithms.