This Week in Surgery we will be discussing articles published in November 2023 issues:

Annals of Surgery

Is Delaying a Coloanal Anastomosis the Ideal Solution for Rectal Surgery?: Analysis of a Multicentric Cohort of 564 Patients From the GRECCAR

Refining Auxiliary Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (AOLT) Improves Outcomes in Adult Patients With Acute Liver Failure

Novel Benchmark for Adult-to-Adult Living-donor Liver Transplantation: Integrating Eastern and Western Experiences

Outcome After Intestinal Transplantation From Living Versus Deceased Donors: A Propensity-matched Cohort Analysis of the International Intestinal Transplant Registry

The Goal of Intraoperative Blood Loss in Major Hepatobiliary Resection for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Saving Patients From a Heavy Complication Burden

Minimally Invasive Versus Open Liver Resections for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome

Video Grading of Pancreatic Anastomoses During Robotic Pancreatoduodenectomy to Assess Both Learning Curve and the Risk of Pancreatic Fistula: A Post Hoc Analysis of the LAELAPS-3 Training Program

Radical Resection Combined With Intestinal Autotransplantation for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer After Neoadjuvant Therapy: A Report of 36 Consecutive Cases

  Journal of American Medical Association  Surgery

 Gentrification as a Factor in the Incidence of Firearm Injuries

Surgeon Sex and Long-Term Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Common Surgeries

  British Journal of Surgery

 IMMUNOREACT 6: weak immune surveillance characterizes early-onset rectal cancer

Phase I study of intraperitoneal irinotecan combined with palliative systemic chemotherapy in patients with colorectal peritoneal metastases

 Journal of Vascular Surgery

Gender disparities in patients with aortoiliac disease requiring open operative intervention

A comparative effectiveness study of carotid intervention for long-term stroke prevention in patients with severe asymptomatic stenosis from a large integrated health system

Association between time to revascularization and limb loss in military femoropopliteal arterial injuries

 Surgical Endoscopy

Endoscopic dilation with bougies versus balloons in caustic esophageal strictures: 17-year experience from a tertiary care center

 Annals of Surgical Oncology

Long-Term Patient-Reported Outcomes Comparing Oncoplastic Breast Surgery and Conventional Breast-Conserving Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

  Obesity Surgery

Laparoscopic-Assisted Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block Versus Port-Site Infiltration with Local Anesthetics in Bariatric Surgery: a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

 Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Does Trauma Center Volume Account for the Association Between Trauma Center Verification Level and In-Hospital Mortality among Children Injured by Firearms in California?

Surgeon Perspectives on Daily Presentation of Ethical Dilemmas: A Qualitative Study

 Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Novel cross-linked polysaccharide-polyelectrolyte hemostatic foam improves survival compared to CombatGauze in swine femoral artery hemorrhage model

Bioadhesive patch as a parenchymal sparing treatment of acute traumatic pulmonary air leaks

 The American Journal of Surgery

Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions

Association between surgical delay and outcomes among patients with invasive cutaneous melanoma

How surgeons use risk calculators and non-clinical factors for informed consent and shared decision making: A qualitative study

  World Journal of surgery

Effect of Preoperative Carbohydrate Drink and Postoperative Chewing Gum on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Day Care Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial