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💟 February is Oesophageal cancer awareness month
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Read the 🆕 blog and check out 6️⃣ of the most important studies published in @bjsurgery.bsky.social and @bjsopen.bsky.social from the past year

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February 13, 2026 at 7:15 AM

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💜Oesophageal cancer awareness month: Implementation and effectiveness of robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy (RAMIO): a systematic review using the IDEAL
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February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM

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🛠️📖Have you explored The Instrumentalist at @BJSurgery?
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The Instrumentalist by Michael Crumplin

A series of articles for the BJS exploring the history of surgical instruments

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February 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM

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Robotic versus laparoscopic minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair: randomized clinical trial (the ROGER trial)
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February 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM

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Training needs analysis of surgical teams in Somaliland
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Training needs analysis of surgical teams in Somaliland

Prioritizing resources is essential for low-income countries aiming to improve surgical systems effectively, yet few validated tools exist to facilitate th

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February 12, 2026 at 9:20 AM

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Outcomes of endovascular aortic arch repair with an off-the-shelfmodular inner branched stent-graft: an IDEAL 2a prospectivemulticentre trial
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Outcomes of endovascular aortic arch repair with an off-the-shelf modular inner branched stent-graft: an IDEAL 2a prospective multicentre trial

This study reported a novel modular aortic arch stent graft and included the largest cohort to date, demonstrating significantly lower death compared to op

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February 11, 2026 at 3:37 PM

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A guide to end of life care: recognizing dying, advance care planning, and symptom management
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February 7, 2026 at 10:41 AM

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International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for Obesity (IFSO) global consensus recommendations for optimizingoutcomes after sleeve gastrectomy
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International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for Obesity (IFSO) global consensus recommendations for optimizing outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy

Obesity is a global pandemic, with projections indicating that the number of adults who will live with overweight and obesity will reach 3.80 billion by 20

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February 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM

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Axillary dissection for low-volume nodal involvement afterneoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer: multicentre AXSANA cohortstudy
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Axillary dissection for low-volume nodal involvement after neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer: multicentre AXSANA cohort study

Completion axillary lymph node dissection (cALND) is often performed for diagnostic purposes in patients with isolated tumour cells or micrometastases in t

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February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM

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Qualitative perspectives (on incoming medical teams during conflict) from surgeons in the Middle East and North Africa
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Qualitative perspectives (on incoming medical teams during conflict) from surgeons in the Middle East and North Africa

This study examines how surgeons working in the Middle East and North Africa have perceived incoming medical teams during conflict situations. This provide

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February 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM

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International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for Obesity (IFSO) global consensus recommendations for optimizing outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy
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International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for Obesity (IFSO) global consensus recommendations for optimizing outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy

Obesity is a global pandemic, with projections indicating that the number of adults who will live with overweight and obesity will reach 3.80 billion by 20

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February 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM

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Second victim syndrome in surgeons: systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of adverse events on surgeons
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February 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM

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Five years to the finish line: progress and unintended consequences since the LancetCommission on Global Surgery
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January 30, 2026 at 9:41 AM

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Implementation and effectiveness of robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy (RAMIO): a systematic review using the IDEAL framework
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Implementation and effectiveness of robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy (RAMIO): a systematic review using the IDEAL framework

Robot-assisted minimally invasive oesophagectomy (RAMIO) is increasingly adopted, but structured evaluation is limited. This IDEAL-based systematic review

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January 19, 2026 at 6:08 PM

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Perioperative cardiac arrest
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January 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM

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🏥 Perioperative cardiac arrest
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🗨️ Multifactorial, critical phase between induction of anaesthesia and start of the surgery and if major haemorrhage, adjusted ALS algorithm, remember potential psychological impact on the clinical team. - Johanne Gormsen
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Armstrong RA, Soar J. BJS 2025; 112: znaf262.

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January 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM

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Perioperative management of people with diabetes undergoing surgery
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Perioperative management of people with diabetes undergoing surgery

Diabetes affects around 7% of the UK adult population, but among hospital inpatients, the prevalence is about three times higher. Many of these people are

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January 17, 2026 at 10:21 AM

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Randomized clinical trial of intradermal suture and metallic stapling for incisional groin closure after vascular surgery (VASC-INF trial)
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January 16, 2026 at 6:37 AM

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Neocolonialism: should it concern surgeons?
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January 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM

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Perioperative nutrition—ongoing challenges in the era of ERAS
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January 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM

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Major systemic infection following breast cancer surgery and oncological outcomes
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Major systemic infection following breast cancer surgery and oncological outcomes

This nationwide cohort study, including 82 102 patients, showed an association between postoperative major systemic infections after breast cancer surgery

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January 9, 2026 at 11:08 AM

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Long-term mortality rate and clinical outcomes associated with femoro-popliteal drug–coated balloon angioplasty and drug-eluting stents in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: an analysis of the BASIL-3 RCT
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