👏👏👏Evi Banken, Barbara M Geubels, Fleur E C Vande Kerckhove, Davy M J Creemers, Stijn H J Ketelaers, Joost Nederend, Heike M U Peulen, Irene E G van Hellemond, Harm J T Rutten, Jacobus W A Burger

It adds evidence for expanding organ-preserving strategies without compromising oncological outcomes in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer typically associated with a poorer prognosis.

This study supports the safety of a watch-and-wait approach in patients with high-risk rectal cancer with a complete response after total neoadjuvant therapy, highlighting low recurrence and favourable survival.

👏👏👏Pooya Rajabaleyan, Lasse Kaalby, Ulrik Deding, Issam al-Najami, Mark Bremholm Ellebæk

No significant differences were found in overall or time-specific (30-day, 90-day, and 1-year) mortality between the two groups. These findings suggest that PAC and VAC are comparable in terms of mortality outcomes in the management of secondary peritonitis.

This nationwide Danish register-based cohort study compared mortality outcomes in 13 898 patients undergoing surgery for secondary peritonitis between primary abdominal closure (PAC) and vacuum-assisted closure (VAC).

Guoxiang Zhou, Xiafei Xia, Huapeng Sun, Shuai Wang, Jun Zheng, Hengyi Gao, Jiang Zheng, Li Ren, Ali Mo, Lin Ye, Shun Ruan, Xiaoping Chen, Qi Cheng, Bixiang Zhang, Peng Zhu

👏👏👏Feng Xia, Yiyang Liu, Hongwei Huang, Xulin Liu, Jing Yan, Zhancheng Qiu, Qiao Zhang, Zhenheng Wu, Zhiyuan Huang, Renjie Wei, Li Lin, Liping Liu, Shuangqin Han, Yulin Yuan, Huaxuan Yin, Guobing Xia, Yunyan Wan, Shuo Xiao,

The model demonstrated strong predictive accuracy across training, validation, and test cohorts. The inclusion of machine learning techniques further enhanced prediction capabilities, emphasizing early risk identification and personalized interventions to improve clinical outcomes.

This study comprehensively analysed risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma rupture in a nationwide Chinese cohort and developed the CAPTure (Cirrhosis, Assessment of Protrusion ratio, and Tumour maximum length) predictive model.

Geert Kazemier, Joost M Klaase, Niels Kok, Wouter K G Leclercq, Mike S L Liem, Krijn P van Lienden, I Quintus Molenaar, Gijs A Patijn, Arjen M Rijken, Theo M Ruers, Cornelis Verhoef, Johannes H W de Wilt, Anne M May, Cornelis J A Punt, Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg

👏👏👏Marinde J G Bond, Karen Bolhuis, Martinus J van Amerongen, Thiery Chapelle, Ronald M van Dam, Marc R W Engelbrecht, Michael F Gerhards, Dirk J Grünhagen, Thomas van Gulik, John J Hermans, Koert P de Jong,

One-stage surgery was associated with a significantly longer overall survival than two-stage surgery, with similar postoperative morbidity in patients with multiple initially unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases.

👏👏👏Marta de Andres Crespo, Cornelia Byström, Athanasios Tyraskis, Annika Mutanen, Pernilla Stenström, Esther Hartman, Johan Danielsson, Simon Eaton, Paolo De Coppi, Anna Löf Granström, Tomas Wester, Mikko Pakarinen, Joe Curry, Stavros Loukogeorgakis, Joseph Davidson

These findings emphasize the need to address the functional impairments and challenges faced by patients, particularly women and those with more severe forms of the disease, during their transition to adult care.

(especially women and those with severe disease), with physical role limitations and poorer Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index scores being prominent.

This systematic review assessed long-term outcomes in patients with Hirschsprung disease (HSCR), focusing on bowel, urological, and sexual function, fertility, and quality of life. Patients with HSCR were more likely to experience constipation, soiling, and lower quality-of-life scores

👏👏👏Maria Picciochi and Alberto G Barranquero for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery

Factors associated with increased MIS use included bilateral hernias, high-volume surgeons, and private hospitals, highlighting the need for targeted efforts to improve access, particularly in Southern Europe.