MRI-predicted extramural vascular invasion and tumour deposit are main predictors of disease-free survival in patients undergoing surgical resection for rectal cancer.

Background: MRI is crucial in staging patients with rectal cancer and planning treatment. The aim was to analyse the prognostic role of MRI-predicted tumour deposits and/or extramural vascular invasion (mrTD/EMVI) in a cohort of patients with rectal cancer undergoing surgical resection, with selective neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT).

Method: Retrospective analysis of a single-centre cohort of consecutive patients with rectal cancer undergoing low anterior resection or abdominoperineal excision between 2008 and 2020.

Respect for the laparoscopic port site: lessons in diagnosis, management, and prevention of port-site hernias following laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Aim: The aim of this study was to review the incidence, presentation, diagnosis, and management of early port-site hernias (PSHs) in a single consultant surgeon's laparoscopic colorectal practice.

Method: This work comprised a review of a prospectively maintained database to identify patients with a early PSH, with a subsequent review of the case notes.

Results: Overall, 401 laparoscopic colorectal procedures over a 64-month period were reviewed.