Local recurrence with intersphincteric resection in adverse histology rectal cancers. A retrospective study with competing risk analysis.

Background: The safety of inter-sphincteric resection (ISR) for low rectal cancer with adverse histologic subtypes has been incompletely studied. The present study aims at determining the risk of local recurrence with this procedure in poorly differentiated and signet ring cell (PDSR) adenocarcinoma.

Methods: Retrospective analysis from a single tertiary cancer centre of non-metastatic primary rectal cancer <6 cm from the anal verge that underwent ISR.

Performance of Hong Kong Liver Cancer staging system in patients of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with surgical resection: An Indian validation study.

Background: Hong Kong Liver Cancer staging (HKLCS) system lacks external validation.

Aims And Methods: We conducted a study to validate the prognostic and clinical utility of HKLCS system in the patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) of heterogeneous etiologies treated with hepatic resection with curative intent at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.

Results: A total of 144 patients underwent resection for HCC.

Comparison between intraoperative cholangiography and choledochoscopy for ductal clearance in laparoscopic CBD exploration: a prospective randomized study.

Background: Laparoscopic CBD exploration (LCBDE) is an accepted treatment modality for single stage management of CBD stones in fit patients. A transcholedochal approach is preferred in patients with a dilated CBD and large impacted stones in whom ductal clearance remains problematic. There are very few studies comparing intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) with choledochoscopy to determine ductal clearance in patients undergoing transcholedochal LCBDE.