Benchmarks in colorectal surgery: multinational study to define quality thresholds in high and low anterior resection.

Background: Benchmark comparisons in surgery allow identification of gaps in the quality of care provided. The aim of this study was to determine quality thresholds for high (HAR) and low (LAR) anterior resections in colorectal cancer surgery by applying the concept of benchmarking.

Methods: This 5-year multinational retrospective study included patients who underwent anterior resection for cancer in 19 high-volume centres on five continents.

Health locus of control among patients operated on for colorectal cancer.

<b>Introduction:</b> An important factor determining health-oriented behavior is the health locus of control (HLC). Patients with cancer differ in health practices and perception of the disease. <br/><b>Aim:</b> Assessment of the influence of demographic factors and somatic symptoms of the disease on HLC in patients treated for colorectal cancer.

Blockade of fructose transporter protein GLUT5 inhibits proliferation of colon cancer cells: proof of concept for a new class of anti-tumor therapeutics.

Background: Despite the fact that colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men and women, its current treatment remains unsatisfactory and therefore novel studies proposing new approaches are necessary. A high sugar diet is believed to promote carcinogenesis. Fructose is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract by members of the glucose transporter family-GLUT.

Endoscopic management of duodenal fistula in a patient operated after abdominal injury.

Post-traumatic duodenal injuries constitute a relatively rare group among this type of lesions reported in the abdominal structures. In the vast majority of cases, a post-traumatic duodenal injury is accompanied by damage to other important organs. The surgical management of duodenum injuries poses a high risk of life-threatening complications with duodenal fistula among the most common.