Outcomes of Unroofing with Limited Excision and Structured Postoperative Care for Pilonidal Disease.

Despite a wide variety of surgical techniques to treat chronic pilonidal disease, high rates of recurrence are common. The current study analyzes the outcome of unroofing with limited excision combined with structured postoperative wound care for pilonidal disease. We performed a retrospective review of all patients who were treated with this technique over a seven year period.

Small Bowel Obstructions in a Virgin Abdomen: Is an Operation Mandatory?

Though conventionally not considered standard of care, nonoperative management of patients with small bowel obstruction (SBO) without previous abdominal operations, so called "virgin abdomens," (VA) is presently being practiced. We aimed to determine outcomes of patients with VA undergoing operative and nonoperative management of SBO. A retrospective review of patients with SBO was performed; outcomes of patients with VA were analyzed.

Racial and Socioeconomic Treatment Disparities in Adolescents and Young Adults with Stage II-III Rectal Cancer.

Introduction: Stage II-III rectal cancer requires multidisciplinary cancer care, and adolescents and young adults (AYA, ages 15-39 years) often do not receive optimal cancer therapy.

Methods: Overall, 3295 AYAs with clinical stage II-III rectal cancer were identified in the National Cancer Database. Factors associated with the receipt of adjuvant and surgical therapies, as well as overall survival (OS), were examined.