Impact of surgeon volume on 18-month unclosed ileostomy rate after restorative rectal cancer resection.

Aim: The impact of surgeon volume on 18-month unclosed ileostomy rates after rectal cancer surgery has not been fully explored. The aim of this study was to describe the effect of surgeon volume and evaluate factors predictive of an unclosed ileostomy.

Method: Patients undergoing anterior resection with a diverting ileostomy for rectal cancer from March 2004 to October 2018 were identified from a prospectively maintained database.

Effects of ethnicity and socioeconomic status on surgical outcomes from inflammatory bowel disease.

Purpose: Evidence suggests that ethnicity and socioeconomic status of patients with chronic diseases influence their healthcare outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of these factors on the surgical outcome of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) over a 15-year period.

Methods: A retrospective observational study investigated IBD patients operated on at an NHS Trust between 2000-2015, with follow-up data until 2020.

Late endovascular coil migration following traumatic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm embolization: case report.

Background: Percutaneous vascular interventions are performed for the treatment of haemoptysis and involve embolization of bronchial arteries, pulmonary arteries and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. There are isolated reports of embolization of pseudoaneurysms forming in the pulmonary vasculature. The migration of components of the coils used in the embolization of vascular pulmonary pathologies is rare.