Publications by authors named "J Dourado"
Article Synopsis
- Colorectal anastomotic devices have been used for almost 100 years, with stapled methods being most common, despite a significant leak risk of up to 20%.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis explored newer anastomotic devices, analyzing 18 studies from the last decade, which included 955 anastomoses and focused on non-stapled methods.
- The findings indicated a pooled complication rate of 9.7% for human studies, but new compression mechanisms showed a much lower leak rate of 3.3%, suggesting that these novel technologies could improve surgical outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- This systematic review evaluated how upper gastrointestinal (UGI) dysmotility affects outcomes in patients with colonic inertia (CI) undergoing surgery.
- It found that patients with UGI dysmotility were more likely to experience recurrence of constipation after surgery and had poorer improvements in quality of life compared to those without UGI issues.
- The review suggests routine evaluation of UGI function before surgery for CI, as many patients with UGI dysmotility may go undiagnosed.
Background: Tumor deposits are a unique histologic feature of colorectal cancer that is associated with adverse survival outcomes. The present study aimed to assess the association between tumor deposits and liver and lung metastases and to describe the characteristics of colorectal cancer associated with tumor deposits.
Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results (SEER) database was screened between 2010 and 2020 for patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma who underwent radical resection with data on tumor deposits.