Identifying timing and risk factors for early recurrence of resectable rectal cancer: A single center retrospective study.

Background: Colorectal cancer is a common malignancy and various methods have been introduced to decrease the possibility of recurrence. Early recurrence (ER) is related to worse prognosis. To date, few observational studies have reported on the analysis of rectal cancer.

Comparing Surgical Site Infection Rate Between Primary Closure and Rhomboid Flap After Stoma Reversal.

Background: Primary closure (PC) is a common wound closure procedure after stoma reversal and is associated with a high rate of surgical site infection (SSI). This study introduced a new method of skin closure, a rhomboid flap (RF), for skin closure after stoma reversal and compared the SSI rate between the 2 techniques.

Methods: This is a single-center retrospective study.