Outcomes of redo for failed colorectal or coloanal anastomoses: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: This study aimed to review the outcomes of redo procedures for failed colorectal or coloanal anastomoses.

Methods: A systematic review was performed using the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and LILACS databases. The inclusion criteria were adult patients undergoing colectomy with primary colorectal or coloanal anastomosis and studies that assessed the postoperative results.

Scores for Predicting Diabetes Remission in Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

This systematic review aims to compare the accuracy of pre-existent scores predicting diabetes remission after bariatric and metabolic surgery. Among the scores, DiaBetter presented the largest area under the curve (AUC) (0.87; 95% CI, 0.

The Role of the Heat-Shock Proteins in Esophagogastric Cancer.

Heat-shock proteins (HSPs) are a family of proteins that have received considerable attention over the last several years. They have been classified into six prominent families: high-molecular-mass HSP, 90, 70, 60, 40, and small heat shock proteins. HSPs participate in protein folding, stability, and maturation of several proteins during stress, such as in heat, oxidative stress, fever, and inflammation.