Role of Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPS) in the Postoperative Period after Colorectal Surgery.

Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a defect of the intestinal wall at the anastomotic site and is one of the most severe complications in colorectal surgery. Previous studies have shown that the immune system response plays a significant role in the development of AL. In recent years, DAMPs (damage-associated molecular patterns) have been identified as cellular compounds with the ability to activate the immune system.

Validation of prolonged length of stay as a reliable measure of failure to rescue in colorectal surgery.

Background: Failure-to-rescue measures a hospital's response capacity to avoid the death of a patient after a complication. The aim of this study was to validate the use of prolonged length of stay to calculate failure-to-rescue rates as a substitute for traditional coding of complications in colorectal cancer surgery.

Method: We performed a cross-sectional between-instruments agreement study.

Intra-abdominal desmoid tumor and chronic inflammatory bowel disease. An uncommon scenario.

We present the case of a patient with an inflammatory bowel disease to whom a pelvic desmoid tumor is discovered during an infertility study.