Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients requiring surgery can be treated in referral centres regardless of the COVID-19 status of the hospital: results of a multicentric European study during the first COVID-19 outbreak (COVIBD-Surg).

Outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients requiring surgery during the outbreak of Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) are unknown. Aim of this study was to analyse the outcomes depending on the COVID-19 status of the centre. Patients undergoing surgery in six COVID-19 treatment and one COVID-free hospitals (five countries) during the first COVID-19 peak were included.

Mesenteric lengthening during pouch surgery: technique and outcomes in a tertiary centre.

Anastomotic complications after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) are often associated with excessive tension and poor blood supply. Carrying out a tension-free IPAA might prove difficult in a proportion of cases, especially if mucosectomy and hand-sewn anastomosis are necessary. The aim of the study was to analyse the outcomes of mesenteric lengthening in patients undergoing IPAA in a tertiary centre.

Anastomosis configuration and technique following ileocaecal resection for Crohn's disease: a multicentre study.

A limited ileocaecal resection is the most frequently performed procedure for ileocaecal CD and different anastomotic configurations and techniques have been described. This manuscript audited the different anastomotic techniques used in a national study and evaluated their influence on postoperative outcomes following ileocaecal resection for primary CD. This is a retrospective, multicentre, observational study promoted by the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR), including all adults undergoing elective ileocaecal resection for primary CD from June 2018 May 2019.

Risk factors for locally advanced cancer associated with ulcerative colitis: Results of a retrospective multicentric study in the era of biologics.

Background: Patients affected by ulcerative colitis (UC) are more likely to develop colorectal cancer, and are often diagnosed with lymph node involvement (N+) at surgery.

Aim: To identify the risk factors for N+ cancer in UC patients.

Methods: Patients undergoing surgery from 2001 to 2018 in six European tertiary centres were included.

Predictors of early recurrence after strictureplasty for Crohn's disease of the small bowel during the years of biologics.

Background: The identification of patients prone to early recurrence of Crohn's disease at the site of a strictureplasty is fundamental in the clinical practice.

Aims: Aim of the study is to detect the risk factors for early reoperation for recurrence after primary strictureplasty.

Methods: From 2000, patients undergoing a primary strictureplasty and a subsequent reoperation for recurrence of Crohn's disease at the site of a strictureplasty were included.

Morbidity associated with closure of ileostomy after a three-stage ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.

The aim of the study was to compare the perioperative outcomes of patients undergoing ileostomy closure after a three-stage ileal pouch-anal anastomosis to a control group of patients who had elective colorectal resections and stoma, and to analyse the differences based on the technique of closure. The cases were retrospectively compared for demographic characteristics and postoperative outcomes. Chi-square, Fisher's exact and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used as appropriate.

Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis 20 years later: is it still a good surgical option for patients with ulcerative colitis?

Purpose: Short-term results after ileo-pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) are well established; data are conflicting in long-standing patients. We retrospectively evaluated long-term complications and functional results after follow-up longer than 20 years.

Methods: Two hundred five patients with follow-up longer than 20 years have been identified out of 1112 IPAA performed in our institution; of these, 20 cases were lost at follow-up or decline to take part at the study.