Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the number of colorectal cancer surgeries performed: analysis of a nationwide inpatient database in Japan.

Purpose: This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of colorectal cancer surgeries performed in Japan.

Methods: We selected patients who underwent colorectal cancer surgeries between January, 2017 and December, 2020 from the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database. The COVID-19 pandemic was divided into three waves.

Advantages of preoperative counseling with video for robotic rectal cancer surgery compared with conventional counseling: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Surgeons should provide patients with appropriate explanations before surgery and obtain informed consent. However, this process requires time and effort and can be a great burden. The purpose of this study was to compare preoperative counseling with video (VC) and conventional counseling (CC) for rectal cancer patients.