Hereditary polyposis syndromes remain a challenging disease entity: Old dilemmas and new insights.

In this editorial we present an overview and insights of the management of hereditary polyposis syndromes. The primary focus was on familial adenomatous polyposis, juvenile polyposis syndrome and Peutz-Jegher syndrome. Genetic testing has become increasingly available and is easier than ever to integrate into clinical practice.

Risk Prediction for Complications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery: External Validation of the American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator.

Background And Aims: Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] require surgery during their disease course. Having individual risk predictions available prior to surgery could aid in better informed decision making for personalised treatment trajectories in IBD surgery. The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program [ACS NSQIP] has developed a surgical risk calculator that calculates risks for postoperative outcomes using 20 patient and surgical predictors.

Functional outcome and quality of life after transanal minimal invasive pouch surgery.

Purpose: To investigate functional outcomes and quality of life (QoL) after restorative proctocolectomy (RPC) using transanal minimal invasive surgery (TAMIS).

Method: The study consists of two sub-studies. A cohort study comprised 98 consecutive patients, who underwent TAMIS RPC.

Impact on Fertility After Failure of Restorative Proctocolectomy in Men and Women With Ulcerative Colitis: A 17-Year Cohort Study.

Background: Impact of restorative proctocolectomy failure on fertility has not been studied and is greatly relevant.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of restorative proctocolectomy failure on birth rate in women and men, along with in vitro fertilization incidence and success.

Design: This was a retrospective registry-based cohort study over 17 years.

Use and Success of In Vitro Fertilisation Following Restorative Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-anal Anastomosis. A Nationwide 17-year Cohort Study.

Background And Aims: Fertility decreases in women following restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis. The use and success of in vitro fertilisation [IVF] after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis is not systematically studied. We aimed to estimate the use and success of in vitro fertilisation treatment in female ulcerative colitis patients, with and without restorative proctocolectomy.

Pouch failures following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis.

Aim: Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is a procedure offered to patients with ulcerative colitis who opt for restoration of bowel continuity. The aim of this study was to determine the risk of pouch failure and ascertain the risk factors associated with failure.

Method: The study included 1991 patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in Denmark in the period 1980-2013.

Paradoxical Impact of Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis on Male and Female Fertility in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis.

Background: Birth rates in males with ulcerative colitis and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis have not been studied.

Objective: This study aimed to estimate birth rates in males and females with ulcerative colitis and study the impact of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.

Design: This was a retrospective registry-based cohort study that was performed over a 30-year period.

Short-term Outcome of Robot-assisted and Open IPAA: An Observational Single-center Study.

Background: The potential advantages of robot-assisted laparoscopy are being increasingly investigated, although data on its efficacy in benign colorectal surgery are scarce.

Objective: We compared the early postoperative outcome in robot-assisted IPAA with open surgery procedures.

Design: This was an observational study based on prospectively collected data obtained from chart reviews.