Information and counselling needs of patients with major low anterior resection syndrome: A qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: The aim was to explore the information and counselling needs of rectal cancer survivors confronted with major low anterior resection syndrome.

Background: Rectal cancer survivors are often confronted with bowel problems after surgery. This is called low anterior resection syndrome.

Forgotten pathogen: tetanus after gastrointestinal surgery.

A previously healthy 79-year-old woman underwent an urgent laparotomy and resection of a strangulated loop of small bowel. On the second postoperative day, she developed symptoms suspicious for postoperative tetanus. A transfer to the intensive care unit was necessary for aggressive supportive therapy.

The Effect of Dumping on Weight Loss in Conversion of Failed Restrictive Surgery: a Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.

Purpose: Dumping is currently seen as a negative side effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). However, it may help patients to comply with their prescribed diet. In this study, we assess the role of dumping on weight loss in patients who have undergone conversion of failed restrictive surgery into RYGB.

Moderating the Enthusiasm of Sleeve Gastrectomy: Up to Fifty Percent of Reflux Symptoms After Ten Years in a Consecutive Series of One Hundred Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies.

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become a popular one-stage bariatric procedure with a proven efficacy on weight loss. However, the relationship between LSG and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) remains a subject of debate. The objective is to determine the long-term effect of LSG on weight loss and reflux disease.