Colon and Rectal
Conference Coverage
Jury still out on survival benefit of resecting primary in mCRC
Key clinical point: Data are mixed regarding an overall survival benefit of resecting the primary tumor. Major finding: Two studies found a...
News
Postop NSAIDs may raise anastomotic complications
Key clinical point: Postoperative NSAIDs appear to raise the risk of anastomotic complications in patients undergoing nonelective colorectal...
News
Statins found to have a survival benefit in colorectal cancer
Key clinical point: Patients with colorectal cancer who take statins are less likely to die. Major finding: Relative to nonusers, statin users had...
News
Preoperative hepatic, regional arterial chemo nets better outcomes in early CRC
Key clinical point: Preoperative arterial chemotherapy improves outcomes, but mainly for stage III patients. Major finding: Five-year disease-free...
News
Stage IV CRC survival rates up, resection rates down
Key clinical point: Although rates of primary tumor resection in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer have decreased in recent years, patient...
Conference Coverage
Skipping surgery is an option for some patients with rectal cancer
Key clinical point: Patients with rectal cancer who have a clinical complete response to neoadjuvant therapy can safely skip surgery. Major...
Government and Regulations
FDA approves IV antibacterial for complicated UTIs, abdominal infections
Conference Coverage
Nonoperative management okay after draining diverticular-associated abscess
Key clinical point: Patients can do well without elective surgical resection following successful percutaneous drainage of diverticular-associated...
Video
VIDEO: Mortality rate after elective colorectal surgery hits 2%
Conference Coverage
Mismatch seen between trends in elective, emergent colectomies for diverticulitis
Key clinical point: An increase in elective colectomies has not been accompanied by a decrease in emergent/urgent colectomies. Major finding: The...
Conference Coverage
Perioperative fluid levels increase ileus risk
Key clinical point: Giving no more than 1.7 liters or more than 5 liters of IV fluids on the day of surgery increased the risk of ileus. Major...