Polymeric tissue adhesives provide versatile materials for wound management and are
widely used in a variety of medical settings ranging from minor to life-threatening tissue …

For the past few decades, tissue sealants and adhesives have been developed as an
alternative to sutures and staples to close and seal wounds or incisions. These materials are …

The metalloproteinase (MP) family of zinc-dependent proteases, including matrix
metalloproteinases (MMPs), a disintegrin and metalloproteases (ADAMs), and a disintegrin …

Every colorectal surgeon during his or her career is faced with anastomotic leakage (AL);
one of the most dreaded complications following any type of gastrointestinal anastomosis …

Anastomotic leaks represent one of the most alarming complications following any
gastrointestinal anastomosis due to the substantial effects on post-operative morbidity and …

Importance Despite improvements in perioperative mortality, the incidence of postoperative
surgical site infection (SSI) remains high after pancreatoduodenectomy. The effect of broad …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. The main risk
factors for CRC are family history of colon or rectal cancer, familial polyposis syndrome or …

Background Decreasing anastomotic leak rates remain a major goal in colorectal surgery.
Assessing intraoperative perfusion by indocyanine green (ICG) with near-infrared (NIR) …

Surgery involving the gastrointestinal tract continues to prove challenging because of the
persistence of unpredictable complications such as anastomotic leakage and life …

Background The pathogenesis of colorectal cancer recurrence after a curative resection
remains poorly understood. A yet-to-be accounted for variable is the composition and …