Background Pilonidal sinus is a hole in the natal cleft which may cause severe pain and
become infected. The evidence base for management of pilonidal sinus is said to be poor …

Background Emergency laparotomies (EL) are associated with significant morbidity and
mortality. To date, 30-day mortality has been predominately reported, and been the focus of …

Background Few evidences are available on adhesive bowel obstruction (ASBO)
management and outcomes in geriatric patients. Methods One-hundred-twenty-eight …

Background A trial of initial non-operative management is recommended in stable patients
with adhesional small bowel obstruction. However, recent retrospective studies have …

Small bowel diseases causing bowel obstruction are often challenging to diagnose and
require numerous investigations over a period of time, which often culminate with surgery …

Background Acutely symptomatic abdominal wall and groin hernias are a common reason
for acute surgical hospital admissions. There are limited data to guide the treatment of these …

Aims The optimal management of small bowel obstruction (SBO) remains a matter of debate
and treatment varies internationally. In Denmark, a more surgically aggressive strategy has …

We aimed to analyze the computed tomography (CT) imaging signs of bowel wall ischemia
in patients with acute intestinal obstruction and construct an imaging prediction model to …

Fibroblast infiltration and collagen deposition result in structural changes in the bowel wall,
and lead to strictures in intestinal inflammatory disease. While strictures can also occur in …

BACKGROUND There is no consensus on optimal management of pilonidal disease.
Surgical practice is varied, and existing literature is mainly single-centre cohort studies of …