Background Considered to reflect a patients' biological age, frailty is a new syndrome shown
to predict surgical outcomes in elderly patients. In view of the increasing age at which …

Purpose The optimal surgical approach for removal of colorectal endometrial deposits is
unclear. Shaving and discoid excision of colorectal deposits allow organ preservation but …

Purpose Combined resection of primary colorectal cancer and associated liver metastases
is increasingly common. This study compares peri-operative and oncological outcomes …

Flap fixation is the most promising solution to prevent seroma formation after mastectomy. In
this systematic review with network meta‐analysis (NMA), three different techniques were …

Objectives Previous studies have identified the added value of flap fixation in reducing
seroma formation and its sequelae after mastectomy. The seroma reduction after …

Purpose Up to 40% of the 56,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK
undergo mastectomy. Seroma formation following surgery is common, may delay wound …

Background Quilting, a technique in which skin flaps are sutured to the underlying muscle,
reduces seroma after mastectomy and/or axillary lymph node dissection. The aim of this …

Background There is no level 1a evidence testing quilting suture (QS) technique after
mastectomy on wound outcomes. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis …

Introduction We evaluated the impact of topical epinephrine with xylocaine on drainage after
axillary lymph node dissection. Methods Fifty-two women were randomized into two groups …

Background Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is an essential step in the management
of breast cancer. ALND is conventionally performed using radio frequency electrosurgery …