Aim There is a requirement for an expansive and up to date review of the management of
emergency colorectal conditions seen in adults. The primary objective is to provide detailed …

Background Appendicitis remains a difficult disease to diagnose, and imaging adjuncts are
commonly employed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an imaging test that can be …

Background Surgical strategies for acute perforated diverticulitis with generalised peritonitis
remain controversial. This study aimed to meta-analyse trials comparing primary resection …

Background Laparoscopy has been widely adopted in elective abdominal surgery but is still
sparsely used in emergency settings. The study investigated the effect of laparoscopic …

Importance Previous studies comparing emergency surgery outcomes with surgeon
experience have been small or used administrative databases without controlling for patient …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare open surgery (OS) with laparoscopic
surgery (LS) for perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) disease using a National dataset …

Background Colorectal cancer presents as emergencies in 20% of the cases. Emergency
resection is associated with high postoperative morbidity and mortality. The specialization of …

Background Emergency presentations make up a large proportion of a general surgeon's
workload. Patients who have emergency surgery carry a higher rate of mortality and …

Emergency Laparotomy (EL) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Variation
in practice and patient outcomes for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy has been …

Background Management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has changed considerably
over recent years, which has coincided with increased subspecialisation amongst general …