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@ASGBI_MA @asgbi D: 6-9mm + a risk factor (>60yrs). If the patient was under 60 with no other risk factors then they should have surveillance 6mths/1yr/2yrs and discharge if no growth

#FRCSFridays are also back! Comment your answer below and we'll share the answer and explanation tomorrow 🩺🪡🤓 @asgbi #MoynihanAcademy

New guidance on sterile gown use during spinal anaesthesia aims to reduce unnecessary waste while maintaining high standards of patient safety. Consensus guidelines published in @Anaes_Journal now buff.ly/rvtALwy With @RCoANews, @OAAinfo, @RegionalAnaesUK, CAI, ANZCA

Abdominal surgery in a patient with cirrhosis? The EASL guideline (2025) updates the management.🩺 Key message: risk stratification must be multimodal. The VOCAL-Penn score is recommended over classic Child-Pugh or MELD for elective surgical decisions. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep…

Chers confrères généralistes, cher(e)s collègues IDEL, vous avez sous les yeux une Infection du Site Opératoire (ISO). Quelques conseils (venant d'un gars qui en a eu un paquet, géré encore plus et fait sa thèse dessus et donc appris quelques petits trucs utiles) A dérouler

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the best histopathology report in the history of the world. End of discussion.

British Society of Gastroenterology and Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland position on tranexamic acid in upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding - Trudgill - 2026 - Colorectal Disease - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

📈 November’s most-read on STITCHES: “Essential Anatomy for the Abdominal Wall Surgeon” 🧠 Consensus anatomy & PCS steps 🛠️ Top-down & Madrid TAR 🧪 Cadaver workshop validated 🎯 Key for complex abdominal wall surgery – a must-read! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wj…

🚀Last week, we launched Close It Quick, a joint initiative with @RCSnews , focused on improving outcomes and reducing delays in ileostomy closure for patients with rectal cancer. Curious about how you can get your trust involved? Sign up now: ow.ly/prT750XyENO

In case you missed it, we posted a short video with nifty tips & tricks to help make your next lap chole the best one yet 🏅 Check out this video & more OR Quick Hits ➡️ app.behindtheknife.org/video-playlist…

📰 NBOCA 2025 State of the Nation Report out now: buff.ly/McEV3ZF #NBOCA #BowelCancer @NATCAN_news @RCSnews @HQIP

Harry Maguire Greatest Penalty Taker In The History of Football

@GrayStruan @RCSnews @UroTaji @GUresearch_MCR @AshwinUrol @MCRCnews Congrats mate, great news!

Delighted to have been awarded the @RCSnews research fellowship to fund the remainder of my PhD studies into the utility of radiomic biomarkers in hormone sensitive prostate cancer, following in the footsteps of @UroTaji. @GUresearch_MCR @AshwinUrol @MCRCnews.

📺Missed the @RCSnews @NBOCA_NATCAN Close it Quick webinar? Watch the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=_QEAlR… Discover how the collaborative can support your hospital to improve the pathway for patients requiring a stoma as part of their bowel cancer care

The latest NBOCA data dashboard is live! 💥 It provides a running quarterly overview of data quality of key items and performance indicators at NHS Trust level. 📊 See your results here: nboca.org.uk/reports/quarte… @BowelResearch @bowelcanceruk @NATCAN_news

rcseng.ac.uk/standards-and-… Thank you to our expert panellists: @cam_colorectal @KateWalkerLon @EMBurns2017 @jules_cornish Dr Katrina Attwood Mr Chris Cunningham @evanscolorectal Sheena Macsween Mr Jason Rai @leowatton @RCSnews @NATCAN_news

🇫🇮✈️🇯🇵🏁 The race is on! JAL headed over the pole, Finnair taking the southern route. 🇯🇵 flightradar24.com/JAL48/3acffaa3 🇫🇮 flightradar24.com/FIN61/3ad002c3 Who will make it to Haneda first?

Our friend @Neil_J_Smart has given his final lecture, the apprentices learning from his wise words, great times, & hard work - patients getting the very best. Legacy exists in the actions of those that follow & the stories continuing to be told & yes mate, “You did good” RIP

To understand current UK training and the future provision of general paediatric surgery better, we would really appreciate if you can spare 5 mins to complete this survey. More data= a more accurate idea to help plan our future+ those of our paediatric patients. Thanks.

📆 Congratulations to those of you who successfully landed an interview for the 2025 CST cohort! This is a really big achievement 👏🏽 Here's a free insight into my experience of the CST interview and how I felt undergoing this challenging process! 🔗 vasudevzaver.com/2020/11/29/app…

Most viewed in the last 7 days from @JAMASurgery: Optimizing surgeon stress may offer an avenue to improve surgical performance, with increased stress benefitting patient outcomes for experienced surgeons. ja.ma/4jt9GQA