Colorectal cancer remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, even despite
curative treatment. A significant proportion of patients present emergently and have poorer …

Background The purpose of this study was to assess trends in incidence and presentation of
colorectal cancer (CRC) over a period of 37 years in a stable population in Mid-Norway …

Objective The objective of this study was to summarize relevant data from previous reports
and perform a meta-analysis to compare short-term surgical outcomes and long-term …

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is the clinical practice of measuring pharmaceutical drug
concentrations in patients' biofluids at designated intervals, thus allowing a close and timely …

Background and objectives Despite advances in early detection of colon cancer, a minority
of patients still require urgent surgery. Whether such urgent conditions result in poor …

Abstract For the 8–29% colorectal cancers that initially manifest with obstruction, emergency
surgery (ES) was traditionally considered the only available therapy, despite high morbidity …

Background The impact of primary tumor resection (PTR) on the prognosis of unresectable
metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients remains debatable. We aimed to develop …

Background The impact of emergency department admission prior to pancreatic resection
on perioperative outcomes is not well described. We compared patients who underwent …

Introduction: colorectal cancers take third place among cancer-related deaths and 10-28%
of these patients are admitted with the necessity of emergency surgical intervention. The …

Background Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is associated with improved colorectal cancer
(CRC) outcomes, but it is used less frequently in emergency settings. We aimed to assess …