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Background: Clean-contaminated wounds should be the main target for reducing the burden of harm caused by surgical site infection after gastroenterological surgery., Methods: The present study targeted 1,973 patients enrolled in 2 randomized controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of intraoperative interventions for incisional surgical site infection prevention after gastroenterological surgery with clean-contaminated wounds. Patients were reassessed, and preoperative and postoperative variables were collected. Risk factors for surgical site infection were identified by univariate and multivariate analyses., Results: The study population included 1,878 patients, among whom 213 (11.3%) developed overall surgical site infection and 119 (6.3%) developed incisional surgical site infection. A multivariate analysis revealed that steroid or immunosuppressant use (odds ratio 3.03; 95% confidence interval 1.37-6.73, P = .0064), open surgery (odds ratio 1.77; 95% confidence interval 1.11-2.83, P = .0167), and long operative time (odds ratio 2.31; 95% confidence interval 1.5-3.56, P < .001) were independent risk factors for incisional surgical site infection. Steroid or immunosuppressant use (odds ratio 2.62; 95% confidence interval 1.29-5.33, P = .0078), open surgery (odds ratio 2.13; 95% confidence interval 1.44-3.16, P < .001), and long operative time (odds ratio 2.92; 95% confidence interval 2.08-4.10, P < .001) were also independent risk factors for overall surgical site infection in the multivariate analysis. Furthermore, a multivariate analysis revealed that a long operative time (odds ratio 3.21; 95% confidence interval 1.69-6.1, P = .00378) was an independent risk factor for incisional surgical site infection in patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery., Conclusion: Even under current measures for surgical site infection prevention, surgeons should continue to make efforts to appropriately expand the indication of laparoscopic surgery and to reduce operative times even when performing laparoscopic surgery., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Objective: This trial evaluated the superiority of intraoperative wound irrigation (IOWI) with aqueous povidone-iodine (PVP-I) compared with that with saline for reducing the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI)., Background: IOWI with aqueous PVP-I is recommended for the prevention of SSI by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although the evidence level is low., Methods: This single institute in Japan, prospective, randomized, blinded-endpoint trial was conducted to assess the superiority of IOWI with aqueous PVP-I in comparison with IOWI with saline for reducing the incidence of SSI in clean-contaminated wounds after gastroenterological surgery. Patients 20 years or older were assessed for eligibility, and the eligible participants were randomized at a 1:1 ratio using a computer-generated block randomization. In the study group, IOWI was performed for 1 minute with 40 mL of aqueous 10% PVP-I before skin closure. In the control group, the procedure was performed with 100 mL of saline. Participants, assessors, and analysts were masked to the treatment allocation. The primary outcome was the incidence of incisional SSI in the intention-to-treat set., Results: Between June 2019 and March 2022, 941 patients were randomized to the study group (473 patients) or the control group (468 patients). The incidence of incisional SSI was 7.6% in the study group and 5.1% in the control group (risk difference 0.025, 95% CI -0.006 to 0.056; risk ratio 1.484, 95% CI 0.9 to 2.448; P =0.154)., Conclusion: The current recommendation of IOWI with aqueous PVP-I should be reconsidered., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)

Background: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on short- and long-term outcomes for laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery., Methods: Study participants were 209 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for any stage of colorectal cancer between 2016 and 2017. Skeletal muscle indices were calculated with preoperative computed tomography. Patients were divided into sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic groups based on index cut-off values and variables were compared., Results: The prevalence of sarcopenia was 41.1%. Sarcopenic patients experienced shorter operative times and a lower incidence of surgical site infections; however, the incidence of severe postoperative complications and readmission were increased for this group. Although the 3-year disease-free survival rate was not statistically different between groups, sarcopenic patients had a significantly worse 3-year overall survival rate compared with than the non-sarcopenic group., Conclusion: Sarcopenia has both favorable and unfavorable effects on patients who underwent laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interests for this article., (Copyright © 2022 Asian Surgical Association and Taiwan Robotic Surgery Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

Introduction: Herein, we describe a novel technique for suprapubic incisional hernia repair using a modified transabdominal partial extraperitoneal technique in four patients., Materials and Surgical Technique: We implemented four-trocar placement to achieve a coaxial setting for the pubic bone. The pubic bone and Cooper's ligament were exposed by an incision dorsal to the hernial orifice, and the bladder was mobilized as an inferior peritoneal flap. The retropubic space was dissected approximately 5 cm from the hernial defect and this was closed with an intracorporeal non-absorbable barbed suture. A mesh was introduced into the intra-abdominal cavity, positioned to cover the closed defect, and tied to Cooper's ligament, the pubic bone, and rectus muscles. The dissected peritoneal flap was reattached to the abdominal wall by tacking and suturing., Discussion: The modified transabdominal partial extraperitoneal technique for suprapubic incisional hernia repair may contribute to decreased recurrence and seroma formation., (© 2022 Asia Endosurgery Task Force and Japan Society of Endoscopic Surgery and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.)

Introduction:  Stomal prolapse (SP) is characterized by full-thickness protrusion of the bowel through the stoma site. The surgical procedures for SP include local repair, abdominal wall fixation, and stoma relocation. However, previous reports were mostly case reports or case series with a small number of patients and lacked long-term results. A modified Altemeier technique (MAT) has been used for the local repair of SP in our institution, and this study aimed to evaluate its mid-term efficacy., Methods:  We reviewed patients who underwent MAT for SP between August 2013 and December 2020. The variables included patient characteristics, type of stoma, indications of stoma creation, the time interval from stoma creation to prolapse, site of prolapse, reasons for SP surgery, perioperative variables, complications during SP surgery, and length of follow-up. Recurrence of SP was defined as the need for change in stoma care or re-protrusion of the stoma by more than 5 cm in length., Results:  Ten patients were included in this study. The median age at the time of SP surgery was 71.5 years. The indications of stoma creation included unresectable or recurrent intra-abdominal malignancies in four patients, diverting ileostomy with rectal cancer surgery in two, transverse colon cancer in one, gastric and rectal cancer in one, rectovaginal fistula in one, and non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia in one. The median interval from stoma creation to prolapse was 2.5 months. Six patients underwent elective SP surgery, and four patients underwent emergency surgery for incarcerated prolapse. The median operative time was 75.5 min. Postoperative complications that included transient mucosal ischemia and subcutaneous abscess occurred in one patient. There were four recurrences (40%), and the median time interval from surgery to recurrence was 4.5 months. Two patients underwent repeated MAT, one of whom underwent stomal reversal with laparotomy for re-recurrence. The median follow-up duration was 19 months., Conclusion:  MAT for SP is associated with a high recurrence rate in mid-term follow-up., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright © 2022, Tsujinaka et al.)

Background: Anal metastasis of colorectal cancer is very rare and may present synchronously or metachronously, regardless of pre-existing anal diseases. We report a case of anal fistula metastasis after completion of neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer, followed by surgical resection of the primary tumor and metastatic lesion., Case Presentation: A 50-year-old man was diagnosed with rectal cancer located 5 cm from the anal verge, with a clinical stage of cT3N0M0. He denied any medical or surgical history, and physical examination revealed no perianal disease. He underwent preoperative chemoradiation therapy (CRT) consisting of a tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil potassium (S-1)-based regimen with 45 Gy of radiation. After completion of CRT, computed tomography (CT) revealed the primary tumor's partial response, but a liver mass highly suggestive of metastasis was detected. This mass was later diagnosed as cavernous hemangioma 3 months after CRT initiation. He then underwent and completed six cycles of consolidation chemotherapy with a capecitabine-based regimen. Subsequent colonoscopy revealed the complete response of the primary tumor, but CT showed thickening of the edematous rectal wall. Therefore, we planned to perform low anterior resection as a radical surgery. However, he presented with persistent anal pain after the last chemotherapy, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a high-intensity mass behind the anus, suggestive of an anal fistula. We considered the differential diagnosis of a benign anal fistula or implantation metastasis into the anal fistula. Fistulectomy was performed, and a pathological diagnosis of tubular adenocarcinoma, suggestive of implantation metastasis, was made. Thereafter, we performed laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection. Histopathological examination revealed well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, ypT2N0, with a grade 2 therapeutic effect. Subsequent immunohistochemistry of the resected anal fistula showed a CDX-2-positive, CK20-positive, CK7-negative, and GCDFP-15 negative tumor, with implantation metastasis. There was no cancer recurrence 21 months after the radical surgery., Conclusions: This is the first report of anal fistula metastasis after neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer in a patient without a previous history of anal disease. If an anal fistula is suspected during or after neoadjuvant therapy, physical and radiological assessment, differential diagnosis, and surgical intervention timing for fistula must be carefully discussed., (© 2022. The Author(s).)

A 70's woman complaining blood stool and lower abdominal pain visited a local doctor and was given the diagnosis of rectal cancer by colonoscopy. CT, MRI, and bone scintigraphy revealed multiple lymph node and bone metastasis and peritoneal dissemination. She had developed disseminated intravascular coagulation(DIC)during hospitalization, and the cause was considered to be disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow. Thus, we emergently started chemotherapy with mFOLFOX6, in conjunction with anticoagulation therapy, and the DIC was resolved 11 days after the introduction. Partial response was achieved and the chemotherapy has been continued after 5 months from the onset of the DIC. Since the prognosis of solid tumor patients who developed DIC has been reported to be extremely poor, prompt introduction of chemotherapy should be considered.