Lukas Schabl

BACKGROUND: In the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC), there has been a paradigm shift towards the routine use of total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT). Despite its growing acceptance, there are limited studies examining factors predictive of response to TNT…

INTRODUCTION: Total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT) is an increasingly used strategy for locally advanced rectal cancer that provides a higher complete response rate and improved treatment compliance…

Non-conventional strictureplasties, specifically the Finney and Michelassi techniques, are bowel-preserving surgeries for treating diffuse jejunoileal Crohn’s Disease (CD)…

INTRODUCTION: Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the procedure of choice in patients requiring total proctocolectomy. The reported leak rates after IPAA surgery range from 1-12% with well described significant impact on postoperative morbidity and recovery…

BACKGROUND: Non-healing perineal wounds are common in patients undergoing proctectomy for Crohn’s disease. We systematically reviewed the literature and performed a meta-analysis to estimate the pooled proportion of perineal wound healing after proctectomy for Crohn’s disease…