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BJS Academy Archana Ramaswamy presents her British Hernia Society (BHS) BJS Lecture: "What is the role of robotics in hernia surgery?" from the BHS virtual workshop "Hernia Fundamentals: A-Z".

🤖 What is the role of robotics in hernia surgery?
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Archana Ramaswamy presents her British Hernia Society (BHS) BJS Lecture from the BHS workshop "Hernia Fundamentals: A-Z".

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BJS Academy Surgeons will inevitably face an adverse event at some point during their careers. Adverse events can be conceptualised broadly as ‘any serious or significant event during surgical care that causes…

🫂 Coping with adverse events in surgery: the need for tailored support (developed with surgeons, for surgeons) - SUPPORT Trial
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"This needs to be everyone’s business and should be a core part of surgical training."

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BJS Academy Locally advanced rectal cancer involves multimodality treatment that combines 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) based chemotherapy, chemoradiation and surgical resection. Total neoadjuvant therapy and radiation…

🦋 Targeting intratumoral microbiome: the MONARCH Trial takes aim at anaerobes in rectal cancer
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"The MONARCH trial is the first randomized study to test a metronidazole-based subtractive approach to reduce anaerobes and enhance TNT response in locally advanced rectal cancer."

BJS Academy “They’re called ‘trials’ for a reason” a very experienced clinical academic once told me during a difficult oversight meeting for a study I was leading. This randomised controlled trial (RCT) of an…

🏰 Pain and reward in emergency surgery trials — the CAMELOT trial
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"While any research in this challenging setting will be hard work for all involved, the potential impact of an improved postoperative analgesia strategy for this patient group could be huge."

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🏥2025 Swedish Surgical Society BJS Prize Session
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The BJS Academy are delighted to showcase the BJS Prize Session from the Kirurgveckan/Swedish Surgical Week 2025. The winner was Alexandros Tsoposidis and the runner-up was My Blohm.

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BJS Academy The BJS Academy are delighted to showcase the BJS Lecture, delivered by Professor Guillaume Martel, at Kirurgveckan 2025/Swedish Surgical Week 2025 in Linköping 18-22 August 2025.

🏥Blood transfusion: Current evidence and best practice in surgical care
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The BJS Academy are delighted to showcase the BJS Lecture, delivered by Professor Guillaume Martel, at Kirurgveckan/Swedish Surgical Week 2025.
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BJS Academy Celia Riga presents part three of our series on ‘The makings of a modern surgeon,’ first presented at our BJS Academy Workshop in April 2025.

📘 Resilience: is it important, and can it be taught?

Celia Riga presents part 3️⃣ of our series on ‘The makings of a modern surgeon,’ first presented at our BJS Academy Workshop in April 2025.

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🥇 1st Place Announcement

Wissam Benhami with 'Carrying loss while saving lives'

Her powerful essay offers a deeply moving reflection on grief, resilience, and the quiet strength required to serve patients even in moments of personal heartbreak.
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BJS Academy Welcome to a new video series exploring surgical instruments. First up, we have the needle holder. Presented in both English and Spanish by Dr Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas (MD, MACC, FACS, MACCVA,…

✂️ Surgical instruments: needle holder

Welcome to a new video series exploring surgical instruments. Presented in both English and Spanish by Dr Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas, with support from Dr Maria Diaz.

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🏆ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: A whisper in theatre: how one quiet voice made a difference
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Ye Htet Aung essay was the most popular BJS Academy piece in the month of November! Well done Ye!

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Timing of antibacterial prophylaxis and surgical site infection rates in clean orthopaedic and cardiac surgery This study analysed the surgical site infection (SSI) rate for clean operations where cefazolin prophylaxis was used. There were 66 292 procedures where th

Timing of antibacterial prophylaxis and surgical site infection rates in clean orthopaedic and cardiac surgery
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Transanal versus transabdominal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in minimally invasive surgery: meta-analysis This meta-analysis of 65 studies involving 13 971 patients compared transanal with laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer. Transana

Transanal versus transabdominal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer in minimally invasive surgery: meta-analysis
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Current pharmacological and procedural treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: comprehensive review Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is highly prevalent and significantly impairs quality of life. Treatment for GORD is rapidly evolving due to advan

Current pharmacological and procedural treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: comprehensive review
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🏆 RCT of the Month: Impact of a patient-centered program for low anterior resection syndrome: A multicenter, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial

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🗨️ Patient-centred care boosts quality of life, even when bowel dysfunction persists. -Jenny Moon
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🔍WebSurg focus - general surgery
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🌐Continuing our partnership with IRCAD and Websurg, we bring you November's focus of the month🚀

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BJS Academy Sandip Nandhra presents part two of our series on ‘The makings of a modern surgeon,’ first presented at our BJS Academy Workshop in April 2025.

📘 The importance of surgical research

Sandip Nandhra presents part two of our series on ‘The makings of a modern surgeon,’ first presented at our BJS Academy Workshop in April 2025.

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💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

🔬Neoadjuvant therapy versus upfront surgery for resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

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BJS Academy During surgical training, many imagine the most rewarding days to be tied to complex, high-stakes operations. Yet, in my third year as a trainee at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark, the case…

🥈 Young BJS Essay Competition: Talha Malik - 'Not the scale, but the significance'

“The case that left the deepest impression on me was not glamorous — it was about saving a single testicle..'"
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Stay tuned next week as we reveal our 1st place winner!

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Impact of external drainage of the main pancreatic duct and common bile duct on postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreatoduodenectomy: protocol for a multicentre randomized clinical trial
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Evaluating safety and quality of robotic-assisted gastric cancer surgery: meta-analysis and meta-regression
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Quality indicators for breast reconstruction following cancer—an international Delphi consensus study supported by the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
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💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

🔬Anatomically resectable versus biologically borderline resectable pancreatic cancer definition: refining the border beyond anatomical criteria and biological aggressiveness

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💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

🔬Predicting postoperative pancreatic fistula after robotic pancreatoduodenectomy

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💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

🔬International multicentre validation of the left pancreatectomy pancreatic fistula prediction models and development and validation of the combined DISPAIR-FRS prediction model

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Surgery for chronic pancreatitis across Europe (ESCOPA): prospective multicentre study This prospective pan-European study found low morbidity and mortality rates, good pain relief, and improved quality of life after surgery for chronic pancr

💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

🔬Surgery for chronic pancreatitis across Europe (ESCOPA): prospective multicentre study

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💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

🔬Impact of pre-compression versus non-compression before parenchyma transection in left-sided pancreatic resection on the rate of clinically relevant pancreatic fistula

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Perioperative Medicine for Older People Undergoing Surgery Scale Up (POPS-SUp): study protocol The number of older people undergoing surgery is increasing and age-related physiological decline, multimorbidity, frailty, and dementia predispose older p

Perioperative Medicine for Older People Undergoing Surgery Scale Up (POPS-SUp): study protocol
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💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

🔬 Nationwide outcomes of 1000 robotic pancreatoduodenectomies across the four phases of the learning curve

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💜 November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

Check out 7️⃣ of the most important pancreatic papers published in BJS and BJS Open this year.
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Watch-and-wait approach in high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer: outcomes after complete response to total neoadjuvant therapy This study supports the safety of a watch-and-wait approach in patients with high-risk rectal cancer with a complete response after total neoadjuvant thera

Watch-and-wait approach in high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer: outcomes after complete response to total neoadjuvant therapy
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