Patient population Intervention Comparator Outcomes studied Patients with recurrent diverticulitis Resection Expectant management Risk of recurrence, morbidity, quality of life We performed a systematic literature search with the aim of…
Ileorectal anastomosis (IRA) Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA), mucosectomy and handsewn anastomosis Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA), stapled anastomosis Indications <20 rectal adenomas Young patient High desmoid risk Woman >20 rectal…
Pt population Intervention Comparator Outcome studies Pts with complicated diverticulitis Primary anastomosis (with or without diversion) Hartmann’s procedure Morbidity, mortality Results The articles included in this review were individually analyzed…
P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator) O (outcomes) Patients status post percutaneous drainage of diverticular abscess Colectomy Expectant management Recurrent diverticulitis Results The initial literature search retrieved 362 studies. After…
Patient population (P) Intervention (I) Comparator (C) Outcome studied (O) HIV pts with abnormal pap smear High resolution anoscopy (HRA) Clinical follow-up Cancer prevention, cost Results Screening HIV-infected MSM with…
Pt population Intervention Comparator Outcome studied Pts with AIN 3 HRA Clinical followup Cancer prevention, cost Introduction Anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) is an uncommon malignancy caused by infection with…
Patients Intervention Comparator Outcomes Locally recurrent rectal cancer Reoperation Non-operative Palliation Cure Survival Morbidity Mortality Quality of life Results Suspicion of recurrence should prompt evaluation with imaging to assess anatomy,…
Pt population Intervention Comparator Outcomes studied Pts after LAR Proximal diversion No diversion Leak rate, consequences Introduction The standard of care for rectal cancers has evolved over recent years to…
Fig. 2.1 The GRADE process for developing recommendations (Adapted from Guyatt et al. [2]) Once a literature review is complete, each individual study must be vetted for its relevance to…
Patient population Intervention Comparators Outcomes Patient with T2N0 rectal cancer Local excision with chemoradiation Radical resection Chemoradiation alone Oncologic outcomes Functional outcomes Search Strategy A literature search was conducted including…
