WSES guidelines on acute calculous cholecystitis
Diagnostic criteria and severity grading for acute calculous cholecystitis, with recommendations on early laparoscopic cholecystectomy and its timing, and on alternatives such as percutaneous cholecystostomy or antibiotics in high-risk and elderly patients.
The learning curve of single-port laparoscopic appendectomy performed by emergent operation
Analysis of how operative time and outcomes of single-port laparoscopic appendectomy improve with accumulating case volume, defining the point at which the technique becomes proficient in the emergency setting.
The learning curve of single-port laparoscopic appendectomy performed by emergent operation (PDF)
Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: a retrospective cohort study assessing outcomes and cost-effectiveness
Retrospective cohort comparing laparoscopic and open appendectomy on clinical outcomes such as complications and length of stay, alongside a cost-effectiveness assessment.
Laparoscopic lavage versus resection in perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing laparoscopic peritoneal lavage with resection in perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis, pooling mortality, reoperation and postoperative infection outcomes.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis: a retrospective study assessing risk factors for conversion and complications
Retrospective study identifying preoperative and intraoperative factors that predict conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy and postoperative complications in acute calculous cholecystitis.
WSES guidelines on colon and rectal cancer emergencies: obstruction and perforation
2017 guidelines on emergency presentations of colorectal cancer: stenting as a bridge to surgery versus emergency resection, stoma versus primary anastomosis, and oncological considerations, differentiated by tumour location and by obstruction versus perforation.
WSES guidelines on colon and rectal cancer emergencies: obstruction and perforation (PDF)