Frontiers in Surgery

OCT 6, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Tibial nerve stimulation for low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery: current evidence, patient-tailored clinical positioning, and future directions

Frontiers in Surgery

Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a common long-term bowel dysfunction following rectal cancer sphincter-preserving surgery, mainly manifested as defecation urgency, freque

SEP 29, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

A large iliopsoas abscess due to migration of ureteral stent: a case report

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Background Iliopsoas abscess (IPA) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. Due to its nonspecific clinical presentation and low incidence, IPA often leads to diagnost

SEP 25, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Fibrous dysplasia of the jaw and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma coexistence, diagnosis and treatment experience and analysis: a case report

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Background Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a rare benign fibro-osseous bone lesion, while diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Their

SEP 8, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Surgical decision–making in borderline resectable pancreatic cancer in the era of neoadjuvant therapy: from response assessment to individualized operative strategy

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This is a structured narrative review synthesizing evidence and international guidelines on surgical management of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer in the neoadjuvant therapy era, offering a practical decision-making framework rather than reporting original trial data.

SEP 7, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Surgical management of small bowel metastasis from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review

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A single case report with clinical narrative describing an unusual metastatic pattern; it raises mechanistic hypotheses and clinical management questions but provides no comparative data, control group, or generalizable evidence.

AUG 17, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Distal resection margins before and after fixation: a comparative analysis in rectal cancer surgery

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Single-centre retrospective measurement study with no clinical outcome; demonstrates a technical phenomenon (tissue shrinkage) but lacks comparison to patient safety or oncological adequacy thresholds.