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Comment on: Tumour deposit count is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer—a population-based cohort study
Ranjith Kumaran Ramu, Aryan Dwivedi, Faraz Ahmad, Kushagra Gaurav Bhatnagar, Akshay Anand, Nizamuddin Ansari, Abhinav Arun Sonkar

Author response: Tumour deposit count is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer—a population-based cohort study
Simon Lundström, Erik Agger, Marie-Louise Lydrup, Fredrik Jörgren, Pamela Buchwald

Comment on: Impact of postoperative complications on clinical outcomes after gastrectomy for cancer: multicentre study
Anyin Wang, Tingting Fu, Xigui Tian

Author response: Impact of postoperative complications on clinical outcomes after gastrectomy for cancer: multicentre study
Sander J. M. van Hootegem, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven

Non-technical error leading to patient mortality in the Australian surgical population
Jesse D Ey, Victoria Kollias, Octavia Lee, Kelly Hou, Matheesha B Herath, John B North, Ellie C Treloar, Martin H Bruening, Adam J Wells, Guy J Maddern

Aortic aneurysm screening: a personal history
Jonothan Earnshaw

Volatile versus intravenous anaesthesia for oesophagectomy: addressing confounding factors and temporal trends in clinical practice
Shuting Yin

Comment on: Parathyroid vascular anatomy using intraoperative mapping angiography: the PARATLAS study
Rajni K Sah, Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan

Author response: Endoscopic appendix opening sphincter incision to remove faecolith
Gang Bian

Comment on: Endoscopic appendix opening sphincter incision to remove faecolith
Chahrazed Dous

Introducing ‘Surgeons unscrubbed’

Author response: Enhancing methodological rigour in prepectoral breast reconstruction studies
Shelley Potter, Kate L Harvey, Paul White

Enhancing methodological rigor in prepectoral breast reconstruction studies
Janhavi Venkataraman, Kefah Mokbel

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2025

Comment on: Effect of peritoneal and wound lavage with super-oxidized solution on surgical-site infection after open appendicectomy in perforated appendicitis (PLaSSo): randomized clinical trial
Saburi Oyewale

Author response: Effect of peritoneal and wound lavage with super-oxidized solution on surgical-site infection after open appendicectomy in perforated appendicitis (PLaSSo): randomized clinical trial
Harivinthan Sellappan

Re-evaluating enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis in liver transplantation: a closer look
Dipesh Kumar Yadav, MD, PhD, Yiren Hu, MD, PhD

Author response: Tumour deposit count is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer—a population-based cohort study
Simon Lundström, Erik Agger, Marie-Louise Lydrup, Fredrik Jörgren, Pamela Buchwald

Insights into tumour deposit pathology
Antonio Manenti, Stefania Carmaschi, Luca Reggiani Bonetti, Gianrocco Manco

Comment on: Tumour deposit count is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer—a population-based cohort study
Feng Chen, Min Ni

On the importance of idle curiosity in research
John C Alverdy MD FACS FSIS

Comment on: Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in women offered oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery as an alternative to mastectomy: ANTHEM multicentre prospective cohort study
Raafat Gendy

Comment on: Risk factors and protective measures for desmoid tumours in familial adenomatous polyposis: retrospective cohort study
Davide Serrano, Lucio Bertario

Oesophageal cancer awareness month 2025
Matthew Lee PhD FRCS