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Leading lifelong #surgicaleducation.

The BJS Academy is the educational arm of the BJS Foundation. A hub to meet, learn, be mentored, discuss, listen and understand the education and accreditation opportunities available.

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📘 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.

More to come!

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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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November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

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

📖 Read it: buff.ly/Uyto6CX

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November 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🥈 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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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…
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November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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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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November 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Evaluating safety and quality of robotic-assisted gastric cancer surgery: meta-analysis and meta-regression
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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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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November 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
💜 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

📖 Read it: buff.ly/yH5WbZm

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November 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

🔬Predicting postoperative pancreatic fistula after robotic pancreatoduodenectomy

📖 Read it: buff.ly/GZCisvI

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November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
💜 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

📖 Read it: buff.ly/OwyhoWs

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November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

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

📖 Read it: buff.ly/5X08r12

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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
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November 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
💜 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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November 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Perioperative Medicine for Older People Undergoing Surgery Scale Up (POPS-SUp): study protocol
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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
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November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
💜 In focus this Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month:

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

📖 Read it: buff.ly/yPKiaXP

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November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
💜 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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November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Watch-and-wait approach in high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer: outcomes after complete response to total neoadjuvant therapy
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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
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November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Effect of sarcopenia on treatment response and operative and oncological outcomes among patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
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Effect of sarcopenia on treatment response and operative and oncological outcomes among patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
The association between sarcopenia and clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic outcomes among patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for br
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November 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Use and management of routine prophylactic abdominal drainage in pancreatic surgery: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
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November 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Who knew! I am both a nurse and a quilter and have not heard of this technique. This study shows promise. I’m so glad it turned up in my #quiltsky feed
😷#RCT: Quilt technique after mastectomy: stepped-wedge randomized cluster trial showing superior textbook outcome and reduced healthcare utilization
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💬The quilt technique appears superior in the short term. - Jenny moon

🙌Published in @BJSugery.bsky.social #surgsky #medsky
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Van Zeelst LJ, Plate JDJ, van Eekeren RRJP, ten Wolde B, Kroeze EMA, Schalken EC et al. BJS 2025; 112: znaf175. In a multicenter cluster-randomized trial of 251 patients undergoing mastectomy,…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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🧠 New on the Cutting Edge Blog: The Science and Art of Decision-Making in Surgery
By Susan J. Moug

How do surgeons really make decisions? This BJS Commission brings together an international team to explore the evidence.

🔗 Executive summary:
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Surgeons come from different cultures, have different religious beliefs, work in varying health systems and resources and are ultimately guided by legal requirements of the country they work in. We…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
📘 New series launch!

First up: Longevity — Planning a Long Career

Derek Alderson kicks off our 6-part series on ‘The makings of a modern surgeon,’ first presented at our BJS Academy Workshop in April 2025.

More to come!
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Derek Alderson kicks off our 6-part series on ‘The makings of a modern surgeon,’ first presented at our BJS Academy Workshop in April 2025.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
😷Covered vs uncovered endoluminal stenting in the acute management of obstructing colorectal cancer in palliative setting
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💬 Uncovered stents may provide better durability short-term, though evidence is not strong enough to change practice yet. - Jenny Moon @BJSugery.bksy.social
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CReST2 Collaborative Group. BJS 2025: 112: znaf117. In a multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 377 patients with obstructing colon cancer, covered stents were compared to uncovered stents.…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🥉 Young BJS Essay Competition – 3rd Place Announcement:
Ye Htet Aung - 'A whisper in theatre: how one quiet voice made a difference'

“Because sometimes, saving a life starts with just one quiet voice…”

Stay tuned for 🥈 and 🥇

Read the full essay here:
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November 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
😷#RCT: Quilt technique after mastectomy: stepped-wedge randomized cluster trial showing superior textbook outcome and reduced healthcare utilization
➡️ buff.ly/swQnaXm

💬The quilt technique appears superior in the short term. - Jenny moon

🙌Published in @BJSugery.bsky.social #surgsky #medsky
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Van Zeelst LJ, Plate JDJ, van Eekeren RRJP, ten Wolde B, Kroeze EMA, Schalken EC et al. BJS 2025; 112: znaf175. In a multicenter cluster-randomized trial of 251 patients undergoing mastectomy,…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
😷#RCT: Recurrence rate and mesh bulging are reduced with primary fascial closure in ventral hernia repair: the PROSECO randomized clinical trial
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💬Fascial closure should be performed when feasible. - Jenny moon

🙌Published in @BJSurgery.bsky.social #surgsky
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Lindmark M, Tall J, Darkahi B, Österberg J, StrigÃ¥rd K, Thorell A, Gunnarsson U. BJS 2025; 112: znaf169. This multicenter RCT involving 192 patients with midline hernias undergoing laparoscopic…
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November 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
😷#RCT:The NEON (Nerve rEpair Or Not) trial
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💬Adding microsurgical suture repair is not beneficial, which is odd. Makes you wonder whether any surgical procedure is worthwhile. - Jenny moon

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Wormald JC, Gardiner MD, Jerosch-Herold C, Cook J, Pinedo Villanueva R, O’Hanlon C et al. BJS 2025; 112: znaf174. A multicenter RCT involving 122 patients with suspected unilateral digital nerve…
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November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM