Women have more complications but better reported quality of life after elective ventral hernia repair

• by Ashley M. Aldridge, Marisa H. Blackman, Courtney E. Collins

• September 11, 2026

Prophylactic abdominal drainage versus no drainage after laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated acute appendicitis: a multicenter propensity score-weighted analysis

• by Tomohiro Akutsu, Akira Endo, Yoshiaki Inoue, Hazuki Koguchi, Hirotada Muramatsu, Shuji Saito, Satoshi Okumura, Chisato Yonekawa, Asuka Fukuo, Shuichi Kobori, Masakazu Wakabayashi, Kei Ito, Hiroyuki Kasajima, Atsushi Tabeta, Ryohei Kosaki, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Nakamura, Komei Kuge, Ryo Yamamoto, Fumitoshi Mizutani, Yuko Okishio, Takeshi Yokoyama, Haruka Shimoda, Hiraaki Okuzawa, Yasukazu Narita, Hiromasa Hoshi, Keisuke Suzuki, Koji Ito, Yasuhiro Otomo, Koji Morishita

• September 9, 2026

Pediatric abscess incidence may be higher postpandemic

Head and neck abscess incidence was more than 3-fold higher following the pandemic, while patient characteristics and treatment patterns remained largely similar.

• by Andrea Surnit

• September 11, 2026

• 4 min

Perioperative Depression and Anxiety Care in Older Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• by Joanna Abraham, Katherine J. Holzer, Simon Haroutounian, Bethany Pennington, Ana Baumann, Ryan Calfee, Theresa Cordner, Kenneth E. Freedland, Thomas Kannampallil, Benjamin Kozower, Emily Lenard, J Philip Miller, Mary Politi, Michael Yingling, Michael S. Avidan, Eric J. Lenze

• September 9, 2026