Watchful waiting or dynamic reassessment? Interpreting surgical crossover in acute symptomatic hernias

• by Tugberk Tok

• September 16, 2026

Ipsilateral reference may reduce THA fluoroscopy

Operative-time–adjusted findings favored the ipsilateral technique, while absolute fluoroscopy time and radiation exposure remained similar between approaches.

• by Andrea Surnit

• September 15, 2026

• 4 min

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

Educators weigh how to use AI without losing critical thinking

Greater productivity is not necessarily indicative of greater knowledge.

• by Julia Cipriano, MS, CMPP

• September 10, 2026

• 8 min