OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Colorectal Disease is 24. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Management guidelines for low anterior resection syndrome – the MANUEL project	85
Validation of the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG.dk) database – on behalf of the Danish Colorectal Cancer Group	52
Delay to elective colorectal cancer surgery and implications for survival: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	50
Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer (RALAR study): A nationwide retrospective study of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology Colorectal Cancer Network Co	48
The Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer cohort study: Analysis of case selection, risk factors and survival in a prospective observational study of 512 patients	46
Intraureteral indocyanine green augments ureteral identification and avoidance during complex robotic‐assisted colorectal surgery	45
The learning curve in robotic colorectal surgery compared with laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a systematic review	41
The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland consensus guidelines in emergency colorectal surgery	39
Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic	39
COVID‐19 and the emergency presentation of colorectal cancer	37
Transanal opening of the intersphincteric space: a novel sphincter‐sparing procedure to treat 325 high complex anal fistulas with long‐term follow‐up	37
Complete mesocolic excision versus conventional surgery for colon cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	34
Can we Save the rectum by watchful waiting or TransAnal surgery following (chemo)Radiotherapy versus Total mesorectal excision for early REctal Cancer (STAR‐TREC)? Protocol for the international, mult	33
Implementation of the Versius robotic surgical system for colorectal cancer surgery: First clinical experience	33
Incidence and risk factors for incisional hernia and recurrence: Retrospective analysis of the French national database	31
Accuracy of preoperative staging with multidetector computed tomography in colon cancer	29
Risk factors for readmission with dehydration after ileostomy formation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	28
Empty pelvis syndrome: a systematic review of reconstruction techniques and their associated complications	27
Effects of probiotics on bowel function restoration following ileostomy closure in rectal cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial	27
Does neoadjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy improve the prognosis of high‐risk Stage II and III colon cancers? Three years' follow‐up results of the PRODIGE 22 phase II randomized multicentre trial	27
Trends in risk factors of anastomotic leakage after colorectal cancer surgery (2011–2019): A Dutch population‐based study	26
High ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery and anastomotic leakage in anterior resection for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trial studies	26
Segmental versus extended colectomy for tumours of the transverse colon: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	26
Position statement by the Pelvic Floor Society on behalf of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland on the use of mesh in ventral mesh rectopexy	25
Allogeneic expanded adipose‐derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease: A case series	24

Iron deficiency in colorectal cancer patients: a cohort study on prevalence and associations	24
Altered colonic motility is associated with low anterior resection syndrome	24