OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Women in Colorectal Surgery	51
Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly	22
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Unique Challenges of Shared Decision-Making in Colorectal Surgery for the Elderly Patient	18
Contemporary Use of ctDNA for the Colorectal Surgeon	17
Continent Ileostomy: Past Development and Current Application in Modern Colorectal Surgery	15
Recurrent Rectal Prolapse	14
Management of Desmoid Disease in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis	14
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery	13
How to Approach the Difficult Perineum in Crohn's Disease	12
Colorectal Cancer Risk between Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Inheritance	12
Nonoperative Management of dMMR/MSI-H Colorectal Cancer following Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy: A Narrative Review	12
Sergey Khaitov, MD, FACS, FASCRS	12
Can We Predict Which Patients with Rectal Cancer Will Have a Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy?	11
Role of Lateral Pelvic Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer Surgery	11
The New Surgeon on the Block—First Impressions, Establishing a Practice, and Developing Referrals	10
Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in IPAA	10
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Patient–Physician Communication in Surgery	10
Using the Electronic Health Record and Artificial Intelligence to Guide Clinical Decision-Making	10
Anastomotic Considerations in Crohn's Disease	10
Bowel Resection Margins in Crohn's Disease: Do They Matter?	10
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: From Diagnosis to Surgical Options	9
Novel Methods for Creating and Protecting a Colorectal Anastomosis	9
Things that go Bump in the Night: Rare, Severe, and Long-term Complications after Colorectal Surgery	9
Practical Considerations of Perioperative Assessment and Optimization in Major Colorectal Surgery	9

Diverticulitis: A Review of Current and Emerging Practice-Changing Evidence	9
Technical Aspects of Restorative Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis	9
Role of Bacteria in the Development of Colorectal Cancer	9
Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease	9
Rectovaginal Fistula Management in Low-Resource Settings	9
Shared Decision-Making in the Surgical Management of Rectal Cancer: Comparing Low Anterior Resection and Abdominoperineal Resection Using a Patient Decision Aid	9
Emily Steinhagen, MD, FACS, FASCRS	8
The Role of Perioperative Artificial Intelligence in Colon and Rectal Surgery	8
Endoscopic Assessment of Colorectal Polyps	8
Chemoprevention in Inherited Colorectal Cancer Syndromes	8
Blunt and Penetrating Injury to the Bowel: A Review	8
Challenges in Organ-Sparing Approaches to Rectal Cancer	8
Updates on Pelvic Floor Disorders: Evaluation and Management	8
Anal Dysplasia: A Review of Pathology with Focus on Current Terminology, Pathologic Diagnosis, and Diagnostic Challenges	7
Frailty Assessment and Prehabilitation as Part of a PeRioperative Evaluation and Planning (PREP) Program for Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery	7
The Good and Bad of Regionalizing Colon Cancer Care	7
No Time for That: Health Care Economics and Population Health Limitations of Anal Cancer Screening	7
Nonfistulizing Perianal Crohn's Disease	7
Management of Stage 4 Colon and Rectal Cancer	7
Update on Familial Adenomatous Polyposis-Associated Desmoid Tumors	7
Deborah Keller, MS, MD	7
Fistula to the Neovagina After Gender-Affirming Surgery: Understanding, Management, and Postoperative Care	7
AI Clinical Decision Tools in Multidisciplinary Team Discussions for Colorectal Cancer	6
Cultivating Inclusion: The Role of DE&I in Colorectal Surgery Training	6
Preparing the Bowel (Microbiome) for Surgery: Surgical Bioresilience	6
Anal Dysplasia: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Progression to Malignancy	6
The Emerging Role of the Microbiota and Antibiotics in Diverticulitis Treatment	6
Personalizing Perioperative Chemotherapy in Colon Cancer	6
Anorectal Abscess	6
Ileostomy or Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis: Shared Decision-Making in the Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis	6
Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Colon Cancer: New Frontiers	6
Jonathan S. Abelson, MD, MS	6
If I Could Do It Again: Victories and Regrets in the Career of Surgery	6
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The Ugly: Metastatic Colon Cancer—Surgical Options	5
Coloanal Anastomosis	5
History and Role of Quality Accreditation	5
Perioperative Nutritional Considerations in Colon and Rectal Surgery	5
Qualitative Research and Applications in Colorectal Surgery	5
The Role of Local Excision after Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Different Perspective	4
The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Severe Colorectal Complications	4
Global Health 101	4
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Socially Responsible Surgical Care	4
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Redo Pelvic Pouch Procedure: Indications, Pitfalls, Technique, and Outcomes	4
Anastomotic Construction	4
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Minimally Invasive Management of Complicated and Re-operative Crohn's Disease	4
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Treatment of Microsatellite-Unstable Rectal Cancer in Sporadic and Hereditary Settings	4
Diverticulitis in the Young and Immunocompromised: Should the Surgical Threshold Be Lower?	4
The Influence of the Microbiome on Anastomotic Leak	4
Colorectal Surgery Education in 2040	4
Mesenteric Ischemia	3
Colorectal Cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease	3
Immunomodulation and Emerging Non-Surgical Therapies in Diverticulitis	3
Colon Cancer: The Young, the Old, and the Ugly	3
Management of Acute Hemorrhoidal Crisis: Evaluation, Treatment, and Special Considerations	3
Endoscopic Colorectal Stenting: Lessons Learned from a Two-Decade Journey	3
Achieving Health Equity: Advancing Colorectal Surgery among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in America	3
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Challenges of Implementing the “Watch” in Watch-and-Wait for Rectal Cancer	3
Colorectal Emergencies	3
The Influence of the Microbiome on Metastatic Colorectal Cancer	3
The History of Women Leaders in Colon and Rectal Surgery	3
It Takes a Team to be Great: Developing a Colorectal Surgery Program with Purpose	3
Risk Prediction in Diverticulitis	3
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation	3