[Current view on variety of bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery]. / Sovremennyi vzgliad na optimal'nye sposoby podgotovki tolstoi kishki pered planovymi kolorektal'nymi operatsiiami.

Mechanical bowel preparation used to be a standard procedure for a long time. Nowadays routine use of MBP seems to be debatable thus alternative approaches, e.g. avoiding any bowel preparation completely or using of MBP with oral antibiotics are considered. Data on performing different kinds of bowel preparation is reviewed in this article.

[Influence of anastomotic leakage on the long-term outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer]. / Vliianie nesostoiatel'nosti shvov anastomozov na otdalennye rezul'taty lecheniia bol'nykh kolorektal'nym rakom.

Anastomotic leakage after surgery for colorectal cancer is a widely known factor aggravating immediate outcomes. At the same time, deterioration of oncological results is under much less attention. Long-term consequences of anastomotic leakage and possible mechanism of negative effect of this complication on long-term results are reviewed in the article.