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List of works by David D. Zimmerman

A multi-centred randomised trial of radical surgery versus adjuvant chemoradiotherapy after local excision for early rectal cancer

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Antegrade impalement of the rectum by a foreign body: a case report of a successful transanal extraction using the transanal single port (TAMIS) technique

scientific article published on 04 February 2019

Closure of the rectal defect after transanal minimally invasive surgery: a word of caution

scientific article published on 01 July 2015

Colorectal Cancer Resections in the Oldest Old Between 2011 and 2012 in The Netherlands.

scientific article published on 19 January 2016

Colorectal cancer surgery in the oldest Dutch patients: retrospective analysis of two national databases covering 2011 and 2012

scientific article published in January 2016

Completeness of pathology reports in stage II colorectal cancer.

scientific article published on 24 January 2017

DIRECT trial. Diverticulitis recurrences or continuing symptoms: Operative versus conservative treatment. A multicenter randomised clinical trial.

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Does laser fistuloplasty (FiLaC™) offer any benefit over surgical closure of the internal orifice?

scientific article published on 22 May 2017

Drug dispensings among elderly in the year before colon cancer diagnosis versus matched cancer-free controls.

scientific article published on October 2016

Endoanal advancement flap repair for complex anorectal fistulas

scientific article published on 01 June 2001

Endorectal advancement flap repair in patients with Crohn's disease: a word of caution!

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Factors predictive of outcome after surgery for faecal incontinence

scientific article published in May 2001

First aid toolkit for anal fistulas, a detailed treatise for trainees - a video vignette (ESCP Trainee Video)

scientific article published on 15 December 2018

Gastrointestinal surgery and gastroenterology. XIII. Classification and diagnosis of perianal fistulas

scientific article published on 01 July 2001

Identification of epithelialization in high transsphincteric fistulas.

scientific article published on 10 January 2012

Impact of two different types of anal retractor on fecal continence after fistula repair: a prospective, randomized, clinical trial.

scientific article published in December 2003

Implementation of an easy in-hospital educational stoma pathway results in decrease of home nursing care services after discharge

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

Implementation of laser ablation of fistula tract (LAFT) for perianal fistulas: do the results warrant continued application of this technique?

scientific article published on 28 November 2019

Implementation of the small bites closure of abdominal midline incisions in clinical practice is correlated with a reduction in surgical site infections

scientific article published on 28 June 2019

Is the outcome of transanal advancement flap repair affected by the complexity of high transsphincteric fistulas?

scientific article published on July 2011

Lateral internal sphincterotomy with haemorrhoidectomy for the treatment of prolapsed haemorrhoids

scientific article published on 01 September 2000

Long-term follow-up of retrograde colonic irrigation for defaecation disturbances.

scientific article published in January 2005

Long-term functional outcome and risk factors for recurrence after surgical treatment for low and high perianal fistulas of cryptoglandular origin

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

Loss of seton in patients with complex anal fistula: a retrospective comparison of conventional knotted loose seton and knot-free seton

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

MR Imaging of Perianal Fistulas a step-by-step guide for trainees (Video Vignette ESCP Trainee Video)

scientific article published on 26 November 2018

MRI Imaging for Perianal Fistulas, a step-by-step guide for trainees (Video Vignette ESCP Trainee Video)

scientific article published on 27 November 2018

Nationwide comprehensive gastro-intestinal cancer cohorts: the 3P initiative

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Outcomes of completion total mesorectal excision are not compromised by prior transanal minimally invasive surgery

scientific article published on 14 January 2020

Prospective comparison of hydrogen peroxide-enhanced three-dimensional endoanal ultrasonography and endoanal magnetic resonance imaging of perianal fistulas

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

Puborectal sling interposition for the treatment of rectovaginal fistulas.

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Randomized clinical trial of topical phenylephrine in the treatment of faecal incontinence

scientific article published on 01 July 2000

Relationship between sphincter morphology on endoanal MRI and histopathological aspects of the external anal sphincter

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

Required length of follow-up after transanal advancement flap repair of high transsphincteric fistulas

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Reversal of Hartmann's procedure utilizing single-port laparoscopy: an attractive alternative to laparotomy

scientific article published on 15 July 2015

Reversal of left-sided colostomy utilizing single-port laparoscopy: single-center consolidation of a new technique

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

Seton drainage prior to transanal advancement flap repair: useful or not?

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Short-term follow-up after laparoscopic versus conventional total mesorectal excision for low rectal cancer in a large teaching hospital.

scientific article published on 17 September 2013

Smoking affects the outcome of transanal mucosal advancement flap repair of trans-sphincteric fistulas.

scientific article published in March 2003

Smoking impairs rectal mucosal bloodflow--a pilot study: possible implications for transanal advancement flap repair.

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Social Media in Surgical Training: Opportunities and Risks

scientific article published on 03 May 2018

The Impact of Smoking on Perianal Disease

scientific article published on June 1, 2011

The anal fistula plug as an adjunct to transanal advancement flap repair

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

The complexity of cryptoglandular fistula-in-ano can be predicted by the distance of the external opening to the anal verge; implications for preoperative imaging?

scientific article published on 12 November 2020

The effect of proctoring on the learning curve of transanal minimally invasive surgery for local excision of rectal neoplasms.

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The impact of an ostomy on older colorectal cancer patients: a cross-sectional survey.

scientific article published on 8 October 2016

The outcome of transanal advancement flap repair of rectovaginal fistulas is not improved by an additional labial fat flap transposition

scientific article published on 01 April 2002

Training in colorectal surgery in Europe and 20 years of the European Board of Surgical Qualification coloproctology examination

scientific article published on 26 January 2020

Transanal minimally invasive surgery for rectal polyps and selected malignant tumors: caution concerning intermediate-term functional results.

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

Transanal minimally invasive surgery: initial experience and short-term functional results

scientific article published on 01 August 2014

Treatment of perianal sepsis, a detailed treatise for trainees - a video vignette (ESCP Trainee Video)

scientific article published on 15 December 2018