Background To alleviate the significant worldwide burden of surgical disease, nongovernmental organisations engage in short-term surgical outreach. Short-term surgical missions (STSMs) have underreported long-term effects, which raises questions about clinical results and patient satisfaction with necessary general procedures.

The article by Aguayo et al.1 in a recent issue of the journal caught my attention greatly. After conducting a retrospective analysis of 1,001,945 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting, the authors came to the conclusion that new-onset depression after discharge from the hospital was not linked .

Background An intestinal discontinuity caused by intestinal atresia is a congenital abnormality that may be associated with serious morbidity from intestinal failure. It is common for the bowel to be considerably dilated and dysfunctional close to the atresia. Resection with primary anastomosis or tapering enteroplasty