J. Melenhorst

Rademaker, E., Aktas, B. C., Snaebjornsson, P., de Wilt, J. H. W., Kok, N. F. M., Consten, E. C. J., Tanis, P. J., Van Westreenen, H. L., Dutch Snapshot Research Group and Dutch Complex Colon Cancer Initiative, Gielen, A., Melenhorst, J., & Schweitzer, D. (2026). Long-term Survival Outcomes of Synchronous Colon Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Comparative Analysis. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 69(3), 360-373. https://doi.org/10.1097/DCR.0000000000004052

van den Berg, R., Musters, G. D., Kreisel, S. I., van Gerwen, N., Verhoef, K., Tanis, P. J., Sharabiany, S., Tuynman, J. B., Hompes, R., Belgers, E., Singh, B., Chaudhri, S., van Geloven, A., Vuylsteke, R., de Wilt, J., Melenhorst, J., Leijtens, J., Vermaas, M., Rothbarth, J., ... BIOPEX and BIOPEX-2 collaborators (2026). Using a composite end-point and WIN-ratio analysis to evaluate perineal wound healing after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer: further insights from the BIOPEX trials. International Journal of Surgery, 112(3), 7181-7189. https://doi.org/10.1097/JS9.0000000000004495

Assmann, S. L., Keszthelyi, D., Kimman, M. L., Breukink, S. O., Anastasiou, F., Assmann, R., Assmann, R. F. T. A., Bharucha, A., Bliss, D. Z., Brannigan, A. E., Chey, W. D., Chiarioni, G., Christensen, P., Conchillo, J. M., Croner, R. S., Desprez, C., Dibley, L., Dickman, R., Duelund-Jakobsen, J., ... Et al. (2025). Faecal incontinence core outcome set: an international Delphi consensus exercise among patients, health-care professionals, and researchers. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 10(8), 769-778. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(25)00013-5

Verrijssen, A. E., Van Limbergen, E. J., Bellezzo, M., Grabsch, H. I., Houben, R., Goudkade, D., Melenhorst, J., Samarska, I., Fonseca, G. P., Verhaegen, F., & Berbee, M. (2025). Microscopic intramural spread in patients with rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation? Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 53, Article 100963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2025.100963

Pennings, A. J., Vink, G. R., van Kuijk, S., Melenhorst, J., Beets, G. L., May, A. M., & Breukink, S. O. (2025). Betere functionele uitkomsten na rectumcarcinoom. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 169(6), Article D8532. https://www.ntvg.nl/artikelen/betere-functionele-uitkomsten-na-rectumcarcinoom#

Thomassen, B. J. M., Kimman, M. L., Somers, A. M. J., Ponds, R. W. H. M., Dekker, J. W. T., van Leiden, B. L., Vink, G. R., de Groot, J. W. B., Melenhorst, J., Reynders, K. M. M. W., Gielen, C. M. J., Weerts, T. H. A., Lutke Holzik, M. F., van Kuijk, S. M. J., Gidding-Slok, A. H. M., & Breukink, S. O. (2025). Reply to: ‘Enhancing patient-centered care and addressing psychosocial needs in colorectal cancer: The role of the ABCRC tool’. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 51(5), Article 108552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108552

Kreisel, S. I., Sharabiany, S., Tuynman, J., Belgers, E. H. J., Singh, B., Chaudhri, S., van Geloven, A. A. W., Vuylsteke, R. J. C. L. M., de Wilt, J. H. W., Melenhorst, J., Leijtens, J. W. A., Vermaas, M., Rothbarth, J., Verhoef, C., Burger, J. W. A., Polat, F., Fabry, H. F. J., Aalbers, A. G. J., Wijsman, J. H., ... Musters, G. D. (2025). Perineal Wound Closure Using Gluteal Turnover Flap After Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer: The BIOPEX-2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surgery, 160(4), 378-385. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2024.6818

Smit, C., Janssen-Heijnen, M. L., van Osch, F., Rops, J., Gielen, A. H. C., van Heinsbergen, M., Melenhorst, J., & Konsten, J. L. M. (2025). The optimal cut-off value of postoperative day three C-reactive protein to predict for major complications in colorectal cancer patients. Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 410(1), Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-025-03655-2

Pennings, A. J., Kimman, M. L., Renehan, A. G., Perez, R. O., Azevedo, J., Fernandez, L., Gidding-Slok, A. H. M., Melenhorst, J., Beets, G. L., & Breukink, S. O. (2025). A patient reported outcome measure for rectal cancer patients eligible for organ preservation: Development and validation of a Watch-and-Wait module for the Assessment of Burden of disease in ColoRectal Cancer (ABCRC) tool. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 51(2), Article 109501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2024.109501

Gielen, A. H. C., Heuvelings, D. J. I., Sylla, P., van Loon, Y.-T., Melenhorst, J., Bouvy, N. D., Kimman, M. L., Breukink, S. O., & CoReAL collaborative* (2025). Impact of Anastomotic Leakage After Colorectal Cancer Surgery on Quality of Life: A Systematic Review. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 68(2), 154-170. https://doi.org/10.1097/DCR.0000000000003478