Relaparotomy may be beneficial in patients developing intraperitoneal sepsis after abdominal procedures. We determined whether joint clinical assessment by intensivist and surgeon (clinician… (More)
OBJECTIVES
Distal pancreatectomies and enucleations have become the most popular laparoscopic pancreatic resections and in some centers outnumber the traditional open approach. The aim of this study… (More)
AIM
Cholangiocarcinoma can be cured by surgery, but only in a minority of cases. The activation of apoptosis is a major mode of action of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which have limited benefit in… (More)
BACKGROUND
High hospital volume has a favorable impact on outcomes for complex procedures including pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD); however, the temporal relationship has not been evaluated in a single… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To determine the indications for distal pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis and to evaluate the risks, functional loss, and outcome of the procedure.
SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA
Chronic… (More)
Received February 2009 Accepted May 2009 INTRODUCTION Adrenal myelolipomas are nonfunctioning benign tumors composed of adipose tissue and hemopoietic elements resembling bone marrow. Before the… (More)
BACKGROUND
Lung cancer is known to metastasize to the pancreas with several case reports found in the literature, however, most patients are at an advanced stage and receive palliative treatment.
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Currently, the majority of patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) present with locally invasive and/or metastatic disease, resulting in five-year survival of less than 5%.… (More)
Neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy is being increasingly used prior to liver resection for colorectal metastases. Oxaliplatin has been implicated in causing structural changes to the liver parenchyma,… (More)
HPB : the official journal of the International…
2011
BACKGROUND
Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is a rare tumour with a dismal prognosis. As conventional medical management offers minimal survival benefit, surgery currently represents the only chance of cure.… (More)