Tumour-agnostic circulating tumour DNA analysis for improved recurrence surveillance after resection of colorectal liver metastases: A prospective cohort study
Purpose Nearly 50% of patients recur within two years after [...]
Percutaneous transhepatic treatment for biliary stricture after duct-to-duct biliary anastomosis in living donor liver transplantation: a 9-year single-center experience
Objectives To investigate clinical outcomes of percutaneous transhepatic treatment for [...]
Usefulness of Preoperative Controlling Nutritional Status in Predicting Prolonged Hospitalization and Incidence of Postoperative Delirium for Elderly Hepatectomy with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The number of elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has [...]
Outcome of liver transplantation with grafts from brain-dead donors treated with dual hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion, with particular reference to elderly donors
Prompted by the utilization of extended criteria donors, dual hypothermic [...]
Analysis of Intraoperative Frozen Pancreatic Resection Margin and Prediction of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula Risk During Pancreatoduodenectomy
BACKGROUND: Pancreatic duct diameter and pancreatic texture are important predictive [...]
Minimally-invasive versus open pancreatoduodenectomies with vascular resection: A 1:1 propensity-matched comparison study
Background: Minimally invasive pancreatic pancreatoduodenectomy (MIPD) is increasingly adopted worldwide and [...]
Comment on: Learning Curve From 450 Cases of Robot-Assisted Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a High-Volume Pancreatic Center
We read with interest the findings of Peng et al. [...]
Sharp recanalization using Chiba biopsy needle for the treatment of biliary occlusion after radiofrequency ablation
Biliary stricture is a less common complication after hepatic radiofrequency [...]
Preemptive Administration of Albumin during Pancreatectomy Does Not Reduce Postoperative Complications: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Despite the empirical use of human albumin during pancreatectomy to [...]
Synchronous double primary malignancies of the pancreatic body and extrahepatic bile duct treated with pancreatoduodenectomy and splenic artery resection following neoadjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel: a case report
Background Primary pancreatic cancer with synchronous primary tumors in other [...]
A Propensity Score Analysis of Chemotherapy Use in Patients With Resectable Gallbladder Cancer
Question What are the characteristics and survival outcomes associated with neoadjuvant [...]
Preventing Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Hepatectomy With Active Hexose-correlated Compound Derived From Lentinula edodes Mycelia
Purpose: Active hexose-correlated compound (AHCC), a standardized extract of cultured [...]
Usefulness of Preoperative Controlling Nutritional Status in Predicting Prolonged Hospitalization and Incidence of Postoperative Delirium for Elderly Hepatectomy with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The number of elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has [...]
It is the lymph node ratio that determines survival and recurrence patterns in resected distal cholangiocarcinoma. A multicenter international study
Background Distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCC) is still associated with a poor overall survival [...]
Development and internal validation of the Comprehensive ALPPS Preoperative Risk Assessment (CAPRA) score: is the patient suitable for Associating Liver Partition and Portal vein ligation for Staged hepatectomy (ALPPS)?
Background: Preoperative patient selection in associating liver partition and portal [...]
Comparing neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: National Cancer Database cohort analysis
Background Neoadjuvant treatment is important for improving the rate of [...]
Comment on Liver Venous Deprivation or Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy?
We read with great interest the results of comparing liver [...]
Prognostic factors of overall survival in patients with recurrent disease following liver resection for colorectal cancer metastases: A multicenter external validation study
Background The clinical course of patients experiencing recurrence following hepatectomy [...]
A locally advanced pancreatic body cancer presenting common bile duct invasion resected via distal pancreatectomy after gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy: A case report
Introduction The locally advanced pancreatic cancer has been steadily recognized as a [...]
Neoadjuvant Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy After Upfront Chemotherapy Improves Pathologic Outcomes Compared With Chemotherapy Alone for Patients With Borderline Resectable or Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Without Increasing Perioperative Toxicity
Background Patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (BRPC) or locally [...]
99mTc-GSA scintigraphy for assessing the functional volume ratio of the future liver remnant in the routine practice of liver resection
Background The significance of incorporating regional functional heterogeneity assessment by [...]
Prognostic Impact of Inflammation-Based Scores for Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Introduction: Although the relationship between systemic inflammatory responses and prognosis has [...]
Efficacy of Near-Infrared Fluorescence-Guided Hepatectomy for the Detection of Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Randomized Controlled Trial
BACKGROUND: The application of indocyanine green fluorescence–guided hepatectomy for liver [...]
Early derangement of INR predicts liver failure after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
Abstract Background Surgical resection, where appropriate, remains one of the [...]