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BackgroundInterest in laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has grown since the International ‘Louisville Statement’ regarding laparoscopic liver surgery was published in 2009. However, limited population‐based data on LLR utilization patterns and outcomes are available.
MethodsLLR data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS, 2000–2012) and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP,...
BackgroundAccurate assessment of complications is critical in analysing surgical outcomes. The post‐operative morbidity index (PMI), derived from the Modified Accordion Severity Grading System and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS‐NSQIP), is a quantitative measure of post‐operative morbidity. This study utilizes PMI to establish the complication burden...
ObjectiveThis study was carried out to determine relative survival rates and trends in outcomes in patients who underwent resection of periampullary adenocarcinomas (PACs) with curative intent at a single institution over the last three decades.
MethodsFrom 1980 to 2011, 2564 pancreaticoduodenectomies (PDs) were performed for PACs. Pathological diagnosis, therapy and survival were retrospectively...
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