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Background and Objectives
The purpose of this study is to report our early experience and outcomes, the first in North America, of Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (EHC) resection with Roux‐en Y Hepaticojejunostomy reconstruction via the robotic approach.
Methods
With Institutional Review Board approval, 15 patients who underwent robotic resection of EHC were studied.
Results
Patients were 74...
BackgroundConcentration of care has been promoted as fostering superior outcomes. This study was undertaken to determine if the concentration of care is occurring in Florida for a pancreaticoduodenectomy, and if so, is it having a salutary effect.
MethodsThe data for a pancreaticoduodenectomy were obtained from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration for three 3‐year periods:1992–1994,...
BackgroundObesity has been associated with poor oncologic outcomes following pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the impact of obesity on postoperative complications, oncologic outcome and survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).
MethodsFrom a database of over 1000 patients who underwent...
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