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Introduction: Surgical resection remains the only potentially curative treatment for colorectal liver metastases (CLM). However, involvement of both the hepatic lobes or extrahepatic disease (EHD) can be a contra‐indication for resection. The aim of the present study was to examine the addition of combined positron emission and computed tomography (PET/CT) to CLM staging to assess the effects upon...
Background: Pancreatectomy affects gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Our purpose was to assess the quality of life of pancreatectomy patients in relation to GI function.
Methods: Pancreatectomy patients were asked qualitative, open‐ended questions about symptoms. They also completed the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) for reflux syndrome, acute pain syndrome, indigestion syndrome, diarrhoea...
Objectives: Extreme vasculobiliary injuries usually involve major hepatic arteries and portal veins. They are rare, but have severe consequences, including rapid infarction of the liver. The pathogenesis of these injuries is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of injury through an analysis of clinical records, particularly the operative notes of the index...
Background: After acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP), a pancreatic fistula may occur from disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome (DPDS) where a segment of the pancreas is no longer in continuity with the main pancreatic duct.
Aim: To study the outcome of patients treated using Roux‐Y pancreatic fistula tract‐jejunostomy for DPDS after ANP.
Methods: Between 2002 and 2011, patients treated for DPDS...
Background: Right‐sided ligamentum teres (RSLT) is a congenital anomaly that is sometimes encountered during hepatobiliary surgeries. However, a valid protocol for describing the segmental anatomy of livers with RSLT has not been established, and confusions or anatomic misunderstandings have been a major problem.
Methods: The vascular architecture and morphological characteristics were investigated...
Background: The inclusion of hepatitis B core antibody‐positive (HBcAb+) liver donors is a strategy utilized to increase organ availability. This study examined HBcAb+ transplantation practices to identify specific factors influencing outcomes.
Methods: Twenty‐five HBcAb+ liver transplants were identified retrospectively among 868 adult transplants performed between 1 January 1997 and 31 December...
Background: Right portal vein embolization (RPVE) has been utilized with or without segment IV (RPVE + IV) prior to hepatectomy to induce hypertrophy and prevent liver insufficiency in patients with a predicted future liver remnant (FLR) of ≤30% or cirrhosis.
Methods: Records of patients who underwent RPVE during 2006–2010 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient demographics, operative outcomes and...
Background: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a frequent complication after pancreatoduodenectomy. Some previous studies suggest that antecolic (compared with retrocolic) gastroenteric reconstruction lowers the incidence of DGE. The present study was performed to investigate the relation between the route of gastroenteric reconstruction and DGE after pancreatoduodenectomy.
Methods: In a consecutive...
Background: Neuroendocrine tumours (NET) frequently metastasize to the liver. NET liver metastasis has been shown to respond to Yttrium‐90 microspheres therapy. The aims of the present study were to define factors that predict the response to radio‐embolization in patients with NET liver metastases.
Methods: From January 2006 until March 2009, all patients with NET liver metastasis that received...
Background: En‐bloc liver resection with the extrahepatic bile duct is mandatory to obtain tumour‐free surgical margins and better long‐term outcomes in hilar cholangiocarcinoma (CC). One of the most important criteria for irresectability is local extensive invasion to major vessels. As hilar CC Bismuth type IIIB often requires a major left hepatic resection, the invasion of the right hepatic artery...
Background: Biliary complications that developed after right lobe liver transplantation from living donors were studied in a single centre.
Methods: From 2004 to 2010, 200 consecutive living donor right lobe liver transplantations were performed. The database was evaluated retrospectively. Biliary complications were diagnosed according to clinical, biochemical and radiological tests. The number...
Objectives: In laparoscopic liver resection, multiple options for parenchymal transection techniques exist; however, none have emerged as superior. The aim of this study was to compare operative characteristics and outcomes between bipolar compression and ultrasonic devices used for parenchymal transection during laparoscopic liver resection.
Methods: A review of a prospective hepatopancreatobiliary...
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