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    Serum amylase on postoperative day 1 is superior to serum lipase in predicting clinically relevant pancreatic fistula after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy

    To compare the predictive value of serum amylase and lipase regarding the occurrence of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (cr-POPF) after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).

    Ioannis Mintziras, Sabine Wächter, Jerena Manoharan in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (2023)

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    Indications for resection and perioperative outcomes of surgery for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms in Germany: an analysis of the prospective DGAV StuDoQ|Pancreas registry

    Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) are rare, and their surgical management is complex. This study evaluated the current practice of pNEN surgery across Germany, including its adherence with guidelines...

    Ioannis Mintziras, Tobias Keck, Jens Werner, Stefan Fichtner-Feigl in Surgery Today (2019)

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    Palliative surgical bypass is superior to palliative endoscopic stenting in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Gastrojejunostomy (GJ) and self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) are the two most common palliative treatment options for patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). Randomised trials and retrospect...

    Ioannis Mintziras, Michael Miligkos, Sabine Wächter, Jerena Manoharan in Surgical Endoscopy (2019)

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    Progress report: familial pancreatic cancer

    A hereditary predisposition to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is reported in approximately 5% of patients. Familial pancreatic cancer (FPC) accounts for the vast majority of hereditary PDAC cases. FPC...

    Ioannis Mintziras, Detlef K. Bartsch in Familial Cancer (2019)

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    Implementation of Current ENETS Guidelines for Surgery of Small (≤2 cm) Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in the German Surgical Community: An Analysis of the Prospective DGAV StuDoQ|Pancreas Registry

    ENETS guidelines recommend parenchyma-sparing procedures without formal lymphadenectomy, ideally with a minimally invasive laparoscopic approach for sporadic small pNENs (≤2 cm). Non-functioning (NF) small pNE...

    Ioannis Mintziras, Tobias Keck, Jens Werner in World Journal of Surgery (2019)

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    Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy—a propensity score-matched analysis from the German StuDoQ|Pancreas registry

    The aim of this study was to assess intraoperative, postoperative, and oncologic outcome in patients undergoing laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) versus open distal pancreatectomy (ODP) for benign and m...

    Ulrich Friedrich Wellner, Hryhoriy Lapshyn in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2017)

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    High risk of fistula formation in vacuum-assisted closure therapy in patients with open abdomen due to secondary peritonitis—a retrospective analysis

    The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of vacuum-assisted closure therapy in patients with open abdomen due to secondary peritonitis and to identify possible risk factors of fistula formation.

    Ioannis Mintziras, Michael Miligkos in Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery (2016)