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Open AccessAn optimised liver-first strategy for synchronous metastatic rectal cancer leads to higher protocol completion and lower surgical morbidity
The optimal management of rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases remains debatable. Thus, we propose an optimised liver-first (OLF) strategy that combines concomitant pelvic irradiation with hepatic m...
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Correction to: Intraoperative frozen section analysis of para-aortic lymph nodes after neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX: will it soon become useless?
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Intraoperative frozen section analysis of para-aortic lymph nodes after neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX: will it soon become useless?
Positive para-aortic lymph nodes (PALN) (station 16) are commonly detected in the final pathologic examination (ranging from 15 to 26%) among patients who undergo upfront pancreatoduodenectomy for resectable p...
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Double purse-string telescoped pancreaticogastrostomy is not superior in preventing pancreatic fistula development in high-risk anastomosis: a 6-year single-center case–control study
The double purse-string telescoped pancreaticogastrostomy (PG) technique has been suggested as an alternative approach to reduce the risk of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF). Its efficacity in high-risk...
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Protective peritoneal patch for arteries during pancreatoduodenectomy: good value for money
This study proposes and details a simple and inexpensive protective technique of wrap** the hepatic and gastroduodenal artery stumps with a peritoneal patch during pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) in order to decr...
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Open AccessA single-center experience with pancreatic cystic neuroendocrine tumors
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) are rare, with a significant malignant potential. This study aimed to determine outcomes of patients with resected PNETs according to the cystic component and confirm th...
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Open AccessOutcomes of patients with initially locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma who did not benefit from resection: a prospective cohort study
The current study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of patients with unresectable non-metastatic locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (LAPA) who did not benefit from resection considering the treatment stra...
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Open AccessEffect of clinical status on survival in patients with borderline or locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma
To determine the effect of clinical status (weight variation and performance status [PS]) at diagnosis and during induction treatment on resectability and overall survival (OS) rates in patients with borderlin...
