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Open AccessFrom morbidity reduction to cost-effectiveness: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) society recommendations in minimal invasive liver surgery
Minimal-invasive liver surgery (MILS) reduces surgical trauma and is associated with fewer postoperative complications. To amplify these benefits, perioperative multimodal concepts like Enhanced Recovery after Su...
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Open AccessA surgical strategy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma — the hilar first concept
The present study assesses long-term overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) after curative resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICCA) depending on resection margin (RM) status and lymp...
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Open AccessSimplifying minimally invasive right hepatectomy
Extrahepatic transection of the right hepatic artery and right portal vein before parenchymal dissection is a widely used standard for minimal invasive right hepatectomy. Hereby, hilar dissection represents a ...
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Open AccessRobotic versus laparoscopic versus open major hepatectomy – an analysis of costs and postoperative outcomes in a single-center setting
In the era of minimal-invasive surgery, the introduction of robotic liver surgery (RS) was accompanied by concerns about the increased financial expenses of the robotic technique in comparison to the establish...
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Open AccessBody Mass Index Thresholds and the Use of Bariatric Surgery in the Field of Kidney Transplantation in Germany
Obesity in the recipient is linked to inferior transplant outcome. Consequently, access to kidney transplantation (KT) is often restricted by body mass index (BMI) thresholds. Bariatric surgery (BS) has been e...
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Open AccessThe effect of age on short-term and mid-term outcomes after thoracoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis
The number of elderly patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer rises. Current information about outcomes in elderly patients undergoing thoracoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy is limited. The objective of this...
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Open AccessRobotic-assisted pancreatic surgery in the elderly patient: experiences from a high-volume centre
Robotic-assisted pancreatic surgery (RPS) has fundamentally developed over the past few years. For subgroups, e.g. elderly patients, applicability and safety of RPS still needs to be defined. Given prognostica...
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Laparoscopic Resection for Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction Improves Postoperative Outcomes: a Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Minimally invasive resection for upper gastrointestinal tumors has been associated with favorable results. However, the role of laparoscopic surgery (LS) in the multimodal treatment of patients with advanced a...
