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Prognostic role of infracentimetric colorectal liver metastases
The number of lesions and the size of the largest (CRLMmax) have been widely investigated as prognostic factors in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). The aim of the present study was to assess w...
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Quality of oncological resection criteria in minimally invasive esophagectomy
Even though minimally invasive esophageal surgery (MIE) is spreading, questions remain regarding its oncological outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of oncological resection criteria in MIE.
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Feasibility and outcomes of multiple simultaneous laparoscopic liver resections
Surgeons often remain reluctant to consider laparoscopic approach in multiple liver tumors. This study assessed feasibility and short-term results of patients who had more than 3 simultaneous laparoscopic live...
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Postoperative Outcomes After Laparoscopic Liver Resections in Low and High-Volume Centers: A Multicentric Case-Matched Comparative Study
Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is the gold standard for liver resections. Despite its feasibility and safety in high-volume centers (HVC), its performance is controversial in low-volume centers (LVCs). We ...
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Team Strategy Optimization in Combined Resections for Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases. A Comparative Study with Bootstrap** Analysis
The aim of the study was to evaluate perioperative outcomes and to evaluate factors influencing rative morbidity and adoption of minimally invasive technique in 1-team (1-T) versus two teams (2-T) management o...
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The initiation, standardization and proficiency (ISP) phases of the learning curve for minimally invasive liver resection: comparison of a fellowship-trained surgeon with the pioneers and early adopters
Using the Ideal Development Exploration Assessment and Long-term study (IDEAL) paradigm, Halls et al. created risk-adjusted cumulative sum (RA-CUSUM) curves concluding that Pioneers (P) and Early Adopters (EA)...
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The experience of the minimally invasive (MI) fellowship-trained (FT) hepatic-pancreatic and biliary (HPB) surgeon: could the outcome of MI pancreatoduodenectomy for peri-ampullary tumors be better than open?
Although early series focused on benign disease, minimally invasive pancreatoduodenectomy (MIPD) might be particularly suited for malignancy. Unlike their predecessors, fellowship-trained (FT) Hepatic-Pancreat...
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Predictive ability of preoperative CT scan for the intraoperative difficulty and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection
The surgical difficulty and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) are related to the size of the cut liver surface. This study assessed whether the estimated parenchymal transection surf...
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Does Chemotherapy-Induced Liver Injury Impair Postoperative Outcomes After Laparoscopic Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases?
Chemotherapy-associated liver injuries (CALI) have been associated with poor postoperative outcome after open liver resection. To date, no data concerning any correlation of CALI and laparoscopic liver resecti...
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Anatomical Quality Criteria for Sleeve Gastrectomy
Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most common bariatric procedure performed worldwide. However, without a standardised surgical technique, heterogeneous outcomes and complications such as gastro-oesophageal reflu...
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Analysis of economic impact of laparoscopic liver resection according to surgical difficulty
The advantages of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) are well known, but their financial costs are poorly evaluated. The aim of this study was to analyze the economic impact of surgical difficulty on LLR costs...
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Perioperative and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic liver resections for non-colorectal liver metastases
Liver is a common metastatic site not only of colorectal but of non-colorectal neoplasms, as well. However, resection of non-colorectal liver metastases (NCRLMs) remains controversial. The aim of this retrospe...
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Safety and feasibility of repeat laparoscopic colorectal resection: a matched case–control study
Perioperative outcomes of repeat laparoscopic colorectal resection (LCRR) have not been extensively reported.
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Validation and performance of three-level procedure-based classification for laparoscopic liver resection
A procedure-based laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) classification (IMM classification) stratified 11 different LLR procedures into 3 grades. IMM classification assessed the difficulty of LLR differently than...
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Laparoscopic Major Hepatectomy: Do Not Underestimate the Impact of Specimen Extraction Site
In laparoscopic major hepatectomy, analysis of outcomes according to specimen extraction site remains poorly described. The aim was to compare postoperative outcomes according to specimen extraction site.
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High IGF1R protein expression correlates with disease-free survival of patients with stage III colon cancer
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF1R) and its ligand, IGF-II, and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with stage III c...
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Timing of Perioperative Chemotherapy Does Not Influence Long-Term Outcome of Patients Undergoing Combined Laparoscopic Colorectal and Liver Resection in Selected Upfront Resectable Synchronous Liver Metastases
The aim of this study was to compare patients undergoing combined colorectal and hepatic surgery with and without neoadjuvant chemotherapy to clarify the prognostic advantage of preoperative oncological treatm...
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After laparoscopic liver resection for colorectal liver metastases, age does not influence morbi-mortality
Hepatectomy remains the only curative option in patients presenting with colorectal liver metastases (CLM). Although laparoscopic approach has improved postoperative morbidity and mortality rates, its suitabil...
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Liver resection for extra-pancreatic biliary cancer: what is the role of laparoscopic approach?
Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has evolved over time, yet its role in extra-pancreatic biliary cancer has been limited due to several factors. We aimed to evaluate the short-term outcome of LLR in extra-pa...
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Intraoperative confocal laser endomicroscopy for real-time in vivo tissue characterization during surgical procedures
Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) is an innovative technique providing real-time, in vivo optical biopsies. A previous ex vivo phase of the study (PERSEE) allowed identifying accurate pCLE crite...
