Background Necrotizing pancreatitis with infected necrotic tissue is associated with a high
rate of complications and death. Standard treatment is open necrosectomy. The outcome …

Background Infectious complications and associated mortality are a major concern in acute
pancreatitis. Enteral administration of probiotics could prevent infectious complications, but …

Background The benefits of preoperative biliary drainage, which was introduced to improve
the postoperative outcome in patients with obstructive jaundice caused by a tumor of the …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Treatment of patients with necrotizing pancreatitis has become
more conservative and less invasive, but there are few data from prospective studies to …

Background Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy may improve postoperative recovery
compared with open pancreatoduodenectomy. However, there are concerns that the …

Selecting the appropriate approach for resection and follow-up of pheochromocytomas
(PCCs) is highly dependent upon reliable localization and exclusion of multifocal, bilateral …

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop an alternative fistula risk score (a-FRS) for
postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatoduodenectomy, without blood loss as …

Background Laparoscopic surgery has become popular during the last decade, mainly
because it is associated with fewer postoperative complications than the conventional open …

Background & Aims Patients with a first episode of acute pancreatitis can develop recurrent
or chronic pancreatitis (CP). However, little is known about the incidence or risk factors for …

Background Nearly a quarter of patients with locally advanced (T4 stage) or perforated colon
cancer are at risk of developing peritoneal metastases, often without curative treatment …