Pancreas
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We aimed to compare different techniques using the definitions of the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery for postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy. ⋯ The successful management of pancreatic anastomoses depends more on a meticulous surgical technique and appropriate experience rather than on the type of technique. Furthermore, the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery definitions of POPF, DGE, and PPH seem objective and universally acceptable.
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To study in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) the plasma soluble form of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) and high-mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 (HMGB1) levels, followed-up for 12 days after hospitalization, in relation to the occurrence of organ failure and mortality. ⋯ We demonstrate that sRAGE level, but not HMGB1 level, is significantly higher in AP patients who develop organ failure than in AP patients without organ failure who recover.