Surgery today
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Comparative Study
Emergency versus elective living-donor liver transplantation: a comparison of a single center analysis.
We studied the risk factors for postoperative mortality between patients who underwent emergency or elective living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). ⋯ Careful perioperative management, including preoperative investigation of aspergillosis and empiric antibiotic therapy, should be considered for emergency LDLT patients who fulfill IPA risk factors.
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Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a leading cause of complication after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD). Its incidence has been reported to range from 5 to 57%. We describe a modified reconstruction method, which resulted in a low rate of DGE. ⋯ Straight stomach reconstruction with a twisted anastomosis could reduce the incidence of DGE after PPPD reconstruction.