Annals of surgery
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Review Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Comparative Short-term Benefits of Laparoscopic Liver Resection: 9000 Cases and Climbing.
To perform a systematic review of worldwide literature on laparoscopic liver resections (LLR) and compare short-term outcomes against open liver resections (OLR) by meta-analyses. ⋯ This is the largest review of LLR available to date with over 9000 cases published. It confirms growing safety when performed in selected patients and by trained surgeons, and suggests that LLR may offer improved patient short-term outcomes compared with OLR. Improved levels of evidence, standardized reporting of outcomes, and assuring proper training are the next challenges of laparoscopic liver surgery.
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The aim of this study was to describe the management and outcome of tracheobronchial necrosis (TBN) after caustic ingestion. ⋯ TBN is one of the most devastating complications of caustic ingestion. Pulmonary patch repair is technically simple and can be lifesaving in this difficult situation.
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Review Meta Analysis
Effect of Hospital Volume on Surgical Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between hospital volume and outcome after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). ⋯ This meta-analysis included studies from different countries with disparate health care systems and provided strong evidence for an inverse association between higher hospital volume and lower mortality after PD. Variations in HVH cutoff values across studies majorly influenced the overall heterogeneity.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Significance of Microscopically Incomplete Resection Margin After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer.
The objectives of this study were to establish if R1 resection margin after esophagectomy was (i) a poor prognostic factor independent of patient and tumor characteristics, (ii) a marker of tumor aggressiveness and (iii) to look at the impact of adjuvant treatment in this subpopulation. ⋯ This large multicenter European study provides evidence to support the notion that R1 resection margin is a prognostic indication of aggressive tumor biology with a poor long-term prognosis.