Annals of surgery
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To define the concept of surgeon-scientists and identify the root causes of their decline in number and impact. The secondary aim was to provide actionable remedies. ⋯ The journey of the surgeon-scientist is at crossroads. As society, we either adapt and shift our priorities again towards innovation or capitulate to the greed for profit, permanently losing these invaluable professionals. Successful rescue packages must not only involve hospitals and universities but also the political sphere.
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The RAPID (Resection And Partial Liver Transplantation with Delayed total hepatectomy) procedure involves left hepatectomy with orthotopic implantation of a left lobe and right portal vein ligation. This technique induces volumetric graft increase, allowing for a right completion hepatectomy within 15 days. Notably, there is a lack of data on the hemodynamics of Small-for-Size (SFS) grafts exposed to portal overflow without triggering SFS syndrome. ⋯ This study presents the first report of hemodynamic and volumetric data for the RAPID technique. Despite initial graft volumes falling below conventional LDLT recommendations, the study highlights acceptable clinical outcomes.
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To provide a nationwide description of postoperative outcomes and analysis of prognostic factors following adrenalectomy for metastases. ⋯ The number of patients who can receive local treatment for adrenal metastases is rising, and adrenalectomy is more often minimally invasive and has a low morbidity rate. Subsequent research should evaluate which patients would benefit from adrenal surgery.
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A multi-national high-volume center study was undertaken to evaluate outcomes after primary surgery (PS) or neoadjuvant treatment followed by surgery (NAT/S) in cT2 staged adenocarcinomas of the esophagus (EAC) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ). ⋯ Due to unreliable identification of cT2N0 disease, all patients should be offered a multimodal therapeutic approach.
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This study aimed to assess short-term biliary outcomes in adult living donor liver transplants using right grafts, comparing robotic surgery with real-time indocyanine green fluorescence cholangiography (ICG-CA) for optimal hilar plate transection, against the conventional open approach. ⋯ The robotic platform with integrated real-time ICG-CA during right donor hepatectomy offers improved safety for the donor by accurately addressing the right hilar corridor, resulting in fewer graft ducts, and fewer complications of the donor and recipient when compared to the standard open approach.