Annals of surgery
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Combined pancreatic and vascular resections are increasingly performed for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We evaluated the outcomes after pancreatectomy with non-vascular resection (NVR), venous resection (VR), and arterial resection (AR). ⋯ Pancreatectomy with AR was not associated with worse oncological outcomes when controlling for perioperative therapy. However, AR was associated with higher 90-day mortality rates. Patient selection is crucial when performing AR in patients with PDAC.
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To describe long-term re-presentations and interventions following non-operative management (NOM) of acute appendicitis (AA). ⋯ Real-world estimates of emergency re-presentation with or without urgent surgery following NOM of AA were lower than previously described. Scheduled appendectomy made up an important proportion of long-term interventions following NOM.
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To understand mortality and secondary outcomes in patients with both end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) after no procedural treatment, primary amputation, endovascular treatment, and open surgery. ⋯ Patients living with both ESKD and CLTI experience poor outcomes irrespective of treatment. Exploratory analyses demonstrated that two-year survival among the three principal procedural treatments was similar except for superior survival among patients undergoing open therapy compared to primary amputation.
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To evaluate the morphologic landscape of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), intratumor spatial heterogeneity, and the resulting clinical impact following post-neoadjuvant pancreatectomy. ⋯ This paper provided a morphological taxonomy of residual tumors following post-neoadjuvant pancreatectomy for PDAC. The morphologic subtype and intratumor spatial heterogeneity have relevant prognostic implications and could be included in the pathology report to complement regression metrics.