The British journal of surgery
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Recent findings support the hypothesis of sex-related differences in inflammatory and immunological responses to trauma. The aim of this study was to address sex-specific aspects in patients who underwent pancreatic surgery. ⋯ Women had favourable outcomes after pancreatic surgery.
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Since 1999, the Scottish National Service for Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms has offered repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms (TAAAs) to a population of 5.5 million people. The open operation most commonly performed by the service is the extent IV TAAA repair. ⋯ Open extent IV TAAA repair performed in a high-volume national centre is associated with favourable short- and long-term survival, and acceptable complication rates.
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The safety of observing small non-functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NF-Pan-NETs) remains under debate. ⋯ Active surveillance of small incidental NF-Pan-NETs is a reasonable alternative to resection.