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Best Papers in General Surgery
The five that matter, every day.
Researchers introduced an inferior vena cava (IVC) priority approach in laparoscopic caudate lobectomy, studying 21 patients with caudate hepatic tumors. Those who underwent the pure IVC approach had shorter hepatic pedicle clamping and operation times as well as shorter hospital stays compared to the combined…
The study revealed that the 5-year recurrence rate after ventral hernia repair was greater than 40% and 70% in patients with and without mesh, respectively. Ventral hernia recurrence rates increased over time, emphasizing the need for close, long-term follow-up. Risk factors associated with higher odds…
Centralization of cytoreductive surgery alone for colorectal peritoneal metastases improved 90-day postoperative mortality and failure-to-rescue rates. High-volume centers showed lower mortality rates compared to low-volume and no-hipec centers. After the Prodige 7 trial, there was a drastic decrease in cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy…
Delaying surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) worsens survival, with longer times to surgery associated with poorer outcomes. Racial disparities persist, as black patients face worse survival independent of time to surgery and other factors. Non-Hispanic white patients have shorter median times to surgery compared…
Bariatric surgery post-liver transplantation in Belgium showed significant and sustained weight loss, resolution of metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease, and favorable metabolic outcomes. Sleeve gastrectomy was the favored procedure, leading to improved clinical and biochemical markers. Despite a small sample size, the results suggest the safety…
Completion pancreatectomy during pancreatoduodenectomy significantly reduces postoperative complications and mortality rates in high-risk patients. In a study of 139 patients, total pancreatectomy (TP) resulted in shorter hospital stays, lower risks of post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage, and a significant reduction in reoperation, postoperative pancreatic fistula, hemorrhage, and mortality…
Pathologic factors, including T, N, and M stages, were found to be associated with a higher risk of 30-day postoperative venous thromboembolism after gastrointestinal cancer surgery. Specifically, T stage was associated with VTE in colorectal, pancreatic, and primary hepatic cancers, while N stage was linked…
Researchers identified embryologically defined peripancreatic compartments and fusion planes, demonstrating distinct pancreatic compartments with potential significance in pancreatic cancer resection. Through manual preparation of body donors, they tracked mesogastria remnants and peripancreatic spaces sealed off from surrounding units. By following avascular embryologic fusion planes, they…
A survey of 121 healthcare professionals in 36 countries revealed that access to education, training, networking, and mentorship are key limiting factors for young clinical investigators in oncology. Participants under 40 years of age and from European countries were more involved in clinical trials, mainly…
Researchers developed and validated a prognostic nomogram for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, incorporating hepatitis C, CA19, tumor extent, tumor size, LVI, positive lymph nodes, and TMB as predictive factors. The nomogram demonstrated high accuracy in predicting patient outcomes with a c-index of 0.78 for the training set…
