BACKGROUND: Postoperative hemorrhage is one of the most severe complications after
pancreatic surgery. Due to the lack of an internationally accepted, universal definition of …

BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leakage represents a major complication after anterior
resection of the rectum. The incidence of anastomotic leakage varies considerably among …

Objective: To review the literature on current management of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC). Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma represents one of the most common …

Background The effect of adjuvant treatment on survival in pancreatic cancer is unclear. We
report the final results of the European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer 1 Trial and …

BACKGROUND: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is one of the most common complications
after pancreatic resection. In the literature, the reported incidence of DGE after pancreatic …

Context Adjuvant fluorouracil has been shown to be of benefit for patients with resected
pancreatic cancer. Gemcitabine is known to be the most effective agent in advanced disease …

BACKGROUND: Posthepatectomy liver failure is a feared complication after hepatic
resection and a major cause of perioperative mortality. There is currently no standardized …

Background The ESPAC-3 trial showed that adjuvant gemcitabine is the standard of care
based on similar survival to and less toxicity than adjuvant 5-fluorouracil/folinic acid in …

BACKGROUND: Despite the potentially severe impact of bile leakage on patients'
perioperative and long-term outcome, a commonly used definition of this complication after …

Mild acute pancreatitis is not an indication for pancreatic surgery.(2) The use of prophylactic
broad-spectrum antibiotics reduces infection rates in computed tomography-proven …