Objective: The authors hypothesized that pancreaticogastrostomy is safer than
pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy and less likely to be associated with a …

Objective To evaluate the endpoints of complications (specifically pancreatic fistula and
total complications) and death in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy. Summary …

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Objective To examine the association of surgeon and hospital case volumes with the short-term
outcomes of in-hospital death, total hospital charges, and length of stay for resection of …

The development of noninvasive methods to detect and monitor tumors continues to be a
major challenge in oncology. We used digital polymerase chain reaction–based technologies …

Results: We noted a dramatic increase in the use of the classification in many fields of surgery.
About half of the studies used the contracted form, whereas the rest used the full range of …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of spiral computed tomography (CT) in assessing the
resectability of small pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and to correlate the CT findings with …

Objective The authors reviewed the pathology, complications, and outcomes in a consecutive
group of 650 patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy in the 1990s. Summary …

Objective To examine trends in outcomes of patients undergoing resection at a single tertiary
care referral center over a 16-year period. Summary Background Data Hepatic resection is …

Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) with the possible addition of neoadjuvant or adjuvant
therapy is the standard of care in the United States for adenocarcinoma originating in the …