Christian Cussin, MD, Lucas O Tijerina, MD, Miguel A Zapata, MD, David Orozco, MD, Jorge Cantu, MD, Jorge Balli, MD. Christus Muguerza. INTRODUCTION Pancreatic pseudocyst is a well-defined fluid collection, but without solid components, which occurs 4 weeks after an interstitial or edematous pancreatitis episode. The natural history is to resolve spontaneously in a period […]
Francesco Stipa, MD, PhD, FACS, Emanuele Soricelli, MD, Antonio Burza, MD, Pietro Delle Site, MD. Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgical Unit. San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital – Rome. Purpose: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) may represent an effective surgical option for the management of small cystic neoplasms in the body or tail of the pancreas in selected […]
Bulent C Yuksel, AssProf, Tezcan Akin, MD, Savas Baba, MD, Huseyin Berkem, MD, Hakan Ozel, MD, Fatih M Avsar, Prof. Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital/Department of General Surgery. Introduction : The most appropriate treatment to obtain the best result with the lowest rate of recurrence and minimal morbidity and mortality is mandatory for treatment […]
Paige Quintero, MD, Siddharth Kudav, MD, Hammoud Ghassan, MD, Roger de la Torre, MD. University of Missouri. Primary hepatolithiasis is an uncommon etiology of obstructive jaundice in the United States. The condition is more prevalent in Asia, and in patients with altered anatomy due to previous operations. Various methods for stone extraction after hepaticojejunostomy have […]
Jung-Man Namgoong, MD, Dae-Yeon Kim, MD, PhD, Song-Cheol Kim, MD, PhD, Seong-Chul Kim, MD, PhD, Ki-Byung Song, MD, PhD, Ji-Hee Hwang, MD. Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Purpose: Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is rare primary neoplasm of the pancreas with malignant potential, but […]