Pancreatic cysts are very common with the majority incidentally identified. There are several
types of pancreatic cysts; some types can contain cancer or have malignant potential …

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is rapidly increasing in incidence in Western cultures.
Barrett's esophagus is the presumed precursor lesion for this cancer. Several other risk …

Importance Preserving functional capacity is a key element in the care continuum for
patients with esophagogastric cancer. Prehabilitation, a preoperative conditioning …

Objectives: To critically assess centralization policies for highly specialized surgeries in
Europe and North America and propose recommendations. Background/Methods: Most …

Objective: We aimed to determine the effect of hospital volume on in-hospital mortality, and
failure to rescue following major pancreatic resections using hospital discharge data of …

The goal of this consensus initiated by the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation
(ECCO) was to establish European consensus guidelines for the surgical treatment of …

Objective: We aimed to determine the unbiased mortality rates for pancreatic surgery
procedures at the national level through a comprehensive analysis of every inpatient case in …

Methods In this retrospective, descriptive analysis, nationwide hospital billing data based on
diagnosis-related groups (DRG) over the period 2009–2015 were studied to determine the …

Objectives To explore the existence and strength of a relationship between hospital volume
and mortality, to estimate minimum volume thresholds and to assess the potential benefit of …

Background Retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) are rare tumors for which complete surgical
resection remains the mainstay of treatment. The objective of the current study was to …