Pelvic soft tissue sarcomas.

Pelvic soft tissue sarcomas (PSTS) are a rare, heterogeneous group of tumors. They have been usually analyzed with retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS), but actually have key differences. Due to their unique anatomic location, symptomatic presentation of PSTS may be more common than RPS.

Delayed Gastric Emptying After Multivisceral Resection for Retroperitoneal Sarcoma.

Introduction: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is a common complication in surgery, but incidence and relevance following multivisceral resection are unknown.

Methods: Data from 100 consecutive patients treated for primary retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS) were analyzed from our institutional prospectively maintained database from January 2019 to April 2020. DGE severity was graded according to the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery and classified as primary or secondary to other complications.

Usefulness of inflammatory markers in detecting esophagojejunostomy leakage.

Introduction And Aim: Total gastrectomy is utilized in different pathologies. Esophagojejunostomy leakage is a frequent complication. Our aim was to determine the association of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) with esophagojejunostomy leakage that subsequently required invasive treatment.