Lymph Node Involvement in Deep Infiltrating Intestinal Endometriosis: Does It Really Mean Anything?

Study Objective: To review our data for any correlation between the severity of endometriosis and lymph node involvement.

Design: Observational study with control (Canadian Task Force classification III).

Setting: Public medical center.

Lymph nodes metastasis and recurrences justify an aggressive treatment of gastrinoma.

In the current study, short- and long-term outcomes after aggressive surgical treatment for gastrinoma were evaluated. From August 1990 to August 2009, 20 patients diagnosed with Zollinger Ellison syndrome were reviewed. Eleven pancreaticoduodenectomies, three total pancreatectomies, four lymph node dissections, four enucleations and two palliative procedures were performed.

Drain management after pancreatic resection: state of the art.

Background: Placement of intraperitoneal drain (ID) after abdominal surgery is a common practice. Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), incidence of which ranges from 2% to more than 30%, represents the most common major complication after pancreatic resection. The goal of this paper is to review the state of the art in ID management after pancreatic resection.