Clinical benefits of symptom resolution after palliative surgery in advanced cancer: A single-center experience.

Background: Palliative surgery (PS) is defined as any surgical procedure aimed at improving quality of life or relieving symptoms caused by an advanced or metastatic cancer. The involvement of patients, caregivers, and other professional figures is crucial for obtaining optimal symptom relief and avoiding complications. This study aims to evaluate the short-term outcome and related factors in patients undergoing PS.

Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer to the Liver in the Era of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Which Role for Conversion Surgery? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

: the improved survival rates achieved using new polychemotherapy regimens in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPDAC) have suggested a potential role for surgery following a favorable response to initial chemotherapy (IC). The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize the available evidence on the role of surgery following IC in mPDAC, focusing on oligometastatic disease to the liver (lmPDAC). : studies reporting on patients with lmPDAC undergoing surgery after IC were included.

Impact of Age on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes after Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Neoplasms.

Background: Although mortality and morbidity of pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) have improved significantly over the past years, the impact of age for patients undergoing PD is still debated. This study is aimed at analyzing short- and long-term outcomes of PD in elderly patients.

Methods: 124 consecutive patients who have undergone PD for pancreas neoplasms in our center between 2012 and 2017 were analyzed.

Reconstructive surgery for complex aortoiliac occlusive disease in young adults.

Background: Although aortoiliofemoral bypass grafting is the optimal revascularization method for patients with severe aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD), previous studies have documented poor patency rates in young adults. This study investigated whether young patients with AIOD have worse outcomes in patency, limb salvage, and long-term survival rates after reconstructive surgery than their older counterparts.

Methods: Patients aged≤50 years undergoing reconstructive surgery at our institution for AIOD between 1995 and 2010 were compared with a cohort of randomly selected patients aged≥60 years (two for each of the young patients, matched for year of operation), analyzing demographics, risk factors, indications for surgery, operative details, and outcomes.