History of pancreaticoduodenectomy: early misconceptions, initial milestones and the pioneers.

Pancreaticoduodenectomy is one of the most challenging surgical procedures which requires the highest level of surgical expertise. This procedure has constantly evolved over the years through the meticulous efforts of a number of surgeons before reaching its current state. This review navigates through some of the early limitations and misconceptions and highlights the initial milestones which laid the foundation of this procedure.

Preoperative nomogram to predict risk of perioperative mortality following pancreatic resections for malignancy.

Introduction: The majority of pancreatic resections for malignancy are performed in older patients with major comorbidities. The aim of this study was to develop a preoperative nomogram based on the presence of comorbidities to predict risk of perioperative mortality.

Materials And Methods: The National Inpatient Sample database was queried to identify patients that underwent pancreatectomy for malignancy.