Evidence-based cancer care: assessing guideline adherence of multidisciplinary tumor board recommendations for breast and colorectal cancer in a non-academic medical center.

Purpose: Multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTB) are associated with improved outcomes. Yet, most patients in Western countries receive cancer care at non-academic medical centers. Guideline adherence of MTB recommendations in non-academic medical centers as well as factors contributing to non-adherence remain largely unexplored.

Obesity and its influence on liver dysfunction, morbidity and mortality after liver resection.

Background: Obesity and associated steatosis is an increasing health problem worldwide. Its influence on post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) and after liver resection (LR) is still unclear.

Methods: Patients who underwent LR were investigated and divided into three groups [normal weight: body mass index (BMI) 18.

Incidence and risk factors for anastomotic bile leakage in hepatic resection with bilioenteric reconstruction - A international multicenter study.

Background: Anastomotic leak (AL) after bilioenteric reconstruction (BR) is a feared complication after bile duct resection, especially in combination with liver resection. Literature on surgical outcome is sparse. This study aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors for AL after combined liver and bile duct resection with a focus on operative or endoscopic reinterventions.

Metachronous hepatic resection for liver only pancreatic metastases.

Background: The value of liver resection (LR) for metachronous pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) metastases remains controversial. However, in light of increasing safety of liver resections, surgery might be a valuable option for metastasized PDAC in selected patients.

Methods: We performed a retrospective, multicenter study including patients undergoing hepatectomy for metachronous PDAC liver metastases between 2004 and 2015 to analyze postoperative outcome and overall survival.

Physical recovery after laparoscopic vs. open liver resection - A prospective cohort study.

Background: While the number of laparoscopic liver resections (LLRs) is increasing worldwide, its impact on physical recovery remains unclear. We hypothesized that LLR is associated with better physical recovery than open liver resection (OLR). To address this question, we investigated the impact of laparoscopic liver resection compared to open liver resection on physical recovery in a prospective trial.