Preoperative nutritional support in patients undergoing pancreatic surgery affects PREPARE score accuracy.

Background: This study aimed to validate the accuracy of the Preoperative Pancreatic Resection (PREPARE) risk score in pancreatic resection patients.

Patients And Methods: This prospective study included 216 patients who underwent pancreatic resection between January 2015 and December 2018. All patients in our cohort with weight loss or lack of appetite received dietary advice and preoperative oral nutritional supplementation (600 kcal/day).

Major iatrogenic bile duct injury during elective cholecystectomy: a Czech population register-based study.

Purpose: Bile duct injury (BDI) remains the most serious complication following cholecystectomy. However, the actual incidence of BDI in the Czech Republic remains unknown. Hence, we aimed to identify the incidence of major BDI requiring operative reconstruction after elective cholecystectomy in our region despite the prevailing modern 4 K Ultra HD laparoscopy and Critical View of Safety (CVS) standards implemented in daily surgical practice among the Czech population.

Gastropericardial fistula in a patient with upside-down stomach and stomach perforation: a case report.

Background: Gastropericardial fistula is a pathological communication between the stomach and the pericardium. This case report describes a gastropericardial fistula in a patient with upside-down stomach.

Case Presentation: The male patient (86) was examined for severe chest pain behind the sternum.

Indications and benefits of intraoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

Introduction: Intraoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy (IOG) is a diagnostic and therapeutic method for a variety of special conditions in upper gastrointestinal (UGI) pathology. The indication remains individual due to insufficient evidence and limited training of surgeons in digestive endoscopy.

Aim: To evaluate the indications, benefits and risks of IOG.