Publications by authors named "Niccolo Surci"
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- Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is a major cause of short-term death after liver surgery, and this study evaluates the effectiveness of two liver function tests: APRI+ALBI and LiMAx.
- The study analyzed 352 patients from four European centers, comparing the predictive potential of both tests for significant PHLF and 90-day mortality using statistical methods.
- Results showed that APRI+ALBI was more effective than LiMAx in predicting PHLF grades B and C as well as 90-day mortality, and it was also less costly and less labor-intensive.
Background: The incidence of benign diseases among pancreatic resections for suspected malignancy still represents a relevant issue in the surgical practice. This study aims to identify the preoperative pitfalls that led to unnecessary surgeries at a single Austrian center over a twenty-year period.
Methods: Patients undergoing surgery for suspected pancreatic/periampullary malignancy between 2000 and 2019 at the Linz Elisabethinen Hospital were included.
Background: Resection of initially oligometastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) following response to first-line chemotherapy is controversial. We herein updated a previous case series to investigate the oncologic outcomes and preoperative factors that could drive the decision-making process.
Methods: This retrospective analysis was limited to patients with liver-only synchronous metastases who experienced complete regression of the metastatic component and underwent pancreatectomy between October 2008 and July 2020 at two high-volume institutions.
Introduction: The impact of surgery on nutritional status, pancreatic function, and symptoms of patients affected by chronic pancreatitis (CP) has not been unequivocally determined. This study aimed to evaluate clinical follow-up after surgery for CP in an Italian-Austrian population.
Materials And Methods: Patients operated for CP at two high-volume centers between 2000 and 2018 were analyzed.
Purpose: Many aspects of surgical therapy for chronic pancreatitis (CP), including the correct indication and timing, as well as the most appropriate operative techniques, are still a matter of debate in the surgical community and vary widely across different centers. The aim of the present study was to uncover and analyze these differences by comparing the experiences of two specialized surgical units in Italy and Austria.
Methods: All patients operated for CP between 2000 and 2018 at the two centers involved were included in this retrospective analysis.
Background: This study analyzed the Quality of Life (QoL) and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic (LDP) versus robotic distal pancreatectomy (RDP).
Method: All patients who underwent LDP or RDP from 2011 to 2017 and with a minimum postoperative follow-up of 12 months were included in the study. To minimize bias, a propensity score-matched analysis (1:2) was performed.
The indication, planning, and risk analysis of a pancreatic surgical procedure have recently become increasingly complex. In December 2015, the "Pancreas Round" (PR) meeting was established at our institution to preoperatively review all scheduled cases with a specific focus on surgical indications and technical issues. The present study aims to determine the impact of the PR on the clinical practice in terms of avoiding unrequested laparotomies and anticipating intraoperative pitfalls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and platelet count (PC) were shown to be prognostic in several solid malignancies. We analysed 603 R0 resected patients to assess whether NLR, PLR and PC correlate with other well-known prognostic factors and survival of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to define cut-off values for high and low ratios of these indices.
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