Prediction of anastomotic leakage after pancreatic head resections by dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI).

Purpose: The texture of the pancreatic tissue is a main risk factor for leakage after pancreaticojejunostomy and can be differentiated using dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI). In order to identify risk factors and to assess the role of pancreatic dMRI, a cohort of patients was retrospectively reviewed.

Patients And Methods: One hundred seven consecutive patients were identified in the departmental database and examined by means of a standardized dMRI protocol using a 1.

Outcome of invasive and noninvasive intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas (IPMN): a 10-year experience.

Background: Intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) were officially introduced into the TNM classification in 1996. Based on a two-center database, we reevaluated histopathological findings, clinicopathological pattern, predictive markers for malignancy, and outcome.

Methods: Between 1996 and 2006, a total of 1424 pancreatic resections were performed in the University Hospitals Dresden and Mannheim.