Publications by authors named "Philippe Bachelier"
Background: Oncovascular teams are known to be a cornerstone in planning and facilitating resection of large retroperitoneal masses. Vascular surgeons can help with dissection close to major vessels by vascular reconstruction when necessary, and also in performing specific procedures that can facilitate safe and optimal tumour mass resection. Two cases are reported where temporary vascular debranching of major arteries allowed safe tumour harvesting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Laparoscopy is nowadays considered as the standard approach for hepatic left lateral sectionectomy (LLS), but its value in the prevention of incisional hernia (IH) has not been demonstrated.
Methods: Between 2012 and 2017, patients undergoing laparoscopic (LLLS) or open LLS (OLLS) in 8 centers were compared. Patients undergoing a simultaneous major abdominal procedure were excluded.
Background: Postoperative complications influence overall and disease free survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is still a matter of debate and controversy.
Methods: The outcome of 942 consecutive patients, from the multicentric study of the French Association of Surgery, between January 2004 and December 2009 was analyzed. Perioperative data, including severe complications (grade III and above), were used in univariate and multivariate analysis to assess their influence on overall and disease free survival.
Article Synopsis
- Nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PNETs) ≤ 2 cm often lack a clear management guideline, and this study aimed to evaluate the prognostic factors for these tumors in patients.
- The study reviewed 80 patients from 7 French hospitals, with findings indicating that tumor size significantly affects the likelihood of malignancy and overall patient outcomes.
- Results suggested that a tumor size cutoff for assessing malignancy could be lowered from 2 cm to 1.7 cm, improving the accuracy of patient selection for treatment.
Purpose: Aberrant activation of the hedgehog (Hh) pathway is implicated in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumorigenesis. We investigated the prognostic and predictive value of four Hh signaling proteins and of the tumor stromal density.
Experimental Design: Using tissue microarray and immunohistochemistry, the expression of Shh, Gli1, SMO, and PTCH1 was assessed in 567 patients from three independent cohorts who underwent surgical resection for PDAC.