Multi-institutional analysis of recurrence and survival after hepatectomy for fibrolamellar carcinoma.

Background And Objectives: Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) presents in young, otherwise-healthy individuals. This study examined recurrence and survival characteristics after surgical resection for FLC by utilizing an international multi-institutional database.

Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing hepatectomy for FLC from six institutions (1993-2010) were reviewed retrospectively.

Recurrence after microwave ablation of liver malignancies: a single institution experience.

Background: Microwave ablation (MWA) is increasingly used to achieve local control for liver tumours. This study sought to examine a monocentric experience with MWA, with a primary hypothesis that primary tumour histology was a significant predictor of early recurrence.

Methods: Retrospective single-institution review identified consecutive patients with liver tumours treated by MWA.

Comparison of iatrogenic splenectomy during open and laparoscopic colon resection.

Iatrogenic splenic injury requiring splenectomy is a well-recognized and potentially serious complication of colon resection. Iatrogenic splenectomy is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including bleeding and the postsplenectomy sepsis syndrome. Our study aims to compare the incidence of iatrogenic splenectomy in laparoscopic colon resection with that of open colon resection over an 11-year-period at Mount Sinai.