Hypophosphatemia as a prognostic tool for post-hepatectomy liver failure: A systematic review.

Background: Post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is one of the main causes of postoperative mortality and is challenging to predict early in patients after liver resection. Some studies suggest that the postoperative serum phosphorus might predict outcomes in these patients.

Aim: To perform a systematic literature review on hypophosphatemia and evaluate it as a prognostic factor for PHLF and overall morbidity.

DNA Methylation of HOXA11 Gene as Prognostic Molecular Marker in Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma.

Hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes and hypomethylation of oncogenes might be identified as possible biomarkers in gastric cancer (GC). We aimed to assess the DNA methylation status of selected genes in GC tissue samples and evaluate these genes' prognostic importance on patient survival. Patients (99) diagnosed with GC and who underwent gastrectomy were included.

The effect of surgical gastric plication on obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: All the bariatric procedures have evolved greatly over the past decades and laparoscopic greater curvature plication (LGCP) is one of the quite recently introduced techniques lacking systematic evaluation.

Aim: To compare and summarize the current data in the literature in regard to the effect of gastric plication on obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2.

Material And Methods: The systematic review and meta-analysis was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines and registered at PROSPERO under the registration number CRD42018114314.

Preoperative Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Prognostic Factor for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Various inflammatory markers have been investigated for a prognostic role in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer. However, the value of preoperative platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) remains controversial. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of PLR as a preoperative prognostic factor for resectable pancreatic cancer.

Association of multiple patient and disease characteristics with the presence and type of pain in chronic pancreatitis.

Background And Aim: Pain is the primary symptom of chronic pancreatitis (CP) and associates with a number of patient and disease characteristics. However, the complex interrelations of these parameters are incompletely understood, and pain treatment remains unsatisfactory in a large proportion of patients. The aim of this study is to investigate multiple pain risk factors in a large population of CP patients, with a special emphasis on patients' patterns of smoking and alcohol use.