Outcome following pylorus resecting pancreaticoduodenectomy versus classical Whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy: a randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To compare pylorus resecting pancreaticoduodenectomy (PRPD) with classical pancreaticoduodenectomy (classical PD) in terms of short term outcomes.

Background: There is some evidence that Pylorus resecting PD (PRPD) is associated with lesser incidence of DGE when compared to pylorus preserving PD (PPPD). However, no study has previously compared PRPD with classical PD.

Wound Infection After Ileostomy Closure: An Interim Analysis of a Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Primary Versus Circumferential Subcuticular Closure Techniques.

Circumferential subcuticular wound approximation (CSWA) of round shaped skin wounds after ileostomy take down is believed to lower the rates of surgical site infection (SSI). We performed this randomized trial to compare the rates of SSI and other short-term outcomes among primary linear skin closure (PC) and CSWA groups of patients. All patients undergoing ileostomy reversal during the study period were randomly assigned to either PC or CSWA.

Association between intraoperative starch use and postoperative kidney dysfunction in patients undergoing major gastro-intestinal surgery: A propensity score-matched analysis.

Background: The impact of intraoperative starch-based fluid therapy on postoperative kidney dysfunction in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery is uncertain. Low molecular weight starch is expected to cause less postoperative kidney dysfunction.

Methods: This retrospective study evaluated the impact of intraoperative 6% hydroxyethyl starch on postoperative renal dysfunction.

Thiopurines Have Sustained Long-term Effectiveness in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Which is Independent of Disease Duration at Initiation: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis.

Background And Aims: Thiopurines are viable option for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] in resource-limited countries. However, data on the effect of disease duration at thiopurines initiation on long-term effectiveness are limited.

Method: We performed a propensity matched analysis of a retrospective cohort of patients with ulcerative colitis [UC] and Crohn's disease [CD].

Low prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in acute severe ulcerative colitis: A retrospective cohort study from northern India.

Background: The incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is high in ulcerative colitis and is associated with disease flares and adverse outcomes. However, the data on the dynamics of CDI in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) is rather scarce. We evaluated the prevalence of CDI in patients with ASUC.

Management and outcomes of pseudoaneurysms presenting with late hemorrhage following pancreatic surgery: A six-year experience from a tertiary care center.

Background/purpose: Late hemorrhage following pancreatic surgery is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is an important source of late hemorrhage, which is effectively and safely managed by embolization. We aim to retrospectively review the outcomes of embolization for pseudoaneurysms causing late post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage over a period of six-years at our tertiary care center.