Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg
November 2023
Backgrounds/aims: Extra hepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) is the most common cause of portal hypertension in Indian children. While endoscopy is the primary modality of management, a subset of patients require surgery. This study aims to report the short- and long-term outcomes of EHPVO patients managed surgically.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The literature on predictors for postoperative complications after Frey procedure (FP) is sparse. The aim of this study is to report our experience with 90-day complications of FP and predictors for complications.
Methods: All patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP), who underwent a FP between August 2007 and July 2021, were retrospectively reviewed.
The use of seton still remains a reasonably valid option for its simplicity and optimal results in treating high anal fistulae. Ours was a single-centre retrospective study on patients with supra-sphincteric and transsphincteric types of high anal fistula, using the 'kharsutra' as seton. The first group were treated with a seton alone, while the second with a seton and partial fistulotomy.
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