Publications by authors named "T M E van Ramshorst"
Purpose: To assess the association between neoadjuvant therapy and overall survival (OS) in patients with left-sided resectable pancreatic cancer (RPC) compared to upfront surgery.
Background: Left-sided pancreatic cancer is associated with worse OS compared to right-sided pancreatic cancer. Although neoadjuvant therapy is currently seen as not effective in patients with RPC, current randomized trials included mostly patients with right-sided RPC.
Background: Prophylactic passive abdominal drainage is standard practice after distal pancreatectomy. This approach aims to mitigate the consequences of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) but its added value, especially in patients at low risk of POPF, is currently being debated. We aimed to assess the non-inferiority of a no-drain policy in patients after distal pancreatectomy.
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- International guidelines suggest that monitoring minimally invasive pancreatic surgery (MIPS) is important, but there is a lack of data, particularly on minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP).
- This study analyzed data from 1672 patients in 83 European centers to compare robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy (RDP) and laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP), focusing on intraoperative events, major morbidity, and mortality.
- Findings showed RDP had fewer intraoperative complications but longer surgery times compared to LDP; both procedures had low mortality rates, with LDP still being the more common approach despite the rising use of RDP.