A double-cannula pancreatic gastrostomy method for pancreatic duct stenosis due to disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome: A surgical case report.

Introduction And Importance: Disconnected Pancreatic Duct Syndrome (DPDS) without peripancreatic fluid collections are relatively difficult for endoscopists to manage and usually treated with distal pancreatectomy or pancreaticojejunostomy. However, these procedures are risky for patients with severe edema of pancreatic tissue. We report an original one-stage surgical approach for these patients, namely, the "double-cannula pancreatic gastrostomy method".

The differential effects of sarcopenia and cachexia on overall survival for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients following pancreatectomy: A retrospective study based on a large population.

Objectives: Both cachexia and sarcopenia have been considered adverse predictors for prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer; although sarcopenia and cachexia share some similarities, they are still defined as distinct nutritional conditions. We aimed to explore the differential impacts of sarcopenia and cachexia on prognosis for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients following radical excision.

Methods: From January 2015 to May 2022, 614 patients undergoing surgery for PDAC were retrospectively included.

Neoadjuvant therapy in resectable pancreatic cancer: A promising curative method to improve prognosis.

Currently, 15 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been designed to investigate whether neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) benefits patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (R-PA) compared to surgery alone. Five of them have acquired results so far; however, corresponding conclusions have not been obtained. We speculated that the reason for this phenomenon could be that some prognostic factors had proven to be adverse through upfront surgery curative patterns, but some of them were not regarded as independent baseline characteristics, which is important to obtaining comparability between the NAT and upfront surgery groups.

Prognostic impact of lymph node status in patients after total pancreatectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A strobe-compliant study.

The optimal number of examined lymph nodes (ELN) for staging and impact of nodal status on survival following total pancreatectomy (TP) for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of different lymph node status after TP for PDAC.The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database was used to identify patients who underwent TP for PDAC from 2004 to 2015.

Collagenous nodule mixed simple cyst and hemangioma coexistence in the liver.

A 20-year-old female patient presented with two masses located in the left liver. In this patient, a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a hypodense mass and a second well-defined mass with a calcified nodule in the left hepatic lobe. No enhancements were apparent in or around the masses.

Standard versus extended pancreaticoduodenectomy in treating adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas.

Objectives: To compare the postoperative complications and survival of standard pancreatoduodenectomy (SPD) and extended pancreatoduodenectomy (EPD) in patients with resectable adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas.

Methods: Between January 1994 and December 2011, 165 patients with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head were treated in West China Hospital, among whom 93 underwent SPD and 72 had EPD. Complications and survival after the surgery were analyzed retrospectively.

Effect of recombinant human growth hormone and interferon gamma on hepatic collagen synthesis and proliferation of hepatic stellate cells in cirrhotic rats.

Background: Fibrosis plays a key role in the development of liver cirrhosis. In this study, we investigated the effect of growth hormone and interferon gamma on hepatic collagen synthesis and the proliferation of hepatic stellate cells in a cirrhotic rat model.

Methods: Cirrhosis was induced in rats using carbon tetrachloride.

Coexistence of pancreatic carcinoma and pancreatic tuberculosis: case report.

Pancreatic tuberculosis (TB) is extremely rare and mimics pancreatic carcinoma both clinically and radiologically. This paper discusses the occurrence of 2 heterogeneous masses located in the head and tail of the pancreas in an adult male. In this patient, laparotomy was performed because of the high suspicion of pancreatic carcinoma.

[Diagnosis and surgical interventions for the chronic obstructive pancreatitis due to the inflammatory lesions at the opening of the pancreatic duct].

Objective: To explore the diagnostic methods and reasonable surgical interventions for the chronic obstructive pancreatitis due to the inflammatory lesions at the opening of the pancreatic duct.

Methods: From January 2002 to November 2010 the data of 28 patients who were diagnosed as the chronic obstructive pancreatitis (COP) was retrospectively reviewed. Out of the 28 patients, it was analyzed that the clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods, surgical finding and surgical interventions of the 13 patients who were diagnosed as COP due to the inflammatory lesions at the opening of the pancreatic duct in the exploratory operation accompanying recurrent acute abdominal pain with increased serum amylase and lipase, dilation of entire pancreatic duct on imaging before surgery.

Pancreatic panniculitis associated with acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas: a case report.

Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare type of disorder associated with pancreatic diseases. We describe here a case of 54-year-old man who was admitted to the Department of Dermatology with the diagnosis of erythema nodosum. The patient presented with a 9-month history of painful erythematous nodules on the extremities, joint pain and swelling, and weight loss.

Malrotation causing duodenal chronic obstruction in an adult.

Congenital duodenal obstruction is rare in adulthood. An unusual presentation of this condition has led to difficult preoperative diagnosis. We present a case of proximal jejunal obstruction by a congenital band in an adult and review the literature.