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  • The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an antiadhesion membrane in preventing postoperative small bowel obstruction (SBO) in patients undergoing open gastrectomy for gastric cancer, following prior evidence of its use in other surgeries. !* -
  • Out of 1204 participants in the JCOG1001 trial, 1200 were analyzed, identifying that factors like total gastrectomy and significant blood loss heightened the risk of SBO, but the antiadhesion membrane offered no protective benefit against it. !* -
  • The findings concluded that the antiadhesion membrane does not lower the incidence of SBO following open gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients, indicating it should not be used for SBO prevention in this surgical context
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Background: Whether the portal/superior mesenteric vein (PV) should be resected during pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) based on preoperative CT or intraoperative findings is controversial.

Methods: This was a retrospective study with data of patients who had undergone pancreatoduodenectomy for PDAC between 2002 and 2016 in a tertiary referral centre. Based on the extent of contact between the PV and tumour on CT, patients were categorized into: group 1, no contact; group 2, contact 180° or less; group 3, contact greater than 180°.

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