Many management strategies exist for neuroendocrine liver metastases. These strategies
range from surgery to ablation with various interventional radiology procedures, and include …

Objective: To assess the impact of postoperative complications on full in-hospital costs per
case. Background: Rising expenses for complex medical procedures combined with …

Objectives: To evaluate the outcome after Hartmann's procedure (HP) versus primary
anastomosis (PA) with diverting ileostomy for perforated left-sided diverticulitis. Background: The …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Malnutrition is a recognized risk factor for perioperative morbidity,
but there is currently no standardized definition of malnutrition. The Nutrition Risk Screening …

Objective: To test whether the newly developed comprehensive complication index (CCI) is
more sensitive than traditional endpoints for detecting between-group differences in …

Background: The presence of fat in the liver is considered a major risk for postoperative
complication after liver surgery and transplantation. The current standard of quantification of …

Objective: To evaluate the effects of pharmacological preconditioning with a volatile anesthetic
in patients undergoing liver resection with inflow occlusion. Background: In liver surgery, …

Objective: To compare safety and costs of robotic-assisted and laparoscopic cholecystectomy
in patients with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis. Background: Technical benefits of robotic-…

Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) and bile duct carcinomas (BDCs) have a poor prognosis.
Therefore, surveillance strategies including sensitive and specific serum markers for early …

Objectives: To test, in a large animal model, the efficacy of machine perfusion to rescue
livers after prolonged ischemic injury. Background: Our group previously showed in various …