To the Editor:We read with great interest the article by Sun et al^([1])“Comparative analysis of duodenum-preserving head resection and pancreaticoduodenectomy.The most interesting result of the article is that duode...
There is controversy regarding the perioperative complications,safety,and long-term quality of life for duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection(DPPHR)and pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD).We performed a comparative an...
Renal cell carcnoma (RCC) metastasizes to the .duodenum is extremely rare. There are only few cases reported to date. Most authors recommended aggressive surgery to improve survival. However, it is dependent on medi...
Gangliocytic paraganglioma of the duodenum is an extremely rare disease.Few cases have been reported in the literature from 1957 to 2010.We reported a 67-year-old man with gangliocytic paraganglioma of the duodenum.
This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30772132), the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (No. Y206154, No.Y208511) and the Hi-tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program; No. 2007AA02Z446).
Background It is difficult and time-consuming for carrying out conventional hand-sewn bilioenteric anastomosis, especially for small bile duct anastomosis and laparoscopic procedure. In order to simplify it, we have d...
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare etiology of duodenal obstruction resulting from the compression of the third part of the duodenum between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta. The typica...
Malignancy accounts for about 5% of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and needs to be treated by surgical intervention. Duodenal metastases are a rare and peculiar cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.1 Renal cell...
Surgical resection is preferred in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Duodenal GIST comprises 4.5% of all GISTs, but the optimal surgical procedure for it remains uncertain. Since GISTs grow ext...
Locally advanced carcinoma in sigmoid colon and rectum often invades adjacent organs in the pelvis; whereas local invasion of the pancreas or duodenum is rare. Consequently combined hemicolectomy and pancreatico-duod...