BACKGROUND Clinically significant post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) bacteremia(PEB) occurs in up to 5% of cases, while antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended only when an ERCP is unlikely to ach...
Diarrhea after bariatric procedures, mainly those with malabsorptive elements including Roux-Y Gastric Bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion, is common and an essential determinant of quality of life and microand macro...
AIM To retrospectively review patients with chronic pancreatitis(CP) treated with Frey's procedures between January 2009 and January 2014.METHODS A retrospective review was performed of patients with CP treated with F...
Strict intraoperative glycemic control can significantly decrease the incidence of postoperative infection; however, anesthesiologists must carefully control blood glucose levels as well as properly manage the respira...
Supported by A grant from Pineta Grande Hospital,Castel Volturno,Caserta,Italy
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) still remains a considerable challenge for surgeons.Surgery,including liver transplantation,is the most important therapeutic approach for patients with this disease.HCC is frequently di...
Interventional radiology has acquired a key role in every liver transplantation(LT)program by treating the majority of vascular and non-vascular post-transplant complications,improving graft and patient survival and a...
Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare disease. It refers to a progressive disease process within the peritoneum which originates from the appendix or ovaries and is characterised by the production of copious amounts ...