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View article: HPB O06 Strategy, evolution and outcomes of a ‘unit-wide’ approach to robotic surgical training – evaluation of the experience in a high-volume tertiary hepatopancreaticobiliary unit
HPB O06 Strategy, evolution and outcomes of a ‘unit-wide’ approach to robotic surgical training – evaluation of the experience in a high-volume tertiary hepatopancreaticobiliary unit Open
Background Robotic surgery has been a 'slow-burning' technology in HPB Surgery in the UK, partly due to availability of robotic systems due to more rapid adoption in other subspecialties. It has also been seen as the preserve of one or two…
View article: Pancreatic Incidentalomas on CT Colonography: Ignore, Follow up or Investigate?
Pancreatic Incidentalomas on CT Colonography: Ignore, Follow up or Investigate? Open
Background: Increasing use of cross-sectional abdominal imaging such as CT colonography (CTC), has resulted in increased identification of incidental pancreatic cystic lesions. Such incidental findings are a cause for anxiety amongst patie…
View article: Which patients benefit from preoperative biliary drainage in resectable pancreatic cancer?
Which patients benefit from preoperative biliary drainage in resectable pancreatic cancer? Open
Recent studies have indicated that preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) should not be routinely performed in all patients suffering from obstructive jaundice before pancreatic surgery. The severity of jaundice that mandates PBD has yet to b…
View article: Rapid Induction of Liver Regeneration for Major Hepatectomy (REBIRTH): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Portal Vein Embolisation versus ALPPS Assisted with Radiofrequency
Rapid Induction of Liver Regeneration for Major Hepatectomy (REBIRTH): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Portal Vein Embolisation versus ALPPS Assisted with Radiofrequency Open
To avoid liver insufficiency following major hepatic resection, portal vein embolisation (PVE) is used to induce liver hypertrophy pre-operatively. Associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy assisted with …
View article: Oncolytic vaccinia virus combined with radiotherapy induces apoptotic cell death in sarcoma cells by down-regulating the inhibitors of apoptosis
Oncolytic vaccinia virus combined with radiotherapy induces apoptotic cell death in sarcoma cells by down-regulating the inhibitors of apoptosis Open
Advanced extremity melanoma and sarcoma present a significant therapeutic challenge, requiring multimodality therapy to treat or even palliate disease. These aggressive tumours are relatively chemo-resistant, therefore new treatment approa…
View article: A totally laparoscopic associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy assisted with radiofrequency (radiofrequency assisted liver partition with portal vein ligation) for staged liver resection
A totally laparoscopic associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy assisted with radiofrequency (radiofrequency assisted liver partition with portal vein ligation) for staged liver resection Open
In order to induce liver hypertrophy to enable liver resection in patients with a small future liver remnant (FLR), various methods have been proposed in addition to portal vein embolisation (PVE). Most recently, the associating liver part…