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Systematic reviews and meta-analyses

1 Risk factors of venous thromboembolism for liver tumors: a systematic review X Ren, Y Huang, L Ying, J Wang
and meta-analysis Ningbo, China
Identification of high risk patients for venous thromboembolism
8 Meta-analysis of fenestrating versus reconstituting subtotal cholecystectomy in S Hajibandeh, S Hajibandeh, A Parente,
the management of difficult gallbladder R W Laing, D Bartlett, T S Athwal,
R P Sutcliffe
Management options for the difficult gallbladder Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
21 The management and outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma in sub-Saharan S Sobnach, U Kotze, C W Spearman,
Africa: a systematic review M Sonderup, P R Nashidengo, C Ede,
E Keli, O Chihaka, L F Zerbini, Y J Li,
Audit, access to care and curative options for HCC are rare in sub-Saharan Africa K Gandhi, J Krige, E Jonas
Cape Town, South Africa
Original articles
34 Trends and overall survival after combined liver resection and thermal ablation M R de Graaff, J M Klaase, M den Dulk,
of colorectal liver metastases: a nationwide population-based propensity score- M M E Coolsen, K F D Kuhlmann,
C Verhoef, H H Hartgrink,
matched study W J M Derksen, P van den Boezem,
Combined approaches should be available as well as surgery alone A M Rijken, P Gobardhan, M S L Liem,
W K G Leclercq, H A Marsman,
P van Duijvendijk, K Bosscha,
A K E Elfrink, E R Manusama, E J T Belt,
P G Doornebosch, S J Oosterling,
S J S Ruiter, D J Grünhagen,
M Burgmans, M Meijerink, N F M Kok,
R‑J Swijnenburg, for Dutch Hepato Biliary
Audit Group, Collaborators
Leiden, the Netherlands
44 Minimally invasive versus open radical antegrade modular C Ricci, E F Kauffmann, M Pagnanelli,
pancreatosplenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: an entropy C Fiorillo, C Ferrari, V De Blasi, F Panaro,
E Rosso, A Zerbi, S Alfieri, U Boggi,
balancing analysis R Casadei
Minimally invasive RAMPS is as effective as open RAMPS in resectable pancreas Italy
cancer
54 Causes of death and associated factors with death after liver transplantation: a J Yoon, H Kim, D Choi, B Park
nationwide database study Seoul, South Korea
Recurrent primary liver disease or recurrent cancer account for most post liver
transplant deaths in Korea
63 International survey on opinions and use of robot-assisted and laparoscopic T M E van Ramshorst, J van Hilst,
minimally invasive pancreatic surgery: 5-year follow up E Bannone, A Pulvirenti, H J Asbun,
U Boggi, O R Busch, S Dokmak,
Surgeons support minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy but open B Edwin, M Hogg, J‑Y Jang, T Keck,
pancreatoduodenectomy I Khatkov, G Kohan, N Kokudo,
D A Kooby, M Nakamura, J N Primrose,
A K Siriwardena, C Toso, C M Vollmer,
H J Zeh, M G Besselink, M Abu Hilal, for
the 2022 first Internationally validated
European Guidelines Meeting on Minimally
Invasive Pancreatic Surgery and the IHPBA
Innovation and Research Committees
Brescia, Italy
73 Patient reported outcomes of duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection C‑S Leonhardt, W Niesen, D Pils,
in chronic pancreatitis: high effectivity is impaired by prolonged non-surgical Y Angelova, T Hank, J Kaiser, C Scheele,
U Hinz, T Hackert, M W Büchler,
management O Strobel
Duodenum preserving pancreatic head resection safe and effective for chronic Heidelberg, Germany
pancreatitis
83 Dynamic surgical anatomy using 3D reconstruction technology in complex C Cotsoglou, S Granieri, S Bassetto,
hepato-biliary surgery with vascular involvement. Results from an international V Bagnardi, R Pugliese, G L Grazi,
A Guglielmi, A Ruzzenente, L Aldrighetti,
multicentric survey F Ratti, L De Carlis, R De Carlis,
3D reconstruction may improve understanding of liver vascular anatomy L Centonze, N De Angelis, R Memeo,
A Delvecchio, E Felli, F Izzo, A Belli,
R Patrone, G M Ettorre, G Berardi,
F Di Benedetto, S Di Sandro, F Romano,
M Garancini, M A Scotti, G Bianchi,
A Germini, E Gjoni, A Bonomi, F Bruno,
S Paleino, G Pugliese
Vimercate, Italy
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91 Is an intraoperative liver function assessment possible? Application of the G Makridis, T Reese, Z S Zádori,
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C-methacetin-breath-test during major liver resections – a pilot study A I Suling, M Stark, K Horling, R Brüning,
M A Schneider, M Beumer, K J Oldhafer
Technical considerations and interpretation of intraoperative methacetin breath
Hamburg, Germany
testing
102 International Hepato-Pancreato-Billiary Association (IHPBA) registry study on D Badrudin, M Lesurtel, S Shrikhande,
COVID-19 infections in HPB surgery patients T Gallagher, S Heinrich, S Warner,
V Chaudhari, D Koo, S Anantha,
IHPBA registry confirms higher mortality from HPB surgery in COVID infected V Molina, M P Calvo, M‑A Allard,
patients A Doussot, A Kourdouli, M Efanov,
R Oddi, P Barros‑Schelotto, M Erkan,
M Lidsky, F Garcia, M Gelli, A Kaldarov,
P Granero, N Meurisse, R Adam
Villejuif, France
109 Pancreatectomy for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: has anything C H Davis, A P Choubey, R C Langan,
changed in North America? M S Grandhi, T J Kennedy, D A August,
H R Alexander, H A Pitt
Practice patterns of pancreatectomy for IPMN has not changed but techniques and Dallas, USA
outcomes have
117 Perioperative management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency–evidence-based L Stern, M Schuette, M R Goetz,
proposal for a paradigm shift in pancreatic surgery C Nitschke, J Bardenhagen,
P Scognamiglio, B‑O Stüben,
Enzyme replacement should precede pancreatic head resection routinely L Calavrezos, T Amin, A Heumann,
A W Lohse, G de Heer, J R Izbicki,
F G Uzunoglu
Hamburg, Germany
125 Impact of primary tumor resection and metastasectomy among gastroentero- Q Chen, K Li, K E Rhodin,
pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors with liver metastases only on survival A J Bartholomew, M E Lidsky, Q Wei,
J Cai, S Luo, H Zhao
Primary tumour resection and liver metastasis resection in gastro-pancreatic NETs PR China
with liver metastases
137 Celiac trunk stenosis by median arcuate ligament in orthotopic liver G Lazzarotto‑da‑Silva, L M Santos,
transplantation: a potential hidden foe to the biliary tree I R S Lucena, B B Rabolini, C P Hallal,
F H Feier, T J M Grezzana‑Filho,
Median arcuate ligament compression increases risk of biliary injury after liver M F Chedid, I Leipnitz, A D Chedid,
transplantation A de Araujo, M R Alvares‑da‑Silva,
C R P Kruel
Porto Alegre, Brazil
145 Early vs conventional onset pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: analysis A Zironda, C Zhang, C Day,
of surgical and oncologic outcomes in patients undergoing curative intent R R McWilliams, P Starlinger,
S G Warner, R L Smoot, S P Cleary,
resection M L Kendrick, M J Truty, C A Thiels
Similar outcomes in early onset and conventional onset pancreas cancer patients Rochester, USA
Letters to the Editor
154 New Baltic chapter of the E-AHPBA: uniting towards surgical quality, research A Gulla, P Ignatavicius, M Kvietkauskas,
and innovations K Atstupens, H Plaudis, S Kutner,
M Adamson, G Barauskas, A Ozolins,
J Teras, K Strupas
Vilnius, Lithuania
156 Surgical management of liver angiomyolipoma: eighteen years of experience O Şal, B Göksoy, A Al Hajeh, L D Ercan,
from a single-reference center M Büyük, K R Serin
Istanbul, Turkey