Indicators of effectiveness and quality of care are urgently needed to improve the surgical outcomes. This is particularly felt in the field of complex surgical fields, such as the HPB one. International and national studies have documented an association between the large number of pancreatic surgical procedures and the outcome quality. The aim of this … >>

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Scientists from the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) have done the most in-depth analysis yet of 100 pancreatic cancer genomes. The study was recently published in Nature. Using whole genome sequencing, the team revealed broad patterns of “structural variation”, or change, previously invisible when it was feasible to sequence only protein-coding genes (exomes, around 1% … >>

In April 2013, an international meeting on intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) of the pancreas was convened in Verona, Italy, under the leadership and organization of Verona Pancreas Group. The pathology team of this expert meeting was tasked with assessing the current state and possible improvements in the pathologic evaluation of terminology and documentation of IPMN. … >>

A multicenter study conducted at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; St. Josef-Hospital, Bochum; Ruhr-University, Germany; Humanitas Hospital of Milan, Italy; and University Hospital of Verona, Italy, developed and prospectively validated a simple, easy- to-use morbidity risk score, based on preoperative characteristics, that would predict major complications after pancreatic resection. This study was presented at the 2014 … >>

Pancreaticoduodenectomy is a complex procedure to treat pancreatic and periampullary neoplasms, as well as particular forms of chronic pancreatitis. The pancreatic remnant is sutured either with the jejunum (pancreaticojejunostomy) or the stomach (pancreaticogastrostomy) to allow the normal outflow of pancreatic juice.  The surgical community has seen intense debate about what is the best reconstruction method … >>