BACKGROUND: Limited data exist regarding the role of extended liver resection for the
management of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), most of which derive from small single-…

… The data quality assurance, analysis, interpretation, and writing of the manuscript were
initially conducted by Ilias P Gomatos, Fotis Polydoros, and John P Neoptolemos. Subsequent …

AIM: To determine end-stage pathologic changes in the liver of septic patients dying in the
intensive care unit. METHODS: Needle liver biopsies obtained immediately after death from …

Acute pancreatitis has a mortality rate of 5–10%. Early deaths are mainly due to multiorgan
failure and late deaths are due to septic complications from pancreatic necrosis. The recently …

BACKGROUND: The current study presents our experience with resectional surgery for patients
with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC). METHODS: Medical records of 73 HC patients who …

Background and Objectives To investigate the immunohistochemical expression of three
apoptosis‐related genes (bax, bcl‐2, and p53) and apoptosis (TUNEL) in patients with primary …

Splenic arterial demarcation has been observed during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).
The present study aims to detect its actual incidence during LSG and clarify its clinical …

Background: In order to reduce abdominal trauma and operative costs we have adopted a
two-trocar laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy for patients with acute appendicitis. In the …

Background Many studies have suggested that the immune response may play a crucial role
in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Therefore, our aim was to establish …

Primary gastric lymphoma is a rare cancer of the stomach with an indeterminate prognosis.
Recently, a series of molecular prognostic markers has been introduced to better describe …