Paolo Mercantini

TL;DR: Pancreatic carcinoma frequently infiltrates the portal vein or the superior mesenteric vein; pancreatectomy combined with portal vein resection represents a potentially curative treatment in these cases but is still a controversial procedure as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: At present, phased-array MR imaging best fulfills the clinical requirements for preoperative staging of rectal cancer, but preoperative evaluation of the other prognostic factor, nodal status, is still problematic, and further studies will be needed to better define the role of MR imaging in this context.

TL;DR: Margin involvement, LNR, and the preoperative mGPS were identified as independent predictors of survival in patients undergoing potentially curative pancreatic resection and should be included in the routine assessment of patients with pancreatic cancer to better stratify patients for entry into therapeutic trials.

TL;DR: A case of giant hemangioma of hepatic segments II and III, which presented as hemoperitoneum, and were treated successfully with preoperative transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) and hepatic bisegmentectomy is reported, including the present case.

TL;DR: The current evidence about risk factors contributing to postoperative pancreatic fistula is examined and methods of diagnosis and treatment of this universally dreaded complication are delineated.