Savio G. Barreto

TL;DR: MDCT with angiography or MRI/MRCP should constitute the first imaging modality in suspected pancreatic adenocarcinomas and EUS is recommended for assessing lesions not clearly detected, but suspected, on CT/MRI and in tumours considered 'borderline resectable' on MDCT to assess vascular involvement.

TL;DR: Routine preoperative computerized tomography angiography helps to identify the hepatic vascular anatomy and thereby prepares the surgeon to better deal with the vascular anomalies intraoperatively to decrease the chances of intraoperative vascular injury and consequent postoperative complications such as biliary anastomotic leaks.

TL;DR: The evidence at the current time indicates that gallstones are a cofactor in the causation of gallbladder cancer.

TL;DR: A comprehensive view of the islet-acinar axis of the pancreas while acknowledging the dominant role played by insulin and somatostatin on exocrine secretion sheds light on the influence of the various neuropeptides on amylase secretion.

TL;DR: By creating a standardized classification for recording and reporting of the pancreatoenterostomy, future publications would allow a more objective comparison of outcomes after pancreatic surgery, and might encourage studies evaluating outcomes after specific types of anastomoses in certain clinical situations.