Ulrich T. Hopt

TL;DR: The results of the analysis in Germany confirm that pancreatic head resection can be performed with low mortality in specialized units, and suggest that more efforts must be made to establish novel adjuvant therapies under randomized study conditions.

TL;DR: The novel prototype is a highly integrated prosthesis for placement around the anal canal or lower rectum, effecting continence with comfortable control, and reduces the occlusion pressure and allows low inflation volumes.

TL;DR: The early endoscopic management of postoperative pancreatic fistulas with an approach combining internal drainage of the pancreatic duct and external occlusion of the fistula with fibrin glue is expeditious and beneficial.

TL;DR: Enterococci seem to play a minor role in uncomplicated intraabdominal infections, and detection of enterococci in patients with anastomotic leakage are suggested to be an indicator of severe illness.

TL;DR: Changes in lymphocyte recruitment, blood flow, and vascular permeability indexes were studied in paired healed subcutaneous urethane sponge grafts inoculated with specifically sensitized lymphocytes and targets bearing the sensitizing alloantigen, consistent with the idea that the interaction between SSL and specific allOantigen in vivo leads to the rapid elaboration of lymphokines, which increases RBF and VP.