Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences最新文献

{"title":"Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for multiple hepatocellular carcinoma within and beyond the Milan criteria: An Eastern-Western propensity score–matched analysis","authors":"Gianluca Cassese,&nbsp;Ho-Seong Han,&nbsp;Eunhye Lee,&nbsp;Boram Lee,&nbsp;Hae Won Lee,&nbsp;Jai Young Cho,&nbsp;Roberto Montalti,&nbsp;Roberto Ivan Troisi","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1384","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1384","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There is still little knowledge about the outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for multiple hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC). The aim of this study was to assess the short- and long- term outcomes of LLR versus open liver resection (OLR) for patients with multiple HCC within and beyond the Milan criteria, and in both BCLC-A and -B stage.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data regarding all consecutive patients undergoing liver resection for multiple HCC were retrospectively collected from Asian (South Korean) and European (Italian) referral HPB centers. The cases were propensity-score matched for age, BMI, center, extent of the resection, postero-superior location of the lesion, underlying liver condition, BCLB staging and the Milan criteria.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 203 patients were included in the study: 27% of patients had undergone hemi-hepatectomy, 26.6% atypical resections, 20.6% sectionectomy and 16.2% segmentectomy. After PSM two cohorts of 57 patients were obtained, with no significant differences in all preoperative characteristics. The length of hospital stay was significantly lower after LLR (median 7 vs. 9 days, <i>p</i> &lt; .01), with no statistically significant differences in estimated blood loss, operation time, transfusions, postoperative bile leak, ascites, severe complications and R1 resection rates. After a median follow-up of 61 (±7) months, there were no significant differences between OLR and LLR in both median OS (69 vs. 59 months, <i>p</i> = .74, respectively) and median DFS (12 vs. 10 months, <i>p</i> = .48, respectively).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>LLR for multiple HCC can be safe and effective in selected cases and is able to shorten median hospital stay without affecting perioperative and long-term oncological outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71424212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Liver regeneration after hepatectomy is significantly suppressed in a muscular atrophy mouse model","authors":"Kei Hagiwara,&nbsp;Akira Watanabe,&nbsp;Norifumi Harimoto,&nbsp;Kenichiro Araki,&nbsp;Takehiko Yokobori,&nbsp;Ryo Muranushi,&nbsp;Kouki Hoshino,&nbsp;Norihiro Ishii,&nbsp;Mariko Tsukagoshi,&nbsp;Ken Shirabe","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1386","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1386","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength. As reported in previous studies, the loss of skeletal muscle mass is associated with poor liver regeneration after hepatectomy. It is considered important to clarify the effect of sarcopenia on liver regeneration; however, there are no reports about model animals for sarcopenia. We focused on the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1α) transgenic mice that overexpressed PGC-1α, specifically for skeletal muscle, and showed significant atrophy of type 2B fiber-rich muscles like sarcopenia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We performed 70% hepatectomy using PGC-1α transgenic mice and examined the liver regeneration rate and the effects of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) after hepatectomy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Liver regeneration after 70% hepatectomy was significantly suppressed in the PGC-1α transgenic mice. In addition, a decrease in the blood BCAA concentration and a decrease in the liver glycogen content after 70% hepatectomy were observed in the PGC-1α transgenic mice. By administering BCAA before and after surgery, it was clarified that a significant increase in the blood BCAA concentration was observed and the liver regeneration rate was improved in the PGC-1α transgenic mice.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>BCAA administration may improve the suppression of liver regeneration in patients with sarcopenia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71424213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Potential versatile uses of a novel ultra-thin peroral cholangioscope","authors":"Ryosuke Tonozuka,&nbsp;Kazumasa Nagai,&nbsp;Takayoshi Tsuchiya,&nbsp;Reina Tanaka,&nbsp;Shuntaro Mukai,&nbsp;Kenjiro Yamamoto,&nbsp;Hirohito Minami,&nbsp;Yukitoshi Matsunami,&nbsp;Hiroyuki Kojima,&nbsp;Takao Itoi","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1390","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1390","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Tonozuka and colleagues report the usefulness of a newly developed ultra-thin mother-baby type peroral cholangioscope with a tip external diameter of 2.3 mm for a case of biliary stricture in which conventional peroral cholangioscope insertion was challenging. The novel scope allows simple and low-cost peroral cholangioscopy, making it highly versatile.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71424214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Early and late effects of endoscopic interventions in patients with malignant afferent loop syndrome: A single-center experience and literature review","authors":"Kenjiro Yamamoto,&nbsp;Takao Itoi,&nbsp;Yukitoshi Matsunami,&nbsp;Atsushi Sofuni,&nbsp;Takayoshi Tsuchiya,&nbsp;Shuntaro Mukai,&nbsp;Hiroyuki Kojima,&nbsp;Hirohito Minami,&nbsp;Ryosuke Nakatsubo,&nbsp;Ryosuke Tonozuka","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1380","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1380","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background/Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Afferent loop syndrome (ALS) is a rare adverse event after gastrointestinal surgery requiring appropriate early decompression treatment. Several endoscopic interventions have been attempted for treatment, including endoscopic enteral metal stent placement (EMSP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided entero-enterostomy (EUS-EE), and EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS). However, there are limited data on outcomes, including duration of stent patency. In this study, we evaluated the usefulness of each endoscopic intervention for malignant ALS.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We retrospectively investigated nine patients with malignant ALS who underwent EMSP, EUS-EE, or EUS-HGS. Information on technical success, clinical efficacy, adverse events, stent dysfunction, and overall survival was collected and analyzed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The most common symptoms were abdominal pain and cholangitis. ALS was treated by EMSP in three patients, EUS-EE in three patients, and EUS-HGS in three patients. Stent placement was successful and clinically effective in all patients with no adverse events. During follow-up, stent dysfunction occurred in two patients treated by EUS-HGS. Eight patients died of primary disease during a median follow-up of 157 days.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Each of the available endoscopic interventions for malignant ALS can be expected to produce similar outcomes, including duration of stent patency. The choice of endoscopic intervention should be made based on the characteristics of each treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71424210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Endoscopic retrieval of a proximally migrated fully covered self-expandable metal stent using biopsy forceps with a guiding sheath cannula","authors":"Kenjiro Yamamoto,&nbsp;Takayoshi Tsuchiya,&nbsp;Reina Tanaka,&nbsp;Ryosuke Tonozuka,&nbsp;Shuntaro Mukai,&nbsp;Kazumasa Nagai,&nbsp;Yukitoshi Matsunami,&nbsp;Hiroyuki Kojima,&nbsp;Hirohito Minami,&nbsp;Takao Itoi","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1360","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1360","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Transpapillary endoscopic biliary drainage is the gold standard for resolving malignant biliary obstruction. Stent migration occasionally occurs and is troublesome to retrieve. Yamamoto and colleagues report with accompanying video on the successful retrieval of a proximally migrated stent using biopsy forceps through a guiding sheath cannula.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71424211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Novel peroral cholangioscopy-guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy for difficult stones","authors":"Haruo Miwa,&nbsp;Kazuya Sugimori,&nbsp;Hayato Yoshimura,&nbsp;Kazuki Endo,&nbsp;Ritsuko Oishi,&nbsp;Akihiro Funaoka,&nbsp;Hiromi Tsuchiya,&nbsp;Takashi Kaneko,&nbsp;Kazushi Numata,&nbsp;Shin Maeda","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1385","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1385","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Miwa and colleagues report on their experience with a newly developed peroral cholangioscope that is effective for the removal of difficult stones in the common bile duct and the cystic duct. The scope offers a large working channel and a high mobility bending section, increasing the efficacy of electrohydraulic lithotripsy.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61563180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"RAS mutation status in combination with the JSHBPS nomogram may be useful for preoperative identification of colorectal liver metastases with high risk of recurrence and mortality after hepatectomy","authors":"Toru Takematsu,&nbsp;Kosuke Mima,&nbsp;Hiromitsu Hayashi,&nbsp;Yuki Kitano,&nbsp;Shigeki Nakagawa,&nbsp;Yukiharu Hiyoshi,&nbsp;Hirohisa Okabe,&nbsp;Katsunori Imai,&nbsp;Yuji Miyamoto,&nbsp;Hideo Baba","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1389","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1389","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To investigate the prognostic impact of <i>RAS</i> mutations on the Japanese Society of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeons (JSHBPS) nomogram score in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM) following hepatectomy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We included 218 consecutive patients undergoing hepatectomy for CRLM between 2004 and 2020. The JSHBPS nomogram score was calculated using six preoperative clinical factors. The score ranged from 0 to 25, and higher scores indicated greater tumor burden. Associations of <i>RAS</i> mutations with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) by the JSHBPS nomogram score were examined. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and confidence intervals (CIs).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>RAS</i> mutations were detected in 72 (33%) of the 218 patients. Multivariate analyses revealed that <i>RAS</i> mutations were independently associated with poor DFS (HR, 1.93; 95% CI: 1.20–3.10; <i>p</i> = .007) and OS (HR, 2.65; 95% CI: 1.59–4.71; <i>p</i> = .001) compared with wild-type <i>RAS</i> with JSHBPS nomogram scores ≤ 10. However, in patients with scores ≥ 11, the association of <i>RAS</i> mutations with DFS or OS was not statistically significant (<i>p</i> &gt; .08).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>RAS</i> mutation status in combination with the JSHBPS nomogram may be useful for preoperatively identifying CRLM with high risk of recurrence and mortality after hepatectomy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61563181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A multi-institutional study designed by members of Tokyo Guidelines (TG) Core Meeting to elucidate the clinical characteristics and pathogenesis of acute cholangitis after bilioenteric anastomosis and biliary stent insertion with a focus on biliary obstruction: Role of transient hepatic attenuation difference (THAD) and pneumobilia in improving TG diagnostic performance","authors":"Hiroyuki Kato,&nbsp;Tadahiro Takada,&nbsp;Steven Strasberg,&nbsp;Shuji Isaji,&nbsp;Keiji Sano,&nbsp;Masahiro Yoshida,&nbsp;Takao Itoi,&nbsp;Kohji Okamoto,&nbsp;Seiki Kiriyama,&nbsp;Shintaro Yagi,&nbsp;Takashi Matsubara,&nbsp;Ryota Higuchi,&nbsp;Tetsuji Ohyama,&nbsp;Takeyuki Misawa,&nbsp;Shuntaro Mukai,&nbsp;Yasuhisa Mori,&nbsp;Koji Asai,&nbsp;Shugo Mizuno,&nbsp;Yuta Abe,&nbsp;Kenji Suzuki,&nbsp;Yuki Homma,&nbsp;Jiro Hata,&nbsp;Kana Tsukiyama,&nbsp;Yusuke Kumamoto,&nbsp;Toshio Tsuyuguchi,&nbsp;Hirotoshi Maruo,&nbsp;Yukio Asano,&nbsp;Shutaro Hori,&nbsp;Makoto Shibuya,&nbsp;Toshihiko Mayumi,&nbsp;Naoyuki Toyota,&nbsp;Akiko Umezawa,&nbsp;Harumi Gomi,&nbsp;Akihiko Horiguchi","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1368","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1368","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background/Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical characteristics of acute cholangitis (AC) after bilioenteric anastomosis and stent-related AC in a multi-institutional retrospective study, and validate the TG18 diagnostic performance for various type of cholangitis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We retrospectively reviewed 1079 AC patients during 2020, at 16 Tokyo Guidelines 18 (TG 18) Core Meeting institutions. Of these, the post-biliary reconstruction associated AC (PBR-AC), stent-associated AC (S-AC) and common AC (C-AC) were 228, 307, and 544, respectively. The characteristics of each AC were compared, and the TG18 diagnostic performance of each was evaluated.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The PBR-AC group showed significantly milder biliary stasis compared to the C-AC group. Using TG18 criteria, definitive diagnosis rate in the PBR-AC group was significantly lower than that in the C-AC group (59.6% vs. 79.6%, <i>p</i> &lt; .001) because of significantly lower prevalence of TG 18 imaging findings and milder bile stasis. In the S-AC group, the bile stasis was also milder, but definitive-diagnostic rate was significantly higher (95.1%) compared to the C-AC group. The incidence of transient hepatic attenuation difference (THAD) and pneumobilia were more frequent in PBR-AC than that in C-AC. The definitive-diagnostic rate of PBR-AC (59.6%–78.1%) and total cohort (79.6%–85.3%) were significantly improved when newly adding these items to TG18 diagnostic imaging findings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The diagnostic rate of PBR-AC using TG18 is low, but adding THAD and pneumobilia to TG imaging criteria may improve TG diagnostic performance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jhbp.1368","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50161858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"LncRNA–mRNA coexpression analysis reveals distinct pathogenic mechanisms for subtypes of congenital biliary dilatation","authors":"Chengbo Ai,&nbsp;Xiaolong Xie,&nbsp;Yong Lv,&nbsp;Qianwen Zheng,&nbsp;Jiayin Yang,&nbsp;Bo Xiang,&nbsp;Jing Chen","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1382","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1382","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background/Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) is a bile duct malformation often associated with pancreaticobiliary maljunction. Different subtypes of CBD have been noted for clinical differences, but their pathogenic mechanisms are unclear.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To elucidate the genetic basis of CBD, we performed lncRNA and mRNA sequencing and bioinformatic analysis on 18 cystic and 18 fusiform CBD samples.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We identified differentially expressed mRNAs and lncRNAs between the two types of CBD, and constructed coexpression modules that correlated with clinical characteristics of CBD using weighted gene coexpression network analysis. We found that the brown module was the highest positive correlation with fusiform CBD (<i>R</i> = 0.67, <i>p</i> = 7.9e–6) and contained the most genes. We then built a lncRNA–mRNA coexpression network to identify potential target genes of lncRNAs in CBD, and a protein–protein interaction network to investigate the hub genes from the target genes and the brown module. Finally, we performed enrichment analyses and found differences between cystic and fusiform CBD in hepatobiliary system development, liver and pancreas development involving hub genes ONECUT1 and HNF1B that could be regulated by corresponding lncRNAs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our study suggests that lncRNAs may modulate pancreaticobiliary duct development differently in cystic and fusiform CBD, providing new insights for etiology studies and clinical treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50161859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reappraisal of surgical and survival outcomes of 500 consecutive cases of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy","authors":"Bor-Shiuan Shyr,&nbsp;Yi-Ming Shyr,&nbsp;Shih-Chin Chen,&nbsp;Shin-E Wang,&nbsp;Bor-Uei Shyr","doi":"10.1002/jhbp.1383","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jhbp.1383","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The role of the robotic approach for pancreaticoduodenectomy has not been well established with robust data. This study aimed to reappraise feasibility and justification of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (RPD) over time.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 500 patients undergoing RPD were enrolled and divided into early (first 250 patients) and late (last 250 patients) groups for a comparative study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The conversion rate was 8.8% overall and was significantly lower in the late group (5.6% vs. 12.0%; <i>p</i> = .012). The overall median intraoperative blood loss was 130 mL. Radicality of resection was similar between early and late groups. The overall surgical mortality after RPD was 1.3%. The overall surgical morbidity and major complication was 44.1% and 13.2%, respectively, and similar between early and late groups. Chyle leakage was the most common complication after RPD (25.0%), followed by postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF). The POPF rate was 8.6% overall, with 5.9% in the early group and 11.0% in the late group, <i>p</i> = .051. The overall delayed gastric emptying rate was 3.5%. The late group had better survival outcomes than those of the early group after RPD for ampullary adenocarcinoma (<i>p</i> = .027) but not for pancreatic head adenocarcinoma.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Reappraisal of this study has confirmed that RPD is not only technically feasible without increasing surgical risks but also oncologically justified without compromising survival outcomes for both pancreatic head and other periampullary cancers over time. Moreover, RPD is associated with the benefits of low surgical mortality, blood loss, and delayed gastric emptying.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16056,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50161860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}