Thomas B Russell, Peter L Labib, Jemimah Denson, Fabio Ausania, Elizabeth Pando, Keith J Roberts, Ambareen Kausar, Vasileios K Mavroeidis, Gabriele Marangoni, Sarah C Thomasset, Adam E Frampton, Pavlos Lykoudis, Manuel Maglione, Nassir Alhaboob, Hassaan Bari, Andrew M Smith, Duncan Spalding, Parthi Srinivasan, Brian R Davidson, Ricky H Bhogal, Daniel Croagh, Ashray Rajagopalan, Ismael Dominguez, Rohan Thakkar, Dhanny Gomez, Michael A Silva, Pierfrancesco Lapolla, Andrea Mingoli, Alberto Porcu, Teresa Perra, Nehal S Shah, Zaed Z R Hamady, Bilal Al-Sarrieh, Alejandro Serrablo, Somaiah Aroori
{"title":"Does an extensive diagnostic workup for upfront resectable pancreatic cancer result in a delay which affects survival? Results from an international multicentre study.","authors":"Thomas B Russell, Peter L Labib, Jemimah Denson, Fabio Ausania, Elizabeth Pando, Keith J Roberts, Ambareen Kausar, Vasileios K Mavroeidis, Gabriele Marangoni, Sarah C Thomasset, Adam E Frampton, Pavlos Lykoudis, Manuel Maglione, Nassir Alhaboob, Hassaan Bari, Andrew M Smith, Duncan Spalding, Parthi Srinivasan, Brian R Davidson, Ricky H Bhogal, Daniel Croagh, Ashray Rajagopalan, Ismael Dominguez, Rohan Thakkar, Dhanny Gomez, Michael A Silva, Pierfrancesco Lapolla, Andrea Mingoli, Alberto Porcu, Teresa Perra, Nehal S Shah, Zaed Z R Hamady, Bilal Al-Sarrieh, Alejandro Serrablo, Somaiah Aroori","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.23-042","DOIUrl":"10.14701/ahbps.23-042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backgrounds/aims: </strong>Pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is recommended in fit patients with a carcinoma (PDAC) of the pancreatic head, and a delayed resection may affect survival. This study aimed to correlate the time from staging to PD with long-term survival, and study the impact of preoperative investigations (if any) on the timing of surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were extracted from the Recurrence After Whipple's (RAW) study, a multicentre retrospective study of PD outcomes. Only PDAC patients who underwent an upfront resection were included. Patients who received neoadjuvant chemo-/radiotherapy were excluded. Group A (PD within 28 days of most recent preoperative computed tomography [CT]) was compared to group B (> 28 days).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 595 patents were included. Compared to group A (median CT-PD time: 12.5 days, interquartile range: 6-21), group B (49 days, 39-64.5) had similar one-year survival (73% vs. 75%, <i>p</i> = 0.6), five-year survival (23% vs. 21%, <i>p</i> = 0.6) and median time-todeath (17 vs. 18 months, <i>p</i> = 0.8). Staging laparoscopy (43 vs. 29.5 days, <i>p</i> = 0.009) and preoperative biliary stenting (39 vs. 20 days, <i>p</i> < 0.001) were associated with a delay to PD, but magnetic resonance imaging (32 vs. 32 days, <i>p</i> = 0.5), positron emission tomography (40 vs. 31 days, <i>p</i> > 0.99) and endoscopic ultrasonography (28 vs. 32 days, <i>p</i> > 0.99) were not.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although a treatment delay may give rise to patient anxiety, our findings would suggest this does not correlate with worse survival. A delay may be necessary to obtain further information and minimize the number of PD patients diagnosed with early disease recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":" ","pages":"403-414"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700940/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10202105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vascular tumors of the liver: A brief review.","authors":"Sujata Sarangi, Balamurugan Thirunavukkarasu, Sudeep Khera, Selvakumar B, Taruna Yadav","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.23-046","DOIUrl":"10.14701/ahbps.23-046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vascular tumors of the liver are mesenchymal lesions from endothelial cells. They range from common benign lesions such as haemangioma, intermediate tumors like Kaposi sarcoma, and perivascular epithelioid cell tumor to malignant tumors such as hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and hepatic angiosarcoma in adults. Pediatric vascular tumors of the liver also include benign, locally aggressive, borderline, and malignant masses with haemangiomas being the most common benign tumors and epithelioid hemangioendothelioma being an uncommon pediatric malignancy. The list of these lesions is completed by nodular regenerative hyperplasia, solitary fibrous tumour, and hepatic small vessel neoplasms (HSVN). Some of these tumors are uncommon and rare. This review article aimed to enumerate hepatic vascular tumors along with their imaging, histopathology, molecular findings for accurate diagnosis that can result in better management.</p>","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":" ","pages":"329-341"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700950/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89720829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanggyun Suh, Soyeon Choi, YoungRok Choi, Boram Lee, Jai Young Cho, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Ho-Seong Han
{"title":"Outcome of single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared to three-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis.","authors":"Sanggyun Suh, Soyeon Choi, YoungRok Choi, Boram Lee, Jai Young Cho, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Ho-Seong Han","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.23-058","DOIUrl":"10.14701/ahbps.23-058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backgrounds/aims: </strong>While single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has advantages in cosmesis and postoperative pain, its utilization has been limited. This study raises the possibility of expanding its indication to acute cholecystitis with the novel method of solo surgery under retrospective analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We compared the outcomes of SILC (n = 58) to those of three-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (TILC; n = 117) for acute cholecystitis, being performed from March 2014 to December 2015.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Intraoperative results, including the operation time, did not differ significantly, except for drain catheter insertion (<i>p</i> = 0.004). Each group had 1 case of open conversion due to common bile duct injury. There was no significant difference in the length of hospital stay. Either group by itself was not a risk factor for complications, but in preoperative drainage for intraoperative perforation, 3 factors of intraoperative perforation, biliary complication, and history of upper abdominal operation for additional port, only American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) scores for postoperative complication of Clavien-Dindo grades III and IV were significant risk factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study findings showed comparative outcomes between both groups, providing evidence for the safety and feasibility of SILC for acute cholecystitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":" ","pages":"372-379"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700942/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10183927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Feasibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstone disease with portal cavernoma: Can prior portal vein decompression be avoided?","authors":"Bappaditya Har, Siddharth Mishra, Ayyar Srinivas Mahesh, Ankur Shrimal, Rajesh Bhojwani","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.23-037","DOIUrl":"10.14701/ahbps.23-037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backgrounds/aims: </strong>Biliary surgery in patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction with portal cavernoma (PC) is technically challenging, and associated with the risk of bleeding. Therefore, prior portal vein decompression is usually recommended before definitive biliary surgery. Only a few studies have so far reported the safety of isolated laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We aimed to evaluate our experience of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with PC without prior portal decompression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Prospectively maintained data for patients with PC who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstone disease without portal decompression were analyzed. Clinical features, imaging, intraoperative factors, conversion rate, complications of surgery, and long-term outcomes were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixteen patients underwent cholecystectomy without portal decompression from 2012 to 2021, of which interventions 14 were laparoscopic cholecystectomies. One patient required conversion (7.1%) to open surgery. Jaundice was present in 5 patients (35.7%), and underwent endoscopic stone clearance before surgery. Median intraoperative blood loss, operative time, and hospital stay were 100 mL (20-400 mL), 105 min (60-220 min), and 2 days (1-7 days), respectively. Blood transfusion was required in two patients (14.2%). Prior endoscopic or percutaneous intervention was associated with significant blood loss and prolonged intraoperative time.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In centers with experience, prior portal decompression can be avoided in patients with PC requiring isolated cholecystectomy to treat gallstones or their complications. Laparoscopic surgery is safe and feasible for these patients, and gives excellent outcomes in the selected group.</p>","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":" ","pages":"366-371"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700945/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9924671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An<u>ti</u>coa<u>g</u>ulation after panc<u>re</u>atic <u>s</u>urgery with venou<u>s</u> resection (TIGRESS): What should we do? Results from an international survey.","authors":"Thomas B Russell, Debora Ciprani, Somaiah Aroori","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.23-065","DOIUrl":"10.14701/ahbps.23-065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backgrounds/aims: </strong>Patients who undergo pancreatic surgery with venous resection have high rates of morbidity/mortality. Also, they are high-risk for postoperative venous thromboembolism. Whether this group should be routinely anticoagulated is unknown. This study aimed to establish current anticoagulation practices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A survey (https://form.jotform.com/220242489107048) was sent out to pancreatic surgeons. Questions covered center volume, venous resection/reconstruction techniques and anticoagulation policies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-five centers from 17 countries responded. Following a \"side-bite\" venous resection with a patch repair, 40% used an autologous vein patch, 27% used peritoneum, and 27% used a bovine patch. After formally resecting a segment of vein, 17% of centers used an interposition graft (IG). Left renal vein (41%) and polytetrafluoroethylene (73%) grafts were the most commonly used autologous and prosthetic IGs, respectively. Following a prosthetic IG, an autologous IG, and a \"side-bite\" resection, 59%, 28%, and 19% of centers provided therapeutic anticoagulation, respectively (66% used low molecular-weight heparin). The duration of therapy provided varied from inpatient stay only (14%) to six months (32%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our global survey indicates that anticoagulation practices are highly variable. Centers do not agree on when to anticoagulate, how to anticoagulate, or the duration of therapy. A robust trial is required to provide clarity.</p>","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":" ","pages":"423-427"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700947/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41241602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kit-Fai Lee, Janet Wui Cheung Kung, Andrew Kai Yip Fung, Hon-Ting Lok, Charing Ching Ning Chong, John Wong, Kelvin Kai Chai Ng, Paul Bo San Lai
{"title":"A case series of emergency pancreaticoduodenectomies: What were their indications and outcomes?","authors":"Kit-Fai Lee, Janet Wui Cheung Kung, Andrew Kai Yip Fung, Hon-Ting Lok, Charing Ching Ning Chong, John Wong, Kelvin Kai Chai Ng, Paul Bo San Lai","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.23-035","DOIUrl":"10.14701/ahbps.23-035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emergency pancreaticoduodenectomy (EPD) is a rarely performed operation. It is important to know the indications and outcomes of EPD to have a better understanding of its application in clinical practice. A review of eight consecutive cases of EPD was done. Between January 2003 and December 2021, 8 out of 370 patients (2.2%) in a single center received pancreaticoduodenectomy as emergency. There were six males and two females with a median age of 45.5 years. The indications were trauma in three patients, bleeding tumors in two patients, and one patient each in obstructing duodenal tumor, postoperative complication and post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) complication. The median operative time and blood loss were 427.5 minutes and 1,825 mL, respectively. There was no operative mortality. Seven patients (87.5%) had postoperative complications. Three patients (37.5%) developed postoperative grade B pancreatic fistula. The median postoperative hospital stay was 23.5 days. Five patients were still alive while three patients survived for 13, 31, and 42 months after the operation. The causes of death were recurrent tumors in two patients, and sepsis in one patient. According to this case series, EPD is associated with increased morbidity and pancreatic fistula, but is still deserved in life-threatening situations and long-term survival is possible after EPD.</p>","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":" ","pages":"437-442"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700952/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10031067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joon Seong Park, Dong Sup Yoon, Kyung Sik Kim, Jin Sub Choi, Woo Jung Lee, Hoon Sang Chi, Byong Ro Kim
{"title":"Retraction: Recurrence patterns and risk factors after curative resection in stage II gallbladder carcinoma.","authors":"Joon Seong Park, Dong Sup Yoon, Kyung Sik Kim, Jin Sub Choi, Woo Jung Lee, Hoon Sang Chi, Byong Ro Kim","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.27-4_R","DOIUrl":"10.14701/ahbps.27-4_R","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":"27 4","pages":"443"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700943/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138447224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Fares Mahjoubi, Anis Ben Dhaou, Mohamed Maatouk, Nada Essid, Bochra Rezgui, Yasser Karoui, Mounir Ben Moussa
{"title":"Acute cholecystitis in pregnant women: A therapeutic challenge in a developing country center.","authors":"Mohamed Fares Mahjoubi, Anis Ben Dhaou, Mohamed Maatouk, Nada Essid, Bochra Rezgui, Yasser Karoui, Mounir Ben Moussa","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.23-031","DOIUrl":"10.14701/ahbps.23-031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backgrounds/aims: </strong>Acute cholecystitis is a rare condition in pregnant women, potentially affecting the maternal and fetal prognosis. Our aim was to report the main clinical and paraclinical features of acute cholecystitis during pregnancy and therapeutic modalities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a case series analysis recording pregnant patients with acute cholecystitis admitted to our surgery department over a period of 11 years. We collected clinical data, paraclinical features, and management modalities related to cholecystitis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 47 patients. Twenty-eight percent was in the first trimester of pregnancy, 40% in the second, and 32% in the third trimester. Abdominal pain was located in the right hypochondrium in 75% of cases. Fever was noted in 21% of cases. C-reactive protein was elevated in 39% of patients. Cholestasis markers were high in four patients. Abdominal ultrasound showed a distended gallbladder in 39 patients, with thickened wall in 34 patients, and gallbladder lithiasis in all cases. No patient had a dilated main bile duct. All patients received intravenous antibiotic therapy. Tocolysis was indicated in 32 patients. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed in 32 cases (68%), and open cholecystectomy in 15 cases (32%). Postoperative course was uneventful in 42 patients, and complicated in 5 patients. Rate of complications was statistically higher after open cholecystectomy (<i>p</i> = 0.003). Morbidity rate was higher in the third trimester (<i>p</i> = 0.003).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Delay in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis during pregnancy can lead to serious complications. Management is based on antibiotic therapy and cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy appears to be less morbid than open cholecystectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":" ","pages":"388-393"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700939/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suvendu Sekhar Jena, Naimish N Mehta, Samiran Nundy
{"title":"Surgical management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: Controversies and recommendations.","authors":"Suvendu Sekhar Jena, Naimish N Mehta, Samiran Nundy","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.23-028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.23-028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hilar cholangiocarcinomas are highly aggressive malignancies. They are usually at an advanced stage at initial presentation. Surgical resection with negative margins is the standard of management. It provides the only chance of cure. Liver transplantation has increased the number of 'curative' procedures for cases previously considered to be unresectable. Meticulous and thorough preoperative planning is required to prevent fatal post-operative complications. Extended resection procedures, including hepatic trisectionectomy for Bismuth type IV tumors, hepatopancreaticoduodenectomy for tumors with extensive longitudinal spread, and combined vascular resection with reconstruction for tumors involving hepatic vascular structures, are challenging procedures with surgical indications expanded. Liver transplantation after the standardization of a neoadjuvant protocol described by the Mayo Clinic has increased the number of patients who can undergo operation.</p>","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":"27 3","pages":"227-240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/34/ba/ahbps-27-3-227.PMC10472117.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10130253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atish Darshan Bajracharya, Suniti Shrestha, Hyung Sun Kim, Ji Hae Nahm, Kwanhoon Park, Joon Seong Park
{"title":"Retrospective analysis of 8th edition American Joint Cancer Classification: Distal cholangiocarcinoma.","authors":"Atish Darshan Bajracharya, Suniti Shrestha, Hyung Sun Kim, Ji Hae Nahm, Kwanhoon Park, Joon Seong Park","doi":"10.14701/ahbps.22-134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.22-134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backgrounds/aims: </strong>This is a retrospective analysis of whether the 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) was a significant improvement over the 7th AJCC distal extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma classification.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 111 patients who underwent curative resection of mid-distal bile duct cancer from 2002 to 2019 were included. Cases were re-classified into 7th and 8th AJCC as well as clinicopathological univariate and multivariate, and Kaplan-Meier survival curve and log rank were calculated using R software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In patient characteristics, pancreaticoduodenectomy/pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy had better survival than segmental resection. Only lymphovascular invasion was found to be significant (hazard ratio 2.01, <i>p</i> = 0.039) among all clinicopathological variables. The 8th edition AJCC Kaplan Meier survival curve showed an inability to properly segregate stage I and IIA, while there was a large difference in survival probability between IIA and IIB.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The 8th distal AJCC classification did resolve the anatomical issue with the T stage, as T1 and T3 showed improvement over the 7th AJCC, and the N stage division of the N1 and N2 category was found to be justified, with poorer survival in N2 than N1. Meanwhile, in TMN staging, the 8th AJCC was able differentiate between early stage (I and IIA) and late stage (IIB and III) to better explain the patient prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":72220,"journal":{"name":"Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery","volume":"27 3","pages":"251-257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/4d/e9/ahbps-27-3-251.PMC10472119.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10493426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}