HPB - British Journal of Surgery

Emergency surgery

Scientific Surgery

Treatment for Infected pancreatic necrosis should be delayed, possibly avoiding an open surgical approach. A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Ann Surg 2021; 273: 251-257.

Authors: Ricci C, Pagano N, Ingaldi C, Frazzoni L, Migliori M, Alberici L et al.

Scientific Surgery

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus percutaneous catheter drainage for acute cholecystitis in high risk patients (CHOCOLATE): multicentre randomised clinical trial. BMJ 2018; 363: k3965.

Authors: Loozen CS, van Santvoort HC, van Duijvendijk P, Besselink MG, Gouma DJ, Nieuwenhuijzen GA et al.

Scientific Surgery

Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage combined with laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Lap Endosc Adv Surg Tech A 2018; 28: 248-255.

Authors: Tan H-Y, Jiang D-D, Li J, He K, Yang K

Scientific Surgery

Endoscopic or surgical step-up approach for infected necrotising pancreatitis: a multicentre randomised trial. Lancet 2018; 391: 51–58.

Authors: Van Brunschot S, van Grinsven J, van Santvoort HC, Bakker OJ, Besselink MG, Boermeester MA et al.

Scientific Surgery

Early versus delayed cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, are the 72 hours still the rule?: a randomized trial. Ann Surg 2016; 264: 717-722.

Authors: Roulin D, Saadi A, Di Mare L, Demartines N, Halkic N