Type II PVR - Part of the wall is excised but primary closure (type I) is not feasible. The patch recon is more tedious than end to end recon. Hence most suitable cases are lateral/posterior wall involvements at the level of S-P confluence as splenic vein can be preserved. 3/9

Excellent discussion regarding the utilisation of paediatric donor kidneys by Westmead Surgery urologist and transplant surgeon Jinna Yao TSANZ #TSANZ2024

Transplant Surgeon Dr Taina Lee from Westmead Surgery talks about assessment of surgical risk in new recipients for kidney transplantation. TSANZ Great to hear the surgeons' perspective on what it is like to carry the burden of high operative risk.

Piperacillin/tazobactam for surgical prophylaxis during pancreatoduodenectomy: meta-analysis ⁦BJS Open⁩ academic.oup.com/bjsopen/articl…

Pathological Complete Response in Pancreatic Cancer After Preoperative Chemotherapy jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Surgeons tend to know to stay above Rouviere's sulcus during cholecystectomy. Few non-HPB surgeons truly appreciate why. This robotic chole using ICG cholangiography shows the relationship of the right hepatic duct to this landmark.

Read this interesting systematic review and meta-analysis on renal outcomes from uncontrolled donation after circulatory death, the conclusions of which are promising in the long run, probably the way forward and decreases the organ discard#tinyurl.com/33rxzarz

I will be the first to admit there is room for me to improve on a lot of these traits and habits.

Uncommon but simple procedure many may not have seen. Lap fenestration of lymphocele. Recurrent extraperitoneal fluid collections after ALIF surgery for the spine. Hx of multiple perc drains. Clinically a tense tender bulge in the LLQ. No recurrence 3 months post lap fenestration

Excited to share our latest study Nature Medicine, revealing for the first time the ramifications of the pre-metastatic niche (PMN) in HUMAN pancreatic cancer (PaC)! rdcu.be/dMdLT Here’s a summary and short tweetorial on how it all went down! 1/n

CAN'T VENTILATE, CAN'T OXYGENATE 😱 This is a true emergency. Learn how to perform a CRICOTHYROTOMY with👇🏼 3 min video from our Trauma Surgery Video Atlas. Learn more about the atlas: app.behindtheknife.org/premium/trauma… Great work Patrick Georgoff, MD Nina Clark, MD, MS John McClellan Kevin Kniery

From the NEJM Archive: Obstructive Jaundice Due to Bullet in Hepatic Duct — Report of a Case after a Latent Period of Nine Years (Original Article, July 1, 1954) nej.md/3VULyfQ

🧵regarding 'instrument tying' of knots. Instrument tying is a basic technique of tying surgical knots that is often used as an alternative to hand tying (which we've covered in previous 🧵). As usual, we'll go the basic technique and also look at some other caveats. (1/ )

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Failed recovery after pancreatoduodenectomy: A significant problem even without surgical complications surgjournal.com/article/S0039-… Congratulations Cornelius A. Thiels Mayo Clinic on your best in SURGERY Journal contribution

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Using an exoscope camera to record open surgeries in a sterile manner, just like we do with laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. Nice technology to enhance visualization for the team and record videos of complex Hepatobiliary and Transplant resections and reconstructions.

Intrabiliary pressures and the concept of cholangiohepatic reflux 🤯 📸: Illustrated Surgery, A Road Map, 2017