2017
Preoperative optimization for major hepatic resection
Walcott-Sapp S, Billingsley KG. Preoperative optimization for major hepatic resection. Langenbeck's Archives Of Surgery 2017, 403: 23-35. PMID: 29150719, DOI: 10.1007/s00423-017-1638-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHepatectomyHumansLiver DiseasesNutritional StatusPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative CareConceptsMajor hepatic resectionHepatic resectionExercise capacityLiver diseaseMajor liver resectionUnderlying liver diseaseChronic liver diseasePrimary hepatobiliary malignanciesPathophysiology of changesPreoperative preparation programHepatectomy patientsPreoperative optimizationExercise toleranceMajor hepatectomyPostoperative complicationsLiver resectionMetastatic diseasePostoperative outcomesHepatobiliary malignanciesPreoperative evaluationExercise programExercise trainingFatty infiltrationHepatic steatosisMuscle strength
2009
Evolving Preoperative Evaluation of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: Does Laparoscopy Have a Role in the Current Era?
Mayo S, Austin D, Sheppard B, Mori M, Shipley D, Billingsley K. Evolving Preoperative Evaluation of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: Does Laparoscopy Have a Role in the Current Era? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2009, 208: 87-95. PMID: 19228509, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic adenocarcinomaDiagnostic laparoscopyMetastatic diseaseSurgical explorationEndoscopic ultrasonographyDual-phase CT scanMultivariate logistic regression modelCornerstone of stagingPreoperative weight lossMedical record reviewSubset of patientsPopulation-based studyPancreatic cancer patientsState Cancer RegistrySound clinical approachCurrent imaging modalitiesCombination of CTCurrent staging techniquesLogistic regression modelsCurative intentPotential resectabilityResectable patientsLaparoscopic stagingPreoperative evaluationPrimary outcome