Laurens Th de Wit

TL;DR: In this paper, the survival benefit of adjuvant radiotherapy and 5fluorouracil versus observation alone after surgery was investigated in patients with pancreatic head and periampullary cancers.

TL;DR: The overall death rate after pancreaticoduodenectomy did not decrease significantly during the period, and it was greater in low-volume hospitals and older patients, while the lower death and complication rates in high- volume hospitals were similar to those reported in other countries and may be due to better prevention and management of complications.

TL;DR: The randomized controlled multicenter LAFA-trial was conceived to determine whether laparoscopic surgery, fast track perioperative care or a combination of both is to be preferred over open surgery with standard care in patients having segmental colectomy for malignant disease.

TL;DR: The overall morbidity and mortality rate in this series is higher than most recently published series, and more (extended) liver resections resulted in an increased rate of microscopic tumor-free resections, at the cost of higher hospital morbidities and mortality.

TL;DR: Because of the limited detection rate for unresectable metastatic disease and the likely absence of a large gain after switching from surgical to endoscopic palliation, laparoscopic staging should not be performed routinely in patients with peripancreatic carcinoma.