Standards in Pancreatic Surgery

Surgical Anatomy of the Pancreas and Adjacent Structures.- I. Acute Pancreatitis.- Etiology and Pathogenesis of Acute Pancreatitis.- Epidemiology of Acute Pancreatitis.- A Clinicopathological Classification of Acute Pancreatitis.- Morphology of Acute Pancreatitis.- Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis.- Pancreatic Secretory Enzymes in the Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis.- Dynamic Computed Tomography of Acute Pancreatitis.- Prognosis of Acute Pancreatitis.- Staging of Acute Pancreatitis.- Is Differentiation of Haemorrhagic from Oedematous Acute Pancreatitis of Clinical Importance?.- Bacterial Infection and the Role of Fine Needle Aspiration.- Conservative Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis.- Intensive Care Therapy in Acute Pancreatitis.- Endoscopic Treatment of Biliary Acute Pancreatitis.- Percutaneous Drainage of Severe Complications of Pancreatitis.- Indications for Surgery: The Internist's View.- Indications for Surgery: The Surgeon's View.- Treatment of Microcirculation Disorders of the Pancreas in Acute Pancreatitis.- Plasma Separation and Hemofiltration in Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- Standards in Pancreas Surgery.- Necrosectomy and Closed Lavage in Acute Pancreatitis.- Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Necrosectomy and Closed Continuous Lavage of the Lesser Sac. The Ulm Experience.- Programmed Reintervention in Necrotizing Pancreatitis.- Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis by Planned, Repeated Necrosectomy/Débridement with Delayed Primary Closure.- Open Packing for Infected Pancreatic Necrosis.- Laparostomy - Open Packing - for Infected Pancratic Necroses.- Management of Pancreatic Necrosis and Abscess.- Pancreatic Abscess in Biliary Acute Pancreatitis.- II. Chronic Pancreatitis.- Epidemiology of Chronic Pancreatitis.- Some Etiological and Pathogenetic Aspects of Chronic Alcoholic Pancreatitis.- PSP, PTP or REG Protein? The Role of Pancreatic Stone Protein.- The Morphologic Basis for the Evolution of Acute Pancreatitis into Chronic Pancreatitis.- Diagnosis and Staging of Chronic Pancreatitis.- Hemorrhagic Complications of Pancreatitis.- Conservative Management of Chronic Pancreatitis.- Endosopic Therapy in Chronic Pancreatitis.- Extracorporeal Lithotripsy of Pancreatic Stones.- Indications for Surgical Treatment in Chronic Pancreatitis.- Inflammatory Mass in the Pancreatic Head Associated with Chronic Pancreatitis.- Pancreatic Duct Drainage in Chronic Pancreatitis.- Comprehensive Treatment: Resection and Drainage in the Management of Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis.- Standard Whipple in Chronic Pancreatitis.- Left Resection in Chronic Pancreatitis.- The Pylorus-Preserving Whipple Procedure for Severe Complications of Chronic Pancreatitis.- The Role of Pylorus Preserving Duodenopancreatic Head Resection.- Pancreatic Head Resection with Complete or Partial Preservation of the Duodenum.- Duodenum-Preserving Resection of the Head of the Pancreas: The Ulm Experience.- Preservation of the Duodenum in Total Pancreatectomy for Chronic Pancreatitis.- A New Procedure for Duodenum-Preserving Total Resection of the Head of the Pancreas with Pancreaticocholedochoduodenostomy.- Local Resection of the Head of the Pancreas Combined with Longitudinal Pancreaticojejunostomy: An Update.- Comparison of Pancreatic Function and Life Quality After Whipple and Duodenum-Preserving Resection.- Segmental Pancreatic Autotransplantation in Management of Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis.- Quality Control Following Surgery for Chronic Pancreatitis.- III. Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts.- Pseudocysts in Chronic Pancreatitis: Natural Course.- Diagnosis of Pancreatic Pseudocysts.- Endoscopic Treatment of Pancreatic Cysts and Pseudocysts.- Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts.- Cystogastrostomy in the Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocysts.- Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts: Pseudocystojejunostomy.- Pancreatic Pseudocysts: Late Results After Surgical Treatment.- IV. Cancer of the Pancreas.- Morphology of Pancreatic Exocrine Tumors.- The Molecular Pathology of Pancreatic Cancer.- Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer.- Conventional Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer.- Interventional Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer.- Indications for Surgery in Pancreatic Cancer.- Palliative Biliary Bypass for Pancreatic Cancer.- Palliative Treatment of Gastric Outlet Obstruction in Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma.- The Whipple Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer.- Early Results of Subtotal Pancreatectomy for Cancer: An Interim Report.- Whipple Operation for Pancreatic Carcinoma: Japanese Experience.- Cancer of the Pancreas - Extensive Lymph Node Dissection.- Pancreaticogastrostomy After Resection of the Pancreatic Head.- Adjuvant Intraoperative Radiation Therapy During Duodenopancreatectomy.- Surgical Management of Endocrine Pancreatic Tumors.- V. Prevention and Treatment of Complications Following Pancreatic Surgery.- Effects of Somatostatin and Octreotide on Pancreatic Function.- Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreatic Secretion Following Pancreatic Resection.- Perioperative Inhibition of Pancreatic Secretion with Octreotide.- The Management of Complications of Pancreatic Resection.- Hormonal Treatment of Pancreatic Fistulas.