IPMN (intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms) DEL PANCREAS: UNA META-ANALISI ITALIANA DEGLI STUDI OSSERVAZIONALI CHE ATTENDEVAMO !

CHIRURGIA, GASTROENTEROLOGIA, PANCREAS E VIE BILIARI, Senza categoria

Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies on BD-IPMNS progression to malignancy lA.Balduzzi et al. Abstract Background The vast majority of presumed branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (BD-IPMNs) of the pancreas are referred to a surveillance program due to the relatively low risk of malignancy. We aim to evaluate all available data from observational studies…

RIPRODUCIBILITA’: ASPETTATI MENO DALL’ARTICOLO SCIENTIFICO ! PROSEGUE LA CAMPAGNA DI “NATURE”

METODOLOGIA, REAL WORLD EVIDENCE

Reproducibility: expect less of the scientific paper Olavo B. Amaral & Kleber Neve Make science more reliable by placing the burden of replicability on the community, not on individual laboratories. In 2018, we embarked on a journey to assess the reproducibility of biomedical research papers from Brazil. Thus began a multicentre collaboration of more than 60…

MARCATORI PER IL CARCINOMA EPATOCELLULARE: IL “WHITE PAPER” DALLA INTERNATIONAL LIVER CANCER ASSOCIATION

CHIRURGIA, EPATOLOGIA, EPATOLOGIA ONCOLOGICA, GASTROENTEROLOGIA, LINEE GUIDA EBM, MEDICI DI FAMIGLIA, MEDICINA INTERNA, Senza categoria

International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) White Paper on Biomarker Development for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Amit G. Singal et al. Biomarkers are key components of the clinical management of patients with cancer, as they have contributed to major survival improvements in these patients.1 According to the National Cancer Institute, a biomarker is a biological molecule found in…

PANCREATITE NECROTIZZANTE INFETTA : IL DRENAGGIO PRECOCE NON SEMBRA SUPERIORE AL TARDIVO. UN GRANDE TRIAL MULTICENTRICO DAL NEJM

CHIRURGIA, PANCREAS E VIE BILIARI

IMMEDIATE VERSUS POSTPONED INTERVENTION FOR INFECTED NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS Lotte Boxhoorn et al. Abstract Background: Infected necrotizing pancreatitis is a potentially lethal disease that is treated with the use of a step-up approach, with catheter drainage often delayed until the infected necrosis is encapsulated. Whether outcomes could be improved by earlier catheter drainage is unknown. Methods: We conducted…

DRENAGGIO PER LA PANCREATITE NECROTIZZANTE INFETTA: COME E’ DURA L’ATTESA. L’EDITORIALE DEL NEW ENGLAND OF MEDICINE

CHIRURGIA, GASTROENTEROLOGIA, PANCREAS E VIE BILIARI

Drainage for Infected Pancreatic Necrosis — Is the Waiting the Hardest Part? Todd H. Baron, M.D. Acute necrotizing pancreatitis, which occurs in up to 30% of episodes of acute pancreatitis, can be a devastating, life-threatening disease. For many years, acute necrotizing pancreatitis (the cause of clinically severe pancreatitis) was managed with open surgical necrosectomy. Surgeons…

ADDIO H-INDEX ? NON RAPPRESENTA PIU’ LA REPUTAZIONE SCIENTIFICA ! (FREE)

INTERNATIONAL SNAPSHOTS, METODOLOGIA, REAL WORLD EVIDENCE

The h-index is no longer an effective correlate of scientific reputation Vladlen Koltun*, David Hafner Abstract The impact of individual scientists is commonly quantified using citation-based measures. The most common such measure is the h-index. A scientist’s h-index affects hiring, promotion, and funding decisions, and thus shapes the progress of science. Here we report a…