
Episode 599 • 45 min
Journal Review in Hepatobiliary Surgery: Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm IPMN
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Join the Behind the Knife HPB team as we dive deeper into the complex world of IPMNs with a journal article review of a recent JAMA Surgery publication and the first author of the article!
Learning Objectives: In this episode, we discuss the article, “Progression vs Cyst Stability of Branch-Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms After Observation and Surgery.” This article describes a multicenter retrospective study of centers in Italy, Korea, Singapore, and the US that specifically assessed what dynamic variables are associated with malignant progression in pathologically proven IMPNs under at least a year of initial surveillance.
Hosts:
Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center
Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@DWNelsonHPB) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Connor Chick, MD (@connor_chick) is a PGY-6 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center
Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-5 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center
Beth Carpenter, MD (@elizcarpenter16) is a PGY-4 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center
Guest:
Dr. Giovanni Marchegiani is a pancreas surgeon within the department of general and pancreatic surgery at the University of Verona in Italy. His research interests include exocrine and cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. He is the first author of the study discussed in the episode in addition to over 100 additional scientific, peer-reviewed articles.
Journal Article:
1. Marchegiani G, Pollini T, Andrianello S, et al. Progression vs Cyst Stability of Branch-Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms After Observation and Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2021;156(7):654–661. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.1802
Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.
If you liked this episode, check out other HPB episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hepatobiliary/
Learning Objectives: In this episode, we discuss the article, “Progression vs Cyst Stability of Branch-Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms After Observation and Surgery.” This article describes a multicenter retrospective study of centers in Italy, Korea, Singapore, and the US that specifically assessed what dynamic variables are associated with malignant progression in pathologically proven IMPNs under at least a year of initial surveillance.
Hosts:
Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center
Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@DWNelsonHPB) is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Connor Chick, MD (@connor_chick) is a PGY-6 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center
Lexy (Alexandra) Adams, MD, MPH (@lexyadams16) is a PGY-5 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center
Beth Carpenter, MD (@elizcarpenter16) is a PGY-4 General Surgery resident at Brooke Army Medical Center
Guest:
Dr. Giovanni Marchegiani is a pancreas surgeon within the department of general and pancreatic surgery at the University of Verona in Italy. His research interests include exocrine and cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. He is the first author of the study discussed in the episode in addition to over 100 additional scientific, peer-reviewed articles.
Journal Article:
1. Marchegiani G, Pollini T, Andrianello S, et al. Progression vs Cyst Stability of Branch-Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms After Observation and Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2021;156(7):654–661. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.1802
Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.
If you liked this episode, check out other HPB episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-category/hepatobiliary/
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