University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 3 articles published in JoVE Medicine Laparoscopic Radical Left Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer: Surgical Strategy and Technique Video Frederique L. Vissers1, Maurice J.W. Zwart1, Alberto Balduzzi1,3, Maarten Korrel1, Sanne Lof2, Mohammad Abu Hilal*2, Marc G. Besselink*1 1Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 2Department of Surgery, Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 3General and Pancreatic Surgery Department, Pancreas Institute, University and Hospital Trust of Verona Oncologically safe left pancreatectomy requires radical resection (R0), Gerota’s (perirenal) fascia resection, and adequate lymph node dissection. This study describes the technical details of laparoscopic radical left pancreatectomy (LRLP), used in the first international multicenter randomized trial comparing minimally invasive with open left pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer, the DIPLOMA trial. Medicine DIPLOMA Approach for Standardized Pathology Assessment of Distal Pancreatectomy Specimens Sanne Lof1, Rushda Rajak2, Frederique L. I. M. Vissers3, Maarten Korrel3, Adrian Bateman2, Johanna Verheij4, Caroline Verbeke5, Ivana Cataldo6, Marc G. Besselink3, Mohammed Abu Hilal1 1Department of Surgery, Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 2Department of Pathology, Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 3Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 4Department of Pathology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 5Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital & University of Oslo, 6Department of Pathology, Ca Foncello Hospital The current study highlights a standardized approach to the macroscopic assessment of distal pancreatectomy specimens for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, with special emphasis on the measurement of pancreatic dimensions and those of other organs, inking of margins, measurement of tumor size and proximity to margins, lymph node sampling and block selection. Medicine Human Vastus Lateralis Skeletal Muscle Biopsy Using the Weil-Blakesley Conchotome Alicja M. Baczynska1,2, Sarah Shaw3, Helen C. Roberts1,2,3,5, Cyrus Cooper2,3,4, Avan Aihie Sayer1,2,3,5,6, Harnish P. Patel1,2,3 1Academic Geriatric Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, 2National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Center, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 3MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, 4National Institute for Health Research Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, 5National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, 6Newcastle University Institute of Ageing and Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University This video demonstrates the technique of percutaneous muscle biopsy of the human vastus lateralis using the Weil-Blakesley conchotome.
