International Expert Consensus Statement

Gallbladder cancer: expert consensus statement.

An American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA)-sponsored consensus meeting of expert panellists was convened on 15 January 2014 to review current evidence on the management of gallbladder carcinoma in order to establish practice guidelines. In summary, within high incidence areas, the assessment of routine gallbladder specimens should include the microscopic evaluation of a minimum of...

International Consensus Statement on ADHD.

HRS/ACC/AHA Expert Consensus Statement

AHA expert consensus statement on the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in patients who are not included or not well represented in clinical trials. statements by selecting either the "By Topic" link or the "By Publication Date" link. To purchase additional reprints, call 843-216-2533 or e-mail kelle. [email protected]. Expert peer review of AHA Scientific Statements ...

International Sleeve Gastrectomy Expert Panel Consensus Statement: best practice guidelines based on experience of >12,000 cases.

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an emerging surgical approach, but 1 that has seen a surge in popularity because of its perceived technical simplicity, feasibility, and good outcomes. An international expert panel was convened in Coral Gables, Florida on March 25 and 26, 2011, with the purpose of providing best practice guidelines through consensus regarding the performance ...

International consensus statement on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

In the new millennium, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is not what it was thought to be 20 years ago. In the past, the term was used for a heterogeneous group of interstitial lung disorders of unknown cause, after exclusion of possible exposures or associated conditions. Now IPF is more narrowly defined as a distinct clinical entity, with certain characteristic clinical, radiological and mo...