Is renal function well maintained after use of left renal vein graft for vascular reconstruction in hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery?
The left renal vein could be safely obtained and used for vascular reconstruction in resection of hepatobiliary-pancreatic malignancy without adverse effects on early and longterm renal function.
A trial of immunosuppressive agents should be offered to patients with INEM because a subset will improve. Rigorously defined, INEM is a noninflammatory myopathy. However, a focal myositis could be missed on muscle biopsy and may explain the favorable response to treatment.