Challenge and future of liver and pancreatic robotic surgery. Analysis of 64 cases in a specialized unit

The results of patients undergoing robotic HBP surgery between April 2018 and October 2020 have been prospectively studied. The data analyzed correspond to demographic data, surgical techniques performed, associated morbidity and mortality.

Robotic HBP surgery is safe and feasible. It is suggested that its use facilitates parenchymal sparing surgery, access to posterior liver segments and anastomosis in pancreatic reconstruction compared to laparoscopic surgery.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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Dr. Cremades

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Manel Cremades is a Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. He is also an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB – Germans Trias Teaching Unit), collaborates on management committees for the implementation of hospital transformation projects, and is the co-founder of two startups in the health sector.

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Dr. Navinés

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Surgeon Specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery and Doctor of Surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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Dra. Zárate

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Alba Zárate (Barcelona, 1989) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Espín

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Francisco Espín is a  Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Germans Trias Teaching Unit).

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Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Detection of the sentinel node in pancreatic cancer by fluorescence imaging.

Carlota Matallana, Fernando Pardo, Francisco Espin, Manel Cremades, Esteban Cugat.

El uso de la imagen fluorescente ha aumentado significativamente su uso en la cirugía hepatobiliar y pancreática, pero no hay estudios comparativos que definan su aplicabilidad intraoperatoria en el abordaje linfático. La complejidad de las vías de diseminación linfática del adenocarcinoma de páncreas hace que sea un terreno difícil de definir y en el cual el avance tecnológico puede tener un papel fundamental ayudándonos a esclarecer estas rutas linfáticas.

En esta línea, creemos que el uso de Verde de Indocianina intraoperatorio para la detección del ganglio centinela mediante la imagen de fluorescencia puede ayudarnos a delimitar el territorio ganglionar afectado y lograr así linfadenectomías más dirigidas.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Espín

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Francisco Espín is a  Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Germans Trias Teaching Unit).

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Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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Dr. Cremades

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Manel Cremades is a Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. He is also an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB – Germans Trias Teaching Unit), collaborates on management committees for the implementation of hospital transformation projects, and is the co-founder of two startups in the health sector.

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Outflow Control of the Right Hepatic Vein During Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy.

Fernando Pardo, Francisco Espin, Jordi Navinés, Esteban Cugat

El control de la vena suprahepática derecha es una de las maniobras más demandantes durante la hepatectomía derecha laparoscópica. En este vídeo se muestran tres formas diferentes de controlarla. Los dos primeros pacientes fueron diagnosticados de metástasis hepáticas de origen colorrectal y el tercer paciente de metástasis hepática de un tumor estromal gastrointestinal (GIST) ileal. En el primer vídeo se realiza el control de la vena de abajo a arriba, previo a la transección hepática; en el segundo vídeo, también previo a la transección, se controla la vena de arriba abajo, y en el tercer vídeo se controla tras realizar la transección hepática.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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Dr. Espín

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Francisco Espín is a  Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Germans Trias Teaching Unit).

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Dr. Navinés

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Surgeon Specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery and Doctor of Surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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Fluorescent cholangiography with direct injection of indocyanine green (ICG) into the gallbladder: a safety method to outline biliary anatomy.

Clara Gené, Fernando Pardo, Francisco Espin, Manel Cremades, Jordi Navinés, Alba Zarate y Esteban Cugat.

A case-controlled study comparing 20 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomies with Near Infrared Cholangiography (NIRC) with direct injection of ICG into the gallbladder to 20 consecutive standard cholecystectomies. NIRC with direct injection of ICG into the gallbladder is a feasible method that is not time-consuming; it does not require a different learning curve from standard laparoscopic cholecystectomies and has no major complications described so far.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Cremades

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Manel Cremades is a Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. He is also an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB – Germans Trias Teaching Unit), collaborates on management committees for the implementation of hospital transformation projects, and is the co-founder of two startups in the health sector.

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Dr. Espín

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Francisco Espín is a  Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Germans Trias Teaching Unit).

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Dr. Navinés

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Surgeon Specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery and Doctor of Surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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Dra. Zárate

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Alba Zárate (Barcelona, 1989) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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Pancreas anastomosis after laparoscopic and robotic pancreatoduodenectomy.

Fernando Pardo, Esteban Cugat, Manel Cremades, Alba Zárate.

A pesar de que a día de hoy la duodenopancreatectomía cefálica laparoscópica y robótica no se realiza en la mayoría de unidades de cirugía hepatobiliopancreática, se trata de una técnica en proyección y que en los próximos años su implementación en determinados casos será incuestionable. La reconstrucción pancreática es una de las partes más demandantes de esta cirugía, y en concreto la anastomosis pancreática. El vídeo muestra la anastomosis pancreático-yeyunal y la anastomosis pancreático-gástrica tanto por laparoscopia como por cirugía robótica. La sistematización del procedimiento permite realizarla de manera segura.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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Dr. Cremades

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Manel Cremades is a Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. He is also an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB – Germans Trias Teaching Unit), collaborates on management committees for the implementation of hospital transformation projects, and is the co-founder of two startups in the health sector.

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Dra. Zárate

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Alba Zárate (Barcelona, 1989) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Simplifying time and dose.

Fernando Pardo, Clara Gené, Jaime López-Sánchez, Alba Zárate, Francisco Espin, Manel Cremades, Jordi Navinés, Christian Herrero, Laura Vidal y Esteban Cugat.

This article aims to analyze and to simplify the optimal dose and time of intravenous indocyanine green (ICG) administration to achieve the identification of the cystic duct and the common bile duct (CBD). The CBD was better visualized in the at induction of anesthesia group (85.4%), in the hours before group (97.1%) (p = 0.002) and in the 1cc group (p = 0.011). When we analyzed the 1 cc group (n = 126) a greater visualization of the CBD was observed in the at induction of anesthesia group (86.7%) and in the hours before group (97.1%) (p = 0.027). Due to its simplicity and reproducibility, we suggest a dose of 2.5 mg administered 2-6 h before the procedure is the optimal. However, ICG administered 30 min prior to the surgery is enough for adequate visualization of biliary structures.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dra. Zárate

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Alba Zárate (Barcelona, 1989) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Espín

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Francisco Espín is a  Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Germans Trias Teaching Unit).

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Dr. Cremades

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Manel Cremades is a Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. He is also an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB – Germans Trias Teaching Unit), collaborates on management committees for the implementation of hospital transformation projects, and is the co-founder of two startups in the health sector.

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Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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Dr. Navinés

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Surgeon Specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery and Doctor of Surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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Robotic HBP surgery: a real opportunity with future potential.

Esteban Cugat y Fernando Pardo.

Fragmento de la Editorial: “La figura del mentor, que cumpla con las adecuadas cualidades técnicas, se antoja imprescindible para lograr una formación basada en la calidad quirúrgica y humana y ser el nexo de unión entre una generación de cirujanos que se tuvo que formar en cirugía abierta, en cirugía laparoscópica y ahora en cirugía robótica, con una generación más joven que ya crece paralelamente al mundo de la cirugía robótica”.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Robotic cholecystectomy and transcystic common bile duct exploration with augmented reality glasses and indocyanine green in a patient with a cystic duct cyst.

Fernado Pardo, Laura Vidal, Manel Cremades y Esteban Cugat.

La coledocolitiasis puede ser tratada mediante cirugía mínimamente invasiva en aquellos pacientes con vesícula biliar in situ. Puede realizarse por coledocotomía o a través del conducto cístico, teniendo en cuenta que el acceso transcístico disminuye la morbilidad posoperatoria2. El acceso robótico representa una excelente alternativa y más aún en casos complejos. Se presenta un caso de colecistectomía robótica guiada con verde de indocianina y exploración transcística del colédoco. El cirujano asistente que manejaba el coledocoscopio realizó la intervención guiada con gafas de realidad aumentada. El tiempo operatorio fue de 150 minutos y el paciente fue dado de alta el primer día posoperatorio.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Cremades

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Manel Cremades is a Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. He is also an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB – Germans Trias Teaching Unit), collaborates on management committees for the implementation of hospital transformation projects, and is the co-founder of two startups in the health sector.

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Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Surgical treatment of the Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) using robotic platform.

Anna Vidal, Alba Zárate, Sara Sentí y Esteban Cugat.

Este síndrome está causado por la compresión extrínseca del tronco celíaco por bandas fibrosas del ligamento arcuato medio. Puede presentar importantes síntomas como dolor abdominal después de las comidas, vómitos y pérdida de peso.

Es este vídeo, elegido vídeo del mes por la revista Cirugía Española, se muestra en detalle el tratamiento quirúrgico mediante abordaje robótico y las ventajas de éste, siendo una técnica segura y eficaz realizada por equipos con experiencia.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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Dra. Sentí

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Sara Sentí i Farrarons (Barcelona, 1992) is a Digestive  surgeon developing her clinical practice in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dra. Zárate

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Alba Zárate (Barcelona, 1989) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Venous resection in pancreatic oncologic surgery: Different techniques for different situations.

Sara Sentí, Fernando Pardo, Maria Galofré, Francisco Espin, Eric Herrero Fonollosa, Maribel García-Domingo, Manel Cremades, Alba Zárate, Judith Camps, Jordi Navinés y Esteban Cugat.

Retrospective, cross-sectional and comparative analysis. We include 41 patients with malignant pancreatic lesions who underwent surgery with vascular resection due to vascular involvement, from 2013 to 2021.

The aggressive surgical treatment with venous resection in pancreatic malignant lesions to ensure R0 and its vascular reconstruction is a feasible technique, with an acceptable morbid-mortality rate and overall survival.

Doctors who have participated

Dr. Pardo

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fernando Pardo (Madrid, 1986) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dra. Sentí

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Sara Sentí i Farrarons (Barcelona, 1992) is a Digestive  surgeon developing her clinical practice in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Espín

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Francisco Espín is a  Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Germans Trias Teaching Unit).

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Dra. Zárate

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Alba Zárate (Barcelona, 1989) is a Digestive surgeon specializing in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery and pancreatic transplantation.

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Dr. Cremades

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Dr. Manel Cremades is a Medical specialist in hepatobiliopancreatic (HPB) surgery and pancreatic transplantation. He is also an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB – Germans Trias Teaching Unit), collaborates on management committees for the implementation of hospital transformation projects, and is the co-founder of two startups in the health sector.

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Dr. Navinés

Consultant in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery

Surgeon Specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery and Doctor of Surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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Dr. Cugat

Clinical Head of the Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery Team

Dr. Esteban Cugat (Barcelona, 1960) is a medical specialist in General and Digestive System Surgery. Specialized in Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery. Clinical Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 

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