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Laparoscopic Radical Antegrade Modular Pancreatosplenectomy via Dorsal-Caudal Artery Approach for Pancreatic Neck-Body Cancer
Published on: November 18, 2022
Retroperitoneal dissection in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: operative principles and
Matthew H G Katz1, Jeffrey E Lee, Peter W T Pisters
1Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. mhgkatz@mdanderson.org
Abstract:
Pancreatectomy with aggressive vascular resection is increasingly being recognized as an appropriate treatment strategy for patients with borderline resectable PDAC after administration of chemotherapy and/or chemoradiation. Because tumor downstaging is an uncommon event, both venous and hepatic arterial resection and reconstruction might be necessary to achieve negative surgical margins and the favorable short-term and long-term outcomes we have reported previously. The technical approaches we have described here can be used as a basic foundation for operative safety and efficiency during these challenging operations.
