[Results of partial duodenopancreatectomies (author's transl)]

The results of 36 partial duodenopancreatectomies (1956-1976) are reported. The operative mortality was 25%, during the last 5 years 12.5%. The lowest operative mortality and the best prognosis was found in carcinomas of Vater's ampulla, with 14.2% mortality and 50% 5 years survival time, followed by carcinomas of the distal bile duct. The most infavorable result was found in the carcinomas of the head of the pancreas with an operative mortality of 36% and the shortest survival times.