Preoperative Decision to Perform Portal Vein Resection Improves Survival in Patients With Resectable Pancreatic Head Cancer Adjacent to Portal Vein

Objective:. We hypothesized that preoperatively planned portal vein resection (PVR), which prevents from approaching tumors, improves survival in patients with resectable pancreatic head cancer adjacent to the portal vein (PhC-PV). Summary:. The decision to perform PVR is difficult in patients with...

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Main Authors: Muga Terasawa, MD, Yoshihiro Mise, , MD, PhD, Ryuji Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Atsushi Oba, MD, PhD, Yoshihiro Ono, MD, PhD, Yosuke Inoue, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Imamura, MD, PhD, Ito Hiromichi, MD, FACS, Yu Takahashi, MD, PhD, Seiji Kawasaki, MD, PhD, Akio Saiura, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2021-06-01
Series:Annals of Surgery Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000064