MAPLE-PD trial (Mesenteric Approach vs. Conventional Approach for Pancreatic Cancer during Pancreaticoduodenectomy): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 354 patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

MAPLE-PD trial (Mesenteric Approach vs. Conventional Approach for Pancreatic Cancer during Pancreaticoduodenectomy): study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 354 patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Abstract Background The mesenteric approach is an artery-first approach to pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer, which starts with the dissection of connective tissues around the superior mesenteric artery. The procedure aims for early confirmation of resectability by checking the surgical...

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Main Authors: Seiko Hirono, Manabu Kawai, Ken-ichi Okada, Tsutomu Fujii, Masayuki Sho, Sohei Satoi, Ryosuke Amano, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuko Mataki, Masafumi Nakamura, Ippei Matsumoto, Hideo Baba, Masaji Tani, Yasunari Kawabata, Yuichi Nagakawa, Suguru Yamada, Yoshiaki Murakami, Toshio Shimokawa, Hiroki Yamaue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Mesenteric approach
Artery-first approach
Conventional approach
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
R0 resection
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-3002-z

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