A posterior approach pancreaticoduodenectomy with portal vein resection in a large adenocarcinoma of the uncinate process of the pancreas - case report

A portal vein invasion is no longer a contraindication for resection in pancreatic cancer, but increased morbidity and mortality rates can be encountered. Hereby it is presented the case of a patient diagnosed with a large adenocarcinoma of the uncinate process of the pancreas, who underwent aposter...

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Published inChirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) Vol. 110; no. 2; pp. 161 - 164
Main Authors Moldovan, S C, Dumitraşcu, T, Mensier, A, Desurmont, T, Dominguez, S, Cambier, N, Moldovan, A M, Gosset, P, Popescu, I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Romania 01.03.2015
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal - surgery
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology
Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery
Pancreaticoduodenectomy - methods
Portal Vein - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A portal vein invasion is no longer a contraindication for resection in pancreatic cancer, but increased morbidity and mortality rates can be encountered. Hereby it is presented the case of a patient diagnosed with a large adenocarcinoma of the uncinate process of the pancreas, who underwent aposterior approach pancreaticoduodenectomy, with en bloctang ential resection of the portal vein, and total mesopan creasexcision. A posterior approach allows a negative resection margins pancreaticoduodenectomy, with a good local control of the disease, despite the in creas.
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ISSN:1221-9118