RESIDUAL FUNCTION OF EXOCRINE PANCREAS AFTER PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY FOR PERIAMPULLARY CANCER

Longterm survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for periampullary adenocarcinomas.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to identify predictors for longterm survival following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic and other periampullary adenocarcinomas. METHODS Clinicopathological factors were compared between short-term (<5 years) and longterm (≥ 5 years) survival groups. Rates of actual 5-year and actuarial 10-year survival were determined. RESULTS There were 109 ...

Exocrine pancreas cancer

Pancreaticoduodenectomy for secondary periampullary cancer following extrahepatic bile duct cancer resection

PURPOSE This study addressed the feasibility and effect of surgical treatment of metachronous periampullary carcinoma after resection of the primary extrahepatic bile duct cancer. The performance of this secondary curative surgery is not well-documented. METHODS We reviewed, retrospectively, the medical records of 10 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for secondary periampull...

Adjuvant radiotherapy and 5-fluorouracil after curative resection of cancer of the pancreas and periampullary region.

OBJECTIVE The survival benefit of adjuvant radiotherapy and 5-fluorouracil versus observation alone after surgery was investigated in patients with pancreatic head and periampullary cancers. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA A previous study of adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy in these cancers by the Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Cooperative Group of EORTC has been followed by other studies with ...

Small bowel perforation caused by pancreaticojejunal anastomotic stent migration after pancreaticoduodenectomy for periampullary carcinoma.

CONTEXT Pancreaticoduodenectomy is the gold standard for patients with resectable periampullary carcinoma. The protection of the anastomosis by positioning of an intraluminal stent is a technique used to lower the frequency of anastomotic fistulas. However the use of anastomotic stents is still debated and stent related complications are reported. CASE REPORT A fifty-three-year old male under...