Extended Pancreatectomy: Does It Have a Role in the Contemporary Management of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma? | Zendy

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Extended Pancreatectomy: Does It Have a Role in the Contemporary Management of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma?

Author(s) -

Jörg Kaiser,

Thilo Hackert,

Markus W. Büchler

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

digestive surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762

H-Index - 69

eISSN - 1421-9983

pISSN - 0253-4886

DOI - 10.1159/000478539

Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic cancer , pancreatectomy , perioperative , general surgery , disease , pancreaticoduodenectomy , adenocarcinoma , surgery , intensive care medicine , cancer , pancreas

Pancreatic cancer is a low-incident but highly mortal disease. Surgery is still the preferred treatment option for resectable pancreatic cancer as it offers the only realistic chance for cure. As many patients present with locally advanced disease, which is generally considered as not amenable to surgical treatment, it is important to know the limits of surgical therapy in this disease.

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