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Feasibility of resecting the portal vein only when necessary during pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer
Author(s) -
Kishi Y.,
Nara S.,
Esaki M.,
Hiraoka N.,
Shimada K.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.974
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2474-9842
DOI - 10.1002/bjs5.50130
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic cancer , pathological , retrospective cohort study , surgery , gastroenterology , radiology , cancer
Background Whether the portal/superior mesenteric vein (PV) should be resected during pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) based on preoperative CT or intraoperative findings is controversial. Methods This was a retrospective study with data of patients who had undergone pancreatoduodenectomy for PDAC between 2002 and 2016 in a tertiary referral centre. Based on the extent of contact between the PV and tumour on CT, patients were categorized into: group 1, no contact; group 2, contact 180° or less; group 3, contact greater than 180°. Extent of pathological PV invasion (pPV) (no invasion, pv0; invasion to tunica adventitia, pv1; invasion to media, pv2; invasion to intima, pv3) was compared with patient survival. To assess the feasibility of performing PV resection (PVR) based on intraoperative findings, the prognosis of patients in groups 1 and 2 with pv0 and no PVR (PVR(−)pv0) was compared with that of patients who had PVR (PVR(+)pv0), selected using propensity score matching. Results Groups 1, 2 and 3 comprised 230, 232 and 38 patients respectively, and PVR was performed in 10·9, 73·3 and 95 per cent of them ( P  < 0·001). Extent of pPV differed significantly ( P  < 0·001). The positive predictive value of radiological tumour contact with PV in predicting positive pPV was 42·6 per cent. In 64 patients with PVR(−)pv0 and 64 matched patients with PVR(+)pv0, the R0 resection rate (66 versus 73 per cent respectively; P  = 0·337) and survival (median 32·4 versus 32·1 months; P  = 0·780) were not significantly different. Conclusion PVR is needed only when the tumour is in clear contact with the PV and cannot be detached during surgery.

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