Open AccessCombined surgical treatment of pancreatic head cancer
Author(s) -
А. В. Шабунин,
А. А. Карпов,
E. V. Kizhaev,
В. В. Бедин,
М. М. Тавобилов,
O V Paklina,
Г. Р. Сетдикова
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annaly hirurgičeskoj gepatologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.138
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2408-9524
pISSN - 1995-5464
DOI - 10.16931/1995-5464.201838-13
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic head , pancreatic cancer , pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma , adenocarcinoma , intraoperative radiation therapy , surgery , pancreatic disease , radiation therapy , pancreas , cancer , radiology , oncology
Aim. To improve the outcomes in patients with pancreatic head cancer using intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT). Material and methods. Prospective trial included patients with ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head who underwent pancreatic surgery followed by IORT. Results. There were 63 patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma for the period from January 2013 till December 2016. IORT was applied in 31 cases. Annual, 3-year survival and disease-free survival were analyzed. Conclusion. Surgery followed by IORT is safe and current approach for pancreatic head cancer.