Title: Posterior approach pancreaticoduodenectomy: does it really improve long-term survival in pancreatic head cancer?
Abstract: . on their experience with the left posterior approach to the superior mesenteric artery in a pancreatico-duodenectomy for pancreatic head cancer [1]. Since the retroportal lamina (containing lymphatic structures, small vessels and nerves) should be completely resected during a pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head cancer, dissection along the superior mesenteric artery is one of the critical steps during a pancreaticoduodenectomy. The posterior approach in a pancreaticoduodenectomy was first described by Pessaux
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-09-09
Language: en
Type: letter
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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