Pancreaticoduodenectomy Combined with Vascular Resection and Reconstruction for Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Multicenter, Retrospective Analysis

Yi Gong, Leida Zhang, Tieying He, Jun Ding, Hongyu Zhang, Geng Chen, Dong Zhang, Zheng Wu, Qilong Chen, Haining Fan,

PLoS ONE · 2013 · 59 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Compared with PD without vascular resection, PD combined with vascular resection and reconstruction increased the incidence of postoperative complications. However, PD combined with vascular resection and reconstruction could achieve the complete removal of tumors without significantly increasing the mortality rate, and the median survival time was higher than that of patients who underwent palliative treatment. In addition, the two independent factors affecting the postoperative survival time were the degree of tumor differentiation and the presence or absence of postoperative complications.

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