Pancreatectomy and Pancreatic Surgery
Beata Jabłońska, Sławomir Mrowiec
Abstract
Pancreatectomy, including pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), as well as central pancreatectomy (CP), distal pancreatectomy (DP) and total/subtotal pancreatectomy, is a major, complex and difficult surgical procedure performed for various benign and malignant pancreatic diseases: from chronic pancreatitis, through benign cystic tumors and neuroendocrine neoplasms to malignant neoplasms, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) [...].
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePancreatectomyPancreaticoduodenectomyPancreatitisDistal pancreatectomyPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaAdenocarcinomaPancreasGeneral surgeryNeuroendocrine tumorsGastroenterologyPancreatic cancerInternal medicineCancerPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchPancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances