Background Pancreatic cancer is the fourth‐leading cause of cancer death for both, men
and women. The standard treatment for resectable tumours consists of a classic Whipple …

Several advances in genetics, diagnosis and palliation of pancreatic cancer (PC) have
occurred in the last decades. A multidisciplinary approach to this disease is therefore …

Objective: Comparison of effectiveness between the pylorus-preserving
pancreaticoduodenectomy (“pylorus-preserving Whipple”[PPW]) and the classic Whipple …

Objective: To determine in a prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) whether pylorus-
resecting pancreatoduodenectomy (PrPD) with preservation of nearly the entire stomach …

Purpose The objective of this study was to determine the effect on resection rate and survival
of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for primarily unresectable locally advanced pancreatic …

Background A number of definitions have been used for delayed gastric emptying (DGE)
after pancreatoduodenectomy and the reported rates varied widely. The International Study …

Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is the most frequent complication after
pancreaticoduodenectomy, results in increased morbidity and mortality, and adversely …

Pancreatic fistula and delayed gastric emptying (DGE) are the major postoperative
complications of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Pancreatic fistula is life-threatening and …

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease with an overall 5‐year survival rate of less than
5%. Up to date, surgical resection represents the basis of treatment for localized pancreatic …

Pancreatic cancer is widely recognized as one of the most aggressive solid tumors and one
of the most frequent causes of tumor-associated death in Western society. Surgical …