Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has a poor prognosis without surgery. No
standard treatment has yet been accepted for patients with portal–superior mesenteric vein …

Background The mesopancreatic resection margin after pancreaticoduodenectomy for
carcinoma of the head of the pancreas is of great interest with respect to curative resection …

Despite the substantial decrease in mortality rates following a pancreaticoduodenectomy to
less than 5%, morbidity rates remain significant, reaching even 73%. Postoperative …

Focused pathological attention to tumor invasion of the retroperitoneal resection margin after
pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer of head of the pancreas led to the knowledge of strong …

Background Pancreatoduodenectomy is the only treatment with a promise of cure for
patients with pancreatic head adenocarcinoma, and a negative resection margin is an …

Mesopancreas is a controversial structure. This study aimed to explore the anatomical
characteristics of the mesopancreas, define the range of the total mesopancreas excision …

Background: In most cases of pancreatic head cancer, surgery often results in noncurative
resection, which is frequently related to inadequate clearance of the mesopancreas …

Abstract Background In 2007, Gockel et al. coined the term mesopancreas (MP). In the next
10 years, a limited number of publications about MP have been published, but little is known …

The 5-year survival of patients with pancreatic cancer is poor and, despite oncological
advances over the past two decades, has not significantly improved. However, there have …

Pancreatic cancer is associated with poor prognosis and surgery remains the main modality
of treatment. Negative resection margin is an important prognostic factor for survival …