Adenocarcinomas of Vater's papilla (PVAC) may originate from either the pancreatic duct or the intestinal epithelium. Conflicting data have been reported about the frequency of the 2 anatomical entities and their influence on patients' prognosis. To ...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Nov 1, 2015
The patient, a 55-year-old man, was diagnosed elsewhere as having cancer of the tail of the pancreas and was referred to our hospital. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a remarkably large tumor, 90 mm in diameter, in the tail of the pancrea...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Nov 1, 2015
BACKGROUND: By remarkable progress of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, we sometimes achieve resection of initially unresectable pancreatic cancer after chemotherapy. Otherwise, the safety and feasibility of radical pancreatic resection after chemo...
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
Aug 1, 2015
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to analyze the learning curve for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) in our series and review the literature on learning curves for LDP and robotic distal pancreatectomy (RDP).
IMPORTANCE: Quality assessment is an important instrument to ensure optimal surgical outcomes, particularly during the adoption of new surgical technology. The use of the robotic platform for complex pancreatic resections, such as the pancreaticoduod...