Indications and early outcomes for total pancreatectomy at a high-volume pancreas center.

CONCLUSION: Total pancreatectomy is definitely indicated for a limited range of elective and emergency situations. Indications can be: size or localisation of pancreatic tumor, trouble, technical diffuculties and therapy-refractory pain in chronic pancreatitis. A TP due to perioperative complications (troubles) after pancreatic resections is doomed by extremely high morbidity and mortality and should be avoided. PMID: 20689708 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20689708?dopt=Abstract

Source: HPB Surgery - October 29, 2015 Category: Surgery Tags: HPB Surg Source Type: research