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10449978

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-5
pubmed:abstractText
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of death from malignant disease in Western industrialized countries. It is a devastating disease with a very poor prognosis and has a death rate roughly equal to its incidence rate. As this tumor is resistant to all medical treatment options, such as radio- and chemotherapy, radical surgical resection is the only chance of cure so far. Significant advances have been made over the past decades in pancreaticoduodenectomy, which is the standard operation in patients with pancreatic head cancer or periampullary cancer. In specialized centers the operative mortality has fallen under 5%. However, the postoperative complication rates after this demanding procedure are still between 30 and 40%. Complications are mainly due to the technical difficulty of performing a safe and proper anastomosis between the stomach or small bowel and the soft pancreas. This article reviews the treatment of the complications most frequently occurring after pancreatic cancer surgery, such as leakage of pancreatic anastomosis, pancreatic fistula, abscess and hemorrhage. Furthermore, we discuss the management of these complications and how complications following pancreatic surgery can be prevented.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0253-4886
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
327-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevention and treatment of complications in pancreatic cancer surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review