Appleby procedure – A challenging interdisciplinary treatment for extensive pancreatic body cancer

[Distal pancreatectomy with en-bloc celiac trunk resection for locally advanced pancreatic body cancer (Appleby procedure): case report].

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most feared of the gastrointestinal tract malignancies. The only reasonable chance for long-term survival is curative surgical resection, although this treatment is appropriate for only a small minority of patients because the majority present with advanced disease. Less than 20% of patients with adenocarcinoma of the neck, body and tail of the pancreas have...

pancreaticogastrostomy: a salvage procedure for pancreatic body and neck resection

abstract the purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the technological viability, basic safety and consequence of central pancreatectomy (cp) with pancreaticogastrostomy in properly chosen sufferers with noncancerous central pancreatic pathology. this research is centered on the infirmary charts of west china hospital. we recruited 20 individuals from 2007 to 2009 diagnosed with benign cancero...

Some reflexions on the modified Appleby procedure.

CONTEXT Resection of pancreatic cancer with vascular invasion is a controversial issue, especially when the arterial trunks, such as the celiac axis, are involved. The modified Appleby procedure deals with the problem of encasement of the celiac trunk. CASE REPORT Two patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer are reviewed: a 65-year-old female and a 78-year-old male with pancreatic can...

Pancreaticogastrostomy: A Salvage Procedure for Pancreatic Body and Neck Resection

The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the technological viability, basic safety and consequence of central pancreatectomy (CP) with pancreaticogastrostomy in properly chosen sufferers with noncancerous central pancreatic pathology. This research is centered on the infirmary charts of West China hospital. We recruited 20 individuals from 2007 to 2009 diagnosed with benign cancerous growth...

Optimizing a Nanovehicle for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment