Multicenter randomized phase II trial of prophylactic right-half dissection of superior mesenteric artery nerve plexus in pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic head cancer.
Suguru YamadaSohei SatoiHideki TakamiTomohisa YamamotoIsaku YoshiokaFuminori SonoharaSo YamakiKazuto ShibuyaMasamichi HayashiDaisuke HashimotoMasahiko AndoKenta MurotaniMitsugu SekimotoYasuhiro KoderaTsutomu FujiiPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2020)
We did not demonstrate a clinical impact of right-half dissection of the SMA nerve plexus on locoregional recurrence or survival. Therefore, the prophylactic dissection of the SMA nerve plexus is unnecessary given that refractory diarrhea could be induced by this technique (UMIN000012241).