Trends in indications, complications and outcomes for venous resection during pancreatoduodenectomy.
Dyre KleiveMushegh A SahakyanA E BerstadC S VerbekeI P GladhaugB EdwinB FosbyP-D LineK J LaboriPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2017)
Despite an initial improvement in severe complications for venous resection during pancreatoduodenectomy, this was not maintained over time. Every fourth patient with venous resection needed relaparotomy, most frequently for bleeding.