Clinical outcomes of preservation versus resection of portal/superior mesenteric vein during pancreaticoduodenectomy in pancreatic cancer patients who respond to neoadjuvant treatment: A retrospective cohort study.
Yoon Soo ChaeHye-Sol JungWon-Gun YunYoungmin HanYoung Jae ChoMirang LeeWooil KwonJoon Seong ParkJin-Young JangPublished in: International journal of surgery (London, England) (2024)
The PVP group had similar oncologic outcomes and better vessel-functional outcomes than the PVR group. Therefore, if dissection is possible and there is a high likelihood of achieving R0 resection after NAT, routine PVR may be unnecessary in PDAC patients with venous involvement.