Comparison of end-to-end anastomosis and interposition graft during pancreatoduodenectomy with portal vein reconstruction for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

An interposition graft using the REIV for PVR following PD is safe and effective. There was no significant prognostic difference between PD with end-to-end anastomosis and with an interposition graft in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.