The aborted Whipple: Why, and what happens next?
Mihir M ShahPranay S AjayRebecca S MeltzerMohammad R JajjaCricket R GullicksonKenneth CardonaMaria C RussellJuan M SarmientoShishir K MaithelDavid A KoobyPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)
Majority of pancreatoduodenectomies for periampullary adenocarcinoma are done to completion. Liver metastases is the most common reason for aborting. Preoperative MRI may help identify hepatic metastases.