Routine Imaging or Symptomatic Follow-Up After Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

International guidelines lack consistency in their recommendations regarding routine imaging in the follow-up after pancreatic resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Consequently, follow-up strategies differ between centers worldwide.

Objective

To compare clinical outcomes, including recurrence-focused treatment and survival, in patients with PDAC recurrence who received symptomatic follow-up or routine imaging after pancreatic resection in international centers affiliated with the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (E-AHPBA).

Design, setting, and participants

This was a prospective, international, cross-sectional study. Patients from a total of 33 E-AHPBA centers from 13 countries were included between 2020 and 2021. Acco

SUBMITTER: Andel PCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11541741 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature