Impact of the radiological morphology of the mesopancreas on the outcome after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The most frequently invaded margins on pancreatoduodenectomy specimens for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma are vascular margins, particularly the superior mesenteric artery (or mesopancreatic) margin. Due to limited exploration of the radiological aspect of the mesopancreas, the aim of this study was to evaluate mesopancreatic infiltration through imaging of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy, to correlate these findings with histopathology and evaluate their impact on survival.

Methods

Data for all patients who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma from 2015 to 2021 were reviewed, including review of surgical margin histopathology and blinded review of preoperative diagnostic imaging.

SUBMITTER: Navez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11599710 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature