The necessity to obtain a tissue diagnosis of cancer prior to pancreatic surgery still remains an open debate. In fact, a non-negligible percentage of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for suspected cancer has a benign lesion at final histology. We describe an approach for patients with diagnostic uncertainty between cancer and chronic pancreatitis, with the aim of minimizing the incidence of PD for suspicious malignancy finally diagnosed as benign disease.
Pancreatic head excavation for tissue diagnosis may reduce unnecessary pancreaticoduodenectomies in the setting of chronic pancreatitis / Fancellu, Alessandro; Ginesu, Giorgio Carlo; Feo, Claudio; Cossu, Maria Laura; Puledda, Marco; Pinna, Antonio; Porcu, Alberto. - In: HEPATOBILIARY & PANCREATIC DISEASES INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1499-3872. - 16:3(2017), p. 315-322.
Pancreatic head excavation for tissue diagnosis may reduce unnecessary pancreaticoduodenectomies in the setting of chronic pancreatitis
FANCELLU, Alessandro;GINESU, Giorgio Carlo;FEO, Claudio;COSSU, Maria Laura;PULEDDA, Marco;PORCU, Alberto
2017-01-01
Abstract
The necessity to obtain a tissue diagnosis of cancer prior to pancreatic surgery still remains an open debate. In fact, a non-negligible percentage of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for suspected cancer has a benign lesion at final histology. We describe an approach for patients with diagnostic uncertainty between cancer and chronic pancreatitis, with the aim of minimizing the incidence of PD for suspicious malignancy finally diagnosed as benign disease.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.