Menge and colleagues reported that removal of the pancreatic head transiently improved glucose control, whereas resection of the pancreatic tail did not, despite producing similar changes in ...

From 1993 to 2008, 195 patients underwent pancreatic head resections (PD ... In 29.7% of the cases, a partial resection of the portal vein (or superior mesenteric vein) was necessary.

The goal of this study was to investigate the clinical outcome and prognostic factors in patients after resection for ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Methods The data from 195 ...