[Subtotal duodenopancreatectomy. A new surgical technic for cancer of the pancreas head].
Since May 1980 total duodenopancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer, which caused an operative mortality of 25% in former years, was replaced by a subtotal duodenopancreatectomy. This new technique is discussed in detail. Altogether 30 patients were operated since then without postoperative mortality. The procedure is tolerated by the patients much better than a total pancreatectomy. Only 40% developed diabetes postoperatively. At present 4/24 patients with ductal carcinoma of the cephalic pancreas are alive longer than 20 months. It seems, that subtotal duodenopancreatectomy is as an effective radical operation as total pancreatectomy, with a much lower operative risk for the patient.
D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*
Subtotale Duodenopankreatektomie. Eine neue Operationsmethode für das Pankreaskopflkarzinom.