title: Long-term results of pancreatic cancer surgery.
abstract: Despite of growing incidence of pancreatic cancer and dynamic development of modern diagnostic methods, long-term treatment results are still unsatisfying. The aim of the study is the assessment of long-term outcome of pancreatic cancer surgery. Group of 621 patients hospitalized between 1972-1999 was analyzed. Pancreatic resection was performed in 34.1% (n = 212) patients, and in 65.9% (n = 409) cases a palliative bypass procedure was carried out. Increased number of resective procedures (from 6.2% to 40.1%) in the recent years was observed with lower perioperative mortality rates (from 20% to below 5%). The analysis of the long-term results of surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer showed significant improvement of the overall 5-year survival from 4.2% to 17.1% in the recent years. Based on the carried out analysis the authors conclude, that pancreatic cancer surgery performed by the experienced surgeon improves long-term results lowering to minimum the rates of complications.
authors.affiliation: Ist Department of General and GI Surgery, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Popiela
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kedra
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karcz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sierzega
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome