title: Surgical approaches for resection of pancreatic cancer: an overview.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To overview the different surgical approaches for the resection of pancreatic cancer and our experience with these techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  Surgical procedures including the Whipple resection, Pylorus-preserving resection, total and subtotal panreatectomies, regional pancreatectomy and the extended lymph node resection were discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Studies have shown that no operation seems to produce significantly improved results in terms of survival, mortality and resection rates compared to the standard Whipple resection and pylorus-preserving duodenopancreatectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite the progress in the surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer, the overall prognosis after resection remains unsatisfied. Surgery is likely to be optional for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Zhong-Da Hospital and Medical Clinical College, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China. liusl@ho tmail.com
authors: Sheng-Li
authors: SL
authors: Liu
authors: Helmut
authors: H
authors: Friess
authors: Jörg
authors: J
authors: Kleeff
authors: Zheng-Ling
authors: ZL
authors: Ji
authors: Markus W
authors: MW
authors: Büchler
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*