title: [Central pancreatectomy in benign tumors of the neck of the pancreas].
abstract: The surgical treatment of benign tumors of the neck of the pancreas usually consists of enucleation or formal pancreatectomy. Central pancreatectomy has been put forward because it has fewer major complications and can preserve endocrine and exocrine function. Between January 1999 and march 2003, three patients with benign tumors of the neck of the pancreas underwent central pancreatectomy. all patients underwent computed tomography scans, intraoperative ultrasound and frozen-section analysis. pathologic examination showed two mucinous cystadenomas and one serous cystadenoma. after a mean follow-up of 34 months, none of the patients has shown major complications or local recurrence, or has developed diabetes. In conclusion, central pancreatectomy is a useful technique for selected benign or low-grade malignant pancreatic tumors of the neck of the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Cirugía General, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
authors.forename: Víctor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valenti-Azcarate
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pardo-Sánchez
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rotellar-Sastre
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gil-Rendo
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cervera-Delgado
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pastor-Idoate
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Poveda-Laceras
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Beunza-Nuin
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Cienfuegos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*