title: Outcomes in operative management of pancreatic cancer.
abstract: Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal malignancy that often presents at an advanced stage. Surgical resection can prolong survival and offers the only potential for cure. However, pancreatectomy is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This article reviews perioperative outcomes, post-resection long-term survival, and innovations in the surgical management of pancreatic cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Surgical Outcomes Analysis & Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Lindsay A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bliss
authors.forename: Elan R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Witkowski
authors.forename: Catherine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jennifer F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tseng
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: outcomes; pancreatectomy; pancreatic cancer