Standard versus extended lymphadenectomy in radical pancreatoduodenectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas

Nimura, Yuji; Nagino, Masato; Takao, Sonshin; Takada, Tadahiro; Miyazaki, Kôji; Kawarada, Yoshifumi; Miyagawa, Shuichi; Yamaguchi, Akihiro; Ishiyama, Shuichi; Takeda, Yutaka; Sakoda, Kourou; Kinoshitá, Taira; Yasui, Kenzo; Shimada, Hiroshi; Katoh, Hiroyuki

doi:10.1007/s00534-011-0466-6

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Standard versus extended lymphadenectomy in radical pancreatoduodenectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas

Published in Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences • Oct 24, 2011

Authors:

Yuji Nimura

Masato Nagino

Sonshin Takao

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The value of pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) with extended lymphadenectomy for pancreatic cancer has been evaluated by many retrospective studies and 3 randomized controlled trials (RCT). However, the protocols used and the results found in the 3 RCTs were diverse. Therefore, a multicenter RC...

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Medicine

Lymphadenectomy

Randomized controlled trial

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