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  • Title: [Subtotal duodenopancreatectomy. A new surgical technic for cancer of the pancreas head].
    Author: Gall FP.
    Journal: Fortschr Med; 1984 Mar 22; 102(11):289-92. PubMed ID: 6325314.
    Abstract:
    Since May 1980 total duodenopancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer, which caused an operative mortality of 25% in former years, was replaced by a subtotal duodenopancreatectomy. This new technique is discussed in detail. Altogether 30 patients were operated since then without postoperative mortality. The procedure is tolerated by the patients much better than a total pancreatectomy. Only 40% developed diabetes postoperatively. At present 4/24 patients with ductal carcinoma of the cephalic pancreas are alive longer than 20 months. It seems, that subtotal duodenopancreatectomy is as an effective radical operation as total pancreatectomy, with a much lower operative risk for the patient.
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