A Posterior Approach Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Portal Vein Resection in a Large Adenocarcinoma of the Uncinate Process of the Pancreas - Case Report
S.C. Moldovan, T. Dumitraşcu, A. Mensier, T. Desurmont, S. Dominguez, N. Cambier, A.M. Moldovan, P. Gosset, I. PopescuClinical case, no. 2, 2015
A portal vein invasion is no longer a contraindication forresection in pancreatic cancer, but increased morbidity andmortality rates can be encountered. Hereby it is presentedthe case of a patient diagnosed with a large adenocarcinomaof the uncinate process of the pancreas, who underwent aposterior approach pancreaticoduodenectomy, with en bloctangential resection of the portal vein, and total mesopancreasexcision. A posterior approach allows a negativeresection margins pancreaticoduodenectomy, with a goodlocal control of the disease, despite the increas
