Acta Médica Portuguesa (Dec 2002)

Cirurgia de ressecção dos tumores do pâncreas localmente invasivos. (Apresentação de uma nova técnica de revascularização).

  • Caldeira Fradique,
  • Vaz Azevedo,
  • Vasco Vasconcelos,
  • Alexandra Pupo,
  • Luísa Quaresma,
  • Noémia Carreira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1984
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 6

Abstract

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The end results of surgery for pancreatic tumors remains very poor. In patients with locally invasive tumors a by-pass type of surgery is usually performed with low survival and poor life quality. Seven patients with locally invasive pancreatic tumors were operated by the authors and extensive radical surgery was done with good results. An original revascularization technique of the hepatic artery is described.