Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma with Venous Involvement: Is Up-Front Synchronous Portal-Superior Mesenteric Vein Resection Still Justified? A Survey of the Association Française de Chirurgie

Venous resection (VR) during pancreatectomy has been reported to neither increase mortality nor morbidity and to provide similar survival outcomes in same stage tumors. However, controversy remains regarding the indications for up-front surgery according to the degree of venous involvement. From 2004 to 2009, 1,399 patients included in a French multicenter survey underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy or total pancreatectomy for pancreatic...