Comparison of end-to-end anastomosis and interposition graft during pancreatoduodenectomy with portal vein reconstruction for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Many studies report that pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) with portal-superior mesenteric vein resection and reconstruction (PVR) is not a contraindication to extended tumor resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. However, the clinical benefit of an interposition graft for PVR still remains controversial. Between January 2001 and December 2017, 199 patients with pancreatic cancer underwent PD either with or without PVR, and their medical...