Laparoscopic resection of the pancreatic tail (and sometimes body) is a fairly recent innovation that is generally reserved for pseudocysts and for presumed benign cystic lesions. It is a technically ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pancreatic cystic lesions are being diagnosed with increasing frequency in asymptomatic patients or incidentally ...

If staging reveals that the tumor can be removed by local resection, surgery is the preferred treatment option for otherwise healthy patients without metastases. Tumors of the pancreatic head and the ...

CHICAGO -- A minimally invasive approach for operable pancreatic cancer proved safe and just as effective in terms of radical resection rates as open surgery, findings from the international DIPLOMA ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. The number of new cases diagnosed and the number of deaths each year are almost identical, demonstrating the ...