Giuseppe Malleo, Gabriella Lionetto, Stefano Crippa, Motaz Qadan, Giada Moser, Giulio Belfiori, Aldo Scarpa, Marco Schiavo-Lena, Fabio Casciani, Paola Mattiolo, Salvatore Paiella, Alessandro Esposito, Claudio Luchini, Cristina R Ferrone, Keith D Lillemoe, Carlos Fernández-Del Castillo, Massimo Falconi, Roberto Salvia
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether revision of pancreatic neck margin based on intraoperative frozen section analysis has oncologic value in post-neoadjuvant pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The role of intraoperative neck margin revision has been controversial, with little information specific to post-neoadjuvant PD. METHODS: Patients who underwent post-neoadjuvant PD (2013-2019) for conventional PDAC with frozen section analysis of neck margin at three academic institutions were included...
May 6, 2024: Annals of Surgery