Progress of radical resection of pancreatic cancer in 30 years / 中华外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Pancreatic cancer is a malignant disease with extremely poor prognosis. For now, radical resection is the only approach for long-term survival. Therefore, for complete resection of different type of pancreatic neoplasms, quantities of surgical methods have been innovated and applied by scholars and surgeons. Aiming at various situations, amounts of methods and principle have been suggested. Unresectable neoplasms have been challenged day by day. Meanwhile, with progression of technology, minimally invasive techniques have been applied into resection of pancreatic neoplasms. This article mainly reviews the innovation of surgical methods and technology on radical surgery of pancreatic cancer in recent years.