ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Accurate indications and the extent of surgery for branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) of the pancreas are still debatable. In particular, small tumor is located at the head portion of pancreas presents a dilemma. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of enucleation (EN) with that of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) in patients with small (2 cmSubject(s)
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/surgery
, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/surgery
, Carcinoma, Papillary/surgery
, Pancreatectomy/methods
, Pancreatic Neoplasms/surgery
, Pancreaticoduodenectomy/methods
, Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology
, Aged
, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/pathology
, Carcinoma, Papillary/pathology
, Female
, Follow-Up Studies
, Humans
, Male
, Middle Aged
, Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology
, Retrospective Studies
, Treatment Outcome
