Celiac axis invasion by central and distal pancreatic cancers has been considered a contraindication to resection. Appleby first described en-bloc celiac axis resection with total gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer. We present our experience with a modification of this procedure in central pancreatic cancers involving the celiac trunk.
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Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, University Hospital, Los Angeles (USA)Division of Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation
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Gagandeep, S., Artinyan, A., Jabbour, N., Mateo, R., Matsuoka, L., Sher, L., Genyk, Y., & Selby, R. (2006). Extended pancreatectomy with resection of the celiac axis: the modified Appleby operation. The American Journal of Surgery, 192(3), 330-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.05.010 (Original work published 2006)