TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical treatment of pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinomas
AU - Butturini, Giovanni
AU - Bassi, Claudio
AU - Falconi, Massimo
AU - Salvia, Roberto
AU - Caldiron, Erminia
AU - Iannucci, Antonio
AU - Zamboni, Giuseppe
AU - Graziani, Rossella
AU - Procacci, Carlo
AU - Pederzoli, Paolo
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Pancreatic metastases from a renal cell carcinoma are rare and may occur long after manifestation of the primary disease. Resection of the metastases should be regarded as the best treatment. In our center, owing to the slow evolution of these secondaries, we perform resections capable of limiting the destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma as far as possible. The use of 'atypical' resections of the pancreas is characterized by a higher incidence of postoperative complications, particularly fistulas. Despite this, we believe that adjusted resection is to be advocated because of the possibility of additional remote secondaries, the shorter duration of surgery, the preservation of the glandular parenchyma and intact adjacent organs, such as duodenum, stomach, and spleen, and the fact that there have been no reports on local recurrences.
AB - Pancreatic metastases from a renal cell carcinoma are rare and may occur long after manifestation of the primary disease. Resection of the metastases should be regarded as the best treatment. In our center, owing to the slow evolution of these secondaries, we perform resections capable of limiting the destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma as far as possible. The use of 'atypical' resections of the pancreas is characterized by a higher incidence of postoperative complications, particularly fistulas. Despite this, we believe that adjusted resection is to be advocated because of the possibility of additional remote secondaries, the shorter duration of surgery, the preservation of the glandular parenchyma and intact adjacent organs, such as duodenum, stomach, and spleen, and the fact that there have been no reports on local recurrences.
KW - Pancreatic atypical resection
KW - Pancreatic metastases
KW - Renal cell carcinoma
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U2 - 10.1159/000018621
DO - 10.1159/000018621
M3 - Article
C2 - 9845592
AN - SCOPUS:13144293127
VL - 15
SP - 241
EP - 246
JO - Digestive Surgery
JF - Digestive Surgery
SN - 0253-4886
IS - 3
ER -