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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2020

Partial pancreatic tail preserving subtotal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer: Improving glycemic control and quality of life without compromising oncological outcomes.

Li You, Lie Yao, Yi-Shen Mao, Cai-Feng Zou, Chen Jin, De-Liang Fu

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Li YouDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China.
Lie YaoDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China.
Yi-Shen MaoDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China.
Cai-Feng ZouDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China.
Chen JinDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
De-Liang FuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreatic Disease Institute, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China. surgeonfu@163.com.

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backgroundTotal pancreatectomy (TP) is usually considered a therapeutic option for pancreatic cancer in which Whipple surgery and distal pancreatectomy are undesirable, but brittle diabetes and poor quality of life (QoL) remain major concerns. A subset of patients who underwent TP even died due to severe hypoglycemia. For pancreatic cancer involving the pancreatic head and proximal body but without invasion to the pancreatic tail, we performed partial pancreatic tail preserving subtotal pancreatectomy (PPTP-SP) in selected patients, in order to improve postoperative glycemic control and QoL without compromising oncological outcomes.

aimTo evaluate the efficacy of PPTP-SP for patients with pancreatic cancer.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 56 patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who underwent PPTP-SP (

resultsA total of 56 consecutive patients were enrolled in this study. Perioperative outcomes, recurrence-free survival, and overall survival were comparable between the two groups. No patients in the PPTP-SP group developed cancer recurrence in the pancreatic tail stump or splenic hilum, or a clinical pancreatic fistula. Patients who underwent PPTP-SP had significantly better glycemic control, based on their higher rate of insulin-independence (

conclusionFor pancreatic cancer involving the pancreatic head and proximal body, PPTP-SP achieves perioperative and oncological outcomes comparable to TP in selected patients while significantly improving long-term glycemic control and QoL.

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Diabetes mellitusPancreatic cancerPartial pancreatic tail preserving subtotal pancreatectomyQuality of lifeTotal pancreatectomyTreatment outcome

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