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Observational studyUnited European gastroenterology journal2026

Survival After Pancreatic Resection for Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm: Supporting Selective Surgery.

Marcus Holmberg, Tomaso Dall'Olio, Mohamed Marwa, Carsten Palnaes Hansen, Dyre Berg Kleive, Gennaro Nappo, Lam Shi, Per Sandström, Dennis Björk, Parsa Hadesi and 36 more

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Observational study in United European gastroenterology journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. From Postoperative Prognosis to Preoperative Decision-Making in IPMN.United European gastroenterology journal · 2026
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  3. IPMN Management, Time to Move Beyond Surgical Thresholds.United European gastroenterology journal · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

46 authors.

Marcus HolmbergDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7217-4240
Tomaso Dall'OlioDepartment of General and Pancreatic Surgery, The Pancreas Institute, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy.
Mohamed MarwaMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Carsten Palnaes HansenDepartment of Digestive Diseases, Transplantation and General Surgery, Rigshospitalet. Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Dyre Berg KleiveDepartment of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Gennaro NappoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.
Lam ShiAddenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Per SandströmDepartment of Surgery in Linköping and Institution for Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Dennis BjörkDepartment of Surgery in Linköping and Institution for Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Parsa HadesiDepartment of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Region of Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Raffaele Vincenzo De RosaHepatobiliary and Digestive Surgery Department, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9430-5002
Bodil AnderssonDepartment of Clinical Sciences Lund, Surgery, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5591-0659
Daniel AnsariDepartment of Clinical Sciences Lund, Surgery, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Bhargava ChikkalaFreeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK.
Letizia TodeschiniHepato Pancreato Biliary and Liver Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG-Padova University, Padova, Italy.
Charlotte LesemanDepartment of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Job SchuitemaDepartment of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Yentl LodewijksCatharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Christopher MånssonDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Spiros DelisKonstantopouleio Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Frederik BerrevoetDepartment for General and HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3575-5345
Fabio GiannoneDepartment of Visceral and Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Sofia XenakiBundesamt für Gesundheit BAG - Abteilung für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Liebefeld, Switzerland.
Elizabeth PandoDepartment of General and Abdominal Surgery, Liver Transplantation, Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Claude BertrandCentre Hospitalier Universitaire UCL, Namur, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5564-1767
Konstantinos VasileiadisPapageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Patrick KirchwegerDepartment of Surgery, Ordensklinikum Linz, Johannes Keppler, Linz, Austria.
Calogero CiullaDepartment of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Claudio LuchiniDepartment of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Misha LuyerCatharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Marc G BesselinkDepartment of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Giovanni MarchegianiHepato Pancreato Biliary and Liver Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG-Padova University, Padova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6824-4533
Sanjay PandanaboyanaFreeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3099-2197
Bobby TingstedtDepartment of Clinical Sciences Lund, Surgery, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Laurent SulpiceHepatobiliary and Digestive Surgery Department, University Hospital of Rennes, Rennes, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8817-1685
Johanna WennerblomDepartment of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Region of Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2757-7489
Bergthor BjörnssonDepartment of Surgery in Linköping and Institution for Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Anita BalakrishnanAddenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Knut Jørgen LaboriDepartment of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Stefan Kobbelgaard BurgdorfDepartment of Digestive Diseases, Transplantation and General Surgery, Rigshospitalet. Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Motaz QadanMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ernesto SparrelidDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Antonio PeaDepartment of General and Pancreatic Surgery, The Pancreas Institute, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy.
Yasmin G Hernandez-BarcoMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Roberto SalviaDepartment of General and Pancreatic Surgery, The Pancreas Institute, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy.
Poya GhorbaniDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionResection of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) aims to prevent progression to invasive pancreatic cancer. However, the risks of pancreatic surgery and frequent findings of low-grade dysplasia (LGD) raise concerns about overtreatment. This EAHPBA-endorsed multinational study evaluated short- and long-term overall survival (OS) following preventive resection for IPMN (without pre-operative signs of cancer).

methodsAdult patients with resected IPMN showing LGD, high grade dysplasia (HGD) or T1-staged invasive carcinoma from 2008-2023 were identified from the OPTIMAL-IPMN database. Estimated OS rates at one, five and 10 years in patients undergoing preventive pancreatic resection were assessed using Kaplan-Meier analyses and predictors for mortality were evaluated using parametric survival regressions.

resultsAmong 2275 patients in the OPTIMAL-IPMN database, 1728 (77%) had undergone preventive pancreatic resection for IPMN. Of those were 61% resected without prior surveillance. Final pathology revealed LGD in 63%, HGD in 27% and T1a-c-staged invasive cancer in 10% (7.3% T1a-b, 2.8% T1c). Estimated 1-year OS rate was 97%. Estimated 5-year OS rates (landmark analysis at 1 year) for LGD, HGD, T1a-b, and T1c was 97%, 99%, 96% and 91% respectively. Independent predictors for long-term mortality included age ≥ 75 versus < 75 years (HR 1.97) and T1c versus LGD (HR 8.12).

conclusionThis multinational study confirms excellent survival after preventive IPMN resection but reveals many upfront resections yielding LGD with unknown survival benefit. Future studies should aim to determine which patients can be followed safely with monitoring to avoid unnecessary immediate resection.

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Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalPancreatectomyPancreatic Intraductal NeoplasmsPancreatic NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateIPMNoutcomepreventiveresection

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PMCPMC13052129

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