Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.]

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Pancreatology · Jan 2014

Review Case Reports

Clinical presentation and comparison of surgical outcome for segmental resection vs. Whipple's procedure for solid pseudopapillary tumor: Report of six new cases & literature review of 321 cases.

Report 6 new cases of solid-pseudopapillary-pancreatic-tumor, comprehensively review 321 cases reported in American literature, and compare outcomes for segmental resection vs.. Whipple's procedure. ⋯ This work suggests segmental resection of these pancreatic tumors localized to the body/tail may have a better surgical outcome than Whipple's procedure for tumors localized to the pancreatic head. Further studies are necessary.

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