The mesopancreas is the primary site for R1 resection in pancreatic head cancer: relevance for clinical trials

[1] Buchler MW(2007)Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer J Am Coll Surg 205 S81-S86

[2] Kleeff J(2008)Most pancreatic cancer resections are R1 resections Ann Surg Oncol 15 1651-1660

[3] Friess H(1973)Regional resection of cancer of the pancreas: a new surgical approach Surgery 73 307-320

[4] Esposito I(2002)Survival statistics gone awry: pancreatic cancer, a case in point J Clin Gastroenterol 35 180-184

[5] Kleeff J(2006)Patterns of recurrence after curative resection of pancreatic cancer, based on autopsy findings J Gastrointest Surg 10 511-518

[6] Bergmann F(2004)Favourable prognostic factors in a large UK experience of adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas and periampullary region Dig Surg 21 202-209

[7] Reiser C(1993)An evaluation of radical resection for pancreatic cancer based on the mode of recurrence as determined by autopsy and diagnostic imaging Cancer 72 2118-2123

[8] Herpel E(1998)The retroperitoneal resection margin and vessel involvement are important factors determining survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas Virchows Arch 433 237-242

[9] Friess H(2007)Systematic review and meta-analysis of standard and extended lymphadenectomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer Br J Surg 94 265-273

[10] Schirmacher P(1998)Total mesorectal excision: a misnomer for a sound surgical approach Dis Colon Rectum 41 120-121

[1] Buchler MW(2007)Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer J Am Coll Surg 205 S81-S86

[2] Kleeff J(2008)Most pancreatic cancer resections are R1 resections Ann Surg Oncol 15 1651-1660

[3] Friess H(1973)Regional resection of cancer of the pancreas: a new surgical approach Surgery 73 307-320

[4] Esposito I(2002)Survival statistics gone awry: pancreatic cancer, a case in point J Clin Gastroenterol 35 180-184

[5] Kleeff J(2006)Patterns of recurrence after curative resection of pancreatic cancer, based on autopsy findings J Gastrointest Surg 10 511-518

[6] Bergmann F(2004)Favourable prognostic factors in a large UK experience of adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas and periampullary region Dig Surg 21 202-209

[7] Reiser C(1993)An evaluation of radical resection for pancreatic cancer based on the mode of recurrence as determined by autopsy and diagnostic imaging Cancer 72 2118-2123

[8] Herpel E(1998)The retroperitoneal resection margin and vessel involvement are important factors determining survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy for ductal adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas Virchows Arch 433 237-242

[9] Friess H(2007)Systematic review and meta-analysis of standard and extended lymphadenectomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer Br J Surg 94 265-273

[10] Schirmacher P(1998)Total mesorectal excision: a misnomer for a sound surgical approach Dis Colon Rectum 41 120-121