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SUBMITTER: van der Werf LR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6877485 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 20190228 12
<h4>Background</h4>Radical gastrectomy is the cornerstone of the treatment of gastric cancer. For tumors invading the pancreas, en-bloc partial pancreatectomy may be needed for a radical resection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of gastrectomies with partial pancreatectomy for gastric cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients who underwent gastrectomy with or without partial pancreatectomy for gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer between 2011 and 2015 were selected from the Dut ...[more]