Akira Matsushita

Publications
  • Case Report
    Laparoscopic Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer
    Author(s): Yoshiharu Nakamura, Akira Matsushita, Hiroki Sumiyoshi, Kazuya Yamahatsu, Takayuki Aimoto and Eiji UchidaYoshiharu Nakamura, Akira Matsushita, Hiroki Sumiyoshi, Kazuya Yamahatsu, Takayuki Aimoto and Eiji Uchida

    Introduction: The recent advances of surgical techniques and technology allow minimally invasive surgery to be applied in patients with benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas. About malignancy, we still have concerns regarding the oncologic adequacy of laparoscopic pancreatectomy, with fewer studies reporting oncologic outcomes. We describe the surgical technique to improve the curability of laparoscopic pancreatectomy in the treatment of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and focuse on the oncologic outcomes and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for PDAC patients. Methods: From January 2004, patients who had been diagnosed with the tumor in the pancreas without suspicion for vascular involvement were eligible for laparoscopic pancreatectomy at Nippon Medical School. In Lap- PD for PDAC patients, we apply laparoscopic left mesent.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2157-2518.S9-004

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