Left Pancreatectomy for Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Tumors

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Introduction: Distal pancreatectomy for neuroendocrine tumors localized in the body-tail of the pancreas (NTP) can be performed either with splenectomy (DP) or with a spleen-preserving procedure (SPLP).

Aim(s): To retrospectively evaluate postoperative complications and clinical outcome of patients submitted to laparotomic DP or SPLP for pancreatic endocrine tumors.

Materials and methods: We reviewed clinical data of patients who underwent laparotomic left pancreatectomy for NTP from January 1981 to December 2010, evaluating histological features, staging, type of surgery, early and late complications, follow-up (FU) and disease-free survival (DFS).

Conference: 9th Annual ENETSConcerence (2012)

Presenting Author:

Authors: Milanetto A, Moletta L, Lico V, Sperti C, Pedrazzoli S,

Keywords: pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, left pancreatectomy,