The Current Status and Future Directions of Pancreatoduodenectomy and Pancreatectomy
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 96
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pancreatic surgery; hepatobiliary surgery; pancreatic cancer; periampullary cancers; cholangiocarcinoma; biomarkers; surgical oncology
Interests: pancreatic cancer; pancreatic surgery; quality assurance; randomised controlled trials
Interests: Image-guided liver and pancreatic surgery; improving safety of pancreatic and liver surgery; identification of early markers of pancreatic cancer
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the first pancreatic resections were performed towards the end of the 19th century, pancreatic surgery has continued to evolve. Pancreatoduodenectomy and other forms of pancreatectomy remain extremely central to the work of pancreatic surgeons worldwide. Not surprisingly, over the years, the advancement of surgical techniques has produced several variations and modifications of the common and less common pancreatic resections, which have become part of the armamentarium of pancreatic surgeons. In parallel, as pancreatic surgery advances and evidence accumulates, the role and extent of lymphadenectomy in the context of pancreatic resection may be variable according to the underlying indication, while oncological aspects remain crucial to achieve optimal clearance in the case of malignancy as an indication. Furthermore, more recently, minimally invasive techniques and their rapid uptake raise great promise for the future of pancreatic surgery.
In this Special Issue we are seeking valuable contributions in the form of original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and comprehensive review articles to enlighten technical and non-technical aspects of pancreatoduodenectomy and other forms of pancreatectomy in the current era, but also to explore the future directions of resectional pancreatic surgery.
Dr. Vasileios K. Mavroeidis
Dr. Samir Pathak
Prof. Dr. Somaiah Aroori
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pancreatic resection types
- techniques and modifications
- anastomotic techniques
- open resection
- minimally invasive surgery
- laparoscopic resection
- robotic resection
- hybrid resection techniques
- pancreatic resection post neoadjuvant treatment
- lymphadenectomy
- vascular resections
- organ-sparing procedures
- radicality
- indications
- complications
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