En Bloc Celiac Axis Resection for Pancreatic Cancer: Classification of Anatomical Variants Based on Tumor Extent

En bloc celiac axis resection (CAR) for pancreatic cancer (PC) is increasingly considered after modern neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). “Appleby” and “DP-CAR” are anatomically inaccurate terms as tumors can extend beyond celiac axis proper requiring concurrent resection of the proper hepatic artery and/or superior mesenteric artery.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - May 13, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Mark J. Truty, Jill J. Colglazier, Bernardo C. Mendes, David. M. Nagorney, Thomas C. Bower, Rory L. Smoot, Randall R. DeMartino, Sean P. Cleary, Gustavo S. Oderich, Michael L. Kendrick Tags: Western Surgical Association Article Source Type: research