RE: Pancreatectomy with arterial resection.

Similar results have been recently reported for a considerably larger series.[1] Our surgical technique intended to minimize intra- and postoperative surgical risks.[2] Patients with significant co-morbidity were excluded, as reflected by the younger median age of patients undergoing arterial resection. A recent publication shows that, thanks to the improved effect of chemotherapy, in many patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, arterial resection is not necessary to achieve a radical resection.[8] Pancreatectomy with arterial resection is superior to palliation in patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer. [Extracted from the article]