Prevention and Treatment of Complications in Pancreatic Cancer Surgery (original) (raw)

2015

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women in Europe, being resistant to nonsurgical forms of oncological treatment such as radio-, chemo-, and immunotherapy. Surgery remains the only curative treatment for pancreatic tumors. These patients typically present in a malnourished and advanced state of the disease. Most of the improved survival achieved over the past three decades has been related to improved perioperative management, and earlier recognition and treatment of post-operative morbidity. Malnutrition leads to a vicious cycle, as complications are detrimental to the nutritional state of the patient, with postoperative morbidity rates being still substantial. Whilst the majority of perioperative complications are not life-threatening, they can, however, amount to increased lengths of stay, costs and delays in adjuvant therapy. This article reviews the current literature, the prevention and treatment of most common four postoperative c...

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