Opinions on several issues concerning radical pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head carcinoma

According our practice of raical pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancretic head carcinoma and combined with these reviews, we suggested the active and palliative pancreaticoduodenectomy should be aviod. Skeletonization of hepatoduodenal ligament and the retroperitoneal resection should be the routine procedure in pancreticoduodenectomy, and at least invovle two regional lymph nodes. In addition, regardless of the metastase of No 13 lymph node, ristricted retroperitoneal resection for resectable pancretic carcinoma was needed. Exposured the superior mesenteric artery and distinguished inferior of uncinate process of pancrease with the artery, were the key point of the uncinate process of pancrease resection. Preoperative evaluation of angiography and other images, the ratio of activeness and combination with vessel resection would be improved. The style of pancreaticojejunostomy could be selected by the experience of the operator, we are apt to the double-deck invaginated pancreaticojejunostomy. Additionally, utilization of the electronic surgical workstation, should be careful and also need to accumulate more experience. Key words: Pancreatic head carcinoma; Radical pancreaticoduodenectomy; Hepatoduodenal ligament lyphadenectomy; Ristricted retroperitoneal resection; Uncinate process of pancrease resection