Surgical treatment for uncinate process XXXX .

@entity1 @entity788 @entity189 @entity1578 @entity86
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the clinical features of uncinate process @entity788 and to improve the resection rate. METHODS: From January 1990 to June 1999, 10 @entity1 with pancreas uncinate process @entity189 received Whipple's operation. Portal vein (PV) resection and reanastomosis were performed in 5 @entity1 , and the resected length varied from 2.0 to 4.2 cm. Two @entity1 underwent PV lateral wall partial resection. RESULTS: Among the 7 @entity1 undergoing PV resection, 1 died of @entity1578 3 days after operation. One @entity1 suffered from @entity86 . These 6 @entity1 survived 13 to 29 months postoperatively. Among the 3 @entity1 without PV resection, 2 survived 13 months and 14 months respectively. One @entity1 was alive by the end of follow-up for 11.5 months postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Although uncinate process @entity788 has a tendency to invade the adjacent PV and superior mesentery vein, it should not be simply regarded as a contraindication of radical resection.
