There may be a reduction in adhesion formation following laparoscopic compared with open colectomy, although the small sample size limits this conclusion.

The medial surgical resection margin is the most important after PD for PDAC, and an R1 resection here predicts poor survival.

Patients with PDAC loco-recurrence alone had a significantly better SAR than those with distant recurrence. Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy should be considered to reduce loco-recurrence further and improve long-term survival.

Worldwide, clinical decision-making in CP is largely based on local expertise, beliefs and disbeliefs. Further development of evidence-based guidelines based on well designed (randomized) studies is strongly encouraged.

The reported PG anastomotic technique is a safe and dependable reconstruction procedure with acceptable morbidity and mortality.