Current approaches to surgical treatment of pancreatic head cancer

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer accounts for 810% of all cases of malignant tumors of the digestive organs and 5060% of pancreaticoduodenal malignant neoplasms. Over the past 30 years the incidence of pancreatic cancer in Russia has increased by 30%. The main method of treatment this category of patients requires surgical intervention. Extensive experience has been gained in using various types of surgical therapy. The review analyzes the results of modern studies on the efficacy and safety of the most common of them.