Head dorsal pancreatectomy: An alternative to the pancreaticoduodenectomy for not enucleable benign or low-grade malignant lesions

摘要

Background: Head dorsal pancreatectomy (HDP) is a segmental pancreatic resection, conservative variant of total dorsal pancreatectomy, applied to preserve the functional pancreatic parenchyma as an alternative to pancreaticoduodenectomy in not enucleable benign or low-grade malignant lesions. The absences of biliary and gastrointestinal resection/reconstruction are the other advantages of the technique.