1. Efficacy of venous reconstruction in patients with adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head
2. Survival following pancreaticoduodenectomy with resection of the superior mesenteric–portal vein confluence for adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head
3. Lygidakis NJ, Singh G, Bardaxoglou E, et al. Monobloc total spleno-pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head carcinoma with portal–mesenteric venous invasion: a prospective randomized study.Hepatogastroenterology2004; 51:427–433
4. Shiraishi M, Nagahama M, Miyaguni T, Shimoji H, Kusano T, Mute Y. Two-step portal bypass to reconstruct an invaded superior mesenteric vein in pancreatic cancer.Hepatogastroenterology1998; 45:882 –884
5. Taschieri AM, Elli M, Rovati M, et al. Surgical treatment of pancreatic tumors invading the splenomesenteric-portal vessels: an Italian multicenter survey.Hepatogastroenterology1999; 46:492 –497