Should the portal vein be routinely resected during pancreaticoduodenectomy for adenocarcinoma

Introduction:In pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA), a margin negative resection (R0) is critical for long-term survival.Background:Although pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) with en-bloc portal vein/superior mesenteric vein (PV/SMV) resection is used in patients with venous involvement by tumor, its utility