Successful conversion surgery of distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) with double arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a case report

Abstract Background Pancreatic cancer is a disease with a poor prognosis, requiring multidisciplinary treatment combining chemotherapy and surgery for effective management. Distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) is a surgical intervention performed for locally advanced pancreatic...

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Main Authors: Yoshiki Murase, Daisuke Ban, Aya Maekawa, Shuichi Watanabe, Yoshiya Ishikawa, Keiichi Akahoshi, Kosuke Ogawa, Hiroaki Ono, Atsushi Kudo, Toshifumi Kudo, Shinji Tanaka, Minoru Tanabe
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-01082-7
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author Yoshiki Murase
Daisuke Ban
Aya Maekawa
Shuichi Watanabe
Yoshiya Ishikawa
Keiichi Akahoshi
Kosuke Ogawa
Hiroaki Ono
Atsushi Kudo
Toshifumi Kudo
Shinji Tanaka
Minoru Tanabe
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Daisuke Ban
Aya Maekawa
Shuichi Watanabe
Yoshiya Ishikawa
Keiichi Akahoshi
Kosuke Ogawa
Hiroaki Ono
Atsushi Kudo
Toshifumi Kudo
Shinji Tanaka
Minoru Tanabe
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description Abstract Background Pancreatic cancer is a disease with a poor prognosis, requiring multidisciplinary treatment combining chemotherapy and surgery for effective management. Distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) is a surgical intervention performed for locally advanced pancreatic cancer, but the benefit of arterial reconstruction in DP-CAR is unclear. Case presentation A 49-year-old man with pancreatic cancer was referred to our hospital. Imaging revealed a 54-mm tumor mainly in the pancreatic body, but with arterial infiltration including into the celiac, common hepatic, left gastric, splenic and gastroduodenal arteries. Distant metastases were not detected. The patient was diagnosed with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer and chemoradiotherapy was planned. Three cycles of gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) plus nab-paclitaxel (125 mg/m2) every 4 weeks were followed by irradiation (2 Gy/day, total 50 Gy over 25 days) together with S-1 administration (80 mg/m2/day). A partial response (PR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) was achieved, so surgical intervention was considered. Because the tumor had invaded the root of the gastroduodenal artery, we performed DP-CAR with resection of the gastroduodenal artery, followed by arterial reconstruction of the proper hepatic and left gastric arteries, anastomosed with the abdominal aorta using a great saphenous vein graft in the shape of a “Y”. Histopathology showed that 60% of tumor cells were destroyed by the chemoradiotherapy, defined as grade IIb in the Evans classification. No malignancy was detected at the surgical margin, including the celiac artery, gastroduodenal artery or pancreatic stump; thus R0 surgery was successful. S-1 (80 mg/day) was administered as adjuvant chemotherapy for 6 months. The patient is now doing well without recurrence for > 2 years after the initial treatment (more than 16 months after surgery). Conclusion For locally advanced pancreatic cancer, multidisciplinary treatment combining gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel-based chemoradiotherapy and then DP-CAR surgery with gastroduodenal artery resection and arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting enabled R0 resection in this patient and led to a favorable long-term prognosis.
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spelling doaj-art-e8978a3ab76d40c6937434b5ce495c7b2025-08-20T03:39:18ZengJapan Surgical SocietySurgical Case Reports2198-77932020-12-01611810.1186/s40792-020-01082-7Successful conversion surgery of distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) with double arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a case reportYoshiki Murase0Daisuke Ban1Aya Maekawa2Shuichi Watanabe3Yoshiya Ishikawa4Keiichi Akahoshi5Kosuke Ogawa6Hiroaki Ono7Atsushi Kudo8Toshifumi Kudo9Shinji Tanaka10Minoru Tanabe11Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityAbstract Background Pancreatic cancer is a disease with a poor prognosis, requiring multidisciplinary treatment combining chemotherapy and surgery for effective management. Distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) is a surgical intervention performed for locally advanced pancreatic cancer, but the benefit of arterial reconstruction in DP-CAR is unclear. Case presentation A 49-year-old man with pancreatic cancer was referred to our hospital. Imaging revealed a 54-mm tumor mainly in the pancreatic body, but with arterial infiltration including into the celiac, common hepatic, left gastric, splenic and gastroduodenal arteries. Distant metastases were not detected. The patient was diagnosed with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer and chemoradiotherapy was planned. Three cycles of gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) plus nab-paclitaxel (125 mg/m2) every 4 weeks were followed by irradiation (2 Gy/day, total 50 Gy over 25 days) together with S-1 administration (80 mg/m2/day). A partial response (PR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) was achieved, so surgical intervention was considered. Because the tumor had invaded the root of the gastroduodenal artery, we performed DP-CAR with resection of the gastroduodenal artery, followed by arterial reconstruction of the proper hepatic and left gastric arteries, anastomosed with the abdominal aorta using a great saphenous vein graft in the shape of a “Y”. Histopathology showed that 60% of tumor cells were destroyed by the chemoradiotherapy, defined as grade IIb in the Evans classification. No malignancy was detected at the surgical margin, including the celiac artery, gastroduodenal artery or pancreatic stump; thus R0 surgery was successful. S-1 (80 mg/day) was administered as adjuvant chemotherapy for 6 months. The patient is now doing well without recurrence for > 2 years after the initial treatment (more than 16 months after surgery). Conclusion For locally advanced pancreatic cancer, multidisciplinary treatment combining gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel-based chemoradiotherapy and then DP-CAR surgery with gastroduodenal artery resection and arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting enabled R0 resection in this patient and led to a favorable long-term prognosis.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-01082-7Pancreatic cancerDP-CARArterial reconstructionChemoradiation therapyLocally advancedGemcitabine
spellingShingle Yoshiki Murase
Daisuke Ban
Aya Maekawa
Shuichi Watanabe
Yoshiya Ishikawa
Keiichi Akahoshi
Kosuke Ogawa
Hiroaki Ono
Atsushi Kudo
Toshifumi Kudo
Shinji Tanaka
Minoru Tanabe
Successful conversion surgery of distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) with double arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a case report
Surgical Case Reports
Pancreatic cancer
DP-CAR
Arterial reconstruction
Chemoradiation therapy
Locally advanced
Gemcitabine
title Successful conversion surgery of distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) with double arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a case report
title_full Successful conversion surgery of distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) with double arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a case report
title_fullStr Successful conversion surgery of distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) with double arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Successful conversion surgery of distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) with double arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a case report
title_short Successful conversion surgery of distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) with double arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a case report
title_sort successful conversion surgery of distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection dp car with double arterial reconstruction using saphenous vein grafting for locally advanced pancreatic cancer a case report
topic Pancreatic cancer
DP-CAR
Arterial reconstruction
Chemoradiation therapy
Locally advanced
Gemcitabine
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-01082-7
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