Vascular resection in pancreatic adenocarcinoma with portal or superior mesenteric vein invasion

Table 2 Surgical mortality and morbidity in 58 patients who underwent standard Whipple operation with portal vein resection

Morbidity	SMV/PVR ≤3 cm	SMV/ PVR > 3 cm
	(n = 28)	(n = 30)
Hemorrhage	1	2
Hypertension with upper gastrointestinal bleeding	0	1
Pancreatic fistula	2	3
Wound infection	1	1
Reoperation	1	1
Recurrence	21	27
Median hospital stay (d)	18 (range 8-32)	18 (range 11-43)

SMV/PVR: Superior mesenteric vein/portal vein resection.