DISPACT-2

Distal pancreatectomy - a randomised controlled trial comparing minimally invasive with open resection

Condition

benign and malignant lesions of the pancreatic body and pancreatic tail requiring elective distal pancreatectomy

Intervention

minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy versus open distal pancreatectomy

Aim

evaluation of postoperative mortality and morbidity within 3 months after surgery

Place

multicentric in Germany

 

TRIANGLE

Conventional partial pancreatoduodenectomy versus an extended pancreatoduodenectomy (triangle operation) for pancreatic head cancers

Condition

patients with pancreatic carcinoma

Intervention

removal of pancreatic head with or without removal of lymphatic and soft tissue in the TRIANGLE region

Aim

direct comparison of 2 different operation techniques

Study site

multicentric in Germany