Jae P Jung1, Mazen S Zenati1, Ahmad Hamad1, Melissa E Hogg1, Richard L Simmons1, Amer H Zureikat1, Herbert J Zeh2, Brian A Boone3. 1. Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5150 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA. 2. Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5150 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Office E.7102B, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. 3. Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5150 Center Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA; Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, PO Box 9238 HSCS, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. Electronic address: brian.boone@hsc.wvu.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Achieving margin negative resection is a significant determinant of outcome in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDA). However, because of the fibrotic nature of PDA, it can be difficult to discriminate fibrosis from active disease intra-operatively. We sought to determine if post-hoc video review of robotic pancreatico-duodenectomy (RPD) could predict the portal/superior mesenteric vein (PV/SMV) margin status on final pathology. METHODS: Experienced pancreatic surgeons, blinded to patient and operative variables, reviewed the PV/SMV margin for available RPD videos of consecutive PDA patients from 9/2012 through 6/2017. RESULTS: 107 RPD videos were reviewed. Of 76 patients (71%) predicted to have a negative vein margin on video review, 20 patients (26%) had a pathologic positive margin. 25 of 31 patients (81%) predicted to have positive margin on video review were positive on pathology. The specificity of video prediction was 90.3% with a sensitivity of 55.6% and an accuracy of 75.7%. CONCLUSION: Post-hoc video review prediction is unable to reliably predict a positive (R1) margin at the portal vein/SMV, suggesting that intra-operative clinical assessment may be suboptimal in determining the need for more extensive resections.
BACKGROUND: Achieving margin negative resection is a significant determinant of outcome in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDA). However, because of the fibrotic nature of PDA, it can be difficult to discriminate fibrosis from active disease intra-operatively. We sought to determine if post-hoc video review of robotic pancreatico-duodenectomy (RPD) could predict the portal/superior mesenteric vein (PV/SMV) margin status on final pathology. METHODS: Experienced pancreatic surgeons, blinded to patient and operative variables, reviewed the PV/SMV margin for available RPD videos of consecutive PDA patients from 9/2012 through 6/2017. RESULTS: 107 RPD videos were reviewed. Of 76 patients (71%) predicted to have a negative vein margin on video review, 20 patients (26%) had a pathologic positive margin. 25 of 31 patients (81%) predicted to have positive margin on video review were positive on pathology. The specificity of video prediction was 90.3% with a sensitivity of 55.6% and an accuracy of 75.7%. CONCLUSION: Post-hoc video review prediction is unable to reliably predict a positive (R1) margin at the portal vein/SMV, suggesting that intra-operative clinical assessment may be suboptimal in determining the need for more extensive resections.
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