Prognostic factors for survival and surgical complications in Whipple's pancreatoduodenectomy during a 10-year experience.

Background: Periampullary neoplasms account for over 30,000 cancer-related deaths per year in the United States. Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is considered the surgical standard and is the only curative treatment option for these pathologies.

Objective: The objective of this study was to report the prognostic factors in survival and surgical complications in PD.