[Results of pancreaticoduodenectomy in the treatment of periampullary tumors].

Background: The diagnosis and treatment of periampullary tumors represents a challenge for current medicine.

Aim: To review the results of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PDD) in the treatment of periampullary tumors and to identify risk factors that impact the long-term survival.

Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective study of patients who underwent a PDD for periampullary tumors between 1993 and 2009.