Background: In patients having locally advanced cancer of the stomach with suspected tumor infiltration to the pancreatic head or the duodenum, a concurrent pancreaticoduodenectomy with gastrectomy is occasionally prerequisite to achieve a microscopically tumor-free surgical margin.

Materials And Methods: We present the first series of successful totally laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (TLPD) for advanced gastric cancer with suspected infiltration to the pancreatic head.

Results: TLPD was successfully performed without adverse events during surgery and resulted in favorable short-term outcomes of three patients with locally advanced gastric cancer with suspected invasion to the pancreas.

Conclusions: Although TLPD for locally advanced gastric cancer is a technically difficult challenging operation that requires careful dissection along the major vessels, intracorporeal tie sutures, and the placement of an external drainage tube into a narrow pancreatic duct, this procedure is technically feasible and safe in the hands of experienced surgeons. Long-term follow-up is mandatory to validate oncological outcome.

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