Preoperative embolization strategy for the combined resection of replaced right hepatic artery in pancreaticoduodenectomy: a small case series

Surgical Case Reports

Table 1 Patient characteristics of preoperative embolization of rRHA

Case	Age	Sex	Diagnosis	Preope Tx	NCCN^a	UICC^b	Procedure	rRHA resection	rRHA origin	rRHA-tumor
1	65	M	PDAC	No	R	cIII	SSPPD	+	CA	Abutment
2	65	M	PDAC	GS	BR	ycIII	Exploratory laparotomy	−	SMA	Involvement
3	75	F	DBDC	No	–	cIIB	SSPPD	+	SMA	Abutment
4	71	M	PDAC	No	R	cIIA	SSPPD	+	SMA	Abutment
5	67	F	PDAC	S-1 + RT GnP	LA	ycIIB	SSPPD	+	SMA	Abutment

rRHA replaced right hepatic artery; PDAC pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; DBDC distal bile duct cancer; PreopeTx preoperative therapy; GS gemcitabine + S-1; RT radiation; GnP gemecitabine + nab-paclitaxel; R resectable; BR borderline resectable; LA locally advanced; SSPPD subtotal stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy; CA celiac artery; SMA superior mesenteric artery
^aNCCN: Resectability criteria from the NCCN Guideline version1.2021 Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma before surgery
^bUICC: The UICC TNM classification 7th edition