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A more aggressive resection (total pancreatectomy, vascular resection, extended lymphadenectomy, etc…) when a standard resection obtains negative margins has not been shown to improve survival. Experienced surgeons and teams carefully plan each operation to maximize the chances of cure without increasing the chances of surgical complications or poor quality of life after surgery.