| AA | abdominal aorta |
| CA | cancer antigen |
| CHA | common hepatic artery |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CRM | circumferential resection margin |
| ICV | inferior caval vein |
| GDA | gastroduodenal artery |
| hPDAC | ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| MDCT | multi-detector computed tomography |
| MP | mesopancreatic fat |
| MPE | mesopancreatic excision |
| MPS | mesopancreatic stranding |
| PALN | paraaortic lymph nodes |
| PV | portal vein |
| SMA | superior mesenteric artery |
| SMV | superior mesenteric vein |
| UICC | Union for international cancer control |