The delegation of the Pancreas Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University also attended the 30th Annual Meeting of American Pancreas Club (APC), which was held in San Diego from May 19th to 21st during their trip to the US. Founded in 1966, APC held the 50th anniversary meeting in celebration of their establishment. All members are / were experienced surgeons, including many historically famous masters, such as Cameron, Warshaw and Beger.

        APC is known as the “pancreas club” because it has been upholding the spirit of openness and freedom. This is the home to a number of famous pancreatic surgical procedures. For example, the discovery of CA19-9 (1986), and middle segment pancreatectomy were first reported in APC. The report named “Mucinous Ductal Ectasia, An Emerging Clinico-Pathologic Entity” in 1996 was one of the most important new discoveries in pancreatic field in the last 20 years IPMN揭开了面纱. Many young participants later became internationally renowned pancreatic surgeons. For example, Buchler’s delivered a report named “Preoperative Laparoscopy” in APC in 1996, and he is currently the chairman of European Pancreatic Surgery.

       The open and free “club” spirit of APC is also reflected as the fact that it not only emphasizes the importance of authority, but it also listens to the voices of more pancreatic surgeons, offering opportunities and a platform for more doctors to display and communicate. As a small meeting with only 200 participants and lasted only two days in only one venue, a total of 54 keynote lectures, 20 poster tours and 194 poster displays were arranged. 

      As the only participant from China, the Pancreas Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University has prepared a total of eight topics for the meeting of APC.