Pancreaticoduodenectomy for preservation of fat-replaced pancreatic body and tail tissue in a patient with solid pseudopapillary neoplasm: a case report

Abstract Background There is no standard surgical method for treating pancreatic head tumors with fat replacement of the pancreatic body and tail. Total pancreatectomy procedures are usually performed to excise pancreatic head tumors and lead to endocrine function loss and subsequent development of...

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Main Authors: Toru Sakurai, Yuichi Nagakawa, Chie Takishita, Hiroaki Osakabe, Hitoe Nishino, Masanori Akashi, Naoto Okazaki, Kenta Suzuki, Kenji Katsumata, Akihiko Tsuchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00894-x