Additional Resection of the Pancreas Body Prevents Postoperative Pancreas Fistula in Patients with Portal Annular Pancreas Who Undergo Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Additional Resection of the Pancreas Body Prevents Postoperative Pancreas Fistula in Patients with Portal Annular Pancreas Who Undergo Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Portal annular pancreas (PAP) is a rare variant in which the uncinate process of the pancreas extends to the dorsal surface of the pancreas body and surrounds the portal vein or superior mesenteric vein.Upon pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), when the pancreas is cut at the neck, two cut surfaces are cre...

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Main Authors: Jun Muto, Yohei Mano, Noboru Harada, Hideaki Uchiyama, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Akinobu Taketomi, Ken Shirabe, Yoshihiko Maehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Portal annular pancreas
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Pancreas fistula
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/335210

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