Abstract |
Many surgeons have recently attempted operative procedures for limited resection of the head of the pancreas. This site-specific approach has emerged as a result of precise diagnostic radiologic studies that have become available. The author performed a new operative procedure in 2 patients with mucin-producing pancreatic cysts that included total resection of the head of the pancreas with careful regard to its vasculature. The procedure provided a way of resecting the head of the pancreas while preserving the duodenum, bile duct, and papilla. The pancreatic duct was cut 5 mm before the point of confluence with the bile duct, and an end-to-end anastomosis was performed on the pancreatic duct. Both patients were discharged within 1 to 1.5 months after surgery, without complication. The operative procedure requires no processing of the jejunum, only a simple anastomosis of the pancreatic duct.
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Authors | T Nagakawa, T Ohta, M Kayahara, K Ueno |
Journal | American journal of surgery
(Am J Surg)
Vol. 173
Issue 3
Pg. 210-2
(Mar 1997)
ISSN: 0002-9610 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9124628
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Anastomosis, Surgical
(methods)
- Humans
- Pancreatectomy
(methods)
- Pancreatic Cyst
(surgery)
- Pancreatic Ducts
(surgery)
- Postoperative Complications
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