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Ventral pancreatectomy: Resection of the ventral segment of the pancreas
Author(s) -
Takada Tadahiro
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of hepato‐biliary‐pancreatic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.63
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1868-6982
pISSN - 0944-1166
DOI - 10.1007/bf01235933
Subject(s) - pancreas divisum , pancreas , medicine , pancreatectomy , resection , dorsum , distal pancreatectomy , anatomy , surgery , pancreatic duct
Based on embryologic evidence that the pancreas is formed by the fusion of the ventral and dorsal pancreatic anlagen, a study was undertaken to determine whether either of these two pancreatic segments could be resected separately. As it was concluded that this was possible, the author used this surgical approach to excise the dorsal pancreatic head in a patient with pancreatic divisum. The operative procedures of this ventral pancreatectomy are discussed.