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From: Inferior mesenteric vein serves as an alternative guide for transection of the pancreatic body during pancreaticoduodenectomy with concomitant vascular resection: a comparative study evaluating perioperative outcomes

Figure 2

Schematic diagram. A) Pancreatic tumors involving the anterior of the mesenterico-portal vein ( MPV) axis (circles); line A indicates the usual plane of transection of the neck of the pancreas in a standard Whipple procedure; line B indicates the plane of transection in an interior mesenteric vein (IMV) procedure; line C indicates the plane of transaction as in the ‘central pancreatectomy’ approach. B) The pancreas is transected just to the right of the plane through which the IMV enters the inferior border of the pancreas. (PV, portal vein; HA, hepatic artery; SA, splenic artery; SMV, superior mesenteric vein; SMA, superior mesenteric artery; SV, splenic vein).

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European Journal of Medical Research

ISSN: 2047-783X

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