Figure 3From: 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 outcomesIntraoperative photographs. A) creating the tunnel between the anterior surface of the splenic vein (SV) and the posterior surface of the pancreas; the body of the pancreas was encircled with a vessel loop; B) The superior mesenteric vein (SMV) has been anastomosed to the portal vein (PV) without a graft. (Reprinted from: Chen YH et al., J Am Coll Surg 2013, 217(4):E21-E28., with permission).Back to article page