When the disease affects the splenic artery or vein, the adjacent spleen is often removed. After removal of the end of the pancreas, the remaining portion of the organ functions normally by producing ...

in 10 patients and distal pancreatectomy (DP) in five patients. In four patients, DP was performed with and, in one patient, without splenectomy. In three patients, total pancreatectomy was ...

The pancreas is an organ behind the stomach and near the spleen. It performs both exocrine ... Surgical removal of the pancreas, referred to as a pancreatectomy, is a potential consideration ...

safe closure of the pancreatic remnant is therefore an important issue for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. [10] In addition, our analysis confirms that patients with a clinically relevant ...