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Fig. 5.1 View onto the medial aspect of a pancreatoduodenectomy specimen. Note the ovoid-shaped pancreatic transection margin with a dilated main pancreatic duct (MPD). The groove of the superior mesenteric…

Fig. 23.1 (a) Superior part of the pancreatic head. (b) Inferior part of the pancreatic head. (Arrow a) Soft tissue plane between antropyloric area of the stomach and the pancreas,…

Fig. 3.1 Conventional pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: variably sized well-formed glands surrounded by abundant desmoplastic stroma The difficulty in distinguishing ductal adenocarcinoma from chronic pancreatitis also applies to the microscopic diagnosis…

Fig. 4.1 (a, b) Normal pancreatic duct epithelium. (b) A magnified image. Epithelial lining composed of a single layer of cuboidal cells Fig. 4.2 (a) Carcinoma in situ composed of…

Fig. 16.1 The fusion fascia of the pancreatic head is called the “fusion fascia of Treitz” and that of the pancreatic body and tail is the “fusion fascia of Toldt.”…

Fig. 20.1 Pancreatic blood supply. IPDA inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery, GDA gastroduodenal artery, SA splenic artery Fig. 20.2 Catheter bypass of the portal vein: (A) bypass between the mesenteric and femoral…

Author Premalignant lesion n Treatment Median area of ablation, mm (range) Outcome Complications Gan et al. Cystic tumors of the pancreas 25 EUS-guided ethanol lavage 19.4 (6–30) Complete resolution in…

Fig. 7.1 A 69-year-old man with pancreatic head cancer. Pancreatic protocol MDCT and MRI examinations. (a–d) Pancreatic protocol MDCT examination composed of precontrast (a), early arterial (b), pancreatic (c), and…

Biliary intervention  Preoperative biliary drainage  Palliation of obstructive jaundice Duodenal intervention  Palliation of duodenal and gastric outlet obstruction Palliation of pain  Pancreatic duct stent placement  Endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus/ganglia neurolysis…