We report a case of a meso-pancreatectomy performed on a pancreatic glucagonoma in a 58 years-old woman. MP is a conservative surgical treatment consisting in a resection of the body of the pancreas with the aim of reducing postoperative hormone insufficiency. This approach is curative in benign or low-malignant neoplasm of the central part of the pancreas.
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Int J Surg
July 2015
University of Turin, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Teaching Hospital "San Luigi Gonzaga", Section of General Surgery, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Turin, Italy.
We report a case of a meso-pancreatectomy performed on a pancreatic glucagonoma in a 58 years-old woman. MP is a conservative surgical treatment consisting in a resection of the body of the pancreas with the aim of reducing postoperative hormone insufficiency. This approach is curative in benign or low-malignant neoplasm of the central part of the pancreas.
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February 2012
Department of General Surgery, Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, Modena, Italy.
Ann Ital Chir
July 1993
Istituto di Patologia Chirurgica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Roma.
A case of papillary-cystic neoplasm of the pancreas is reported in a 22-year-old woman. The only symptom was a palpable pulsating mass in her upper left abdomen. A conservative surgical treatment was adopted, consisting of pancreatic body resection (meso-pancreatectomy) and pancreaticojejunostomy to distal pancreatic stump.
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