The angiograms of 35 patients who had had surgery of the pancreas were evaluated. One must distinguish between the changes due to the procedure and those due to the original disease or to progress or recurrence of tumours. Out of four patients with recurrence of a pancreatic carcinoma, the angiogram failed to show any evidence in three. Angiography after pancreatic surgery is of value in planning further treatment, or if sonography and computer tomography are unable to clarify the problem.
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