A distal pancreatectomy is the removal of the end of the pancreas while leaving the pancreatic head attached. It is performed to treat pancreatic cancer localized in the end of the pancreas, but may ...

Fat assimilation was determined by 219 daily balance studies in seven patients who had had massive distal pancreatectomy for pancreatitis with preservation of the integrity of the gut lumen.

Laparoscopic approach for distal pancreatectomy not difficult in expert hands. For the rare cyst of the neck of the pancreas, a central pancreatectomy may be employed as the procedure for cyst ...

Distal pancreatectomy: The tail and/or portion of the body of the pancreas are removed, but not the head. This surgery is uncommon for pancreatic cancer, ...

From May 2018 to May 2021, patients were randomized 1:1 to either minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy (laparoscopic or robot-assisted) or open distal pancreatectomy.

A previous randomized trial showed similar morbidity rates between patients who did and not receive a drain after a distal pancreatectomy. A meta-analysis of five studies showed a lower rate of ...

Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DO You can live without your pancreas; however, it does require you to take ...

Pancreatic transection during distal pancreatectomy was typically performed either with the use of a mechanical stapler, with or without absorbable mesh staple-line reinforcement (Seamguard [Gore ...

In addition, the disease-free and overall survival rates at 3 years were nearly identical. "For pancreatic cancer, we have proven for the first time that minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy ...

The learning curve length for minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) is estimated at 85 procedures for the primary textbook outcome (TBO), according to a study published online June 28 in ...

Distal pancreatectomy: A distal pancreatectomy involves removing the tail of your pancreas and sometimes part of the body of your pancreas as well. In some instances, ...

Article Title. Prophylactic abdominal drainage after distal pancreatectomy (PANDORINA): an international, multicentre, non-blinded, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial ...