Central pancreatectomy in portal annular pancreas for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a case report

Abstract Background Portal annular pancreas (PAP) is a rare congenital anatomical abnormality of the pancreas in which the portal vein is encircled by aberrant parenchyma, and special attention is needed for pancreatic resections. This is the first report of central pancreatectomy (CP) in a PAP for...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yasutoshi Kimura, Minoru Nagayama, Masafumi Imamura, Shingo Tanaka, Makoto Yoshida, Eiji Yoshida, Hiroki Fujino, Takashi Machiki, Koji Miyanishi, Toru Mizuguchi, Junji Kato, Ichiro Takemasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1622-8