Treatment of bleeding from a portion of pancreatojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy with division of the splenic vein: two case reports

Abstract Background There is no definitive strategy for gastrointestinal bleeding due to left-sided portal hypertension after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic cancer (PC) with concomitant portal vein resection (PVR). Case presentation Case 1: A 70-year-old woman underwent a PD for PC with...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Kushiya, Takehiro Noji, Daisuke Abo, Takeshi Soyama, Kimitaka Tanaka, Yoshitsugu Nakanishi, Toshimichi Asano, Toru Nakamura, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Keisuke Okamura, Satoshi Hirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-08-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0687-5