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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;28(9):935-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00383-012-3147-x.

Pancreatic head resection preserving the main pancreatic duct for congenital hyperinsulinism of infancy

Masayuki Obatake  1 , Kyoko Mochizuki, Yasuaki Taura, Yukio Inamura, Akiko Nakatomi, Fumiko Kinoshita, Takeshi Nagayasu
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Pancreatic head resection preserving the main pancreatic duct for congenital hyperinsulinism of infancy

Masayuki Obatake et al. Pediatr Surg Int. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Surgical intervention for congenital hyperinsulinism with an unclear focal lesion in the pancreatic head sometimes require the resection of most of the pancreas head and pancreaticojejunotomy. This report presents the case of a patient that underwent pancreatic head resection preserving the main pancreatic duct to avoid pancreaticojejunostomy.

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