When the disease affects the splenic artery or vein, the adjacent spleen is often removed. After removal of the end of the pancreas, the remaining portion of the organ functions normally by producing ...

Between January 2000 and December 2010 we performed a total of 872 pancreatic resections in the Department for General, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery ... a concomitant splenectomy was performed.

Background There is an ongoing debate about the best closure technique after distal pancreatectomy (DP). The aim of the closure is to prevent the formation of a clinically relevant post-operative ...

The pancreas is an organ behind the stomach and near the spleen. It performs both exocrine ... to an autoimmune disease processes. Pancreas surgery might be a treatment option when the pancreas ...