Circumportal pancreas

P Addeo; A Locicero; P Bachellier

doi:10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2019.02.001

Circumportal pancreas

J Visc Surg. 2019 Oct;156(5):467-468. doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2019.02.001. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Authors

P Addeo¹, A Locicero², P Bachellier²

Affiliations

¹ Service de chirurgie hépatique, pancréatique, biliaire et transplantation hépatique, pôle des pathologies digestives, hépatiques et de la transplantation, université de Strasbourg, hôpital de Hautepierre-Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, avenue Molière, 67098 Strasbourg, France. Electronic address: pietrofrancesco.addeo@chru-strasbourg.fr.
² Service de chirurgie hépatique, pancréatique, biliaire et transplantation hépatique, pôle des pathologies digestives, hépatiques et de la transplantation, université de Strasbourg, hôpital de Hautepierre-Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, avenue Molière, 67098 Strasbourg, France.

PMID: 30773440
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2019.02.001

Abstract

The circumportal pancreas (CPP) is a normal though rare anatomical variant of the pancreas resulting from fusion of ventral and dorsal pancreatic buds during embryogenesis. Preoperative imaging in a 69-year-old man displayed the presence of a CPP completely encasing the portal vein. For pancreatic resection, missing a CPP is associated with a higher risk of postoperative complications.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / surgery
Aged
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pancreas / abnormalities*
Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
Pancreatectomy / methods
Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery
Portal Vein / abnormalities*
Portal Vein / diagnostic imaging