[Is splenectomy necessary in left-side pancreatectomy?].
The generally accepted method of splenectomy in distal resection of the pancreas in considered unjustified. In division of the main splenic arteries the spleen is vascularized by the short gastric arteries and veins and numerous collateral vessels. The author's propositions are confirmed by 15-year clinical experience.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply; D013156:Splenectomy
Obiazate'lnaia li splenéktomiia pri levostoronneĭ rezektsii podzheludochnoĭ zhelezy?