title: Technique of regional subtotal and total pancreatectomy.
abstract: The technique of regional pancreatectomy as detailed is divided into five phases. The procedure includes en bloc regional lymph node dissection, peripancreatic soft tissue resection, and resection with reconstruction of the pancreatic segment of portal vein. The pancreatic resection can be subtotal or total.
mesh_terms: D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000601:surgery; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013997:Time Factors