[Arterial blood supply to the pancreatic cauda and acute pancreatitis after splenectomy (author's transl)].
Thirty cadaver dissections and injections of the pancreatic caudal arteries brought the authors to the conclusion that the ligature of a recurrent artery (going from the splenic hilum to the pancreatic cauda) is an exceptional cause of acute pancreatitis after splenectomy : this complication is more often due to direct trauma to the pancreas.
D001158:Arteries; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
La vascularisation artérielle de la queue du pancréas et les n3croses caudales pancréatiques après splénectomie.