title: Pancreas anatomy and surgical procedure for pancreatectomy in rhesus monkeys.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to investigate the pancreas anatomy and surgical procedure for harvesting pancreas for islet isolation while performing pancreatectomy to induce diabetes in rhesus monkeys.
  
  
  METHODS
  The necropsy was performed in three cadaveric monkeys. Two monkeys underwent the total pancreatectomy and four underwent partial pancreatectomy (70-75%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The greater omentum without ligament to transverse colon, the cystic artery arising from the proper hepatic artery and the branches supplying the paries posterior gastricus from the splenic artery were observed. For pancreatectomy, resected pancreas can be used for islet isolation. Diabetes was not induced in the monkeys undergoing partial pancreatectomy (70-75%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pancreas anatomy in rhesus monkeys is not the same as in human. Diabetes can be induced in rhesus monkeys by total but not partial pancreatectomy (70-75%). Resected pancreas can be used for islet isolation while performing pancreatectomy to induce diabetes.
authors: Department of Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Zhangyide520@163.com
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Lan
authors: L
authors: Fu
authors: Yan-Rong
authors: YR
authors: Lu
authors: Zhi-Guang
authors: ZG
authors: Guo
authors: Zhao-Da
authors: ZD
authors: Zhang
authors: Jing-Qiu
authors: JQ
authors: Cheng
authors: Wei-Ming
authors: WM
authors: Hu
authors: Xu-Bao
authors: XB
authors: Liu
authors: Gang
authors: G
authors: Mai
authors: Yong
authors: Y
authors: Zeng
authors: Bo-Le
authors: BL
authors: Tian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000209:etiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004386:Duodenum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000601:surgery; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000662:veterinary; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000662:veterinary