title: Pancreatic head resection preserving the main pancreatic duct for congenital hyperinsulinism of infancy.
abstract: Surgical intervention for congenital hyperinsulinism with an unclear focal lesion in the pancreatic head sometimes require the resection of most of the pancreas head and pancreaticojejunotomy. This report presents the case of a patient that underwent pancreatic head resection preserving the main pancreatic duct to avoid pancreaticojejunostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nagasaki University Hospital, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan. mobatake@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obatake
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taura
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inamura
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakatomi
authors.forename: Fumiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagayasu
mesh_terms: D044903:Congenital Hyperinsulinism / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000601:surgery*; D010193:Pancreaticojejunostomy / Q000379:methods*