Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with excision of splenic artery and vein: A cautionary note [7]

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1530-

  Balzano, Gianpaolo ^a   Zerbi, Alessandro ^a   Di Carlo, Valerio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PANCREAS RESECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLENIC VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HUMANS; PANCREATECTOMY; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC ARTERY; SPLENIC VEIN;

EID: 34250613503     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9055-x     Document Type: Letter

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