PMID: 22572133May 11, 2012Paper

Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy followed by intramuscular autologous islet transplantation for traumatic pancreatic transection in a young adult

JOP : Journal of the Pancreas
Sabrina DardenneStéphanie Truant

Abstract

Pancreatic injuries caused by blunt trauma are often treated conservatively, except for the highest grades of these. We report a case of complete transection of the distal pancreas in a young adult which was successfully managed by spleen-preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy followed by an islet autotransplantation in the patient's forearm striated muscle. We describe a mini-invasive approach for pancreatectomy with restoration of resected islets to the patient.

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