Figure 1.
Technique of pancreas transplant with portal drainage. The pancreas is
placed at the base of the transverse mesocolon. The donor portal vein is
anastomosed to the recipient proximal splenic vein. The artery is
anastomosed to the aorta through a donor iliac Y-graft. Pancreatic
exocrine secretions drain to the duodenojejunostomy.
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