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Abstract
Subtotal pancreatectomy has a relatively high morbidity and mortality. To minimize
the possibility of injury to structures contiguous with the pancreas, a simplified
technic of distal pancreatectomy is employed whereby the tail of the pancreas is approached
by the retrograde route and the spleen is left intact.
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