Prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein discovered in a pediatric patient undergoing total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation: a case report and review of literature

Prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein discovered in a pediatric patient undergoing total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation: a case report and review of literature

BackgroundPrepancreatic postduodenal portal vein (PPPV) is a rare anatomic variant where the portal vein (PV) runs anterior to the pancreas and posterior to the duodenum. Only 20 cases of PPPV, all in adults, have been reported in literature. We report the first case of PPPV in a pediatric patient d...

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Main Authors: Muhammed Ali Colak, Andrew T. Trout, Christie Heinzman, A Jay Freeman, Sara K. Rasmussen, Maisam Abu-El-Haija, Jaimie D. Nathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
prepancreatic postduodenal portal vein
anatomic variation
PPPV
anatomic abnormality
total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplant (TPIAT)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2024.1509807/full
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