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Figure 1

From: DISCOVER trial– Distal resection of the pancreas with or without coverage of the pancreatic remnant: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Figure 1

Coverage procedure following distal pancreatectomy. (A) The falciform ligament (fl) is separated from the abdominal wall (B) and pulled through the minor omentum. (C + D) Subsequently, a dorsal and ventral suture line (4–0 or 5–0 PDS) is used to fix the serosal surface of the ligament to the closed pancreatic stump (ps). vms = vena mesenterica superior; ahc = arteria hepatica communis.

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