Predicting pancreatic fistula risk after splenectomy in cirrhotic splenomegaly: Surgical anatomy and implications

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World J Hepatol. Sep 27, 2026; 18(9): 119776
Published online Sep 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.119776

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Figure 1 Accessory spleens (black arrows) and a gastrosplenic trunk (blue arrow) may complicate splenectomy and increase the risk of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula. Note that the stomach was transected at the cardiac end and reflected to expose the gastric bed (original figure from a dissected elderly female cadaver). Sp: Spleen; St: Stomach; P: Pancreas; LG: Left gastric artery; SA: Splenic artery.

Citation: Burud IAS, Sood S, Elhariri S, Eid N. Predicting pancreatic fistula risk after splenectomy in cirrhotic splenomegaly: Surgical anatomy and implications. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(9): 119776
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v18/i9/119776.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.119776

Burud IAS, Sood S, Elhariri S, Eid N. Predicting pancreatic fistula risk after splenectomy in cirrhotic splenomegaly: Surgical anatomy and implications. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(9): 119776 [DOI: 10.4254/wjh.119776]

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