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World J Transplant. Jan 18, 2021; 11(1): 1-6
Published online Jan 18, 2021. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v11.i1.1
Published online Jan 18, 2021. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v11.i1.1
Back-table surgery pancreas allograft for transplantation: Implications in complications
Javier Briceño, Juan Manuel Sánchez-Hidalgo, Alvaro Arjona-Sanchez, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba 14004, Spain
Author contributions: Briceño J contributed coordination, writing and editing; Sánchez-Hidalgo JM contributed literature review and search; Arjona-Sanchez A contributed literature review and search.
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Corresponding author: Javier Briceño, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, Cordoba 14004, Spain. javibriceno@hotmail.com
Received: June 22, 2020
Peer-review started: June 22, 2020
First decision: November 16, 2020
Revised: December 30, 2020
Accepted: January 8, 2021
Article in press: January 8, 2021
Published online: January 18, 2021
Peer-review started: June 22, 2020
First decision: November 16, 2020
Revised: December 30, 2020
Accepted: January 8, 2021
Article in press: January 8, 2021
Published online: January 18, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: Back-table work in pancreas transplantation is a delicate and complex technique. It consists of numerous steps, all of them aimed at avoiding serious complications in the postoperative period of the transplant. It requires exquisite management of the duodenal remnant, the portal vein of the graft, and the arteries that ensure oxygenation of the gland. It is important to perform a methodical technique by an expert surgical team. A large part of pancreatic transplant failures is due to faulty back-table work.