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2025 , Vol. 30 >Issue 06: 483 - 487

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16139/j.1007-9610.2025.06.05

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Anatomical classification and intraoperative management strategies of dorsal pancreatic artery in 576 standard pancreatic surgeries

  • OU Huiyi ,
  • JIN Kaizhou ,
  • YE Longyun ,
  • WU Weiding
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  • Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center； Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University； Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute; Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China

Received date: 2025-11-04

  Online published: 2026-01-26

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Abstract

Dorsal pancreatic artery (DPA) is one of the most commonly studied arteries in the pancreas. The management of DPA during pancreatic standard resection/radical surgery (pancreaticoduodenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy) is closely related to complications such as late bleeding caused by pancreatic fistula erosion after surgery. This article collected data from patients who underwent open/minimally invasive standard pancreatic resection/radical surgery from August 2024 to July 2025, displayed different origins of DPA, and discussed the management of DPA during standard pancreatic resection/radical surgery. This article updated and improved the latest classification of DPA, and highlighted the importance of programmatic management of DPA in pancreatic surgery to reduce the risk of late postoperative bleeding.

Key words： Pancreatic standard resection/radical surgery; Dorsal pancreatic artery; Origination

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OU Huiyi , JIN Kaizhou , YE Longyun , WU Weiding . Anatomical classification and intraoperative management strategies of dorsal pancreatic artery in 576 standard pancreatic surgeries[J]. Journal of Surgery Concepts & Practice, 2025 , 30(06) : 483 -487 . DOI: 10.16139/j.1007-9610.2025.06.05

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