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Clinical case report: endoluminal thermal ablation of main pancreatic duct for patients at high risk of postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy

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Pages 755-759 | Received 13 Feb 2021, Accepted 10 Apr 2021, Published online: 03 May 2021

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Figure 1. (a) Endolumnal thermal ablation (ETHA) of the main pancreatic duct conducted using the ClosureFast system (Medtronic, Mansfield, MA, USA). (b) Once completed the ablation zone around the main pancreatic duct, pancreatico-enteric anastomosis was conducted.

Figure 1. (a) Endolumnal thermal ablation (ETHA) of the main pancreatic duct conducted using the ClosureFast system (Medtronic, Mansfield, MA, USA). (b) Once completed the ablation zone around the main pancreatic duct, pancreatico-enteric anastomosis was conducted.

Figure 2. Early (a,c) and late (b,d) postoperative CT scans of cases 1 (a,b) and 2 (c,d).

Figure 2. Early (a,c) and late (b,d) postoperative CT scans of cases 1 (a,b) and 2 (c,d).