Pancreas/Biliary
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See the full rubric →The Hidden Architecture of Pancreatic Ducts: 3D Anatomical Reconstruction and Its Implication on Pancreatic Resection.
Clinical takeawayNo clinical action yet: a mechanistic study in cadaveric specimens mapping ductal anatomy, which may inform future surgical planning but requires validation in living patients.
What it foundPancreatic heads had the highest number of branch ducts (median 96 ± 27, with 45 ± 8 first-order branches), while the isthmus had the fewest (p < 0.001), and 17% of specimens had main duct bifurcation at the corporeocaudal junction.
ContextCurrent practice recognizes main pancreatic duct diameter as a POPF risk factor, but this study is the first to quantify branch duct variability by region, suggesting a potential anatomical basis for site-specific fistula risk.
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Frey S … Baqué P · Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences · IF 3.8 · PubMed ↗