Pancreatic cancer: Bellvitge uses a pioneering technique

A team from the Hospital de Bellvitge de L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) has removed a pancreatic tumor that until now was considered inoperable by means of a new surgical technique, becoming the first center in Spain to do so.By means of this technique (resection of pancreatic head cancer with intraoperative venous bypass), before initiating tumor resection, a bypass is performed between the vein that collects blood from the intestine and…

A team from the Hospital de Bellvitge de L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in Barcelona, has removed a pancreatic tumor that until now was considered inoperable by means of a new surgical technique, becoming the first center to do so. By means of this technique -resection of pancreatic head cancer with intraoperative venous 'by-pass', a 'by-pass' between the vein that collects blood from the intestine and the vena cava, the hospital reports in a statem…

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This technique, the resection of pancreatic head cancer with intraoperative venous by-pass, has as a characteristic feature that before initiating tumor resection a by-pass is performed between the vein that collects blood from the intestine and the vena cava. This bypass allows the blood to continue to circulate during the duration of removal of the tumor. Thus, the intestine and liver are prevented from suffering. This procedure is useful in v…