Surgical approaches to the pancreas

Three possible surgical approaches to the pancreas:


 * 1) via the omentum minus (between the liver and the small curvature of the stomach, this gives access only to the head and part of the body of the pancreas)
 * 2) via the ligamentum gastrocolicum (between the stomach and the transverse colon, accessing the whole pancreas)
 * 3) via the mesocolon transversum (the anastomosis magna and its branches to the intestine are located here, so this procedure is not performed unless necessary)

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