Metabolic studies following total pancreatectomy for retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma

GL Nardi - New England Journal of Medicine, 1952 - Mass Medical Soc
GL Nardi
New England Journal of Medicine, 1952Mass Medical Soc
TOTAL pancreatectomy has been reported 27 times (June, 1952). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 In all cases this procedure was done to remove intrinsic pancreatic
disease. In the case reported below, total pancreatectomy was part of an attempted excision
of a large retroperitoneal sarcoma invading the pancreas and splenic vein. The patient
survived one year. The metabolic studies carried out during this period form the substance of
this report. Case Report21 SK, a 33-year-old electrician, entered the hospital on June 22 …
TOTAL pancreatectomy has been reported 27 times (June, 1952).1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 In all cases this procedure was done to remove intrinsic pancreatic disease. In the case reported below, total pancreatectomy was part of an attempted excision of a large retroperitoneal sarcoma invading the pancreas and splenic vein. The patient survived one year. The metabolic studies carried out during this period form the substance of this report.
Case Report21
S. K., a 33-year-old electrician, entered the hospital on June 22, 1950, because of a left-upper-quadrant mass of 2 weeks' duration.
The patient had complained of vague, intermittent, leftcostal, and costovertebral-angle distress for 2 . . .
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