Fig. 2From: Comparison of pancreatojejunostomy techniques in patients with a soft pancreas: Kakita anastomosis and Blumgart anastomosisPancreatojejunostomy method. Eight interrupted sutures with single-armed 6–0 polydioxanone for anastomosis of the main pancreatic duct to the jejunal mucosal layer (omitted from this schema) and several interrupted sutures with double-armed 3–0 polydioxanone for anastomosis of the pancreatic parenchyma to the jejunal seromuscular layer [(a) modified Kakita anastomosis or (b) modified Blumgart anastomosis]Back to article page