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From: Subtotal gastrectomy pancreaticoduodenectomy versus conventional pancreaticoduodenectomy in the incidence of delayed gastric emptying: single-center retrospective cohort study

Fig. 1

Illustration of the two PD. a Conventional PD removes approximately 1/3 of the distal end of the stomach. The resection line for the stomach is located just above the gastric antrum. b Subtotal gastrectomy PD removes the distal 3/4 of the stomach. The resection line crosses the second branch of the left gastric artery and the avascular area on the left side of the stomach

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