Fig. 4From: Middle segment-preserving pancreatectomy for metachronous intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm after pancreatoduodenectomy: a case reportOperative findings. The pancreas was divided by a 2-cm margin from the point of caliber change of the MPD (arrow). The line indicated the resection line of the pancreas (a). The splenic artery and vein were preserved, and the remnant pancreas measured approximately 6 cm in length (b). SpA splenic artery, SpV splenic veinBack to article page