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Fig. 2

From: Pancreaticoduodenectomy with malrotation following reoperation due to torsion of efferent loop: a case report

Fig. 2

Findings in the initial operation. a The ligament of Treitz was absent, and the small bowel was in the right abdomen. Further, the ascending colon and cecum were not fixed to the retroperitoneum but were located in the median abdomen. AC, ascending colon; P, pancreas; St, stomach; SMA/V, superior mesenteric artery and superior mesenteric vein. b Pancreaticoduodenectomy with reconstruction using the modified Child’s method was performed. We fixed the ascending colon to the abdominal wall because the ascending colon and efferent loop twisted easily (arrow)

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