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Anatomy of the Pancreas and Biliary Tree

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As diagnostic modalities for benign and malignant diseases of the pancreas and hepatobiliary structures improve, surgical and other minimally invasive procedures with curative intent become increasingly more common. Anatomic variations of the pancreatobiliary tree and its vasculature are exceedingly common. Precise knowledge of the relevant anatomy is of utmost significance both for diagnosis and interventional treatment of such diseases. In this chapter we outline the embryological development of the hepatobiliary tree and pancreas and describe the pertinent surgical anatomy with emphasis on frequently occurring variants that must be anticipated in order to prevent unnecessary complications.

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  1. Hepatopancreatobiliary Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Constantinos P. Zambirinis M.D., M.Res. & Peter J. Allen M.D.

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    Bassel El-Rayes

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Zambirinis, C.P., Allen, P.J. (2018). Anatomy of the Pancreas and Biliary Tree. In: Bekaii-Saab, T., El-Rayes, B. (eds) Current and Emerging Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58256-6_2

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