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appu · Credits: 514 My Scrapbook

which is correct regarding tail of pancreas:
a.related to upper part of spleen
b.ca is more common
c.lies in the gastrosplenic ligs
d.has more than 6 islets of langerhans
ans given d.my basic doubt are the islets all over the pancreas or more at the tail end?if so in distal pancreatectomy do we give insulin also supplementation?

akanksha · Credits: 41247 My Scrapbook My Reading List 14 Books

i read sumwher,

the islets are located mainly in tail of pancreas,dats why we oughtta be careful during splenectomy n not include the tail of pancreas in ligature!

appu · Credits: 514 My Scrapbook

nope u need to b careful with the tail because damaging the tail or for that matter any part of the pancreas will cause pancreatitis and enymatic activity

akanksha · Credits: 41247 My Scrapbook My Reading List 14 Books

ya true!dats the main reason for keepinkg away frm the pancreatic tail while ligating the splenic vessels during splenectomy!

but still,as far as i remember,iselts are scattered thruout the pancreas but are more numerous in the tail!

sorry,jus cant find the ref!

decembermist · Credits: 41081 My Scrapbook

any1 pls ans !!!

swazamight · Credits: 3151 My Scrapbook

A. Wrong
Ref: Last
Tail of pancreas reaches the hilum of the spleen(not upper part)

B. Wrong
Ref:Harri 15th
"Pancreatic cancers occur twice as frequently in the pancreatic head (70% of cases) as in the body (20%) or tail (10%) of the gland."

C. Wrong
Ref:Last
"...it lies within the two layers of the lienorenal ligament"(not gastrosplenic)

Cant get ref for option D,
But by ruling out the other 3, D may be the ans

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