Endoscopic resection of the pancreatic tail and subsequent wound healing mechanisms in a porcine model.

CONCLUSION: Purely transgastric endoscopic resection of the pancreas is a safe, effective, and feasible procedure, but the incidence of pancreatic leakage in total pancreatic tail resection is high. The expression of TGF-β1 and Smad3/Samd7 is related to the progression of pancreatic wound healing.
PMID: 31210714 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - June 6, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Wang S, Zhang K, Hu JL, Wu WC, Liu X, Ge N, Guo JT, Wang GX, Sun SY Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research