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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2004 Sep-Oct;8(6):10.1016/j.gassur.2004.03.005. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2004.03.005

Fig. 11.

Fig. 11

Interrupted synthetic absorbable sutures are placed circumferentially through the margins of the pancreatic duct and laid aside until after the posterior row of nonabsorbable sutures between the pancreas and jejunum are in place. This sequence allows precise suture placement even in small, normal pancreatic ducts without risk of lacerating injury to a soft gland.