Whipple Procedure in a Patient with Duplicated Portal Vein and other Major Abnormalities in Vascular Anatomy of the Upper Abdomen – A Case Report of a Rare Finding
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We present the case of a patient with a duplicated portal vein, a duplicated inferior vena cava, and an arterial hepatic blood supply with a single aberrant left hepatic artery. Due to carcinoma of the pancreatic head, a Whipple Procedure was performed. There were no intra- or postoperative complications, and the patient is currently in good condition with no evidence of recurrence of disease in the one-year follow-up.
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