Surgery to Relieve the Pain of an Inflamed Pancreas (Pancreatitis)
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#TPIAT #pancreatectomy #pancreatitis MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT: If your child has severe pain from a condition called pancreatitis, a total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation, or TPIAT, may help. The main goal of TPIAT is to relieve the pain caused by an inflamed pancreas. TPIAT has two stages. In stage one, the pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, and most of the duodenum are removed. And the surgeon will reconstruct the bile duct and stomach drainage, and remove the appendix. In stage two, islets from your child’s pancreas, which contain insulin-producing beta cells, will be transplanted into the liver. This may prevent insulin-dependent diabetes. To begin, an incision will be made above the belly button. Part of the large intestine, or colon, will be moved out of the way, and the pancreas, spleen, and duodenum will be freed from surrounding tissue. Then, the surgeon will divide the bile duct, cystic duct, and cystic artery and remove the gallbladder. Next, the right gastro
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