The Story Retold: The Kocher Manoeuvre

The Kocher manoeuvre is used for mobilization of the duodenum and head of the pancreas and bears the name of Theodor Kocher, who published it in 1903. We describe the embryology of the duodenum and pancreas, relating it to surgical anatomy applied during the procedure. Finally, we present the key po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Livani, Anastasia, Angelis, Stavros, Skandalakis, Panagiotis N, Filippou, Dimitrios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9586190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36304342
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29409
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Sumario:The Kocher manoeuvre is used for mobilization of the duodenum and head of the pancreas and bears the name of Theodor Kocher, who published it in 1903. We describe the embryology of the duodenum and pancreas, relating it to surgical anatomy applied during the procedure. Finally, we present the key points of the procedure, providing more insights into the anatomical structures that are mainly involved.

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