Arterial blood supply to the pancreatic cauda and acute pancreatitis after splenectomy (author's transl)

Thirty cadaver dissections and injections of the pancreatic caudal arteries brought the authors to the conclusion that the ligature of a recurrent artery (going from the splenic hilum to the pancreatic cauda) is an exceptional cause of acute pancreatitis after splenectomy : this complication is more often due to direct trauma to the pancreas.