After completion of the vascular anastomoses, drainage of a transplanted pancreas is accomplished by anastomosis to:
A. Right colonOver the years, different surgical techniques have been described for:
For the secretions, the two most common techniques are drainage of the duodenal segment to the bladder (bladder drainage) or to the small bowel (enteric drainage) (Figs. below). For venous drainage, systemic venous drainage is preferred over portal venous drainage.
Whole-organ transplant with systemic vein and bladder exocrine drainage.
Whole-organ transplant with systemic vein and bladder exocrine drainage.