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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Edward E. Purich, Laurel, MD (US);
Inventor:
Edward E. Purich, Laurel, MD (US);
Assignee:
CHIRHOCLIN, INC., Burtonsville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for identifying ductal leaks during pancreobiliary surgery in a human patient. The invention comprises the steps of: administering to a human patient undergoing pancreobiliary surgery an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising secretin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and observing the patient during the surgery for the presence of pancreobiliary ductal leaks.