Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to predict pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy.

Background/aims: This study hopes to identify risk factors for postoperative pancreatic fistulae in patients undergoing distal pancreatectomy.

Methods: The study group was composed of 39 patients who had undergone distal pancreatectomy between January 2000 and June 2008. Fourteen presumed risk factors were retrospectively reviewed.

A jejunal wall-covering method following central pancreatectomy for prevention of a pancreatic fistula: a novel technique.

To preserve pancreatic endocrine and exocrine function, various types of pancreatic resection, including central pancreatectomy, have been introduced as less invasive surgeries. However, postoperative pancreatic leakage has been demonstrated to be the most frequent complication following pancreas-preserving surgery. The authors' new surgical technique, a jejunal wall-covering method, helps to prevent pancreatic leakage following central pancreatectomy.