An important technical problem during pancreatoduodenectomy is the treatment of the pancreatic stump. The Authors describe their recent experience in five cases of pancreatoduodenectomy, in which the pancreatic stump, including the Wirsung, was closed using a linear stapler. An outflow of clear pancreatic juice through the drainage tubes was registered postoperatively, in all patients. The flow of the fistula was very limited in 4 cases and the healing occurred within two weeks; only in one case the drainage was initially more than 200 ml/die, but a spontaneous healing occurred after 28 days.

Download full-text PDF

Source

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

pancreatic stump
12
healing occurred
8
[closure residual
4
pancreatic
4
residual pancreatic
4
stump pancreatoduodenectomy
4
pancreatoduodenectomy mechanical
4
mechanical stapler]
4
stapler] technical
4
technical problem
4

Similar Publications

Background: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is a safe and effective surgical method for treating benign and malignant tumors of the pancreatic body and tail. However, laparoscopic surgery requires good intraoperative exposure, and since the pancreas is obstructed by the stomach and duodenum, making surgical operations and the management of intraoperative emergencies challenging. Therefore, gastric traction is crucial in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Hepatic artery infusion pump (HAIP) chemotherapy is a locoregional treatment for intrahepatic malignancies. HAIPs are surgically implanted, and the catheter tip is typically inserted into a ligated gastroduodenal artery stump. Potential complications at the catheter insertion site include dehiscence, pseudoaneurysm or extravasation, and adjacent hepatic arterial stenosis and thrombosis.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Encountering Arc of Bühler during pancreaticoduodenectomy surgery.

BMJ Case Rep

January 2025

Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.

The Arc of Bühler (AoB) is a rare anatomical variant in gastrointestinal vasculature where there is an aberrant anastomotic vessel between coeliac and superior mesenteric arteries. We present a rare case where AoB was noted intraoperatively to have haemodynamically significant flow in the context of coeliac artery stenosis, supplementing arterial supply to the hepatic artery proper via the gastroduodenal artery (GDA). An interpositional jump graft between the aorta and the GDA stump was created using the long saphenous vein, and flow was restored.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Clinical efficacy of pancreas-preserving distal pancreatectomy for the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Surgery

February 2025

Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address:

Background: The long-term survival rate of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has improved alongside the development of multidisciplinary treatment, and there is now demand for less invasive surgery that maintains postoperative pancreatic function. We evaluated the efficacy of pancreas-preserving distal pancreatectomy in terms of oncologic parameters and postoperative pancreatic function.

Methods: The data of 98 consecutive patients who underwent distal pancreatectomy for the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma between 2012 and 2022 in our institution were retrospectively analyzed.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Reoperation for pancreatic fistula: a systematic review of completion pancreatectomy vs. pancreas-preserving-procedures and outcomes.

HPB (Oxford)

November 2024

Department of Surgical Oncology, I.R.C.C.S Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Viale Orazio Flacco 65, 70124, Bari, Italy.

Background: Consensus on the nomenclature and indications for reoperation for post-operative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is lacking. This study explores the available literature to classify the different types of reoperations and report outcomes.

Methods: A systematic literature search was performed, including articles from 2010 to 2024 reporting reoperations for POPF after PD.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!