Usage of a simplified blumgart pancreaticojejunostomy in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a single center experience.

BMC Surg

Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.

Published: November 2023

Background: Blumgart pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) was shown to be an effective method for pancreaticojejunostomy in open pancreaticoduodenectomy. But the original Blumgart method is involved in complicated and interrupted sutures, which may not be suitable for the laparoscopic approach. In this study, we introduced a simplified Blumgart method for laparoscopic pancreaticojejunostomy.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 90 cases of pancreaticoduodenectomy in our institute from 2019 to 2022. Among them, 32 patients received LPD with simplified Blumgart PJ, while 29 received LPD with traditional duct-to-mucosal anastomosis (the Cattel-Warren technique) and 29 received OPD with traditional duct-to-mucosal anastomosis. And the time length for PJ and the surgical outcome were compared in these three groups.

Results: The simplified Blumgart pancreaticojejunostomy was accomplished in all 32 cases with no conversion to open surgery due to improper sutures. And the time length for laparoscopic simplified Blumgart pancreaticojejunostomy was 26 ± 8.4 min, which was shorter than laparoscopic traditional ductal to mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy (39 ± 13.7 min). Importantly, the overall incidence for POPF and grade B&C POPF rate in the laparoscopic simplified Blumgart method group were 25% and 9.38% respectively, which were lower than the other two groups. Moreover, we performed univariate analysis and multivariate analysis and found soft pancreas, pancreatic ductal diameter < = 3 mm and intraoperative blood loss were independent risk factors for POPF after PD.

Conclusion: Our data suggest that the simplified Blumgart method is a feasible and reliable method for laparoscopic PJ which deserves further validation.

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