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Pancreatogastrostomy as a salvage procedure to treat severe postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy.
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PMID:  18936375     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
HYPOTHESIS: Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is one of the most severe surgical complications of pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) with pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) reconstruction. Recently, POPF has been classified as grade A, B, or C. Relaparotomy is mandatory for POPF associated with sepsis or hemorrhage (grade C). Peripancreatic drainage and completion pancreatectomy are the procedures most commonly used, but associated morbidity and mortality remain high. We hypothesized that the results of pancreatogastrostomy (PG) for treatment of grade C POPF following PD with PJ in the rare patients for whom relaparotomy is necessary would be similar to the results in a historical series of similar patients who underwent completion pancreatectomy. DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: Academic research. PATIENTS: Between June 1, 1988, and June 30, 2005, 403 patients underwent PD (85 with PJ and 318 with PG). During the same period, 12 patients were treated for grade C POPF, which occurred only after PD with PJ. INTERVENTIONS: All 12 patients with grade C POPF required relaparotomy. Eight patients underwent completion pancreatectomy (group A), and 4 patients underwent salvage telescoped PG with preservation of the pancreatic remnant (group B). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Postoperative mortality and morbidity. RESULTS: Mortality was 50% (4 of 8 patients) in group A and 0% (0 of 4 patients) in group B. Specific and general complications and the length of hospital stay were similar in both groups. One patient in group B developed grade B POPF, which was managed nonsurgically. Postoperative diabetes mellitus occurred in all patients in group A and in 1 patient in group B. CONCLUSION: In selected patients, salvage PG can be considered a safe and efficient alternative to completion pancreatectomy for the treatment of grade C POPF after PD with PJ.
Authors:
Philippe Bachellier; Elie Oussoultzoglou; Edoardo Rosso; Radu Scurtu; Ioan Lucescu; Akihiko Oshita; Daniel Jaeck
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)     Volume:  143     ISSN:  1538-3644     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Surg     Publication Date:  2008 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-21     Completed Date:  2008-11-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9716528     Medline TA:  Arch Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  966-70; discussion 971     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Centre de Chirurgie Viscérale et de Transplantation, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg-Université Louis Pasteur, Avenue Molière, 67200 Strasbourg, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrostomy / methods*,  mortality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatectomy / adverse effects,  methods
Pancreatic Diseases / mortality,  pathology,  surgery*
Pancreatic Fistula / etiology,  mortality,  surgery*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / mortality,  pathology,  surgery
Pancreaticoduodenectomy / adverse effects*,  methods
Pancreaticojejunostomy / methods,  mortality
Postoperative Complications / mortality,  surgery
Probability
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Salvage Therapy / methods*,  mortality
Severity of Illness Index
Splenectomy / methods
Statistics, Nonparametric
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome

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