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The American surgeon · Nov 2018
Comparative StudySimplicity and Safety: Minimized Pancreatic Fistula Rate after Distal Pancreatectomy through Pancreas Stump Sutured Fish-Mouth Closure.
- Michael J Minarich and Roderich E Schwarz.
- Am Surg. 2018 Nov 1; 84 (11): 1734-1740.
AbstractPancreatic stump leak after distal pancreatectomy (DP) is a major determinant for impaired postoperative recovery. Factors influencing pancreatic fistula (PF) occurrence remain of interest. Prospectively collected data from an academic surgical oncology practice were examined for predictors of PF. Seventy-five of 294 pancreatectomy patients underwent DP (26%). There were 33 men and 42 women, with a median age of 61 years (range: 18-85 years). Underlying conditions included cancer (60%) and benign processes (40%). Resections were comprising open DP (64%), laparoscopic DP (21%), and open multivisceral resections (15%). Of 21 cases with postoperative complications (28%, no death), six were PFs (8%, 2 grade A and 4 grade B). The median length of stay was six days (4-24). The PF rate was 2.0 per cent in 50 patients after sutured fish-mouth closures, but 20 per cent in cases using other techniques including stapling (P = 0.007); no other variable was linked to PF occurrence. Length of stay was linked to complications, resection extent, malignancy, and transfusions (all at P < 0.02), but not to PF. PF rate after DP in this experience is unaffected by splenic vessel resection but seems to be minimized through a sutured fish-mouth closure technique.
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