• Shu You Peng, Jian Wei Wang, Wan Yee Lau, Xiu Jun Cai, Yi Ping Mou, Ying Bin Liu, and Jiang Tao Li.
• General Surgery Department, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, #88 Jie Fang Road, Hangzhou 310009, China. zrwkpsy@zjuem.zju.edu.cn
• Ann. Surg. 2007 May 1; 245 (5): 692698692-8.

ObjectiveThis study compared the postoperative pancreatic anastomosis leakage rate of a new binding technique with the conventional technique of pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy.Summary Background DataLeakage from pancreatic anastomoses remains the single most important morbidity after pancreaticoduodenectomy and contributes to prolonged hospitalization and mortality. The reported incidence after conventional pancreaticojejunostomy ranged from 10% to 29%. We previously reported a new binding pancreaticojejunostomy technique with a leakage of 0%.MethodsWe conducted a prospective randomized study on 217 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for benign and malignant diseases of the pancreatic head and the periampullary region comparing the 2 techniques of pancreaticojejunostomy.ResultsOf the 111 patients randomized to the conventional group, pancreaticojejunostomy leakage occurred in 8 patients, while no patient in the 106 patients randomized to the binding group developed leakage (chi test, P = 0.014). The overall postoperative complications developed in 41 patients (36.9%) in the conventional group compared with 26 patients (24.5%) in the binding group (chi test, P = 0.048). Seven patients (6.3%) died in the perioperative period in the conventional group compared with 3 patients (2.8%) in the binding group (chi test, P = 0.37). The postoperative hospital stay (mean +/- SD) for the conventional group was 22.4 +/- 10.9 days, which was significantly longer than the binding group (18.4 +/- 4.7 days) (Mann-Whitney U test, P < 0.001).ConclusionsBinding pancreaticojejunostomy after panceaticoduodenectomy significantly decreased postoperative complication and pancreaticojejunostomy leakage rates and shortened hospital stay when compared with conventional pancreaticojejunostomy.

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