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Central pancreatectomy with inframesocolic pancreatojejunostomy

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Abstract

Purpose

Pancreatic fistula (PF) occurs frequently after central pancreatectomy (CP), but it is not clear from which pancreatic stump it arises and, consequently, which interventions can reduce its incidence and severity. The information could be obtained if the two pancreatic remnants were segregated into different body compartments.

Methods

In eight consecutive patients, the cut end of the distal pancreatic stump after CP was brought in the inframesocolic compartment through a small defect created in the transverse mesocolon. Pancreatojejunostomy was hence constructed in the intraperitoneal compartment, being divided by the retroperitoneal right-sided pancreatic stump by the transverse mesocolon itself. Five patients were operated on open, and three by robot-assisted laparoscopy. PF was defined according to the criteria proposed by the International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula.

Results

PF fistula developed in five out eight patients (three grade A and two grade B). Amylase concentration in the fluid obtained from surgical drains showed that the two pancreatic remnants were actually segregated into different body compartments and that four out of five PF originated from the right remnant. Mean hospital stay was 12.5 days. No patient was readmitted, developed peripancreatic fluid collections, required interventional radiology procedures, or underwent repeat surgery.

Conclusions

In CP, interposing an anatomic barrier, such as the transverse mesocolon, between the two pancreatic remnants is a simple maneuver that, if on one hand, adds little to the complexity of the operation, on the other, provides insights into the origin of PF after CP.

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  1. Division of General and Transplant Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Ugo Boggi, Nelide De Lio, Vittorio Perrone, Simone D’Imporzano, Chiara Croce, Fabio Vistoli & Stefano Signori

  2. Division of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Gabriella Amorese

  3. Division of Radiology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Carla Cappelli

  4. Division of General Surgery 1, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Franco Mosca

  5. U.O. di Chirurgia Generale e Trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Università di Pisa, Ospedale di Cisanello, via Paradisa 2, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Ugo Boggi

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Boggi, U., Amorese, G., De Lio, N. et al. Central pancreatectomy with inframesocolic pancreatojejunostomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg 397, 1013–1021 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-011-0895-3

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