Abstract
Purpose
Completion pancreatectomy for grade-C pancreatic fistula is associated with unacceptably high mortality and therefore this strategy should be reassessed. This study presents an update of our experience with a pancreas-preserving technique in the course of salvage re-laparotomy in terms of closure of the open jejunum via segmental resection and external drainage of the pancreas.
Methods
Between April 2004 and January 2015, 292 pancreaticoduodenectomies (PD) with pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) were performed. Thirteen patients (5 %) underwent salvage re-laparotomy for symptomatic grade-C fistulas, and clinical data were retrospectively analyzed.
Results
In all patients, the preservation of the pancreas remnant and external drainage of the pancreatic juice was feasible. Median hospital stay was 58 days (range, 21–142 days). In 4/13 patients (31 %), further reoperations were necessary. In-hospital mortality was 15 % (2/13). 3/13 patients (23 %) were readmitted and two received inpatient non-surgical treatment. To date re-pancreaticojejunostomy was performed in seven of the remaining 11 patients (63 %) after 168 days in median. In 1/7 patients (14 %), a re-operation after re-PJ was necessary. In one patient, externalization of the pancreas juice was chosen as a definite option. In another patient, secretion ceased spontaneously without stasis and normal endocrine function. Neither before nor after re-anastomosis impairment of endocrine function was observed.
Conclusions
Closure of the intestinum and preservation of the pancreas remnant in grade-C pancreatic fistula is easy to perform and can be categorized as a life-saving procedure. Prevention of total pancreatectomy associated with high morbidity and mortality was achieved in all cases.
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Philipp Horvath is responsible for the acquisition of data, drafting of the manuscript, analysis, and interpretation of data. Stefan Beckert is responsible for the critical review of the manuscript, analysis, and interpretation of data. Silvio Nadalin is responsible for the critical review of the manuscript, analysis, and interpretation of data. Alfred Königsrainer is responsible for the critical review of the manuscript, analysis, and interpretation of data. Ingmar Königsrainer is responsible for the study conception and design, critical review of the manuscript, analysis, and interpretation of data.
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Horvath, P., Beckert, S., Nadalin, S. et al. Pancreas-preserving surgical management of grade-C pancreatic fistulas after pancreatic head resection by external wirsungostomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg 401, 457–462 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-016-1423-2
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