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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Preoperative endoscopic pancreatic stenting: a novel prophylactic measure against pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy

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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

This article was retracted on 10 May 2012

Abstract

Background/Purpose

The prevention of pancreatic fistula is still a major problem in distal pancreatectomy (DP). We have recently adopted preoperative endoscopic pancreatic stenting with the aim of preventing the leakage of pancreatic juice from the resection plane of the remnant pancreas after DP. We reviewed ten patients who underwent this intervention.

Methods

One to 6 days before surgery, the patients underwent an endoscopic transpapillary pancreatic stent (7 Fr., 3 cm) placement. The perioperative short-term outcomes were assessed.

Results

Preoperative endoscopic pancreatic stenting was successfully performed in all ten patients. Two (20%) patients, both with intraductal papillary mucinous tumor, developed mild acute pancreatitis after the stent placement. None of the ten patients developed pancreatic fistula. The pancreatic stent was removed 8–28 days (mean, 11 days) postoperatively.

Conclusions

Preoperative endoscopic pancreatic stenting may be an effective prophylactic measure against pancreatic fistula development following DP.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan

    Nobutsugu Abe, Masanori Sugiyama, Yutaka Suzuki, Takashi Yamaguchi, Toshiyuki Mori & Yutaka Atomi

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This article is withdrawn due to prior publication.

A retraction note to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00534-012-0522-x.

An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00534-012-0522-x.

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Abe, N., Sugiyama, M., Suzuki, Y. et al. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Preoperative endoscopic pancreatic stenting: a novel prophylactic measure against pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 15, 373–376 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00534-008-1331-0

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