Fistulojejunostomy was performed at the subcutaneous level in two patients with intractable pancreatic fistula that occurred after surgery for cancer of the ampulla of Vater and carcinoma of the lower bile duct. The treatment yielded mostly satisfactory results, though one patient incurred postoperative wound dehiscence, which was healed with conservative measures. Compared with conventional procedures, this method is technically easy to perform, as it does not involve surgical separation of the fistula up to a site deep within the abdominal cavity, rarely results in side injury, and poses few potential risks of cicatricial stenosis of the fistular lumen, because blood supply to the fistula is preserved. Subcutaneous fistulojejunostomy is considered to be recommendable for pancreatic fistulas that occur long after surgery and which are stenosed at the site of the pancreatojejunal stenosis and thus require surgical treatment.
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Shibuya, T., Shioya, T., Kokuma, M. et al. Cure of intractable pancreatic fistula by subcutaneous fistulojejunostomy. J Gastroenterol 39, 162–167 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-003-1267-8
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