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Pancreas-hanging maneuver in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a new technique for the safe resection of the pancreas head

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Background

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is challenging, and the performance of successful laparoscopic PD has been limited. The dissection of the pancreatic head from the right aspect of the portal vein and the superior mesenteric artery is one of the most difficult procedures in laparoscopic PD.

Methods

For the safe dissection of the pancreatic head during laparoscopic PD, we developed a novel “pancreas-hanging maneuver” technique. Nine patients underwent this new surgical procedure between December 2008 and June 2009 during the course of laparoscopic pylorus-preserving PD.

Results

The pancreas-hanging maneuver can ensure suitable tension, surgical field, and laparoscopic view for the resection of the pancreatic head during PD. Mean intraoperative blood loss was 642 ml (range = 420–780 ml).

Conclusion

This new surgical procedure can provide good tension and an appropriate laparoscopic view with a suitable surgical field for safely dissecting the pancreas head from the major mesenteric vessels during laparoscopic PD.

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Tamotsu Kuroki, Yoshitsugu Tajima, Amane Kitazato, Tomohiko Adachi, and Takashi Kanematsu have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan

    Tamotsu Kuroki, Yoshitsugu Tajima, Amane Kitasato, Tomohiko Adachi & Takashi Kanematsu

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Correspondence to Tamotsu Kuroki.

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Kuroki, T., Tajima, Y., Kitasato, A. et al. Pancreas-hanging maneuver in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a new technique for the safe resection of the pancreas head. Surg Endosc 24, 1781–1783 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0814-7

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