External Pancreatic Duct Stent Decreases Pancreatic Fistula Rate After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Prospective Multicenter Randomized Trial

The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the clinical outcomes of central pancreatectomy (CP) with distal pancreatectomy (DP). PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and Ovid's database were searched for studies published in English language between January 1990 and December 2018. A meta-analysis was performed to compare the clinical outcomes of CP versus DP. Nineteen trials with 1440 patients were analyzed. Although there were no significant differences in the rate of intra-operative blood transfusion between two groups, CP costs more operative time as well as had more intraoperative blood loss than DP. Furthermore, the overall complication rate, pancreatic fistula rate, and the clinically significant pancreatic fistula rate were significantly higher in the CP group. On the other hand, CP had a lower risk of endocrine (odds ratio: 0.17; 95% confidence interval: 0.10, 0.29; P < 0.05) and exocrine insufficiency (odds ratio: 0.22; 95% confidence interval: 0.10, 0.48; P < 0.05). CP was associated with a higher pancreatic fistula rate, and it should be performed in selected patients who need preservation of the pancreas, which is of utmost importance.

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Simplicity and Safety: Minimized Pancreatic Fistula Rate after Distal Pancreatectomy through Pancreas Stump Sutured Fish-Mouth Closure

The American Surgeon ◽

10.1177/000313481808401127 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 84 (11) ◽

pp. 1734-1740

Author(s):

Michael J. Minarich ◽

Roderich E. Schwarz

Keyword(s):

Length Of Stay ◽

Pancreatic Fistula ◽

Distal Pancreatectomy ◽

Surgical Oncology ◽

Postoperative Recovery ◽

Splenic Vessel ◽

Pancreatic Stump ◽

Fistula Rate ◽

Oncology Practice ◽

Pancreatic Fistula Rate

Pancreatic stump leak after distal pancreatectomy (DP) is a major determinant for impaired postoperative recovery. Factors influencing pancreatic fistula (PF) occurrence remain of interest. Prospectively collected data from an academic surgical oncology practice were examined for predictors of PF. Seventy-five of 294 pancreatectomy patients underwent DP (26%). There were 33 men and 42 women, with a median age of 61 years (range: 18–85 years). Underlying conditions included cancer (60%) and benign processes (40%). Resections were comprising open DP (64%), laparoscopic DP (21%), and open multivisceral resections (15%). Of 21 cases with postoperative complications (28%, no death), six were PFs (8%, 2 grade A and 4 grade B). The median length of stay was six days (4–24). The PF rate was 2.0 per cent in 50 patients after sutured fish-mouth closures, but 20 per cent in cases using other techniques including stapling ( P = 0.007); no other variable was linked to PF occurrence. Length of stay was linked to complications, resection extent, malignancy, and transfusions (all at P < 0.02), but not to PF. PF rate after DP in this experience is unaffected by splenic vessel resection but seems to be minimized through a sutured fish-mouth closure technique.

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