Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3337218 | Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Pancreatico-jejunal anastomosis after pancreatoduodenectomy still represents the Achilles' heel of the procedure: the failure of this anastomosis is relatively common and it is the main cause of post-operative morbidity and mortality. Studies have described different reconstruction strategies for the control of the development of post-operative pancreatic fistula, but the strategy to obtain a safer pancreatico-jejunal anastomosis is still far from satisfaction. We report a novel variation of the invagination technique based on preliminary clinical experience in 8 patients who underwent pancreatico-jejunal anastomosis after pancreatoduodenectomy in our hepatobiliopancreatic center from 2008 to 2014. The variation could obtain a safer intestinal invagination for a solid pancreatico-jejunal anastomosis even in the presence of soft pancreatic remnant.
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Authors
Francesco Giudici, Benedetta Pesi, Daniela Zambonin, Stefano Scaringi, Paolo Bechi, Giacomo Batignani,