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Factors Associated with Inability to Perform Delayed Primary Fascial Closure of Open Abdomen in Trauma Patients: a Retrospective Observational Study. Indian J Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12262-021-03184-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Yip HC, Teoh AYB. Endoscopic Management of Peri-Pancreatic Fluid Collections. Gut Liver 2018; 11:604-611. [PMID: 28494574 PMCID: PMC5593321 DOI: 10.5009/gnl16178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In the past decade, there has been a progressive paradigm shift in the management of peri-pancreatic fluid collections after acute pancreatitis. Refinements in the definitions of fluid collections from the updated Atlanta classification have enabled better communication amongst physicians in an effort to formulate optimal treatments. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts has emerged as the procedure of choice over surgical cystogastrostomy. The approach provides similar success rates with low complications and better quality of life compared with surgery. However, an endoscopic "step up" approach in the management of pancreatic walled-off necrosis has also been advocated. Both endoscopic and percutaneous drainage routes may be used depending on the anatomical location of the collections. New-generation large diameter EUS-specific stent systems have also recently been described. The device allows precise and effective drainage of the collections and permits endoscopic necrosectomy through the stents.
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- Hon Chi Yip
- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Werge M, Novovic S, Schmidt PN, Gluud LL. Infection increases mortality in necrotizing pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pancreatology 2016; 16:698-707. [PMID: 27449605 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the influence of infection on mortality in necrotizing pancreatitis. METHODS Eligible prospective and retrospective studies were identified through manual and electronic searches (August 2015). The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Meta-analyses were performed with subgroup, sensitivity, and meta-regression analyses to evaluate sources of heterogeneity. RESULTS We included 71 studies (n = 6970 patients). Thirty-seven (52%) studies used a prospective design and 25 scored ≥5 points on the NOS suggesting a low risk of bias. Forty studies were descriptive and 31 studies evaluated invasive interventions. In total, 801 of 2842 patients (28%) with infected necroses and 537 of 4128 patients (13%) with sterile necroses died with an odds ratio [OR] of 2.57 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.00-3.31) based on all studies and 2.02 (95%CI, 1.61-2.53) in the studies with the lowest bias risk. The OR for prospective studies was 2.96 (95%CI, 2.51-3.50). In sensitivity analyses excluding studies evaluating invasive interventions, the OR was 3.30 (95%CI, 2.81-3.88). Patients with infected necrosis and organ failure had a mortality of 35.2% while concomitant sterile necrosis and organ failure was associated with a mortality of 19.8%. If the patients had infected necrosis without organ failure the mortality was 1.4%. CONCLUSIONS Patients with necrotizing pancreatitis are more than twice as likely to die if the necrosis becomes infected. Both organ failure and infected necrosis increase mortality in necrotizing pancreatitis.
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- Mikkel Werge
- Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark.
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Aliev SA, Aliev ÉS. [Unsolved issues of surgical treatment of infected pancreonecrosis]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2015:64-69. [PMID: 26410891 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia2015864-69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- S A Aliev
- Chair of Surgical Diseases No1, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku
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- Chair of Surgical Diseases No1, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku
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Coccolini F, Biffl W, Catena F, Ceresoli M, Chiara O, Cimbanassi S, Fattori L, Leppaniemi A, Manfredi R, Montori G, Pesenti G, Sugrue M, Ansaloni L. The open abdomen, indications, management and definitive closure. World J Emerg Surg 2015; 10:32. [PMID: 26213565 PMCID: PMC4515003 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-015-0026-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The indications for Open Abdomen (OA) are generally all those situations in which is ongoing the development an intra-abdominal hypertension condition (IAH), in order to prevent the development of abdominal compartmental syndrome (ACS). In fact all those involved in care of a critically ill patient should in the first instance think how to prevent IAH and ACS. In case of ACS goal directed therapy to achieve early opening and early closure is the key: paradigm of closure shifts to combination of therapies including negative pressure wound therapy and dynamic closure, in order to reduce complications and avoid incisional hernia. There have been huge studies and progress in survival of critically ill trauma and septic surgical patients: this in part has been through the great work of pioneers, scientific societies and their guidelines; however future studies and continued innovation are needed to better understand optimal treatment strategies and to define more clearly the indications, because OA by itself is still a morbid procedure.
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- Federico Coccolini
- />General Surgery Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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- />General surgery Department, Ospedale Maggiore, Parma, Italy
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- />General Surgery Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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- />Niguarda Trauma Center, Ospedale Niguarda Ca’Granda, Milan, Italy
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- />Unità Operativa di Chirurgia d’Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliera “San Gerardo”, Monza, Italy
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- />Department of Abdominal Surgery, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- />General Surgery Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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- />General Surgery Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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- />Unità Operativa di Chirurgia d’Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliera “San Gerardo”, Monza, Italy
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- />Letterkenny Hospital and the Donegal Clinical Research Academy, Donegal, Ireland
- />University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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- />General Surgery Department, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
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Laparoscopic pancreatic resections. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2013; 398:939-45. [PMID: 24006117 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-013-1108-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Pancreatic surgery is technically complex and requires considerable expertise. Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery adds the need for considerable experience with advanced laparoscopic techniques. Despite the technical difficulties, an increasing number of centers propagate the use of laparoscopy in pancreatic surgery over the last decade. METHODS In this review, we provide an overview of the literature regarding the advantages and disadvantages of laparoscopic pancreatic surgery. Larger prospective randomized studies have emerged in the subset of laparoscopic or retroperitoneoscopic surgery for acute pancreatitis, considerable single center experience has been reported for laparoscopic pancreatic tail resection, and laparoscopic pancreatic head resection, however, is still restricted to a few experienced centers worldwide. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery is becoming more and more established, in particular for the treatment of benign and premalignant lesions of the pancreatic body and tail. It has been shown to decrease postoperative pain, narcotic use, and length of hospital stay in larger single center experience. However, prospective trials are needed in laparoscopic resective pancreatic surgery to evaluate its advantages, safety, and efficacy in the treatment of pancreatic neoplasms and in particular in malignant pancreatic tumors.
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Bausch D, Wellner U, Kahl S, Kuesters S, Richter-Schrag HJ, Utzolino S, Hopt UT, Keck T, Fischer A. Minimally invasive operations for acute necrotizing pancreatitis: comparison of minimally invasive retroperitoneal necrosectomy with endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy. Surgery 2012; 152:S128-34. [PMID: 22770962 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND A "step-up" approach is currently the treatment of choice for acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Our aim was to evaluate the outcome of minimally invasive retroperitoneal necrosectomy (MINE) and endoscopic transgastric necrosectomy (ETG) and to compare it to open necrosectomy (ONE). METHODS Patients with acute pancreatitis admitted to our institution from 1998 to 2010 (n = 334) were identified. From these, patients who underwent either ONE, MINE, or ETG were selected for further analysis. Statistical analysis employed 2-sided Fisher's exact test and Mann-Whitney U-test. RESULTS From 2002 to 2010, 32 patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis were treated by minimally invasive procedures including MINE (n = 14) and ETG (n = 18) or with the classic technique of ONE (n = 30). Time from onset of symptoms to intervention was less for ONE than for MINE or ETG (median, 11 vs 39 vs 54 days; P < .05). The rate of critically ill patients with sepsis or septic shock was greatest in ONE (93%) and MINE (71%) compared with ETG (17%; P < .05). Problems after ONE and MINE were ongoing sepsis (ONE 73% vs MINE 29% vs ETG 11%) and bleeding requiring intervention (ONE 26% vs MINE 21% vs ETG 17%). A specific complication of ETG was gastric perforation into the peritoneal cavity during the procedure (28%), requiring immediate open pseudocystogastrostomy. Laparotomy was necessary in 21% after MINE and 28% after ETG owing to specific complications or persistent infected necrosis. Overall mortality was greatest after ONE (ONE 63% vs MINE 21% vs ETG 6%; P < .05). CONCLUSION Morbidity and mortality remains high in acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Operative procedures should be delayed as long as possible to decrease morbidity and mortality. Minimally invasive procedures can avoid laparotomy, but also introduce specific complications requiring immediate or secondary open operative treatment. Minimally invasive procedures require unique expertise and therefore should only be performed at specialized centers.
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- Dirk Bausch
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Case matched comparison study of the necrosectomy by retroperitoneal approach with transperitoneal approach for necrotizing pancreatitis in patients with CT severity score of 7 and above. Int J Surg 2012; 10:587-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2012] [Revised: 09/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Padalino P, Dionigi G, Minoja G, Carcano G, Rovera F, Boni L, Dionigi R. Fascia-to-Fascia Closure with Abdominal Topical Negative Pressure for Severe Abdominal Infections: Preliminary Results in a Department of General Surgery and Intensive Care Unit. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2010; 11:523-8. [DOI: 10.1089/sur.2010.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Pietro Padalino
- Department of General Surgery, University of Milano, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Ospedale Macchi Varese, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Minimally Invasive Retroperitoneal Pancreatic Necrosectomy in the Management of Infected Pancreatitis. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2010; 20:e11-5. [DOI: 10.1097/sle.0b013e3181c8f340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Open Abdomen after Severe Acute Pancreatitis. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2008; 34:17-23. [PMID: 26815486 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-008-7169-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 12/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The need for surgical decompression for abdominal compartment syndrome is becoming more frequent in patients with severe acute pancreatitis, especially in association with massive fluid resuscitation at the early stages of the disease. Decompression can be achieved with either a full-thickness laparostomy that can be performed through a vertical midline or transverse subcostal incision, or by performing a subcutaneous linea alba fasciotomy. Following a fullthickness laparostomy the open abdomen can be best managed with some form of negative abdominal pressure dressing. During dressing changes every 2-3 days, every attempt should be made to gradually close the fascial incision starting from edges, but avoiding recurrent abdominal compartment syndrome. Gradual closure is more likely to succeed in association with a negative fluid balance. Peripancreatic exploration or necrosectomy is seldom required at the initial laparostomy, unless performed for late onset abdominal compartment syndrome associated with infected peripancreatic necrosis. Primary fascial closure should always be attempted. If impossible and there is no need for subsequent abdominal re-exploration, the open wound should be covered with split-thickness skin grafting directly over the bowel loops. After a maturation period of 9-12 months definitive repair of the abdominal wall defect is performed utilizing the components separation technique, mesh repair, or a pedicular or microvascular tensor facia lata flap. Knowledge of the available decompression and reconstruction options is essential for individualized management of patients with severe acute pancreatitis and abdominal compartment syndrome. More research and comparative studies are needed to determine the most successful methods to be used.
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Management of complications in surgery of the small intestine. Eur Surg 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s10353-007-0309-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chang YC, Tsai HM, Lin XZ, Chang CH, Chuang JP. No debridement is necessary for symptomatic or infected acute necrotizing pancreatitis: delayed, mini-retroperitoneal drainage for acute necrotizing pancreatitis without debridement and irrigation. Dig Dis Sci 2006; 51:1388-95. [PMID: 16855881 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9112-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2005] [Accepted: 11/01/2005] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We sought to determine if necrosectomy can be omitted for complicated acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP). Since 1996, we prospectively performed retroperitoneal drainage by introducing a sump drain to the pancreatic head area via a small left flank incision without debridement and irrigation on 19 consecutive complicated ANP patients. We purposely delayed surgery until liquefaction of retroperitoneal tissue reached the left flank. Our patients had a mean Ranson's and APACHE II score of 5.9 (range, 4-8) and 20.1(range, 4-45), respectively. Sixteen available CT showed retroperitoneal liquefaction after 21.3 days (range, 14-26). Operations were delayed for 4.7 weeks (range, 1.3-9.0). No patient succumbed during this period. The indications were infected necrosis in 16 and severe abdominal pain/food intolerance in 3 patients. Average skin incision was 4.0 cm (range, 3-9). Fungi or bacteria were cultured in 15 patients (80.0%). The recovery courses were surprisingly uneventful. Oral intake began within 2.4 days (range, 1-5) and mean hospital stay (16 survivals) was 23.2 days (range, 4-120) after operation. Drains were completely removed 120.6 days (range, 60-250) later from these outpatients. One gastric perforation and one minor duodenal leak were the only procedure-related complications (10.5%). Three patients died (15.8%), although one had a healed ANP. In conclusion, this delay-until-liquefaction strategy without necrosectomy is an easy and effective treatment method.
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- Yu-Chung Chang
- Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 138, Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 70428, Taiwan.
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Dionigi R, Rovera F, Dionigi G, Diurni M, Cuffari S. Infected Pancreatic Necrosis. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2006; 7 Suppl 2:S49-52. [PMID: 16895505 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2006.7.s2-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Infected pancreatic necrosis is a late infective complication of acute necrotizing pancreatitis in which infection tends to spread from the pancreas to the peripancreatic tissues, retroperitoneum, and, more rarely, the peritoneal cavity. Severe and rapid deterioration of the clinical condition may lead to septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. CAUSATIVE ORGANISMS: The microorganisms most frequently isolated in cases of acute bacterial pancreatitis have been historically gram-negative bacteria of enteric origin. However, gram-positive cocci are isolated with increasing frequency. Enterococci are the single most commonly isolated species. TREATMENT Aggressive multimodal therapy in the early stage of severe necrotizing pancreatitis improves survival; patients with infective complications tend to die later from multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Initially, the treatment consists of fluids, analgesics, and oxygen supplementation. Surgical debridement should be limited to proved infections and delayed as long as possible to allow necrotic tissue to become demarcated. When surgery is necessary, blunt debridement of necrotic tissues is the procedure largely utilized and usually is not accompanied by excessive bleeding. Pancreatic resection should be reserved for massive necrosis of the gland substance. In many situations, the abdominal incision can be closed primarily. Treatment by the "open abdomen" technique should be reserved for those patients in whom further laparotomies are planned, mainly because of incomplete unsatisfactory debridement or uncontrolled bleeding that necessitates packing of the lesser sac. CONCLUSION Modern management techniques have reduced the mortality of infected pancreatic necrosis to 15-20% from historical rates that were twice as high. Aggressive resuscitation and surveillance of infection are crucial for successful outcomes, although fewer patients are undergoing surgical debridement.
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- Renzo Dionigi
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Isaji S, Takada T, Kawarada Y, Hirata K, Mayumi T, Yoshida M, Sekimoto M, Hirota M, Kimura Y, Takeda K, Koizumi M, Otsuki M, Matsuno S. JPN Guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis: surgical management. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 13:48-55. [PMID: 16463211 PMCID: PMC2779397 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-005-1051-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Acute pancreatitis represents a spectrum of disease ranging from a mild, self-limited course to a rapidly progressive, severe illness. The mortality rate of severe acute pancreatitis exceeds 20%, and some patients diagnosed as mild to moderate acute pancreatitis at the onset of the disease may progress to a severe, life-threatening illness within 2–3 days. The Japanese (JPN) guidelines were designed to provide recommendations regarding the management of acute pancreatitis in patients having a diversity of clinical characteristics. This article sets forth the JPN guidelines for the surgical management of acute pancreatitis, excluding gallstone pancreatitis, by incorporating the latest evidence for the surgical management of severe pancreatitis in the Japanese-language version of the evidence-based Guidelines for the Management of Acute Pancreatitis published in 2003. Ten guidelines are proposed: (1) computed tomography-guided or ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for bacteriology should be performed in patients suspected of having infected pancreatic necrosis; (2) infected pancreatic necrosis accompanied by signs of sepsis is an indication for surgical intervention; (3) patients with sterile pancreatic necrosis should be managed conservatively, and surgical intervention should be performed only in selected cases, such as those with persistent organ complications or severe clinical deterioration despite maximum intensive care; (4) early surgical intervention is not recommended for necrotizing pancreatitis; (5) necrosectomy is recommended as the surgical procedure for infected pancreatic necrosis; (6) simple drainage should be avoided after necrosectomy, and either continuous closed lavage or open drainage should be performed; (7) surgical or percutaneous drainage should be performed for pancreatic abscess; (8) pancreatic abscesses for which clinical findings are not improved by percutaneous drainage should be subjected to surgical drainage immediately; (9) pancreatic pseudocysts that produce symptoms and complications or the diameter of which increases should be drained percutaneously or endoscopically; and (10) pancreatic pseudocysts that do not tend to improve in response to percutaneous drainage or endoscopic drainage should be managed surgically.
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- Shuji Isaji
- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery and Breast Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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Connor S, Alexakis N, Raraty MGT, Ghaneh P, Evans J, Hughes M, Garvey CJ, Sutton R, Neoptolemos JP. Early and late complications after pancreatic necrosectomy. Surgery 2005; 137:499-505. [PMID: 15855920 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgery for pancreatic necrosis is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to review the incidence of early and late complications after pancreatic necrosectomy in a large contemporary series of patients. METHODS The clinical outcomes of 88 patients who underwent pancreatic necrosectomy between 1997 and 2003 were reviewed. RESULTS The median age was 55.5 (range, 18-85) years, 54 (61%) were males, 68 (77%) had primary pancreatic infection, 71 (81%) had >50% necrosis, and the median admission Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation score was 9 (range, 1-21). Median time to surgery was 31 (range, 1-161) days; 47 patients underwent minimally invasive necrosectomy and 41 open necrosectomy; 81 (92%) of patients had complications postoperatively, and 25 (28%) died. Multiorgan failure (odds ratio = 3.4, P = .05) and hemorrhage (odds ratio = 6.1, P = .03) were the only independent predictors of mortality. During a median follow-up of 28.9 months, 39 (62%) of 63 surviving patients had one or more late complications: biliary stricture in 4 (6%), pseudocyst in 5 (8%), pancreatic fistula in 8 (13%), gastrointestinal fistula in 1 (2%), delayed collections in 3 (5%), and incisional hernia in 1 (2%); intervention was required in 10 (16%) patients. Sixteen (25%) of 63 surviving patients developed exocrine insufficiency, and 19 (33%) of 58 without prior diabetes mellitus developed endocrine insufficiency. CONCLUSIONS Almost all patients undergoing necrosectomy developed significant early or late complications or both. Multiorgan failure and postoperative hemorrhage were independent predictors of mortality. Long-term follow-up was important because 62% developed complications, and 16% of those with complications required surgical or endoscopic intervention.
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- S Connor
- Department of Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
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Connor S, Ghaneh P, Raraty M, Rosso E, Hartley MN, Garvey C, Hughes M, McWilliams R, Evans J, Rowlands P, Sutton R, Neoptolemos JP. Increasing age and APACHE II scores are the main determinants of outcome from pancreatic necrosectomy. Br J Surg 2004; 90:1542-8. [PMID: 14648734 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with death after surgery in patients with extensive pancreatic necrosis. METHODS Sixty-four patients who underwent pancreatic necrosectomy between 1996 and 2002 were studied. RESULTS The median age was 60.5 (95 per cent confidence interval (c.i.) 57 to 64) years and 40 patients (62.5 per cent) were tertiary referrals. The initial median Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score was 9 (95 per cent c.i. 7.9 to 10.1) and there were 21 deaths (32.8 per cent). Twenty-eight patients (43.8 per cent) underwent minimally invasive retroperitoneal pancreatic necrosectomy (MIRP) and the remainder had open pancreatic necrosectomy (OPN); 44 (72.1 per cent) of 61 patients had infected pancreatic necrosis at the time of the first procedure. Seven patients who underwent MIRP died compared with 14 after OPN (P = 0.240). Patients who died were older than those who survived, with higher APACHE II scores at presentation, and before and after surgery (P = 0.001). Survivors had significantly longer times to surgery than those who died (P = 0.038). All 21 patients who died required intensive care compared with 26 of 43 survivors (P < 0.001). Thirty of 36 patients who had the OPN procedure required intensive care compared with only 17 of 28 patients who had MIRP (P = 0.042). Logistic regression analysis showed that only postoperative APACHE II score was an independent predictor of increased mortality (P = 0.031). CONCLUSION Advanced age and increasing APACHE II score, and a need for postoperative intensive care, were the most important predictors of outcome after pancreatic necrosectomy.
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- S Connor
- Department of Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, 5th floor UCD Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK
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Harris HW, Barcia A, Schell MT, Thoeni RF, Schecter WP. Necrotizing pancreatitis: a surgical approach independent of documented infection. HPB (Oxford) 2004; 6:161-8. [PMID: 18333070 PMCID: PMC2020671 DOI: 10.1080/13651820410033634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Strategies for the management of patients with necrotizing pancreatitis remain controversial. While consensus opinion supports operative necrosectomy for the treatment of infected pancreatic necrosis, the timing for surgical intervention is not completely resolved. Further, the indication for the surgical management of sterile pancreatic necrosis is also subject to debate. METHODS The objective of this study was to evaluate outcome measures for the surgical management of necrotizing pancreatitis, independent of documented infection. A retrospective review was undertaken between 1994 and 2002 at a single county hospital. RESULTS Twenty-one patients with CT-documented necrotizing pancreatitis underwent operative pancreatic necrosectomy with laparostomy within 21 days of initial diagnosis and had an average of three reoperations. Average length of stay (LOS) in the ICU was 36 days and in the hospital 67 days. Ten patients had documented infected necrosis based on initial intra-operative cultures, while I I had sterile necrosis. Overall, 95% (20/21) of the patients had a complication, with an average of three complications per patient. Common complications included ARDS (71%), sepsis (33%), renal failure (24%), and pneumonia (24%). The overall mortality rate was 14% (3/21), with a mean follow-up of 469 days. DISCUSSION The surgical management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis, independent of documented infection, can be undertaken within 3 weeks of diagnosis with an acceptable morbidity and a low mortality rate. Creation of a laparostomy to enable ready, atraumatic debridement of the retroperitoneum is a safe alternative to standard repeat laparotomies and thus represents a useful adjunct to the surgical management of necrotizing pancreatitis.
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- HW Harris
- Department of Surgery, University of CaliforniaSan Francisco CAUSA
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- Department of Surgery, University of CaliforniaSan Francisco CAUSA
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- Department of Surgery, University of CaliforniaSan Francisco CAUSA
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- Department of Radiology, University of CaliforniaSan Francisco CAUSA
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- Department of Surgery, University of CaliforniaSan Francisco CAUSA
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Götzinger P, Wamser P, Exner R, Schwanzer E, Jakesz R, Függer R, Sautner T. Surgical treatment of severe acute pancreatitis: timing of operation is crucial for survival. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2003; 4:205-11. [PMID: 12906721 DOI: 10.1089/109629603766957004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In patients operated on for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) the impact of the timing of operation on outcome is controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a retrospective analysis of a prospectively documented database, we studied 250 patients suffering from SAP, who were in need for surgical treatment during their course of disease. RESULTS From 1982 to 1998, 250 patients with the diagnosis of SAP who required operative treatment were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a university hospital. The mean APACHE II score on the day of admission was 16.1 (8-35). One hundred eighty-five patients (74%) required reoperation, of whom 111 patients (60%) underwent reoperation on demand and 74 (40%) patients a pre-planned reoperation. Overall mortality was 38.8% (97 patients). In patients who were operated during the first three weeks after onset of disease, mortality was significantly higher than in patients who were operated after three weeks (46% vs. 25%, p < 0.01). Besides patient age (p < 0.05), APACHE II score at admission (p < 0.01), multiple organ dysfunction (p < 0.01), infection of pancreatic necrosis (p < 0.05), surgical control of pancreatic necrosis (p < 0.0001), and the time of surgical intervention (p < 0.05) determined survival significantly. CONCLUSION Patients who were operated later than three weeks after onset of disease had a significantly better outcome. In patients suffering from SAP who required surgical treatment, the timing of operation is crucial for survival.
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- Peter Götzinger
- Department of Surgery, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Slavin J, Ghaneh P, Sutton R, Hartley M, Rowlands P, Garvey C, Hughes M, Neoptolemos J. Management of necrotizing pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2001; 7:476-81. [PMID: 11819813 PMCID: PMC4688657 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i4.476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Infection complicating pancreatic necrosis leads to persisting sepsis, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and accounts for about half the deaths that occur following acute pancreatitis. Severe cases due to gallstones require urgent endoscopic sphincterotomy. Patients with pancreatic necrosis should be followed with serial contrast enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) and if infection is suspected fine needle aspiration of the necrotic area for bacteriology (FNAB) should be undertaken. Treatment of sterile necrosis should initially be non-operative. In the presence of infection necrosectomy is indicated. Although traditionally this has been by open surgery, minimally invasive procedures are a promising new alternative. There are many unresolved issues in the management of pancreatic necrosis. These include, the use of antibiotic prophylaxis, the precise indications for and frequency of repeat CE-CT and FNAB, and the role of enteral feeding.
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- J Slavin
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital 5th floor UCD Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool, L69 3GA, United Kingdom, UK.
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Complicaciones de la cirugía de la pancreatitis aguda. Cir Esp 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-739x(01)71740-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Soran A, Chelluri L, Lee KK, Tisherman SA. Outcome and quality of life of patients with acute pancreatitis requiring intensive care. J Surg Res 2000; 91:89-94. [PMID: 10816356 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2000.5925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with severe acute pancreatitis often require intensive care unit (ICU) admission, have multiple complications, spend weeks to months in the hospital, and consume a large amount of resources. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ICU course, costs, mortality, and quality of life of patients who require ICU admission for acute pancreatitis. METHODS Patients with acute pancreatitis requiring ICU admission were identified retrospectively. Data regarding in-hospital morbidity, mortality, and hospital costs were obtained. Long-term quality of life was assessed using the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36). RESULTS Fifty-two patients were identified. There were 31 men and 21 women: the mean age was 53 years (range, 22-89). The most common causes of acute pancreatitis were gallstones (44%) and alcoholism (17%). Pulmonary failure (52% required mechanical ventilation) and renal failure (21% required dialysis) were common. There were 39 (75%) hospital survivors and 13 (25%) nonsurvivors. In the first 24 h, the mean Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores were 10 +/- 6 in survivors and 16 +/- 4 in the nonsurvivors (<0.01). Mean length of ICU (15 +/- 18 and 28 +/- 31 days) and hospital (40 +/- 34 and 38 +/- 34 days) stays were similar in survivors and nonsurvivors, respectively (NS). The mean hospital cost for survivors was $83,611 +/- 88,434 and that for nonsurvivors was $136,730 +/- 95,045 (P = 0. 09). The estimated cost to obtain one hospital survivor was $129,188. Of the 39 hospital survivors, 5 died later, 21 completed the SF-36, and 13 were lost to follow-up. Long-term quality of life (SF-36) was similar to that of an age-matched population. Twenty of twenty-one felt their general health was at least as good as it had been 1 year previously. CONCLUSIONS Patients with severe acute pancreatitis need prolonged ICU and hospital stays. APACHE II may be a good predictor of outcome; further, prospective evaluation is needed. Although resource utilization is high, most patients survive and have good long-term quality of life.
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- A Soran
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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We describe a patient with infected pancreatic necrosis who was treated successfully with minimally invasive surgery. Five weeks after an episode of acute uncomplicated pancreatitis, he was found to have infected pancreatic necrosis and splenic vein thrombosis. The patient underwent a laparoscopic pancreatic necrosectomy, splenectomy, and cholecystectomy. Seven days after surgery, the patient was discharged and continued to be asymptomatic for the 6 months of follow-up.
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- G G Hamad
- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
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Matsumoto J, Kimura W, Kawauchi M, Ono M, Kotsuka Y, Furuse A. Management of severe acute pancreatitis with a somatostatin analog in a patient undergoing surgery for dissecting thoracic aneurysm: report of a case. Surg Today 1999; 29:911-4. [PMID: 10489135 DOI: 10.1007/bf02482785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A patient who was admitted to our hospital to undergo surgery for a dissecting thoracic aneurysm suffered preoperatively from severe acute pancreatitis with pancreatic pseudocysts. Computerized tomography (CT) demonstrated the presence of new fluid collection around the cyst with the absence of pancreatic necrosis. He was given a somatostatin analog (sandostatin), which was effective in decreasing the abdominal symptoms, leukocyte counts, and the serum C-reactive/protein level. A CT scan revealed that the pancreatic pseudocyst and peripancreatic fluid collection had disappeared. Although somatostatin has been reported to be ineffective for acute pancreatitis with necrosis, pancreatitis without necrosis may regress after treatment with sandostatin. This is probably due to its suppressive effect on the exocrine function, thus resulting in a decrease of pancreatic juice infiltration.
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- J Matsumoto
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Bosscha K, Hulstaert PF, Hennipman A, Visser MR, Gooszen HG, van Vroonhoven TJ, v d Werken C. Fulminant acute pancreatitis and infected necrosis: results of open management of the abdomen and "planned" reoperations. J Am Coll Surg 1998; 187:255-62. [PMID: 9740182 DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(98)00153-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Controversy still surrounds the management of fulminant acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Because mortality rates continue to be high, especially in patients with fulminant acute pancreatitis and infected necrosis, aggressive surgical techniques, such as open management of the abdomen and "planned" reoperations, seem to be justified. STUDY DESIGN From 1988 through 1995, 28 patients with fulminant acute pancreatitis and infected necrosis were treated with open management of the abdomen followed by planned reoperations at our surgical intensive care unit. RESULTS All patients had infected necrosis with severe clinical deterioration: 12 patients had an Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score > or = 20 and 16 patients had a Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) > or = 15. Nineteen patients suffered from severe multiorgan failure; the remaining 9 patients needed only ventilatory and inotropic support. The mean number of reoperations was 17. In 14 patients, major bleeding occurred; fistula developed in 7. Later, 9 abscesses were drained percutaneously. The hospital mortality rate was 39%. Longterm morbidity in survivors was substantial, especially concerning abdominal-wall defects. CONCLUSIONS Open management of the abdomen followed by planned reoperations is an aggressive but reasonably successful surgical treatment strategy for patients with fulminant acute pancreatitis and infected necrosis. Morbidity and mortality rates were high, but in these critically ill patients, such high rates could be expected. Because management and clinical surveillance require specific expertise, management of these patients is best undertaken in specialized centers.
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- K Bosscha
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Broome AH, Eisen GM, Harland RC, Collins BH, Meyers WC, Pappas TN. Quality of life after treatment for pancreatitis. Ann Surg 1996; 223:665-70; discussion 670-2. [PMID: 8645040 PMCID: PMC1235209 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199606000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The authors evaluated the morbidity, mortality, and quality of life after pancreatic debridement for necrosis and compared these values to those for quality of life after elective medical and surgical management for chronic pancreatitis. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Quality of life after pancreatic debridement for necrosis has received little attention. Although quality of life after other pancreatic surgery has been evaluated and is though to be good, management of patients with pancreatic necrosis can be labor intensive and require extraordinary resources. Therefore, further evaluation of the quality of life achieved after treatment is appropriate. METHODS Forty patients (group 1) underwent operative debridement for necrosis between 1986 and 1994. Medical records of these patients were reviewed for morbidity, mortality, and in-hospital costs. Follow-up of quality of life was assessed by the Short Form-36 Health Survey. Patients in group 2 (n = 89) underwent medical management of chronic pancreatitis. Group 3 included 47 patients who underwent elective operations for ductal abnormalities. The Short Form-36 Health Surveys were administered to all three groups and compared statistically. RESULTS Mortality and morbidity from pancreatic debridement was 18% and 77%, respectively. Quality-of-life evaluations in groups 1 through 3 and age-matched controls were statistically similar. CONCLUSIONS Pancreatic debridement for necrosis requires intense application of resources and is associated with a high mortality and morbidity. Long-term follow-up shows good quality of life for patients who survive this morbid disease. This study supports the continued aggressive approach to the management of pancreatic necrosis, given that long-term outcome about quality of life is good.
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- A H Broome
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Kriwanek S, Armbruster C, Dittrich K, Dinstl K. Die Therapie der nekrotisierenden Pankreatitis in Österreich—Ergebnisse einer landesweiten Umfrage. Eur Surg 1996. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02602617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ito T, Chiba K, Kajiwara Y, Motojima K, Yamaguchi T, Izawa K, Kanematsu T. The surgical technique of retroperitoneal lavage for the treatment of extended necrotizing pancreatitis. Surg Today 1994; 24:285-8. [PMID: 8003874 DOI: 10.1007/bf02032904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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For cases of extended necrotizing pancreatitis which involve the spread of infectious or hemorrhagic necrotic lesions to the retroperitoneal tissue, we recommend sequestrectomy and subsequent retroperitoneal lavage via the retroperitoneal access. For successful retroperitoneal lavage, as much liquefactive infectious necrotic tissue as possible should be removed from the retroperitoneal cavity during the operation. In addition, the necrotic cavity should be opened, adequately washed out, and catheters placed in the retroperitoneal cavity by retroperitoneal access. Although we have only applied this ideal technique in two patients so far, the details are presented herein. The significance of retroperitoneal lavage lies in the fact that it cleans the retroperitoneal foci of infection and necrosis, and that it eliminates the necrotic material, bacterial deposits, and biologically active substances produced after surgery. Ultimately, wound healing is markedly promoted, leading to improvement in the systemic condition.
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- T Ito
- School of Allied Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan
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Pancreatic infection is the leading cause of death from acute pancreatitis. Patients with severe necrotizing pancreatitis are most at risk. Early computed tomography and percutaneous fine-needle aspiration microbiology of areas of pancreatic necrosis enable early diagnosis. Pancreatic infection should be treated surgically, although sterile necrosis may be managed conservatively. The role of antimicrobial drugs is uncertain.
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- A L Widdison
- Department of Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK
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Függer R, Rogy M, Klimann S, Prager M, Kyral E, Hamilton G, Schulz F. Endotoxin, TNFa und IL-6 bei abdomineller Sepsis. Eur Surg 1992. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02601927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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