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Khan MA, Muhammad S, Mehdi H, Parveen A, Soomro U, Ali JF, Khan AW. Surgeon's Experience May Circumvent Operative Volume in Improving Early Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Cureus 2023; 15:e42927. [PMID: 37667689 PMCID: PMC10475154 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.42927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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Introduction Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex procedure with a significant proportion of postoperative complications and improving but notable mortality. PD was the prototype procedure that initiated the lingering debate about the relationship of better operative outcomes when performed at higher-volume centers. This has not translated into practice. Impediments include the absence of a universally accepted definition of a high-volume center among others. Contrary evidence suggests equivalent outcomes for PD at low-volume centers when performed by experienced hepatobiliary surgeons. We reviewed our perioperative outcomes for PD from an earlier period as a low-volume center with an experienced team. Methods A longitudinal study of all PDs completed in our department between 2012 and 2017 was performed. Results A total of 28 PD were performed during this period. Pylorus-preserving PD was performed in 23 patients and classical PD in the remaining. A separate Roux-en-Y loop was used for high-risk pancreatic anastomosis in six cases. The mean patient age was 49.3±12.4 years. The male-to-female ratio was 1.3:1. Preoperative drainage procedures were carried out in 19 patients. The mean serum total bilirubin level was 3.98(±4.5) mg/dL. There was no 90-day mortality. Postoperative complications included wound infection in 10 (36.7%) and respiratory complications in 10 (36.7%) patients. Postoperative bleeding requiring intervention occurred in one patient, and two patients had an anastomotic leak (one pancreatojejunostomy (PJ) and one gastrojejunostomy (GJ)). Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) was noted in three (10.7%) patients. The mean length of hospital stay was 14±7 days. The median overall survival (OS) was 84 months. Conclusion Comparable early outcomes can be achieved at low-volume centers for patients undergoing PD with an experienced team, optimal patient selection, and the ability to rescue for complications.
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- Muhammad A Khan
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK
- General Surgery, Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences, Karachi, PAK
- Transplant Surgery, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK
- General Surgery, Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences, Karachi, PAK
- Transplant Surgery, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK
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- Transplant Surgery, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK
- General Surgery, Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences, Karachi, PAK
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK
- General Surgery, Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences, Karachi, PAK
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK
- General Surgery, Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences, Karachi, PAK
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK
- General Surgery, Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences, Karachi, PAK
- Transplant Surgery, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, PAK
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Honig SE, Lundgren MP, Kowalski TE, Lavu H, Yeo CJ. Advanced Endoscopic Rescue of a Complication (Duodenojejunostomy Leak) After a Pylorus-Preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a Post-Esophagectomy Patient with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Pancreat Cancer 2020; 6:5-11. [PMID: 32064448 PMCID: PMC7014314 DOI: 10.1089/pancan.2019.0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Approximately 4% of patients develop a second upper gastrointestinal cancer after esophagectomy, and nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States each year. The need for a Whipple procedure after esophagectomy is rarely reported. Post-esophagectomy anatomy, particularly the vascular supply, makes this a complex operation. Herein, we describe the advanced endoscopic rescue of a duodenojejunostomy (DJ) leak after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) in a post-esophagectomy patient. Presentation: A 72-year-old male with a remote history of esophageal cancer treated with minimally invasive three-hole esophagectomy and chemoradiation presented to our institution for evaluation and management of newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer. The patient had undergone common bile duct (CBD) stent placement by his gastroenterologist 2 weeks earlier after experiencing jaundice, weight loss, and steatorrhea. Endoscopic ultrasound confirmed the presence of a pancreatic head and neck mass, obstructing and dilating the main pancreatic duct and CBD. Fine-needle biopsy revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. A PPPD was performed without intraoperative complications. The patient was subsequently readmitted with a DJ leak requiring interventional radiology and advanced endoscopic intervention. Conclusions: PPPD in patients with pancreatic cancer can be performed after previous esophagectomy. Careful dissection is crucial to avoid injury to the remaining right gastric and right gastroepiploic arteries that supply the gastric conduit after esophagectomy. The DJ is at risk after this operation, and access to tertiary care inclusive of interventional radiology and advanced endoscopic teams is critical to the correction and healing of a leak of this anastomosis.
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- Stephanie E Honig
- Department of Surgery, The Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, The Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, The Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, The Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, The Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Congiusta A, Brown A, Brown AM, Yeo CJ. Intraoperative Pancreatic Ductoscopy for Ampullary Adenocarcinoma During Pancreatic Resection: A Case Report. J Pancreat Cancer 2019; 5:58-61. [PMID: 31608317 PMCID: PMC6786337 DOI: 10.1089/pancan.2019.0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Periampullary neoplasms can be challenging to work up and diagnose preoperatively. Herein, we report the case of a patient whose preoperative workup failed to detect a malignancy, yet, underwent a pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) with intraoperative pancreatic ductoscopy (IPD) and was ultimately found to have an ampullary adenocarcinoma. Presentation: A 78-year-old woman presented with 4 weeks of nausea, weight loss, jaundice, and light-colored stools. She underwent outpatient diagnostic studies, including magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic ultrasound, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with pancreatic duct (PD) stenting and papillotomy. These revealed common bile duct dilatation measuring 2 cm, PD dilatation measuring 7 mm, a 17 mm cyst in the head of the pancreas, and a firm nodule noted between the biliary and pancreatic orifices. Cytologic and pathologic analyses were initially nondiagnostic. A repeat ampullary biopsy was negative for dysplasia and malignancy. A computed tomography scan was then performed and showed cystic pancreatic lesions with pancreatic ductal dilation. Suspicion remained high for periampullary tumor or a main duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, and the patient underwent a PPPD with IPD and tolerated the procedure well. Her final specimen pathology revealed well-to-moderately differentiated ampullary adenocarcinoma, pancreaticobiliary type with positive nodal disease. Conclusions: Given the relatively poor prognosis of patients with node-positive pancreaticobiliary-type ampullary adenocarcinoma, clinical suspicion should remain high for malignancy in patients with lesions located in the periampullary region and a negative preoperative workup, as aggressive treatment approaches are warranted to maximize their chance for survival.
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- Anthony Congiusta
- Department of Surgery, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary, and Related Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary, and Related Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary, and Related Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary, and Related Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Qiu J, Li M, Du C. Antecolic reconstruction is associated with a lower incidence of delayed gastric emptying compared to retrocolic technique after Whipple or pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e16663. [PMID: 31441841 PMCID: PMC6716732 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000016663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of present study is to investigate the relationship between the antecolic (AC) route of gastrojejunostomy (GJ) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) or duodenojejunostomy (DJ) reconstruction after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD), and the incidence of delayed gastric emptying (DGE). METHODS An electronic search of 4 databases to identify all articles comparing AC and retrocolic (RC) reconstruction after PD or PPPD was performed. RESULTS Fifteen studies involving 2270 patients were included for final pooled analysis. The overall incidence of DGE was 27.2%. Meta-analysis results showed AC group had lower incidence of DGE (odds ratio, 0.29; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.16-0.52, P < .0001) and shorter hospital length of stay (weight mean difference, -3.29; 95% CI, -5.2 to -1.39, P = .0007). Days until to liquid and solid diet in the AC group were also significantly earlier than that in the RC group (P = .0006 and P < .0001). There was no difference in operative time, incidence of pancreatic fistula and bile leakage, and mortality, respectively. CONCLUSIONS AC route of GJ after PD or DJ after PPPD is associated with a lower incidence of DGE. However, the preferred route for GJ or DJ reconstruction remains to be investigated in well-powered, randomized, controlled trial.
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Gagnière J, Le Roy B, Veziant J, Pereira B, Narayan RR, Pezet D, Buc E, Dupré A. Pancreaticoduodenectomy with right gastric vessels preservation: impact on intraoperative and postoperative outcomes. ANZ J Surg 2018; 89:E147-E152. [PMID: 30497109 DOI: 10.1111/ans.14956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sympathetic denervation of the antropyloric area combined with relative devascularization from division of the right gastric vessels (RGV) during pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) could predispose to delayed gastric emptying (DGE). Therefore, some authors advocated for RGV preservation (RGVP), where feasibility and utility for the prevention of post-operative DGE have never been investigated. METHODS From 2011 to 2014, patients who underwent classic Whipple PD (CWPD, n = 34), standard pylorus-preserving PD (PPPD, n = 44) or PPPD with RGVP (n = 22) were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS RGVP was not possible in 12% of the cases because of an intraoperative injury of the RGV. There was no difference between CWPD, standard PPPD and PPPD with RGVP in terms of intraoperative blood loss, operative time, number of lymph node harvested and resection margins. Post-operative morbidity and mortality were comparable between the three groups, including rate (27%, 34% and 32%, P = 0.77) and severity of DGE, delay in removing nasogastric tube and use of prokinetics. Hospital stay was similar in all the compared groups. CONCLUSION This is the first study comparing post-operative outcomes after PPPD with RGVP, standard PPPD and CWPD. Although feasible and safe, RGVP during PPPD appeared to offer no obvious clinical benefit in terms of preventing post-operative complications, especially DGE.
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- Johan Gagnière
- Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,U1071 Inserm/Clermont Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Biostatistics, Délégation à la Recherche Clinique et à l'Innovation, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,U1071 Inserm/Clermont Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Surgery, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France
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Oida T, Mimatsu K, Kano H, Kawasaki A, Kuboi Y, Fukino N, Kida K, Amano S. Delayed gastric emptying after pancreaticoduodenectomy in diabetes mellitus. ANZ J Surg 2012; 83:973-7. [PMID: 22943798 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06242.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) is one of the most troublesome complications of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the risk factors for pancreatic cancer. Moreover, several studies have shown that diabetic patients tend to have a high incidence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and DGE. Here, we compared the influence of DM on the incidence of DGE after PD. METHODS We retrospectively analysed 67 cases of PD with pancreaticogastrostomy. These patients were categorized into the following two groups: the DM group included patients with DM, and the NDM group included patients without DM. The incidence of DGE was determined and compared between the two groups. RESULTS In the DM group, 76.5%, 5.9% and 17.6% of the subjects developed classes A, B and C DGE, respectively; the corresponding values in the NDM group were 58%, 22%, and 20%. The incidence of DGE did not differ between the two groups (P < 0.2771). CONCLUSIONS DM does not accelerate DGE in patients who have undergone PD. Preoperative DM does not appear to play a key role in post-operative DGE after PD.
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- Takatsugu Oida
- Department of Surgery, Social Insurance Yokohama Central Hospital, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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Kawai M, Yamaue H. Pancreaticoduodenectomy versus pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy: the clinical impact of a new surgical procedure; pylorus-resecting pancreaticoduodenectomy. Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences 2011; 18:755-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s00534-011-0427-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Manes K, Lytras D, Avgerinos C, Delis S, Dervenis C. Antecolic gastrointestinal reconstruction with pylorus dilatation. Does it improve delayed gastric emptying after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy? HPB (Oxford) 2008; 10:472-6. [PMID: 19088935 PMCID: PMC2597326 DOI: 10.1080/13651820802286928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of our study focuses upon prevention of delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after pancreaticoduodenectomy using a alternative reconstruction procedure. METHOD Forty consecutive patients underwent a typical pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) with antecolic reconstruction in a two-year period (January 2002 until January 2004), while a similar group of 40 consecutive patients underwent PPPD with application of pyloric dilatation between January 2004 and January 2006. Early and late complications were compared between the two groups. RESULTS DGE occurred significantly more often in the group of patients treated by the classical PPPD technique (nine patients -22%) compared with those operated on with the addition of pyloric dilatation technique (two patients -5%) (p<0.05). The incidence of other complications did not differ significantly between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS The application of dilatation may decrease the incidence of DGE after PPPD and facilitates earlier hospital discharge.
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- 1st Surgical Department, Agia Olga HospitalAthensGreece
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