Can early serum lipase measurement be routinely implemented to rule out clinically significant pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy?

Pancreaticojejunostomy or Pancreaticogastrostomy to Prevent Pancreatic Fistula Formation after Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Objective: To compare the results of pancreaticogastrostomy (PJ) with pancreaticojejunostomy (PG) in preventing fistula formation after pancreaticoduonectomy (PD). Study design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Military and Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi from August 2008 to March 2015 Material and methods: Patients of both gender aged 45...

Clinically Significant Rhinosinusitis Can Be Asymptomatic.

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Delayed pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy. A case report.

CONTEXT Pancreatic fistulas still occur despite refinements in both surgical technique and perioperative management after a pancreaticoduodenectomy. However, the occurrence of delayed pancreatic fistulas is very rare. CASE REPORT A 62-year-old woman diagnosed with a lower biliary carcinoma had undergone a pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. The postoperative course was uneventful and ...

Pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: the conservative treatment of choice.

BACKGROUND A pancreatic fistula (PF) is the most common complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), and its reported incidence varies from 2% to 28%. The aim of the present study was to analyse the treatment of a complicated PF comparing the surgical approach with conservative techniques. METHODS From January 2000 through to August 2006, 121 patients were submitted for PD. The study cons...