Novel biodegradable internal stent as a mitigation strategy in high-risk pancreaticojejunostomy: technical notes and preliminary results.
Surg Today
; 52(7): 1115-1119, 2022 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF) is the most feared complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), as it can lead to extremely poor outcomes. We herein report the preliminary results of an anastomotic technique based on the use of a novel internal biodegradable stent (IBS) to mitigate POPF sequelae. Between October 2020 and May 2021, all patients undergoing PD with high-risk pancreatic anastomosis received a pancreato-jejunal (PJ) anastomosis with an Archimedes™ IBS placement. Fifteen patients comprised our study cohort. In 11 cases, a 2-mm Archimedes™ stent was used, and in the remaining four patients, a 2.6-mm stent was used. Overall postoperative complications occurred in eight patients, with four cases being severe. Two patients developed CR-POPF, with one of them dying. In our small preliminary series, PJ anastomosis with an Archimedes™ IBS showed encouraging results in terms of CR-POPF incidence. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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Pancreaticojejunostomia
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Stents
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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2022
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