[Resection of liver and abdominal wall metastasis 11 years after pancreatoduodenectomy. Case report]. / Metasztázis miatt végzett máj- és hasfalreszekció 11 évvel a pancreatoduodenectomia után.

Pancreatic cancer has adverse prognosis. Disease recurrence is typical and it occurs mainly within the first 2 years postoperatively. However late and soliter metastases are rare. This case report shows the history of a male patient, who was radically operated on for pancreatic cancer. 11 years later a solitary liver metastasis has developed and it was completely removed by resection. 1 year postoperatively the patient is doing well. Our case demonstrates that in patients after resection for pancreatic cancer, redo surgery might be justified in case of late and isolated metastasis. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(28): 1109-1111.

Pancreatojejunostomy with modified purse-string suture technique.

PURPOSE: Despite many efforts, pancreatic fistula remains the most troublesome complication following pancreatic resections, especially in case of anastomosis made with soft pancreatic tissue. The purpose of the authors was to show their modification of purse-string pancreatodigestive anastomosis and the results obtained. METHODS: Between January 2013 and June 2015, the technique was applied in 49 patients; one purse-string suture and two U-shaped mattress sutures were used to create the pancreatojejunal anastomosis. In case of soft pancreatic parenchyma, an external stent was temporarily left in the main pancreatic duct. The most frequent pathology was pancreatic cancer, and a pylorus-preserving Whipple procedure was mostly done. RESULTS: Postoperative early morbidity rate was 35 %. There were two fistulas, one grade A fistula from a fibrotic pancreas (4.2 %) and one grade B in case of a soft pancreas (4 %). However, there was no reoperation and mortality. CONCLUSIONS: According to favorable results, the modification of the purse-string suture technique makes this method even safer.

[Complications and reoperations following laparoscopic antireflux surgery]. / Szövodmények és reoperációk laparoszkópos antirefluxmutétek után.

Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is an effective treatment for patients with gastro-esophageal reflux disease, when it is refractory to conservative management. In experienced centers the procedure is safe, although complications may develop either during surgery or in the early or late postoperative period, which may necessitate revisional surgery. Between 1998 and 2015 a total of 407 patients underwent laparoscopic antireflux surgery at the Department of Surgery, University of Pécs. This interval was divided into two periods. In the first one, between 1998 and 2006, we operated on 241 patients who were all enrolled in a prospective study. All the diagnostic examinations were carried out at our institution. In the second period 166 patients were treated with minimal invasive surgery and the data were analyzed retrospectively. The 407 patients comprised 161 men and 246 women with a median age of 53,1 years. Hiatoplasty was reinforced with teres ligament in 27 cases, a prosthetic mesh was used in 28 cases and fascia lata in a four cases, when hiatal closures were not considered reliable. In 16 cases (4%) the operation was converted to open procedure, and our mortality rate was 0,5%. Revisional surgery was performed laparoscopically in 39 patients, and thoraco-laparotomy was done in six cases (12%). 5 additional reoperations were performed in patients, who had their primary antireflux surgery in another institution. Our 4% conversion, 12% reoperation and 0,5% mortality rates correspond to the figures published in the literature. In conclusion, this study confirms that laparoscopic antireflux surgery is a safe procedure with very good clinical outcomes. Late complications, such as recurrent reflux disease and reherniation, as well as revisional surgery occured almost exclusively after surgical treatment of the large hiatal hernias.