Combined vascular reconstruction in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis with lump in the head
- VernacularTitle:联合血管切除重建治疗胰头肿块型慢性胰腺炎
- Author:
Xiaohu GE
;
Hao REN
;
Jie LIU
;
Xuesong LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic pancreatitis;
lump in the head of the pancreas: resection: blood vessel
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2008;35(9):593-595
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To discuss the necessity and rationality of regional pancreatoduodenectomy combined vas-cular reconstruction in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis with lump in the head. Methods Thirteen patients who suffered from pancreas with lump in the head, were operated in our department from January 2000 to March 2006. The clinical data were analyzed retrospectively,there were 10 men and 3 women with an age ranging from 37 to 71 (mean = 51 ), all the patients underwent pancreatoduodenectomy combined PV and SMV reconstruction. Results All thirteen patients were pathologically confirmed chronic pancreatitis without postoperative deaths, in which stom-ach empty disorder and pancreatic fistula occurred and were cured conservatively in one case. All the 13 patients who were followed up 19～86 months had no pain and jaundice at all after the operation. Conclusion Combined vascular reconstruction to treat the lump in the head of the pancreas that packages blood vessel and hard to separa-tion is proved to be a safe and reliable method, being capable of raising lump resection rate, which can improve quality of life of patients remarkably to avoid omit minimum cancer in lump to result in lose the curative opportunity.
