PURPOSE: Pancreatic fistula (PF) is a serious complication of pancreatectomy and many techniques and devices have been designed to prevent PF and abdominal bleeding after pancreatectomy. We report a modified technique using a patch of the falciform ligament to prevent PF formation after distal pancreatectomy (DP). METHOD: On completion of DP, the main pancreatic duct is sutured. The remnant pancreas is then closely patched and sutured vertically to the falciform ligament using 3-0 polypropylene suture. We compared the results of this method (group 1) with those of the simple method of covering the remnant pancreas with the falciform ligament (group 2). RESULTS: We performed this method in 14 patients undergoing DP. The rate of grade B or C PF in group 1 (7.1 %) was lower than that in group 2 (46 %). CONCLUSION: This is a simple and effective method of preventing PF fistula in DP.
PURPOSE:Pancreatic fistula (PF) is a serious complication of pancreatectomy and many techniques and devices have been designed to prevent PF and abdominal bleeding after pancreatectomy. We report a modified technique using a patch of the falciform ligament to prevent PF formation after distal pancreatectomy (DP). METHOD: On completion of DP, the main pancreatic duct is sutured. The remnant pancreas is then closely patched and sutured vertically to the falciform ligament using 3-0 polypropylene suture. We compared the results of this method (group 1) with those of the simple method of covering the remnant pancreas with the falciform ligament (group 2). RESULTS: We performed this method in 14 patients undergoing DP. The rate of grade B or C PF in group 1 (7.1 %) was lower than that in group 2 (46 %). CONCLUSION: This is a simple and effective method of preventing PF fistula in DP.
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