Seiji Natsume1, Yasuhiro Shimizu2, Masataka Okuno2, Shouji Kawakatsu2, Keitaro Matsuo3, Kazuo Hara4, Seiji Ito2, Koji Komori2, Tetsuya Abe2, Masato Nagino2. 1. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. Electronic address: snatsume@aichi-cc.jp. 2. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. 3. Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. 4. Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether hepaticojejunostomy with a continuous suture is suitable for patients with a non-dilated bile duct. METHODS: Medical records of patients who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy between 2003 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed, focusing on the incidence of benign anastomotic stenosis and its relationship with suture method (continuous vs interrupted) and common hepatic duct size. RESULTS: Among 336 patients, 172 had a non-dilated (<8 mm) duct, and the remaining 164 had a dilated duct. Benign stenosis occurred in 12.2% (21/172) in the former, but in only 0.6% (1/164) in the latter (p < 0.001; median follow-up period, 43.5 months). Thus, further analysis was conducted in the 172 patients with a non-dilated duct, among whom 116 received a continuous suture and 56 received an interrupted suture. The cumulative incidence of benign anastomotic stenosis was significantly higher in patients who received a continuous suture vs those who received an interrupted suture (15.6% vs 1.8%, respectively, at 3 years; p = 0.006). Multivariable analysis identified continuous suture, male gender, and cholangitis (within 3 months after surgery) as independent risk factors for benign stenosis. CONCLUSIONS: In this observational study, the use of a continuous suture was associated with benign anastomotic stricture in patients with a non-dilated hepatic duct.
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether hepaticojejunostomy with a continuous suture is suitable for patients with a non-dilated bile duct. METHODS: Medical records of patients who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy between 2003 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed, focusing on the incidence of benign anastomotic stenosis and its relationship with suture method (continuous vs interrupted) and common hepatic duct size. RESULTS: Among 336 patients, 172 had a non-dilated (<8 mm) duct, and the remaining 164 had a dilated duct. Benign stenosis occurred in 12.2% (21/172) in the former, but in only 0.6% (1/164) in the latter (p < 0.001; median follow-up period, 43.5 months). Thus, further analysis was conducted in the 172 patients with a non-dilated duct, among whom 116 received a continuous suture and 56 received an interrupted suture. The cumulative incidence of benign anastomotic stenosis was significantly higher in patients who received a continuous suture vs those who received an interrupted suture (15.6% vs 1.8%, respectively, at 3 years; p = 0.006). Multivariable analysis identified continuous suture, male gender, and cholangitis (within 3 months after surgery) as independent risk factors for benign stenosis. CONCLUSIONS: In this observational study, the use of a continuous suture was associated with benign anastomotic stricture in patients with a non-dilated hepatic duct.