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Introduction: Treatment of severe pancreatic injuries is usually surgical resection; however, preserving the organ should be a priority. The objective of this study was to propose an alternative primary suturing approach to pancreatic transfixant injuries and to describe the early outcomes of patients treated at a level 1 Trauma Center. Methods: Descriptive study of patients with pancreatic trauma surgically treated at our institution between 2012 and 2022. Clinical characteristics, severity according to the AAST classification, clinical outcomes, and mortality were analyzed. Results: 107 patients were included, 84% men, with median age of 25 years (IQR 19-32) and ISS of 25 (IQR 13-41). 82% (n=89) had penetrating trauma. Pancreatic lesions were grade I in 32 (30%) patients, grade II in 43 (40%), grade III in 28 (26%), grade IV in 3 (3%), and grade V in 1 (1%). Primary suturing was performed in 44 (41%) patients and pancreatectomy in 15 (14%). The incidence of of postoperative fistula among patients treated with suture was 33.3% (n=4) and 43% (n=6) with pancreatectomy. One pancreatectomy patient presented with diabetes at discharge (1%). In-hospital mortality rate was 10.2% (n=11). Conclusion: Management of pancreatic trauma with primary suturing is a viable and safe option. In our cohort, the organ was preserved in almost half of the patients with severe injuries, without increasing the rate of fistulas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. Postoperative pancreatic fistula is one of the most important complications in hepatobiliopancreatic surgery. Its diagnosis is made by the presence of an amylase level in the drainage fluid at least three times above the serum amylase value from the third postoperative day. The objective of this study was to characterize patients with postoperative pancreatic fistula at our institution, evaluating the importance of early detection and to establish a timely management. Methods. Descriptive, retrospective study that included patients who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy with a diagnosis of postoperative pancreatic fistula as a complication of hepatobiliopancreatic surgery at the Hospital Internacional Colombia, between January 2017 and December 2020. Patients with another type of procedure performed by this specialty and those who did not decide to participate in the study were excluded. Results. A total of 69 patients were included, the median age was 57 years with a predominance of females (n=38; 55.1%). 33.3% (n=24) of the operated patients developed postoperative pancreatic fistula, with 23.2% having a biochemical leak, grade B in 8.7% and grade C in 2.9%, for whom expectant management, ultrasound control and reintervention were indicated, respectively. Five patients died (7.2%). Conclusions. Pancreatic fistula is a complication to take into account in all patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy. There are strategies that can reduce the incidence of this complication and thus improve not only the outcome but also the prognosis and postoperative morbidity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome (DPDS) is characterized by disruption of the main pancreatic duct with a loss of continuity between the viable upstream pancreatic parenchyma and the gastrointestinal tract, generally caused by ductal necrosis after severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis. This compromised ductal integrity leads to extraductal leakage of pancreatic secretions, causing a prolonged disease course and complications. The existing literature is limited, with unclear therapeutic algorithms. We have performed a review of the literature on DPDS. Review in Pubmed and Scielo (2011-2021) of articles in English and Spanish using the terms “disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome”, “DPDS” and “disconnected pancreas” finding 16 relevant articles. Given the few citations, the references of these articles was reviewed. Finally, we found 21 articles. Among them, there is one meta-analysis, 4 prospective studies and no randomized trials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A total of six patients with pancreatic ductal disruption (PDD), treated with image-guided endoscopy percutaneous drainage were enrolled. Initially, patients had infected pancreatic necrosis, treated with transgastric percutaneous drainage, and after the infection was controlled, they developed PDD. In the imaging study process, four patients were diagnosed with partial duct disruption and two patients with complete duct disruption. In both cases the placement of a percutaneous transgastric prosthesis to drain the pancreatic fluids to the stomach was indicated. The prosthesis remained 183 days on average and there were no mortality cases. This therapeutic minimally invasive alternative has low rates of morbimortality and thus, the endoscopy percutaneous transgastric approach is considered as a viable treatment in PPD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Pancreatoduodenectomy is a complex surgery, with morbidity close to 30% and mortality between 1% and 5%. The main contributing factor to morbidity and mortality is postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF). At present, there is no globally standardized technique for pancreatic reconstruction. Aim: To determine the prevalence of clinically relevant POPF in a sample of patients who underwent pancreaticojejunal anastomosis reconstruction with Blumgart's modified technique for post-pancreatoduodenectomy reconstruction at Hospital Hernán Henríquez Aravena between 2014 and 2017. Material and Method: Case series with follow-up from july 2014 to april 2017. Patients who underwent pancreatic reconstruction with Blumgart's modified technique were included. The modification consisted of the use of Pledgets® (poly-tetrafluoro-ethylene) at the inicial points in páncreas with the idea of reducing the possibility of tissue tearing. We excluded patients who underwent another reconstruction technique. Clinically relevant POPF (grade B/C) was considered to asses morbidity. Descriptive statistics were used with measures of central tendency and dispersion. Results: Case series of 12 patients, 9 (75%) were female and 3 (25%) were male. The mean age was 59 ± 8.5 years. The morbidity was 25% and the rate of grade B/C fistula was 0%. All pancreatic fistulas were grade A, not clinically relevant. Conclusion: The Blumgart's modified technique seems to be a safe and reproducible technique for pancreticojejunal anastomosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]