Effect of internal pancreatic duct stent on reducing long-term pancreaticojejunostomy stenosis following pancreaticoduodenectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As survival following PD improved, long-term complications have emerged as an issue in current era. Pancreaticojejunostomy stenosis is the common long-term sequel after PD but rarely addressed. This study aimed to investigate the benefit of pancreatic duct stent in reducing PJ stenosis after PD.

Methods

Between July 2006 and July 2019, patients undergoing PD with follow-up more than 1 year were recruited. Patients were divided into internal stent, external stent, and no stent groups. We reviewed the Computed tomography (CT) to measure the diameter of pancreatic duct and stent migration at 3 months and 1 year after PD. PJ stenosis was defined as pancreatic duct diameter > 3 mm. Perioperative variables were collected for analysis.

Results

Totally, 506 patient

SUBMITTER: Lu WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11772507 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature