The impact of pancreas compression time during minimally invasive gastrectomy on the postoperative complications in gastric cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Pancreas compression during minimally invasive gastrectomy causes blunt injury to the pancreas and leads to postoperative complications. However, the extent of practical compression associated with the incidence of postoperative complications remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of pancreas compression, particularly the duration of compression, on short-term outcomes in minimally invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Methods

This study included 178 patients who underwent laparoscopic or robotic gastrectomy at the Shizuoka Cancer Center in 2018. The total time of pancreas compression during gastrectomy was measured using video-reviews, and the correlation between the time and surgical outcomes was evaluated.

Results

A duration of 3 min was se

SUBMITTER: Itamoto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8560619 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature