Ligation of left gastric vein may cause delayed gastric emptying after pancreatoduodenectomy: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to determine which running pattern of the left gastric vein (LGV) is most frequently ligated in subtotal stomach-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy (SSPPD) and how LGV ligation affects delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after SSPPD.

Methods

We retrospectively analysed 105 patients who underwent SSPPD between January 2016 and September 2021. We classified the running pattern of LGV as follows: type 1 runs dorsal to the common hepatic artery (CHA) or splenic artery (SpA) to join the portal vein (PV), type 2 runs dorsal to the CHA or SpA and joins the splenic vein, type 3 runs ventral to the CHA or SpA and joins the PV, and type 4 runs ventral to the CHA or SpA and joins the SpV. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify differences betwee

SUBMITTER: Kimura K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9414412 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature