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Laparoscopic Distal pancreatectomy combined with Frey procedure
The author: Izrailov R.E., Andrianov A.V.
Laparoscopic Distal pancreatectomy combined with Frey procedure Izrailov R.E., Andrianov A.V. (2016)
Moscow Clinical Scientific Centre, Moscow, Russia
Women with chronic pancreatitis, 55 years old, with chronic abdominal pain and completed bleeding in cyst of the tail of the pancreas. The size of the pancreatic head was 60 mm, the diameter of the main pancreatic duct was 8 mm. The procedures were performed through the 5 trocar accesses. Intraoperativelly were used following instruments: harmonic scalpel, monopolar coagulation, 5-10 mm trocars, Endo GIA Universal stapling system. After the pancreas mobilization and visualization vena mesanterica superior and splenic vein distal part of the pancreas was resected. The head of the pancreas was stitched with the stay sutures on the border of resection. The main pancreatic duct was opened with an active branch of the Harmonic scalpel. Ventral part of the head of pancreas was resected. A side-to-side pancreaticojejunoanastomosis was formed with single-layer continuous sutures using nonabsorbable materials. The pancreaticojejunoanastomosis was covered additionally with a strand of greater omentum.
The operating time was 660 minutes. Blood loss was 600 ml. There was no complication. The postoperative stay period was 6 days. The follow-up is 2 months. Patient is pain free.
Laparoscopic Frey procedure for patient with chronic pancreatitis
The author: Izrailov R.E., Andrianov A.V.
Laparoscopic Frey procedure for patient with chronic pancreatitis Izrailov R.E. and Andrianov A.V. is performing an operation (2016)
Moscow Clinical Scientific Centre, Moscow, Russia
Laparoscopic Frey procedure was performed in patient (male) with chronic pancreatitis type C (classification of M.Buchler). The age of the patient was 46 years. The size of the pancreatic head was 32 mm, the diameter of the main pancreatic duct was 8 mm. After the pancreas mobilization and visualization vena mesanterica superior the head of the pancreas was stitched with the stay sutures on the border of resection. The main pancreatic duct was opened with the unipolar coagulator or an active branch of the Harmonic scalpel. Ventral part of the head of pancreas was resected. A side-to-side pancreaticojejunoanastomosis was formed with single-layer continuous sutures using nonabsorbable materials. The pancreaticojejunoanastomosis was covered additionally with a strand of greater omentum in nine cases.
The operating time was 320 minutes. Blood loss was 20 ml. There was no conversion and complications in post-operative period. The length of postoperative days was 4 days.