Open AccessIn search of the best reconstructive technique after pancreaticoduodenectomy: pancreaticojejunostomy versus pancreaticogastrostomy
Author(s) -
Jan Grendar,
JeanFrançois Ouellet,
Francis Sutherland,
Oliver F. Bathe,
Chad G. Ball,
Elijah Dixon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.010014
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreaticoduodenectomy , surgery , general surgery , resection
It has been suggested that pancreaticogastrostomy (PG) is a safer reconstruction than pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ), resulting in lower morbidity, including lower pancreatic leak rates and decreased postoperative mortality. We compared PJ and PG after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).
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