Open AccessSingle-Port Retroperitoneal Pancreatic Necrosectomy for the Treatment of Extrapancreatic Walled-Off Necrotic Collections
Author(s) -
Rebecca Saunders,
John P. Neoptolemos,
Faye Hughes,
Paula Ghaneh,
Christopher Halloran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of surgery open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2691-3593
DOI - 10.1097/as9.0000000000000019
Subject(s) - port (circuit theory) , medicine , surgery , retroperitoneal space , radiology , engineering , electrical engineering
Single Port Retroperitoneal Pancreatic Necrosectomy (SPRPN), a novel method to debride extra-pancreatic necrosis after failed conventional treatment, was undertaken in 7 patients with a median collection diameter of 98 x 85 x 124mm, with resolution at a median of 42 days and post-operative median stay of 47 days.