Open AccessImpact of continuous local lavage on pancreatic juice-related postoperative complications: Three case reports
Author(s) -
Tomohide Hori,
Kohei Ogawa,
Hidekazu Yamamoto,
Hideki Harada,
Kazuyoshi Matsumura,
Masafumi Yamamoto,
Masahiro Yamada,
Takefumi Yazawa,
Katsutoshi Kuriyama,
Masaki Tani,
Daiki Yasukawa,
Yasuyuki Kamada,
Yuki Aisu,
Ryouji Tani,
Ryuhei Aoyama,
Shinnosuke Nakayama,
Y. Sasaki,
Koki Nishimoto,
Masazumi Zaima
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i17.2526
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic fistula , pancreatic abscess , pancreatitis , surgery , fistula , pancreatectomy , abscess , pancreas , pancreaticoduodenectomy , percutaneous
Postoperative pancreatic leakage readily results in intractable pancreatic fistula and subsequent intraperitoneal abscess. This refractory complication can be fatal; therefore, intensive treatment is important. Continuous local lavage (CLL) has recently been reevaluated as effective treatment for severe infected pancreatitis, and we report three patients with postoperative intractable pancreatic fistula successfully treated by CLL. We also discuss our institutional protocol for CLL for postoperative pancreatic fistula.